Things are going pretty well in the the Size Doesn't Matter Build. I set up BRS dosers to dose 2 part. I've been checking the gallon jugs of liquid so they don't run out. I've been wiping the glass clean every 2 to 3 days. The Plank auto feeder has been great! I've been keeping an eye on it just to make sure it has food. I've emptied the skimmer a few times with super liquid skimmate...I keep dialing it down to try to thicken it up. I seem to be checking parameters on Monday's, last 2 weeks have not needed any corrections, everything seems stable at 8.2 dkh/420 cal/1400 mag/1.026. Nitrate and Phosphate seemed pretty good too.
Loving the new tank, and the ease of maintenance has been noticeably better!
The downside, my harem has lost a few members. I retrieved 1 off of the ground, and we heard 1 get stuck in a Nero 5 pump. He was no longer alive. But those were the only two bodies I was able to recover. The harem itself is down to 16 from 26, so that means 8 are unaccounted for. I am hoping the tides have turned and that's where things will stabilize.....I expected some attrition, but not nearly that much. Life in the harem seems to be as I kind of expected it to be. I see the slightly larger chasing the smaller ones away. Every now and then I see a smaller one hanging out in the top corners...and I think "oh no here it goes again." But maybe they are just taking a break from the action. 1 fish has been loving the Derasa clam, but nobody has been interested in the nems. I don't know if it's a size thing, the nems are huge compared to the tiny fish!
Anyway, that's the update for now. Some pro's and con's. Pluses and minuses. Highs and lows. But overall I'm pretty excited!
