monalisa
Active Member
Since my new lighting has gone in, I've noticed a surge in the green algea formation on my glass. I bucked up and did a big water change yesterday, but before changing the water out I scraped, and scraped, and scraped. Did the change, turned the lights on and thought "what the hell did I just do????". OMG that tank looked hideous!!! I could have cried.
Well, the water cleared, little by little, and all I could do was hope and pray that I didn't compromise my critters in any way. I had fingers crossed, toes crossed, you name it. When I got home from work tonight (expecting the worst) I found that everyone is not only happy and healthy, but doing absolutley GREAT!! My devil's hand has been more vibrant than I think I've ever seen it, and Bozo is completely enamored with it...does that mean anything, by the way? Will I be seeing little clown eggs pretty soon? Cookie hangs out where ever Bozo is, and it seems that even my new mushrooms are finally trying to come to. Happy place in my tank tonight.
So, to celebrate, I decided that I would treat everyone to some Prime Reef. I held half a cube in the water and I thought "I wish all 3 fishes would eat out of my hand"...to this point only Cookie would venture that. Well...yep, all 3 fishes were very comfy eating some Prime Reef out of my hand :jumping:. My brittle stars got some and so did Scampi, my coral banded shrimp.
I just wanted to post this, because after doing that water change and cleaning yesterday, I was so bummed that I might have screwed something up and would lose everyone. But..as it turns out, my tank is just that much better for it. Still needs some work, but the worst is over.
Thanks for reading...
Lisa :happyfish
Well, the water cleared, little by little, and all I could do was hope and pray that I didn't compromise my critters in any way. I had fingers crossed, toes crossed, you name it. When I got home from work tonight (expecting the worst) I found that everyone is not only happy and healthy, but doing absolutley GREAT!! My devil's hand has been more vibrant than I think I've ever seen it, and Bozo is completely enamored with it...does that mean anything, by the way? Will I be seeing little clown eggs pretty soon? Cookie hangs out where ever Bozo is, and it seems that even my new mushrooms are finally trying to come to. Happy place in my tank tonight.
So, to celebrate, I decided that I would treat everyone to some Prime Reef. I held half a cube in the water and I thought "I wish all 3 fishes would eat out of my hand"...to this point only Cookie would venture that. Well...yep, all 3 fishes were very comfy eating some Prime Reef out of my hand :jumping:. My brittle stars got some and so did Scampi, my coral banded shrimp.
I just wanted to post this, because after doing that water change and cleaning yesterday, I was so bummed that I might have screwed something up and would lose everyone. But..as it turns out, my tank is just that much better for it. Still needs some work, but the worst is over.
Thanks for reading...
Lisa :happyfish
