Anyway, here are the pictures after the tank had just been running one day.....
I don't know how visible it is, but the third photo shows what I'm thinking is aiptasia.....and I've ordered stuff to try to get rid of it. Should be delivered Tuesday, though with the Labor Day holiday, I suppose it'll be delayed.
The hermit crabs and snails are scooting around doing their thing. I didn't know better when I set the tank up, so I've been running the lights normally since the beginning. I can't really see any negative effects, frankly. There are a few (could count 'em on my fingers) tiny green "feathers" stuck to the glass in spots, but nothing awful. The coralline algae seems to be spreading nicely, and I've got some sort of macro algae or aquatic plant popping up in several places on the live rock. I'm seeing what really look like leaves on some of the sprouts. I'll take photos.
There are a few other hitchhikers. Some of them might be spaghetti worms, but they don't really look like what I'd expect them to look like after reading descriptions. These guys are in tiny tubes, and appaear only to have one tentacle reaching out. I've seen a couple of tiny featherdusters, and there's also one clam. He's moved since I first spotted him, and I can't get a good photo of him.
Just tested again. All is well for now, though the specific gravity/salinity is up. I suppose I should remove some water and add fresh in its place, but I'm going to check in at 3Reef first.
Specific gravity - 1.028
Salinity - 38
pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
One of the hermits found himself a fat snail and decided to have a snack. He fended off any other crabs trying to horn in on his picnic until he'd had his fill, then another helped himself. So.....I have a dead snail, with his foot and part of his flesh still at the crime scene, and two fat and happy hermit crabs dozing nearby. I'm going to leave the snail there. It should help with the cycling process, I think.
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