Myka's 90 gallon build & 3 province move (Pics Feb 6)

[Myka]

[Myka]

Well, apparently I'm not over the hump yet...there has been diatoms on the sand since the last update, and some cyano starting up again. Those patches of hair algae that were starting up two weeks ago have grown now too. So...apparently it is still a toxic waste dump!

I should test phosphate today to see if my GFO is burned out already. I tested nitrate yesterday, and saw just a hint of color in the water...so maybe 0.1 ppm? I tested in the morning while the sand was still white for a better test. I'll do a waterchange today too. Potassium has been up to 400 ppm for a week now. I don't see any changes yet.

One other thought is I recently switched back to IO. I have done one waterchange with 50/50 IO/H2Ocean, and one waterchange with just IO so far.

[Myka]

I'm interested to see what this Milli does. I rescued it as a browned out, mostly receded, 3/4 dead piece. I chopped off all the dead branches, stuck it in the tank, and forgot about it. Now it is turning yellow...I hope it stays yellow, but I see some blue and green showing up too. Hmmm...




Yesterday's FTS. I wish I could get better at FTS. I really need to get those corals off the sand too.

[fishytime]

Um.... Not a milli Mindy..... Polyp structure isn't right.... Starting to look good whatever is is tho..... So does the FTS

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Um.... Not a milli Mindy..... Polyp structure isn't right.... Starting to look good whatever is is tho..... So does the FTS

It was a Milli when I cut the branches off. Let it grow, it will be a Milli again.

[Sunee]

Great pics. Your tank is so colourful!!

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Myka

It was a Milli when I cut the branches off. Let it grow, it will be a Milli again.

why do I like arguing with you Mindy?........ if thats a milli...... I will...........buy you a coral of your choice (within reason of course, no scolys) next time I see you at the shop......the polyp structure isnt right, the coralite shape isnt right, the shape of the tips isnt right......heres your branch less "milli" base and heres mine.....you cant tell me these are the same type of coral....

[Mechaninano]

Hey Myka,
What type of clownfish is that (the one in the middle picture with less white). Thanks

[lorenz0]

i'm going to have to agree with doug on this one. Doesn't look like a milli, i would think its a tenuis before a milli. interested to see that beast branch out, looks like it has some cool coloring

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fishytime

why do I like arguing with you Mindy?........ if thats a milli...... I will...........buy you a coral of your choice (within reason of course, no scolys) next time I see you at the shop......the polyp structure isnt right, the coralite shape isnt right, the shape of the tips isnt right......heres your branch less "milli" base and heres mine.....you cant tell me these are the same type of coral....

Originally Posted by lorenzo

i'm going to have to agree with doug on this one. Doesn't look like a milli, i would think its a tenuis before a milli. interested to see that beast branch out, looks like it has some cool coloring

It's possible I'm not remembering which coral it was. It could be that I didn't look at the branches very close when I cut em off...they were only about 1" long and encrusted with coralline. Tenuis is a good guess...especially with the colors. It does look a lot like this one doesn't it:

Originally Posted by Mechaninano

Hey Myka,
What type of clownfish is that (the one in the middle picture with less white). Thanks

She's a grade a ORA Picasso.

Originally Posted by Sunee

Great pics. Your tank is so colourful!!

Thanks Sunee...here I thought it was bland. I think our own tanks always look nicer through someone else's eyes.