The Residents: ( as of July 8, 1998 )

• 3 sebae clowns
• 1 yellow backed damsel
• 10 camel shrimp

The Statistics:

• Temperature: 76 degrees F
• Salinity: 1.021
• Ph: 8.4
• Ammonia: .025 ppm
• Nitrate: Less than .1 ppm
• Copper: Less than .05 ppm

The Story:

July 8th, 1998

	This is the latest incarnation of my marine tank. I have been trying to get it
started for the past 2.5 years. I met with a few disasters here and there, as well as
the usual unexplained deaths, etc. I seem to be on the right track with the batch of
animals. I got the camel shrimp for $1.00 each, I couldn't resist, they are just cool!
I feed them a piece on uncooked shrimp 1-2 times a week and they swarm the food is a
big, red, jittering mass. The shrimp seem to help keep the tank clean as well.

	The clowns I've had for about 3 months now, they have done very well since I
added them to the tank. I had been want to try a small lionfish, but the addition of
the shrimp precluded that. So I went back to clowns and the 3 I have now are great.
Very lively, good eaters and very healthy. My next endeaver to to acquire an anemone
for them, but so far I have been unable to find the right one.

	I am looking for some more suitable tank decorations, if anyone happens to know
of a good mail-order shop or someone that custom makes them, please let me know. I'd also
be interested in talking to someone about having a twin striplight custom made, please
let me know any information you may have on that.

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