Biopellet Progress

We're almost a month into Project Biopellet - Take II (name still tentative). For the first two weeks, I added 1/4 cups of Biopellets weekly. For the first two weeks, I also added Two Little Fishies Bioactiv8 on a daily basis. I would turn off the return pump for a few minutes and add the bacterial innoculant directly into the sump chamber where the biopellet reactor is located. I would then leave my protein skimmer off for an hour after adding this.

So far, no problems. I have seen a huge reduction in cyano bacteria growth that was present before I started the biopellet system again. There has also been a reduction in the growth of hair algae, though some still exists. I will continue to remove either cyano or algae as I see it during water changes. Coral look healthy. I'm seeing polyp extension and no loss of color. 

Trying Biopellets... Again.

My previous experience with biopellets wasn't bad. I removed the system to see if the low nutrient environment was causing some issues with my soft coral. I had some zoanthids that were closed up and were dying off. I removed the system, and figured out there were a few unrelated issues (including a hitch hiking crab) that were at fault. Oops.

(Read more after the jump!)

Sneak Peak - Maxspect Razor R420R LED!

I got to take a look at the newest LED fixture from Maxspect. The Maxspect Razor R420R LED Light Fixture is an impressive lady. Sleek, thin, attractive. Can be mounted on the aquarium using the included mounting legs, hung from the ceiling or from hanging arms, or using the Maxspect mounting system. It's quite versatile.

(More information and images after the jump!)

Tanks are everywhere

Wow! Beautiful aquarium at the Mirage Casino, Las Vegas, NV

Very amateur tank photography...

Older Image - (not from today's set)

I was reading on a forum about how to take photographs of an aquarium. In the past year, I have purchased a DSLR camera and tried to learn as much as I can. I've gotten a little better, but still have a long ways to improve. When I've tried to take photos of my tank, they are usually pretty bad. Luckily, I came across this website: http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/index.html.  I was inspired to try some things and see how much better my photos would now be.

It's been a month...

A month has passed since my last update. Here's a run down of what's happened:

I added some more fish this week:

• Copper Banded Butterfly
• 5x additional Chromis
• Royal Gramma
• 1x additional tiger conch

I moved my yellow tang to a quarantine tank as he was relentlessly harassing the CBB. I kind of expected this being the nature of the fish and my smaller aquarium, so I may have found him a new home in case things don't work out here.

In the past months, I have also added some more frags including some favita and favites, some acans, and some zoas.