It’s hard to believe The Glassbox is nearly a year old. At times it feels like I’ve always had it and at others it’s like it was set up yesterday. Between work, my studies, and the site, the tank has not gotten much attention lately. Fortunately it’s on cruise control so to speak and everything has [...]
It’s hard to believe The Glassbox is nearly a year old. At times it feels like I’ve always had it and at others it’s like it was set up yesterday. Between work, my studies, and the site, the tank has not gotten much attention lately. Fortunately it’s on cruise control so to speak and everything has been doing well since the AEFW treatment.
Now that we are in the new year, I have some changes in mind. Two that I have mentioned in the past are flow and sand. They are on their way, but overall I will be pushing the tank to a slightly different direction–a bit deeper you could say.
As much as it irks me that you can see some coralline algae in a few spots, being the new year and having a new camera I thought it was appropriate to snap some photos… and then pick up some new razor blades.
On Sunday night I had run out of Hikari mysis. For our fish this is a staple in their diet, but they also get Hikari Marine A & S, cyclopeeze, nori, clam, and other fresh seafood. Mysis is by far is their favorite, so much so that when our Roaops Hybrid did not get mysis for one day, it went on an hunger strike. The order I placed at a LFS was delayed and did not arrive till today. To make up for the delay I picked up some other brand’s mysis on Tuesday, but to no avail. This one had to have Hikari mysis and refused to eat any other prepared foods.
For that one day of missing Hikari mysis this beautiful fish punished me and my nerves by not eating for 5 days, despite being offered other brands mysis as well as other foods like nori, fresh clams, and pellets. If there is such a thing as a stuck up fish, this one would take the cake. Hikari mysis was fed this afternoon and the fish began eating with vigor as soon as it hit the water. (…shakes head)
On the bright side, the fish continues to lighten and improve in color. As you can see in the above photo, the eye band is a mottled yellow. It’s slowly becoming pure and vibrant like it originally had.
The aquascaping will be modified slightly in the coming months. The overall shape will be there, but it will have a unique reef wall feel as it transitions to a deeper theme. More photos & sketches of the changes will be posted as soon as I get some time to take out the drill and masonry bit.
