Tropheus Moorii Ilangi

[eklikewhoa]

Test post

What did you call me?

[imagirlgeek]

I'm trying to repro an error Jeebus is getting.

[eklikewhoa]

Oh... there was something else going on last night.

I tried getting a phone number and everytime I sent my number or was sent a number neither of us could see the numbers.

[imagirlgeek]

In a PM? What did it look like instead of numbers?

Here's the workaround for your photobucket videos....

I've got photobucket partially working, but you have to manually delete a part of the link before it'll display the video.

If you want to go through the extra step, do this...

1. Copy the video link from photobucket (the one called 'DIRECT LINK')
2. Click the blue icon next to the YouTube icon on the toolbar.
3. Paste the link between the two PHOTOB tags.
4. Now look at the link and remove the ?action=view&current= (see below)

http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x315/imagirlgeek/?action=view&current=Video_081008_001.flv

[eklikewhoa]

I'll forward it to you

[myjohnson]

4. Did your friends flake on the Tunze yet?

Back up Jeebus. I'm getting it!

Qoucy,

Lights looks playa foo. When you get the new lights bulbs in they are going to look real clean I bet.

When you getting new rocks? I need to go back and get some smaller ones for my tank. I'm thinking like another 10-15 pounds of small rocks.

[eklikewhoa]

Thanks

I got the new bulbs in already... running 2x150w 8000k's now but it took some time to burn in being halides doesn't show to well in the vids but looks badass in person!

Not sure when I'm getting rocks, you know I have to go with phong since I put a sub in the lex and it don't like tuggin around 3-400lbs of rock in the back. I was suppose to go with him last week but I never woke up.

We did stop by Dan's place and he's using the idea I had in mind in the Moba tank.

[myjohnson]

Yeah, Phong been wanting to go get some rocks for a while now. He is getting all new fishes so he should wait until he decides what he really wants before he pick the rocks.

[eklikewhoa]

Dude.... you is about to get done up.

[jeebus]

3.
Hmmm... between the open tops, MH, surface agitation, wet/dry and
cooling fan I lose maybe a gallon at most a day. I keep the house about
70-73 which helps a great deal. This is really nothing for what's on
the tank, my 30g reef tank would lose about 5g a week.

I guess with x2 WC's weekly the sump level doesn't have time to drop
enough from evaporation to let the pump run dry?

Yeah the algae is a bit in the tank but I tried to grow it lush
on the back wall to kinda "soften" the black background cause it's
killing the Ilangi's colors but the blue is an eyesore. I don't scrape
the back at all and it's growing uneven and the algae on the rocks I
think gives it a nice look.

I agree. It looks natural.

[eklikewhoa]

Well I have my mag12 with no sponge on the end that it comes with, instead I have a 1" elbow that is downturned so it's could run dry down to about 1" of water and still work... and this is in a Pro-Clear 300.

[jeebus]

Good tip. Next time I'm at the hardware store I'm gonna pick an elbow up.

[cichlid1409]

I meant I took in the way they ate as the norm but now I see through everyone else's troph's feeding behaviour it has to be effected by other influences, possibly surroundings or comfort level.

i think the fact that you have an automatic feeder may help . normally when i walk up to the tank (unless they are very hungry) they all run to the back of the tank. if they got used to food just falling down they would more readily go after it knowing nothing is there to harm them. but idk for sure maybe something else entirely.

[eklikewhoa]

The automatic feeders were added on recently.

They did this when I hand fed all their feedings and would rush the front glass when I come near.... the feeders were added to feed inbetween my hand feedings.

[eklikewhoa]

Good tip. Next time I'm at the hardware store I'm gonna pick an elbow up.

Make sure you get one that inlets at least 1" if not you will be restricting the pump.