Recent content by Timfish

Here's a list and video of some of the "old" reef animals in one of my systems: Purple Tang - 1995 (rehomed 4 times) (See the link to my oldest one). Yellow Tang - 2002 (rehomed 4 times. )Sinularia foliata, Green Finger, 1997 (documented sp. very rare). Green & Orange Zoas - 1996...

Don't bother. And welcome to the hobby and forum! :) Here's some links to stuff by researchers you might enjoy: "Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas " This video compliments Rohwer's book of the same title. Used copies are available on line and it may be free to read on Internet Archive...

I post on the local forum, Reef Central and your Humblefish

Where did you get your numbers from? Veron pointed out in his book "Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific" that upwelling supplied essential nutrients. This upwelling gives cprals PO4 levels up to .3 mg/l. Work done with corals at Southampton University in England with identified .03 mg/l...

Forgot one, and use ocean sourced live rock to establish a system.

Get used to it! :D I've been keeping saltwater since '87 and I'm still overwhelmed by all the information available. An if you're interested in what I think is the most important things to do to be successful, it's water changes and staying on top of basic water parameters.

And we're 31! (+) 😃

All the monti's are encrusting. The juvenile colony really isn't growing that fast. However, PO4 levels are marginal which I would expect to affect growth.

Week 18 Found a fresh molt from a Thin Stripe Hermit. These are probably the most robust molts I find in my systems. Thin Stripe Hermits are found along the Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida coasts. They're great scavengers and due to their size much better for helping control...

Week 17

Week 16 Love these rock urchins! They're really good at chewing algae and stuff off rocks, they're spines aren't nearly as sharp as Diadem urchins and they don't pick up and carry off stuff they're not supposed too. Some random pics of some of the fish and a full tank shot.

Yes, here's a link to their tank build: https://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/30505-kimps-in-wall-room-divider-build/

Well, still busy. :/ But here's week 15

One of my "occasional" clients called me. They've been busy all year and hadn't done more than basic water changes and occasionally wiping algae off the glass. Besides one of the pumps not running there was an "obstruction" in the overflow that needed to be removed. :D

Well, a much better picture at least. :) The video on sponges helps add to it. The work done by various researchers showing sponges feed primarily off DOC adds quite a bit. De Goeij's thesis work showing cryptic sponges on reefs remove DOC 1000X faster than the bacteriaplankton in the water...