Battlecorals Snipes Blue Discussion Thread

[KJoFan]

My huge Bristleworm was 8 feet long, ate Fish and Corals and was highly toxic…… he was a Bobbit worm !!!

That's it, I'm never putting my hand in the tank again!

 

[KJoFan]

I'm pretty certain it's a bristle worm though, I've seen it a few times. I don't know how long it is but too long for my liking.

 

[PSXerholic]

I'm pretty certain it's a bristle worm though, I've seen it a few times. I don't know how long it is but too long for my liking.

If you have seen it a few times, then not a Bobbit ;-)

 

[KJoFan]

If you have seen it a few times, then not a Bobbit ;-)

Sure is fast though when I go after it with the tweezers!

 

[Jason Hieger]

Lol, chasing things in my tank never worked out well for me.

Ever look at your tank and think, that looks good tonight! I might jinx my self but alk is sitting steady at 8.1 for some time now.

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

I'm not a contestant, but I wanted to show my experience on how this great acro does once it finally settles in.

8 mos in total:

1-5-18

2-11-18

7-5-18

Today 9-11-18

 

[KJoFan]

I'm not a contestant, but I wanted to show my experience on how this great acro does once it finally settles in.

8 mos in total:

1-5-18

2-11-18

7-5-18

Today 9-11-18

Wow! The difference between July and today is astounding! Tons of encrusting and then boom, colony in the making. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

 

[bubbaque]

I'm not a contestant, but I wanted to show my experience on how this great acro does once it finally settles in.

8 mos in total:

1-5-18

2-11-18

7-5-18

Today 9-11-18

Well done!

 

[Timfish1]

Maintenance day, added 12 gallons to replace evaporation and a 16 gallon water change.
Here's day 19


And here's day 19 for a BC Blue Snipes grown under MH and is getting 270 PAR from a Mars Aqua LED fixture. It's about 8" from my LED BC Blue Snipes contest frag.

 

[kurtp]

I'm not a contestant, but I wanted to show my experience on how this great acro does once it finally settles in.

8 mos in total:

1-5-18

2-11-18

7-5-18

Today 9-11-18

Wow!

 

[Norcalreef]

Encrusting along slowly.

Should be getting ICP results this week

 

[kurtp]

Recent ICP results....
Elevated molybdenum levels are only red flag, which Randy Holmes feels is not a significant concern. It is trending downward from a a few months ago. Iodine remains undetectable in spite of starting Red Sea Colors, but only dosing at about half the recommended dose so I'll bump that up a bit.

 

[MTBake]

It's been 2 weeks since I swapped to MH only lighting. No issues so far. Pretty happy with the color as well. I've never been a fan of blue lit tanks to be honest. Here's a pic of the Snipers blue from a few minutes ago. The back side of the frag has started to encrust the plug. Probably because that side of the coral gets a bit more light.

Alk 7.3
Ca 430
Mg 1320
No3 10
Po4 .13
Temp 78
Salinity 35ppt

 

[MTBake]

Here's the older frag of Snipers blue I have in the same tank. This frag is getting less light for sure. A lot less. But it's getting blasted by more flow. Should be fun to see they both grow out. I've had the older frag since late March/early April.

 

[justingraham]

Anyone running triton besides me?

 

[MTBake]

Anyone running triton besides me?

I send in an ATI test twice a year, at most. Water changes usually keeps parameters where they should be for me. I dose alk and ca. Feed the fish well. That's about it.

 

[miPapareef]

Anyone running triton besides me?

Yes I am

 

[justingraham]

Yes I am

What size tank and how much are you dosing a day?

I was thinking of running at 9.5 dkh instead of seven see if I get better growth

 

[HolisticBear]

What size tank and how much are you dosing a day?

I was thinking of running at 9.5 dkh instead of seven see if I get better growth

You know I'm conservative with changes, so I'd never recommend you changing Alk.

But when I ran Triton Other Methods, I always took the high end of their 7-8 range and ran at 8. I just felt better running there than their preferred 7.

 

[justingraham]

You know I'm conservative with changes, so I'd never recommend you changing Alk.

But when I ran Triton Other Methods, I always took the high end of their 7-8 range and ran at 8. I just felt better running there than their preferred 7.

Yeah I know but that brs video about higher alk has me thinking

I have one of the steadiest dkh prolly in the world like I have it down to a .2 swing for a whole day (and I’m still adjusting to make it without any swing)

So if I slowly raised just my alk by 1.5 and keep my doseing the same theoretically everything will be the same plus my calcium has always been over 500

I don’t know just a thought what’s he worst that could happen? I’m one water change away from being back at eight