I recently acquired a refugium to hang onto the back of my tank. I've been told this is a great way to help balance and keep your tank clean. This is a work in progress as I found out the store I got it from forgot to send me home with a pump to draw water and and through it. This refugiam also has a built in skimmer to it. I was also suggested that I might be able to keep a frogfish in the refugiam as a side pet. Looking more into that.
I've taken time to add a few more small feather dusters-not yet sure how they will do with cephalopods but I've also never heard anything saying anything against them. So a bit of an experiment. Miss Ripley when I had her never seemed to bother the large one, though she was also towards the end of her life she did spend a few days hunting but never bothered it. So maybe. Will see down the road.
I also have added a few peppermint shrimp which are there to more or less help maintain my tank while I wait for the next cephalopod of a sort to come along. (currently trying for either a cuttlefish as they are tank raised, or a tank raised octopus if one comes available. Granted due to the long possible wait is why I am allowing a few cleaner crew who would be treats for the octopus into the tank.)
I did run into a snag on some of my live rock as it started to grow a green like pest algae on it that I am told is very hard to get rid of. One of the stores here told me I can bring the rock in and they would help me with this. So currently I have that rock quarantined out of the tank and a lot of open space. I have a few new mushrooms that are more or less sitting on the sand until I can get some rock to put them on.
But on the plus this will make room for me to reorganize some of my rock as I have that cave rock piece I've been wanting to add in. I was not able to at the time I had it due to the at time octopus, Ripley having made her nest right on the spot I meant to put it.
I also added some microalgae including some dragon breath which seems to be doing great. Adds some color to my tank. That along with a pink bubble microalgae I also added.
Working with the mushrooms corals-I've really grown an appreciation of them as well as an enjoyment. So even while my tank does not hold much in the form of moving critters, I am greatly enjoying the life that is in it.
I've taken time to add a few more small feather dusters-not yet sure how they will do with cephalopods but I've also never heard anything saying anything against them. So a bit of an experiment. Miss Ripley when I had her never seemed to bother the large one, though she was also towards the end of her life she did spend a few days hunting but never bothered it. So maybe. Will see down the road.
I also have added a few peppermint shrimp which are there to more or less help maintain my tank while I wait for the next cephalopod of a sort to come along. (currently trying for either a cuttlefish as they are tank raised, or a tank raised octopus if one comes available. Granted due to the long possible wait is why I am allowing a few cleaner crew who would be treats for the octopus into the tank.)
I did run into a snag on some of my live rock as it started to grow a green like pest algae on it that I am told is very hard to get rid of. One of the stores here told me I can bring the rock in and they would help me with this. So currently I have that rock quarantined out of the tank and a lot of open space. I have a few new mushrooms that are more or less sitting on the sand until I can get some rock to put them on.
But on the plus this will make room for me to reorganize some of my rock as I have that cave rock piece I've been wanting to add in. I was not able to at the time I had it due to the at time octopus, Ripley having made her nest right on the spot I meant to put it.
I also added some microalgae including some dragon breath which seems to be doing great. Adds some color to my tank. That along with a pink bubble microalgae I also added.
Working with the mushrooms corals-I've really grown an appreciation of them as well as an enjoyment. So even while my tank does not hold much in the form of moving critters, I am greatly enjoying the life that is in it.