Sooo the live rock is in, the water has settled a bit (still is a little cloudy) and I'm seeing signs of life already. Last night I spotted various worms, a tiny white starfish with stubby legs (didn't get a picture of him as I was rushing out the door and stupidly told myself he would be right where he left himself when I got home. Um. No.) various small snails, some tiny featherdusters and some tiny...things. I can't even describe them. They are tiny, and things.
The temperature is stable at 80F, salinity is at 1.023. The substrate is rather deep and a mixture of live sand and blue/black find marine sand. At first I regretted mixing the white live sand in there but now I rather like the mixture. I like the blue and black in there as it adds a bit of color and it's unique. I get a little tired of looking at white sand bottoms on reef tanks sometimes, but then again, I'm always a fan of the unusual and ugly.
Featherduster? Found various of these on different rocks...easily startled.
Teeny the Snail. I named a snail I will probably never lay eyes on again and have no hopes of telling apart from any other snail in there. *makes crazy finger-twirling-around-temple-sign* I've seen 5 more small snails since.
The tank the first morning. Has been set up since Thurs.
No idea what that little growth is. Bueller? Bueller?
Starfish. I also saw one like this the first day, only it was white.
The temperature is stable at 80F, salinity is at 1.023. The substrate is rather deep and a mixture of live sand and blue/black find marine sand. At first I regretted mixing the white live sand in there but now I rather like the mixture. I like the blue and black in there as it adds a bit of color and it's unique. I get a little tired of looking at white sand bottoms on reef tanks sometimes, but then again, I'm always a fan of the unusual and ugly.
The tank the first morning. Has been set up since Thurs.
No idea what that little growth is. Bueller? Bueller?
