Aquarium Log

3/22/93

Tested water now that live rock has been in the tank a while. pH=8.3, ammonia=0, nitrate=8ppm, alkalinity=10.5dKH, calcium = 536ppm, S.G. = 1.023

5/17/93

Added sailfin tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii

5/18/93

temp=77, pH=8.4, S.G.=1.0225, nitrate=4ppm

5/23/93

add Tridacna maxima clam

6/1/93

Add fox coral Nemenzophyllia turbida, pair of coral banded shrimp Stenopus hispidus, pair of mandarin fish Synchiropus splendidus. The two shrimp had peacefully co-existed in a dealer's tank for a couple weeks, so there was reason to believe that they were a compatible pair. The two mandarins were recognizably male and female, from a dealer tank with about a dozen mandarins.

6/5/93

Trouble in paradise: the female mandarin was seen chasing the male around the tank, and injured him with a nasty gash down one side. I moved the male to a quarentine tank and dosed with maracyn to try to prevent infection. One shrimp was observed with a claw missing.

6/6/93

5 gal water change. Male mandarin did not survive. Death due to stress and injury.

6/15/93

Shrimp has molted and re-grown claw. Water testing: alk=11.25 dKH, nitrate=0, Ca=288ppm, S.G.=1.023, pH=8.5. Alkalinity and pH are high, calcium is low.

7/15/93

One shrimp has died, probably due to harassment from the other one.

7/20/93

Added elegance coral, Catalaphyllia dejardinii

8/1/93

Added rock with large Zoanthid colony on it.

8/4/93

Water testing: alk=12.6dKH, nitrate=0, Ca=288ppm, pH=8.4 Alkalinity is still high, calcium low.

8/8/93

Added Goniopora stokeski coral, brain coral Lobophyllia hataii

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