Adam's 29 Gallon build

Sediment filters shouldn't have an appreciable effect on TDS. Since it's measuring dissolved solids it's only things in solution that make a difference. I do have a large sediment filter before the well tank, which has worked wonders on how often I have to pull the washer out to clean the screens. It used to be every month and since putting the filter on I haven't had to clean them in two years

Long time no update Life has been a bit out of control of late. The tank is progressing slowly. Most of the frags I added have done well.

Both Frogspawn and the little hammer are doing well and growing.
The three Ricordea are looking good
The bird of paradise is showing signs of growth(even after I accidentally broke it off during a maintenance day)
The sunny d's, Tubbs purple, and sunburst polyps are multiplying.

The green people eater was doing well but closed up all of a sudden and has stayed that way for a week.
Armor of God closed up a couple of weeks ago after seeming to do OK and hasn't showed any signs of recovering
Fruit loops closed up and stayed that way for almost two weeks, but just reopened a few days ago and looks to be improving.
Utter chaos which closed up the day it was added and stayed that way for weeks(I'd assumed it was dean and tossed the plug out of the way to clean up on another day. It has made a full recovery and looks to be multiplying.

I've seen a baby trochus snail as well as a baby nassarius

Last week I was in the Portland area and picked up a Hawaiian feather duster and a double head duncan frag at Easy. Both seem to be adjusting well.

I need to clean the glass and take some more pics to post.

Things are still chugging along nicely. About time to pick up some new frags. I need to increase my florida ric garden, as well as try my hand at a yuma. Also looking to start collecting some interesting rock flower nems.

I do need some advice/opinions. I was originally planning on doing a fu manchu lion only tank, but a 29 is just at the minimum and I'm starting to get other ideas. More nano stuff, ie(Randalls goby and tiger pistol shrimp, boxer crab, blood red shrimp, porcelain anemone crab for starters) Thoughts on how I should proceed?

Gold dust palys from CR. They are a little annoyed and mostly closed up because I had just removed them from the tank to remove some bubble algae.



Blueberry tubbs from Dennis, I need to scrape the glass again. I think I need to get a different razor to do it with as the one I have seems to miss a lot.



Sunny D's from Dennis;

Zoa rock from Dennis(I forgot to write down the variety);


Valentines day massacre and another zoa(I forgot which one this was also) from Dennis;



A gorgeous mushroom also from Dennis;

Utter chaos paly from Dennis;



Golden Yuma from Dennis;



Duncan from Easy;

fts shot at long last. Still a work in progress.