Sunday, August 19, 2007

Baby/Bertie: AM Feeding: Bloodworms, krill. SG 1.08

Seahorse Tank: NH3 ~1.0 ppm; SG 1.02. 80% water change.

Seahorse Hospital: NH3 ~0.5 ppm; SG 1.015. 70% water change; added 1 tsp Methylene Blue.
Current total seahorse count: Hippocampus kuda 37; Hippocampus comes 21.

Rock Tank: SG 1.025

Fire Shrimp Tank: SG 1.027

Joney: SG 1.023

Shrimp: SG 1.022

Carl: Ca++ 19 drops; Mg 1350 ppm; SG 1.028

Max/Maxine: SG 1.027

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Bertie/Baby: Feeding: Clam, mysis; SG: 1.018

Seahorses: SG: 1.020; water change.

Seahorse hospital tank: SG: 1.020; water change.
Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025


Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.024

Shrimp: SG 1.023

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.028; KH 8 drops

Max/Maxine: SG 1.027; KH 9 drops

Friday, August 17, 2007

Bertie/Baby: Feeding: Coral food on coral, mysis; SG: 1.017

Seahorses: SG: 1.020; NH3 0.25 ppm

Seahorse hospital tank: SG: 1.020; NH3 0.25 ppm

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.0247 NH3 Undetectable

Joney: SG: 1.025

Shrimp: SG 1.025

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.028

Max/Maxine: SG 1.027

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Coral food on coral, mysis
SG: 1.016

Seahorses: SG: 1.020
100% water change; bleached tank and accessories.
Seahorses had ~9 minute fresh water dip before being moved back into the tank.
Count: Hippocampus kuda: 40 seahorses; Hippocampus comes: 21 seahorses

Started hospital tank back up again. SG: 1.019

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025
NO3: ~20 ppm

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.023

Shrimp: SG 1.025

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.026

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Coral food on coral, mysis
SG: 1.016
NH3: Undetectable
NO2: Undetectable
NO3: 20 ppm

Seahorses: SG: 1.015
50% water change, meds replacement?

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025
NH3: Undetectable
NO2: Undetectable
NO3: 40 ppm

Joney: SG: 1.023

Shrimp: SG 1.025

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.028
KH 10 drops

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028
KH 9 drops

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Baby's scratch seems to have healed, but the larger abrasion still warrants attenton.
Feeding: Coral food on coral, mysis
SG: 1.015
50% water change planned. During water change, wrasse found dead and quite decomposed behind plastic divider. Water change stepped up to 80%.

Seahorses: SG: 1.016
70% water change, meds replacement

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.027

Joney: SG: 1.023

Shrimp: SG 1.025

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.029
KH 10 drops

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028
KH 9 drops

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Baby scraped herself (on coral?) and has an abrasion and cut on the underside of her snout.
Feeding: Clam, Coral food on coral, mysis
SG: 1.015
NO3: ~40 ppm

Seahorses: SG: 1.017
50% water change, meds replacement.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.026

Joney: SG: 1.022

Shrimp: SG 1.024

Rocks: SG 1.025

Carl: SG 1.027
KH 9 drops

Max/Maxine: SG 1.027
KH 9 drops

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Mysis, Krill
SG: 1.015

Seahorses: SG: 1.017
75% water change, meds replacement.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.022

Shrimp: SG 1.024

Rocks: SG 1.024

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.028

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028

Friday, August 10, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Mysis, Krill
SG: 1.015

Seahorses: SG: 1.018
NH3 <1.0
80% water change; new SG 1.019

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.027

Joney: SG: 1.023

Shrimp: SG 1.025

Rocks: SG 1.025

Carl: SG 1.027

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.026

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding:
SG: 1.014

Seahorses: SG: 1.028
80% water change, meds replacement.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.026
Added 8 cups FW

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.022

Shrimp: SG 1.024

Rocks: SG 1.025

Carl: SG 1.029

Rocks: SG 1.028

Max/Maxine:
SG 1.028
NO3 Undetectable

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Mysis, krill.
SG: 1.011
Water change:

Seahorses:
SG: 1.018
Water change: 80%. Redosed with Triple Sulfa and Neomycin.
Hospital seahorses added back into main tank.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.020

Shrimp: SG 1.023

Rocks: SG 1.025

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Mysis
SG: 1.011

Seahorses:
NH3: ~1.0 ppm
SG: 1.024
80% water change.

Seahorse Hospital: SG: 1.024
80% water change; medicine replacement.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.022

Shrimp: SG 1.023

Rocks: SG 1.024

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.027

Monday, August 6, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Omega Brine, Krill
SG: 1.011

Seahorses:
NH3: 1.5 ppm
SG: 1.02
50% water change.

Seahorse Hospital:
NH3: <1.0 ppm
SG: 1.025
Removed SH, 100% water change. SH received a FW dip before being returned to tank.

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.022

Shrimp: SG 1.023

Rocks: SG 1.024

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Mysis, Krill; Added a piece of coral to tank to just stay.
SG: 1.011

Seahorses:
NH3: <1.0 ppm
SG: 1.030
~75% water change, continuing with replacement dosing of neomycin (day 6).

Seahorse Hospital: SG: 1.026
~75% water change, continuing with replacement dosing of neomycin (day 6).

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.020

Shrimp: SG 1.022

Rocks: SG 1.024

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: 1 Clam, left in all day and totally cleared out.
NH3: <0.25 ppm
NO3:
SG: 1.012
~50% (10 gal) water change

Seahorses:
NH3: 0.5 ppm
SG: 1.029
~75% water change

Seahorse Hospital:
NH3: 0.5ppm
SG: 1.030
~75% water change

Blue Meanie Rocks: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.015
~50% water change

Shrimp: SG 1.023

Rocks: SG 1.026

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.027

Max/Maxine: SG 1.029
He notes that Maxine may be sick, may have some kind of fungus on her fins? Doesn't seem to be moving about voluntarily...

Friday, August 3, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding: Marine Cuisine / Krill
SG: 1.011

Seahorses:
~80% water change
SG: 1.030
Separated SH with white tails into 10g iso tank, dosed with neomycin.

Blue Meanie: SG: 1.025

Diva: SG: 1.025

Joney: SG: 1.015

Shrimp: SG 1.022

Rocks: SG 1.025

Carl: SG 1.028

Rocks: SG 1.026

Max/Maxine: SG 1.028

Thursday, August 2, 2007

SG only:
Bertie/Baby 1.011
Feeding Omega Brine and Krill
SH 1.025
Also ~90% water change.
Diva 1.025
Joney 1.015
Carl 1.028
Mad Max 1.028

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Bertie/Baby:
Feeding:
NH3:Undetectable
NO3: 20 ppm
SG: 1.011

Seahorses:
NH3: ~1.0+ ppm
SG: 1.021
pH: 8.2
Tails don't seem to be improving so far...
~50% water change; replacement water pH 8.2, SG 1.027; using water made with Kent Marine salt instead of the usual Reef Crystals salt (awaiting delivery of new salt on Friday).
Added neomycin to accommodate replacement water.

Blue Meanie:
SG: ~1.024

Diva:
SG: 1.025

Joney:
Feeding: Mysis
NO3: ~40+
SG: 1.015

Shrimp: SG 1.022

Rocks: SG ~1.025

Carl:
SG 1.027
KH: 7 drops

Rocks: SG 1.026

Max/Maxine:
SG 1.028
KH: 7 drops