Monti Cap, Sun Polyps, & Puple Condy

We've added three new things to the tank since the last update...

Sun Polyps

These really "pop" in the tank.  It's the only coral we have in the tank with such a brilliant color. I'm hoping it stays that bright!








 

A Monti Cap

This guy really gave the tank a new dimension.  You'll see what I mean in the current picture of the tank below.





and a Purple Condy Anemone

Unfortunately, due to a minor problem with the nitrate levels in the tank, we lost all of our anemones.  :(  For the last 3 months or so we've been fighting the problem.  We finally had to get a new protein skimmer since the pump kept going out on the one we had.  Recently, we removed all the sponges from the tank and put a mangrove plant in the sump in addition to doing 20% water changes every other day.  That finally seemed to do the trick.  So, we're starting out with a condy anemone since they are cheap and, I think, a bit more hardy than other anemones.  Anemones in general are VERY sensitive to water conditions.  Everyone else in the tank has been getting along as if nothing was wrong.  Of course, that's part of the point of having an anemone in the tank, because it will tell you faster than anything else when something is "off" in the water.


Finally, a current picture of the tank as it looks now:

As you can see, the toadstool leather (in the center) is looking somewhat rough.  Well, he's been propagating.    He dropped 10 or so pieces of himself (babies) and most of them have really been thriving.  If you look closely at the picture, you'll be able to see where we've glued a few of them to the rock throughout the tank.  It's quite interesting.  We sold a few of them to the pet store we get our supplies from.  Yeah, we actually made money off of our marine aquarium!  Woot!  ;-)