A little coral collage

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 19, 2021

Hagios said:
RRC Sangria finally starting to look like the vendor pic...

Here's the vendor pic and various stages to most recent. Finally developing the red hues.

Everything looks incredible
How are your RRU ab and Optimus prime doing

Hagios · Dec 20, 2021

Charlie’s Frags said:
Everything looks incredible
How are your RRU ab and Optimus prime doing

Thanks Charlie! The tank went through a bit of a rough spell for a while and I lost some colonies. The RRU optimus prime was one of them. The AB suffered as well and stopped growing...it's finally encrusting and shooting out new tips again. Still not sure what hit me, but it was some form of toxicity I'm speculating from either the polystyrene eggcrate or from the protein skimmer sucking in a lot of bad air from the forest fires we were having around the time the toxic episode happened.

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 20, 2021

Hagios said:
Thanks Charlie! The tank went through a bit of a rough spell for a while and I lost some colonies. The RRU optimus prime was one of them. The AB suffered as well and stopped growing...it's finally encrusting and shooting out new tips again. Still not sure what hit me, but it was some form of toxicity I'm speculating from either the polystyrene eggcrate or from the protein skimmer sucking in a lot of bad air from the forest fires we were having around the time the toxic episode happened.

Sorry to hear that but luckily you found a way to stop the losses. Keep the awesome pics coming

adsf430 · May 6, 2022

Sorry to be a stalker but just found this thread and the acros are absolutely stunning. Any chance there's a happy ending to the above and an update?

ScottB · May 6, 2022

An unforgettable thread that I had completely forgotten about.

Amazing collection for sure.

Hagios · May 6, 2022

adsf430 said:
Sorry to be a stalker but just found this thread and the acros are absolutely stunning. Any chance there's a happy ending to the above and an update?

Thanks bud...no apologies necessary. Being stalked in this hobby is a compliment.

The tank is doing a lot better now. I ended up losing some and barely saving others. One of the pieces I'm really missing is the JD Black Pearl...kind of a no name, but one of the nicest blue tables ever I've ever seen. Sadly only a handful of frags were sold and not sure if anyone has it anymore. Others I lost but was able to get back.

I'll try posting some pics and a vid of some new grow-outs and restarts sometime this weekend.

adsf430 · May 6, 2022

I guess good and bad news then, but very excited for the progress shots! Going to put the picture of your SCOP against my tank to give mine a role model

Hagios · May 6, 2022

adsf430 said:
I guess good and bad news then, but very excited for the progress shots! Going to put the picture of your SCOP against my tank to give mine a role model

If you have been in this hobby for any length of time you soon learn it has its ups and downs continuously.

Hagios · May 6, 2022

Some pics and vid taken today... Reef video here

Overall things are looking better and growing again. I keep saying to myself I'm going to get out for good and then some pretty little acro catches my eye.

Hagios · Sep 11, 2022

Feeling a little blue....

BC Soda Popinski

Blue Ogre

Don't know

TX_Punisher · Sep 11, 2022

Very nice. A little sangria on a Sunday night does the body good.

Hagios · Oct 7, 2022

Some recent parameters:

Nitrate at 0.39
Phosphate at 0.13
Alk @ 7.77

Tank has been doing really well. Less smoke from the forest fires this year has helped. Surprised the nitrates are that low, but things are starting to grow out again and the color looks decent.

Picked up some newish pieces and some are re-growths from last years set-back.

CB Birthday Cake
Really like this piece, but it sat stagnant with no growth for about 5 years and has recently started growing...not sure what is up with it.