Well, the fish seem to be doing fine in the QT. They're all eating and the firefish seemed to be a little less timid today. He spent more time out in the open, hovering and swimming around a bit. The large trophont is gone, so I can no longer see any spots on any of the fish. I have noticed that the firefish's color has become much more vivid. He's got a good amount of yellow in his tail and fins, which is beautiful. I think his pinkish/purple coloration has deepened, too.
My DT is doing well. However, I've noticed that the water looks just a bit cloudy/milky, and the corals don't seem to be as extended as they usually are. I'm hypothesizing that the slight cloudiness in the water is a bacterial bloom due to bacteria setting up a balance with the remaining algae in the tank. On that note, the algae in my tank has not shown any signs of new growth for a few days now, so I think that stage may be nearing completion. I performed a full battery of tests on the water in my DT, and my levels are just about perfect in every regard. My main goal is to borrow Marc's PAR meter in the near future so I can see just how much light my LEDs are putting out. Once I know that, I can tailor my lighting to better suit my corals' needs. In other news, my cleaner shrimp molted AGAIN a day or two ago. That means he has molted twice in less than two weeks!! I usually hand him a little piece of mysis shrimp each time I feed, so he must be growing nicely! He's quite a character, and a real pleasure to watch. I picked up a nice colony of Daisy Duke zoas from Guppy Breeder the other day, and they're doing well in the tank thus far. My last bit of cool information is that I noticed a bunch of copepods on the glass in my DT tonight. That's exciting to me, as it means that my tank is one step closer to becoming "well-established." Woohoo! I can already hear the wheels turning in my wife's head as she imagines a green mandarin in the tank someday... [smilie=lol.gif]
My DT is doing well. However, I've noticed that the water looks just a bit cloudy/milky, and the corals don't seem to be as extended as they usually are. I'm hypothesizing that the slight cloudiness in the water is a bacterial bloom due to bacteria setting up a balance with the remaining algae in the tank. On that note, the algae in my tank has not shown any signs of new growth for a few days now, so I think that stage may be nearing completion. I performed a full battery of tests on the water in my DT, and my levels are just about perfect in every regard. My main goal is to borrow Marc's PAR meter in the near future so I can see just how much light my LEDs are putting out. Once I know that, I can tailor my lighting to better suit my corals' needs. In other news, my cleaner shrimp molted AGAIN a day or two ago. That means he has molted twice in less than two weeks!! I usually hand him a little piece of mysis shrimp each time I feed, so he must be growing nicely! He's quite a character, and a real pleasure to watch. I picked up a nice colony of Daisy Duke zoas from Guppy Breeder the other day, and they're doing well in the tank thus far. My last bit of cool information is that I noticed a bunch of copepods on the glass in my DT tonight. That's exciting to me, as it means that my tank is one step closer to becoming "well-established." Woohoo! I can already hear the wheels turning in my wife's head as she imagines a green mandarin in the tank someday... [smilie=lol.gif]
