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I said I'd update again when something happened...

...well something did happen. I was passing by when I wanted to check out a new fish store. I was very impressed with everything they had and the way they treated their fish, but most importantly they had something I've been looking for for a very long time...

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowclowngoby01.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowclowngoby02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowclowngoby03.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowclowngoby04.jpg

He doesn't have a name yet, but I've been looking for a yellow clown goby for quite some time, and not only did I finally find one, but he's in very good shape also. I also went to the other fish store where I was going originally and put in a request for the next two tangs, so hopefully they'll have something soon.

An update...

I haven't updated in a while, because not much has happened in a while. Things are going well for both tanks.

I'm getting close to the point where I'm ready to get two tangs for the saltwater tank, either this weekend or next weekend I'll work on getting the fish store to get them for me, but I don't know how long that will take. I'm not holding my breath, but hopefully it will be soon. Also, during that time, I'll be looking into getting more of a clean-up crew since all that's left of the old one are the hermit crabs that killed all of the snails.

The freshwater tank is starting to settle in, and I'm getting better at feeding the plants right and keeping the algae under control. The Ludwigia is doing very well, there are now three of them and I just started with one. Also, one of the anubias was growing so much I had to cut it in half today, so there will be more of that now. Here are some pictures:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank09.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank10.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank11.jpg

More updates when things happen...

....and some more pictures!

Not all that much new this weekend, but I do have some more pictures. They're all of the freshwater tank, so here's my saltwater update: everybody is doing fine.


First, I've been playing around with the macro option on my camera, and I've gotten a couple of new pictures, including one of a red cherry shrimp, which I wasn't able to get earlier, and also a cute picture of a big snail and a little snail together.

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank07.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank08.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/herbert06.jpg

Also, the Ludwigia was growing so much that I had to clip it, so there are now two Ludwigia plants (I may have said that last weekend). I took two pictures a day apart, and you can really see the growth on each one of the plants. Here's the first one:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/plants04.jpg

Here's the picture a day later

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/plants05.jpg

Pictures!!

I have some more pictures of the saltwater fish, eating their vegetables:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/somefish17.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/somefish18.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/somefish19.jpg

Now, I have some updated pictures of the freshwater tank. The Ludwigia was doing so well I had to clip it, so now there are two Ludwigias. I moved a couple of things around also.

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank03.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank04.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank05.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank06.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/torpedo03.jpg


One other thing. I did some work on the plumbing underneath the tank. It's no huge deal, but I'm really excited about it. The benefits of it is that now the sump can be almost completely full of water, and that water level will stay constant. It also doesn't look ugly anymore. Here's a link to a video of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXLy3FLnYs

That's all for now. I'll probably update again next weekend with pictures.

Initial stocking is done!

UPDATE - April 3: I forgot Manny! I'm a horrible dad! Anyways, here's a link to a picture of him.

Mandarin Goby (Dragonfish): Manny
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/mandarin01.jpg

167 days after this whole thing started, initial stocking is finally complete! Everybody is finally in the tank, and the tank is almost completely stocked. I still want to get one or two more tangs, and maybe some more clean-up crew, but other than that, it's done! Here are some pictures (these four are kind of large):

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/salttank01.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/salttank02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/salttank03.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/salttank04.jpg

 Also, here are some more pictures of the saltwater fish:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/butch02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/somefish16.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/midgee01.jpg

 It's also time to reveal the names of each of the fish:

Cave Goby: Dusty
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/dusty01.jpg

Two-Spot Goby: Jetson
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/twospotgoby03.jpg

Firefish Goby: Flash
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/firefishgoby01.jpg

Green Clown Goby: Midgee
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/clowngoby02.jpg

Bi-Color Blenny: Dantrell
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/blenny02.jpg

Bangai Cardinals: Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Sue
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/cardinals01.jpg

Yellow Tang: Filet
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowtang01.jpg

Black Neon Damsel: Ruckus
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/ruckus02.jpg

Lemon Damsel: Lemmy
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/lemmy02.jpg

Blue Streak Damsel: Magnum
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/magnum03.jpg

Yellow Damsel: Butch
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/butch02.jpg

Sergeant Major Damsel: Sarge
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/sarge02.jpg

...and if that wasn't enough, the new plants in the freshwater tank are doing very well. Here's a full-tank shot and some close-ups of the plants. Everything except the micro swords are doing very well and have new growth, and I adjusted the way the swords were planted so hopefully they'll do better now. These four pictures are also kind of large.

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/freshtank01.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/plants01.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/plants02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/plants03.jpg

That's all for now. Enjoy the pictures!

Some good updates

I've spent many hours between yesterday and today working with the fish tanks, and there's quite a bit to show for it. First, the saltwater tanks:

The yellow tang is finally in the display tank! It's been seven weeks in quarantine getting over the ich, but he's finally in there, and after almost a day, he's finally relaxed a bit. It won't be long before the tank is completely stocked! Sarge and Butch are rooming together in the 20G quarantine, which was completely cleaned. Both of them are happy with the extra space, especially Sarge. Here are some pictures:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/yellowtang01.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/mandarin02.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/mandarin03.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/twospotgoby04.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/blenny03.jpg

They all have names, and the names will be revealed when the tank is fully stocked. If everything goes well, that will be next weekend.

Now for an update on the freshwater tank. I've had to do a lot of adjusting with quite a few of the plants, but I think it's finally going to settle down now, and it looks good enough that I'm not embarrassed to take pictures of it. Here are a few:

http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/fresh03.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/fresh04.jpg
http://www.adamhorton.com/files/flog/good/fresh05.jpg

The plants are as follows:

Back left and front right - Dwarf Onion
Back right and front left - Anubias Barteri
Attached to the driftwood - Java Fern (this one is the only one that isn't new)

Middle, on the right (with the red leaves) - Ludwigia peruensis
Middle, on the left - Tall Sags
Front, growing like grass - Micro Swords

I also got nine Red Cherry Shrimp, but those guys are really tiny and they like to hide a lot. I haven't gotten a good picture of one and I don't know if I ever will. Hopefully the plants will do well wince I have good lighting and I'm dosing the tank with fertilizers.

One more thing, I'm starting to reduce the size of a lot of the pictures I post by cropping them, which means that except for full-tank shots and stuff like that, my pictures won't take so long to load. That's all I got now, next update will be next weekend at the latest.