2006/06/21

Additional inhabitant found, plus feeding, and turned the midday lights back on

Found the following in the "travel" tank after work and rescued it:


  • 1/3" Tan Starfish (Class Asteroidea) - this makes 3.
Feeding:


  • 2 drops of LiquidLife's MarinePlankton (made with Cyclop-eeze)
  • 1/2 cap of DT'S LIVE Marine Phytoplankton
  • ~1/10th tsp DT's Natural Reef Diet (Oyster Eggs)
  • 1 "feeder fish" by California All Natural Pet Foods

Lighting: Changed the Actinic "mid-day" lights down to just 3 hrs. New schedule:

  • 0600-2100: "Daytime" 2 x 36w 10K/7.1K Combo PCs (72w total)
  • 1200-1500: "Mid-day" 36w Blue Actinic PC, and T-5 (10W) Actinic Blue (46w total)
  • 100-0600: "Nighttime/Refugium" 9w Blue Actinic PC, and 9w Daylight PC (18w total)

This also has the effect of turning on the the ICA Chiller circuit. I'll increase the midday lights again every week.

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