Be patient......

Beam · May 25, 2020

when we say that nothing good happens quickly in this hobby here is the proof, the first 3 photos are from July 2016 and the following 3, are from the same corals today

today.

MelReefer · May 25, 2020

Congratulations!!

LxHowler · May 25, 2020

Congratulations, I can't wait for my frags to grow out like this. Can I ask I'm not the best at coral id, what is the green sps?

Copingwithpods · May 25, 2020

Wow that candy cane blew up!

Beam · May 25, 2020

LxHowler said:
Congratulations, I can't wait for my frags to grow out like this. Can I ask I'm not the best at coral id, what is the green sps?

candy cane

Beam · May 25, 2020

and i forgot to mention, but only with T5

LxHowler · May 25, 2020

Beam said:
candy cane

Sorry should have been more clear, the 3rd frag picture and second latest, the sps one.

Beam · May 25, 2020

LxHowler said:
Sorry should have been more clear, the 3rd frag picture and second latest, the sps one.

it is an acropora, but i don't remember the exact name ?
it is now 6 in tall, and the biggest branch are the size of my small finger.

LxHowler · May 25, 2020

Beam said:
it is an acropora, but i don't remember the exact name ?

Thanks I don't know what it is, I can identify lps corals quite easily but sps always throw me off

Tahoe61 · May 25, 2020

Job well done, and great documentation.

Silverfish · May 26, 2020

Awesome pictures aside, your point is well made. I believe the single most reason for livestock death and wasted money is an impatient Reefer.

Beam · May 26, 2020

Silverfish said:
Awesome pictures aside, your point is well made. I believe the single most reason for livestock death and wasted money is an impatient Reefer.

i agree with you,
i would also like to said that chasing after the right parameters is fine but we shouldn't be obsessed with it.
and, something i was often told when i started, is "take your hands out of the tank" lol

Silverfish · May 26, 2020

Beam said:
i agree with you,
i would also like to said that chasing after the right parameters is fine but we shouldn't be obsessed with it.
and, something i was often told when i started, is "take your hands out of the tank" lol

Sage advice for sure. Both should b on the List of top ten rules.

Speaking of I think there should b an official Top ten New Aquarium rules list made right here by R2R reefers. We can do some kind of vote thing!

Silverfish · May 26, 2020

Beam said:
i agree with you,
i would also like to said that chasing after the right parameters is fine but we shouldn't be obsessed with it.
and, something i was often told when i started, is "take your hands out of the tank" lol

Hey Beam, check out the home page....R2R Top Ten list!

Beam · May 27, 2020

Silverfish said:
Hey Beam, check out the home page....R2R Top Ten list!

whow so cool, it's a honor

Crabs McJones · May 27, 2020

Wow! What a recovery! Good job

billybwf · May 28, 2020

Victor_C3 · May 28, 2020

Thanks for showing how a coral can bloom from a little frag to an awesome colony - especially the seriatopora

I'm currently on my third build in 14 years and I've seen how awesome a tank gets around the 9-15 month mark. Its great motivation to just keep chugging along and take your time. Fortunately, my aquarium build is getting significantly over my initial budget ($5,000 estimate turned into $10,000 in reality) and I can only buy so much equipment a month.

Tanks again.

Beam · May 29, 2020

Victor_C3 said:
Fortunately, my aquarium build is getting significantly over my initial budget ($5,000 estimate turned into $10,000 in reality) and I can only buy so much equipment a month.
Tanks again.

trust me, i know what you mean, i am planning my next set up, and i am already way over 10k
it reminds me something i heard a long time ago,

"a reef aquarium is a glass box, in which you put all your money"

Victor_C3 · May 29, 2020

Beam said:
trust me, i know what you mean, i am planning my next set up, and i am already way over 10k
it reminds me something i heard a long time ago,

"a reef aquarium is a glass box, in which you put all your money"

I read somewhere that a good guideline for estimating the equipment cost of a new is is $50-$60 per gallon. With my 115 gallon display, I think I’m going to have the best part of $87 per gallon in mine. However, I’m spending $1,000-$1,200 on an inverter/charger and a bank of batteries that most people never consider and I’ll end up with more than $2,000 spent on my Apex controller and it’s associated pieces like 2x sets of dosing pumps and whatnot.

How big of a system are you planning?