Testing Times

[andywg]

I am not a man who likes to test his tanks where possible, I couldn't even hazard a guess at the last time my FW tanks were tested, but now I want to start to step up the coral growth and number of SPS corals in the reef I have to start watching a few parameters that I am dosing for. As a result, I have the below for the weekly test: nitrates, phosphates, pH, Alkalinity (KH) and Calcium. Before long I will also be testing for, and adding, magnesium. I really need to spend lots of money on a computer and probes to constantly do all this for me...

However, the results speak for themselves

And while I was down on the floor I decide to take some shots of the sump and the huge amount of life living on the sides.

And when buying some live shrimp for the Antennarius maculatus I happened upon this little guy at a price I couldn't say no to:

He's a Histrio histrio, or Sargassum Frogfish. These are meant to be the most voracious eaters of all the frogfish, consuming prey twice their length. One example was found with 13 conspecifics in its belly, some pretty decent cannibalism by anyone's standard.

And speaking of the other frogfish, he had a nice spot for dinner:

But I think I may need better portion control...

 

[rmanpf]

wow, your coral is increadable! is it hard to grow?

 

[prankster705]

nice frogies they kinda steal the thread though ... should of written title "frogfish.... and some testing equipment"

 

[andywg]

wow, your coral is increadable! is it hard to grow?

Some are, some are less so. My aim for the tank is somewhat of an SPS farm, so it should be able to grwo the corals in there ok.

 

[paul_219]

Thats a nice tank looking gr8.

 

[prankster705]

is that a puffer I see in the 1st pic? if so, please take the cam and do more photos

 

[DarkEntity]

is that a puffer I see in the 1st pic? if so, please take the cam and do more photos

Not a Puffer, its a Porcupine Fish

 

[mark7616]

I am not a man who likes to clean the glass on his tanks

I have just edited the post for you mate.

 

[prankster705]

is that a puffer I see in the 1st pic? if so, please take the cam and do more photos

Not a Puffer, its a Porcupine Fish

porcupine fish = porcupine puffer = puffer ... it inflates >.>

 

[andywg]

I have just edited the post for you mate.

The front glass on my tanks is clean. Why would I want to clean the back glass on a tank which has as its primary purpose the cultivation of algae as a form of nutrient export?

porcupine fish = porcupine puffer = puffer ... it inflates >.>

Frogfish inflate too, but I doubt you would call them puffers

Porcupinefish = Family Diodontidae. Pufferfish = Family Tetradontidae. Different families from the same Order (Tetraodontiformes). Calling a porcy a puffer is akin to calling a rift valley cichlid an anemonefish (clown).

 

[SJ2K]

Andy cant resist showing off his superior knowledge nothing wrong with knowing what your talking about

Very very nice new fish, any shots of the porky? Or have I just missed them?

 

[geo7x]

Nice pics andy, cool looking new frogfish as well

Andy cant resist showing off his superior knowledge nothing wrong with knowing what your talking about

Very very nice new fish, any shots of the porky? Or have I just missed them?

You guessed it

January 29th thread

 

[SJ2K]

Thats a great vid, just need a few lionfish in there now

 

[Fighterfish]

Read in PFk a while back small frogfish can go in 20l tanks. I am setting up a 40l nano and wondered what frogfish would suit me and how much i should expect to pay.
Thanks,
Luke

 

[DarkEntity]

is that a puffer I see in the 1st pic? if so, please take the cam and do more photos

Not a Puffer, its a Porcupine Fish

porcupine fish = porcupine puffer = puffer ... it inflates >.>

Not quite, time for you to go back and do some research me thinks