Brotherd's 180

brotherd · #1 01-19-2014, 04:58 PM

So this morning while the lights are still off,I see the Auriga butterfly stuck to the side of the left mp60. They were set on night mode so I know the flow was reduced to reduce the risk of just such an incident.I immediately shut the 60 off and the fish lifted off on its own.Badly stunned and weak it lazily swam straight into the Haddoni carpet nem.I wasn't really fond of that fish but what a grizzly end.

WarDog · #2 01-19-2014, 08:42 PM

Suicide run? Sorry for your loss.

brotherd · #3 01-20-2014, 12:56 AM

Maybe or too weak to know better. The nem wrapped it up and swallowed it whole in minutes.

Stones · #4 01-20-2014, 01:07 PM

Sorry to hear about the loss of the butterfly. Fantastic looking FTS though. I really like how slick your new LED fixtures look.

brotherd · #5 01-25-2014, 10:46 PM

Right then.Float sensor stuck on due to little white snails.Ato thinks water is low in sump.Pumps ro water into system untill sump overflows dumping i"m guessing 20 gal onto basement floor.And the external skimmer pump.Then gfci for that room pops.No pwr to system for several hours.Thats what I discovered at 10:30 am.Scrambling all day doing damage control and cleanup.

brotherd · #6 01-26-2014, 04:53 AM

No losses so far. Salinity dropped to 1.021 Thanks to Strauss for his support and guidance. System is slowly recuperating . Fingers crossed.

brotherd · #7 03-16-2014, 05:02 AM

I picked up a new Naso today. Fingers crossed that this one knows better than to hang out with the blue carpet anemone. Also picked up a couple more sps. One is a Reef Raft frag and the other an unknown acro. In total I glued up a dozen pieces today. The tank is coming up on its first birthday this month as well.