Back from the cruise
Got back yesterday from a 5 day cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. We stopped at Costa Maya and Cozumel. More about the trip down at the bottom.
The fish made it through exceptionally well, considering there were no casualties, other than a ghost shrimp or two. The high salt content in the ich tank killed off all the leaves of my banana plant, so I think it's on its last legs. The amazon sword was also dying so I yanked that out today. No sign of ich, and I lowered the temp and began water changing with fresh water.
Marine tank is beautiful. The scroll algae has quadrupled in size and looks like soft corals. And the pod population is booming... more than ever. Mandarin is still skinny, and this I don't understand... you can count ten pods on ANY area of sand, rock, or glass throughout the tank, and the mandarin gobbles one up every few minutes. If I lose him, it will not be through starvation.
The scrubber pads may indeed be the secret for a successful pod population. Each pad, protected by live rock and shells, is crawling with critters.
The large discus looks horrible. HITH has struck big time, and there are four holes in his head. I've begun garlic juicing all the food and I need to start doing some regular heavy duty water changes, like 10 percent every few days. This is what cured it last time, but this case is much worse.
Ok, now about the trip. Check out these pics of the Costa Maya ruins port shopping area and the Mayan ruins below.
The underwater camera needs to be developed. Hopefully, some pics of the anemones and starfish will come out. We snorkeled in Cozumel and got some great shots.
- Josh
http://joshday.com
The fish made it through exceptionally well, considering there were no casualties, other than a ghost shrimp or two. The high salt content in the ich tank killed off all the leaves of my banana plant, so I think it's on its last legs. The amazon sword was also dying so I yanked that out today. No sign of ich, and I lowered the temp and began water changing with fresh water.
Marine tank is beautiful. The scroll algae has quadrupled in size and looks like soft corals. And the pod population is booming... more than ever. Mandarin is still skinny, and this I don't understand... you can count ten pods on ANY area of sand, rock, or glass throughout the tank, and the mandarin gobbles one up every few minutes. If I lose him, it will not be through starvation.
The scrubber pads may indeed be the secret for a successful pod population. Each pad, protected by live rock and shells, is crawling with critters.
The large discus looks horrible. HITH has struck big time, and there are four holes in his head. I've begun garlic juicing all the food and I need to start doing some regular heavy duty water changes, like 10 percent every few days. This is what cured it last time, but this case is much worse.
Ok, now about the trip. Check out these pics of the Costa Maya ruins port shopping area and the Mayan ruins below.
The underwater camera needs to be developed. Hopefully, some pics of the anemones and starfish will come out. We snorkeled in Cozumel and got some great shots.
- Josh
http://joshday.com
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