The House of Orange

[Fish Styx]

A little sneaky peeky for you. Collectively, that is:

 

[Stang67]

A little sneaky peeky for you. Collectively, that is:

 

[Fish Styx]

Here are some quick pics of clean glass! I had to fix some whoopsie frags and relocate some pieces, to include the green pavona which I somehow managed not to break when freeing it from the aquascape.

Anyways, I didn't clean the outside because I have more stuff to do tomorrow, so pardon the water spots:

 

[Fish Styx]

I'll have some better pics and likely videos tomorrow. I'm still chugging along getting caught up on deferred maintenance.

 

[AquaNanoNZ]

Getting the day started on some probe calibration and some more pump maintenance.

Love this little testing kit you have. What a good idea

 

[Mschmidt]

Front and center, just where he belongs

 

[Fish Styx]

Love this little testing kit you have. What a good idea

Thanks! I have a blue tackle box for calibration, a red one for first aid, a big yellow hard side for testing, and a tan hard side for lab equipment (microscope, etc). I am OCD when it comes to organization. I'll take some pics of the others in a bit since I have to pull the testing case out in a little while anyway.

 

[Fish Styx]

Front and center, just where he belongs

He fit right in and gets along with everyone, but he and Pootie have been swimming together a lot.

 

[JoJosReef]

Thanks! I have a blue tackle box for calibration, a red one for first aid, a big yellow hard side for testing, and a tan hard side for lab equipment (microscope, etc). I am OCD when it comes to organization. I'll take some pics of the others in a bit since I have to pull the testing case out in a little while anyway.

Great idea with the tackle box!

 

[Mschmidt]

He fit right in and gets along with everyone, but he and Pootie have been swimming together a lot.

He does well when he stays fed. He'll do well in your tank.

 

[Fish Styx]

He does well when he stays fed. He'll do well in your tank.

Did you just call me fat?!

 

[Mschmidt]

Did you just call me fat?!

If that's what you heard...

Really I was calling pooty fat

 

[Fish Styx]

If that's what you heard...

Really I was calling pooty fat

 

[Fish Styx]

Decaf coffee is a dirty lie...

 

[tbrown]

Decaf coffee is a dirty lie...

One of my Admin brought in a few boxes of decaf and put them out for the crews. I told her she was messed up. Some poor sap is going to walk in there for his caffeine fix and be fooled into decaf.

 

[Fish Styx]

One of my Admin brought in a few boxes of decaf and put them out for the crews. I told her she was messed up. Some poor sap is going to walk in there for his caffeine fix and be fooled into decaf.

Yeah, basically this:

 

[Fish Styx]

Okay, Heathens- today's plan of attack, now that the vortechs are back in place, is to remove the gyres from the back wall and soak 'em in an acid bath.

I'm also going to swap out the A150s over the mangrove fuge (one of which finally failed) with two of the A360WEs I have collecting dust, and move their respective mounting arms to accommodate the new spread.

More pics to follow later:

 

[Stang67]

Okay, Heathens- today's plan of attack, now that the vortechs are back in place, is to remove the gyres from the back wall and soak 'em in an acid bath.

I'm also going to swap out the A150s over the mangrove fuge (one of which finally failed) with two of the A360WEs I have collecting dust, and move their respective mounting arms to accommodate the new spread.

More pics to follow later:

Any updates on the mantis?

 

[Fish Styx]

Any updates on the mantis?

Hey went missing back toward the end of September. I thought he was molting again, but hasn't emerged from his burrow. Something is eating the food, but I'm not sure if it's him or the hermits that he never ate anyway; he always preferred Krill.

 

[Fish Styx]

Great idea with the tackle box!

As promised, here are the "kits". From left to right, calibration, testing, and first aid. Not shown is the "lab", which is the compound microscope, a magnetic stir plate, micropipettes, and my glassware.