Ever since i got my calcium on track again, some of the coral growth has been amazing. I took some comparison shots today. My mystery acro is starting to look particularly neat… it continues to send up branches, but they are turning purple at the tips! Theres about a month of growth between these two shots.
Mr Pilkington and I accosted the Down Under monthly (mostly) frag swap this weekend. The carnage was most intense, and I managed to limp away with only four new frags! I consider it a victory. Honestly, I don’t know where I’m going to keep putting these things.
First up, I could not resist this brilliant green Montipora capricornus. I plan on fragging it in half and mounting it to a couple of old pump clips to hang it on the back wall.
So, today I decided I’d had enough of the Yellow Tail Damsel and Maroon Clownfish. I’d tried to catch them with a net in the past, but it’s really impossible to do without removing most of the rocks. Well, today I removed the rocks.
Mr. Pilkington and I pooled our allowance and ordered some cleanup crew packs from Foster’s and Smith. I’ve never mail ordered livestock before, and it was a good experience. It shipped on time, arrived on time, and nothing died even though it had been shipped from California to North Carolina. We pretty much got what we ordered too, along with a few extras of each item.
