The tank is never big enough
Wow, it's been over a week since I added any news....
The Lobophylia lost one of its two polyps. When you have a coral with only two, and one dies, it is quite a loss. It had been receeding and I was target feeding it to help it heal, but for some reason the fish all decided that it was better as a tasty meal than as a recovering coral. :( I watched the Coral Beauty and the Hippo Tang both pick it clean within a 12 hour period. Thankfully they've not touched the other polyp and it still looks healthy and happy.
The Red Goniopora continues to stretch out more and more and I really think it would have preferred a more roomy tank. I've moved over one Acropora sp. to give it more space, and today it immediately filled that void by inflating itself futher. The urchin has been knocking over some corals, so I do have to inspect each one daily to make sure it is still in its spot and not touching another coral. One coral often times will kill another one, or a part of one, as it tries to defend itself.
The green Acropora in my 29g has taken a turn for the worse and several branches have completely bleached. I may try to frag what is still healthy looking, and move the Hammer Coral into that position since it would look nice in the spot. The Green Psammacora still retains its vivid coloration which makes me happy, although a few tiny brown spots have appeared on the tips spoiling the look somewhat. If you want to see some of these corals because you don't recognize the names, my Identification Page has been updated. It should be very helpful for most reefers.
All the 55w PC bulbs over the 29g were replaced this week, which is done annually. Hopefully there won't be an algae bloom.
The Phytoplankton cultures are doing well, being split and stored (1/2 the batch) each Wednesday.
I picked up a very pretty Acropra frag with light blue tips, along with some interesting zoanthids. They have all be mounted in the 55g.
