Despite less than perfect water test reading over the last three weeks, today Brandon and I set out to ATM of Las Vegas to bring a water sample to Jacque. We were both ecstatic to find out that the tank had cycled and it was a good time to hire some additional members of the cleaning crew and bring home Nemo, who was on hold for over a month. In addition to Nemo, Brandon and I picked out about 8 more small pieces of live rock to add to the reef system. We also fell in love with two types of coral, a Favia (Closed Brain Coral) and 2 small pieces of Mushroom Coral (purple / blue).

After bathing the new live rock in club soda, Brandon, Melissa and Kevin carefully chose the positioning of the reef and planted the Coral. Then, we added some additional janitorial help – 4 more Blue-Leg Hermit Crabs and 2 snails. Brandon was happy to pick out 10 empty shells so that the crabs would have no problem finding new homes as they will surely outgrow their current shells quickly.

Some of the new members of our marine ecosystem now include:

Closed Brain Coral

Coraline Algae on Rubble

Purple/Blue Mushroom

Clean-up Crew

The Hand

Nemo

Reef Tank - Day 21

Violet Coraline

Reef Tank Balanced at Day 21