Volcano Tank, The life of...

Slight Rock Adjustment

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:57:48 -0700

Courtesy of the stupid Diamond Head Goby! He decided to fill in the cave on the left side. I knew he would have his way with the deep sand bed, but I figured he wouldn’t fill in a hole! Normally they excavate rather than fill in! Oh well, I moved the left rock slightly. It is about 2 inches taller in the back and the same height in the front, effectively making it slanted forward. I moved it enough back to cover the chiller intake, rather than the one rock I had covering it before. Looks much cleaner now. As such, it has provided a bit more “depth” backwards, which is kind of cool.

Thanks for looking!

Out-Of-Water Shots

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 19:47:21 -0700

Just some out of water shots.......

Long Time, No Pictures!

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 19:40:29 -0700

Sorry for the almost month-long delay!!

The tank actually looks very similar as before, just with some growth filling in.

Did a water change and snapped some shots. Also got a Diamond Head Goby today as well. Everything is doing well, though the cool zoa colony on the right side of the tank has suffered tremendously from the carpet anemone’s growing habits. They are moving away from it, but not fast enough. As such, the colony has shrunk a lot. Also, lost a little mushroom colony that I was very excited about. The Volcano Tank has not seen neglect, but it has seen less attention than normal for a couple of reasons. Anyway, that colony was on a no-glued rock (problem one), and had fallen. Only 3 remain, though they are healthy, so it will most likely come back in a resounding way! I just need to glue the rock in this time.

Fish are happy, bird’s nest is great, montiporas and zoa colonies are flourishing....and the anemone of course is out of control! Due to a lack proper feeding, we have lost 2 crabs....all the others are doing well however. Now that I am back in town and ready play, the tank will regain it’s form quickly I hope!

Thanks for looking, as always!

Some Pictures Of The Volcano! 2

Mon, 10 May 2010 21:44:50 -0700

A Couple More Pictures

Some Pictures Of The Volcano!

Mon, 10 May 2010 21:32:54 -0700

Just some updates. I added a small little mixed colony of zoanthids, and another plate coral a month or so ago but never updated with any shots....so here we go!

Crab Noise

Thu, 1 Apr 2010 20:50:54 -0700

So, some people wanted to know about noise, and after I took this video (which was for the strict intent of hearing the waterfall), I realized that I do not have a professional camera. You hear the background noise that you get when you cup your hand to your ear.....that loud consistent noise is NOT there. The pumps are all outside and there is no AC on....

But, you CAN hear the waterfall and the crabs "clicking" noises so I thought I would post anyways...

Hope you enjoy it....very nice to relax to. This is exactly what I stare at for hours a day!

Day After The Water Change

Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:34:12 -0700

I usually post new stuff the day after a water change, so here you are!

Sunday’s Sundaes

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:18:41 -0700

Some new shots...nothing special, but love that Staghorn!

Documentary Video

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:21:41 -0700

This one is really more for documentary’s sake than anything else. This is just a static view of the Volcano Tank with a couple of zoom-ins to get a look at some action. Great video, but more for the die-hard fans of the Volcano Tank. It is about 8 minutes long.

On th other hand, it is easy to get lost in the 8 minutes though because you don’t just watch swimming fish....you get crabs, anemones, hermit crabs and a feeding time or two tossed in...so it has a little bit of everything!

Enjoy it! This is what I sit and do 3 hours a day!!!

Crab Catching Some Food!

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:51:34 -0700

Kind of a cool little video. Real short. It is a crab that catches a piece of krill. Neat.