Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!

[MikMcgyver]

What size eggcrate you using on top Biffer?

 

[Alexander]

I have decided that there is no way I'm ever buying one of those fish

 

[Bifferwine]

Standard size eggcrate. I really thought this one would be fine, since he made himself a burrow under a rock and seemed to be settling in quite well. I don't know what would be startling him, I watched everyone for several hours when I first put him in the tank (since he jumped out once and luckily I caught him right away), and no one else was bothering him.

The LFS gave me the second goby for half price since the first one died. I wonder if a new one will be half price of the half price??? :). No way am I getting another one. Waste of money fish. I'll find something else to mix up my sand.

 

[reeffreak]

Sorry about that Biff.
I never had any luck with any sand sifting fish including the Diamond.Mine never jump-either starve to death or something else.

 

[hibye]

biif what would happen to you overflow and sump when the power goes off

 

[Alexander]

yeah my orange spotted one was really hard to get to eat the the first month or 2

 

[Bifferwine]

biif what would happen to you overflow and sump when the power goes off

Nothing! Neal tested it the other day by accidentally blowing the circuit, and there's more than enough space in my sump to handle the water when the power goes out. Phew!

 

[hibye]

dont you have to get a valve or a top on you sump to keep the wtaer for overflowing

 

[Alexander]

I'm jealous about that. but I did put a ball valve on the overflow pipe so if I'm home it will be ok thankfully I have tile floors :)

 

[hibye]

and what if your not home and the power dhuts of

 

[Bifferwine]

I have a back flow valve right above my pump, so that a reverse siphon won't start sucking all the water from my tank into the sump.

 

[Doc]

sorry to hear about your loss. I killed two in three days, so you have me beat. Mine did leap out to enjoy some carpet as well. Try a dragon goby. They are not as pretty, but sift like crazy. I think they are also called brown-spotted gobies. They get about 6 inches in length and are sifting machines. Best of luck.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[hibye]

Nealll its you

 

[hibye]

shes a mod now so you better be careful

 

[hibye]

well your wildly obses with biff so i kinda got the idea your crazy

 

[Bifferwine]

This is creepy.

 

[MikMcgyver]

Extrememly... I just went thru like 20 posts, hes everywhere.....

Can you say Obsess much!?!?

 

[NewPortRichey]

This is creepy.

trudat

 

[Bifferwine]

Temps hit 85.9 in my tank today. Bad news! I went out and bought some clip-on fans, so we'll see if that does any good. I'm also going to cut back on the photoperiod. I'm only going to buy a chiller as a last resort!

I got a baby frogspawn today. Very green!!!

I also got a new fish to make up for those stupid diamond gobies:

Yep, it's a clown tang. And that's my old yellow tang next to it. Pretty big size difference. Not for long! What a pretty fish. The picture doesn't do it justice, plus my glass was really dirty and I was too lazy to clean it off before I took a picture.

I also added some more live rock to the main tank today. It was smelling fine, so I think the couple pieces I added were pretty much cured. And I did a water change in the trash cans of the remaining live rock that is still curing. That's it for now, folks!

 

[MikMcgyver]

Clown Tang, havent seen that one before.. Mild, agessive? size range?