Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[anon9896]

My gf did it again.

So she makes me buy something I have no idea what to do with , a red tree sponge , I read they are hard to keep... ill be growing phyto soon , hope it's enough

www.reef2reef.com

here was the update it looked very healthy imo , but i'm no specialist.

 

[Magellan]

I think the goni in my frag tank now is the fastest growing coral in there. The only other coral I’ve owned that compares to the growth are cloves so far.

The goni when I first got him a month ago:

The goni this morning, he’s got loads of new heads:

BEAUTIFUL!!

 

[najer]

Not that white part on the bottom...

Just my opinion, pop something in to stop the top wobbling, that is a stress point at the bottom imo.

 

[Tumey]

That’s the cleanest tank I’ve ever seen.

Haha! You just can’t see the mess in the pic. My tuxedo all dressed up in cyano & gha!

 

[Magellan]

Haha! You just can’t see the mess in the pic. My tuxedo all dressed up in cyano & gha!

My tuxedo also likes to play dress-up. Also: is that the ugliest color of coraline ever? (Just to the right of my urchin)

@living_tribunal this next shot is for you!(took it April 20th, note the pristine tank conditions!)

 

[Katrina71]

My tuxedo also likes to play dress-up. Also: is that the ugliest color of coraline ever? (Just to the right of my urchin)

I have a lot that color too.

 

[Magellan]

I have a lot that color too.

I have the regular pink stuff too, neither one seem to grow very much at all.

 

[Katrina71]

I have the regular pink stuff too, neither one seem to grow very much at all.

Mine is rampant. I let the asterinas thin it out.

 

[Magellan]

I have the regular pink stuff too, neither one seem to grow very much at all.

Mine is rampant. I let the asterinas thin it out.

i will see a baby every once in a while but mostly my 6 line eats everything that moves

 

[sfin52]

I've got playing Coraline in my tank. Purple encrusts and the red plates in my tank.

 

[Magellan]

I've got playing Coraline in my tank. Purple encrusts and the red plates in my tank.

Mine grows VERY slowly. Not sure if this is good or bad. But you can see the little specks of pink and red in this shot.

 

[Katrina71]

Mine grows quickly.

 

[dantimdad]

When my tank hit the 6 month mark it started. This is the way it’s always done. Now it has taken off.

 

[Why-Me]

Oh yeah, well I've got cyano or dinos....LOL

 

[Why-Me]

And before I get s**t on for the fluc treatment I had bubbles on long stringy algae before I started the fluc.
I needed the GHA under control because it was overgrowing my rockwork and the corals too.
I'm not too worried about it.
WC tomorrow to end the fluc treatment which was successful, GHA is pretty much dead and pulling off the rockwork really easily.
Next I'll research into what I have whether dino or cyano and check out my options for treatment.
I may use microbacter 7 I have here to seed better healthy bacteria tomorrow after WC.?

 

[Katrina71]

I'd add it.

 

[Why-Me]

I also have vibrant which is bacteria that may help as well, going to read about that some more first.
But I seem to remember vibrant being used widely for dinos here

 

[lkriley]

I've heard Xenia is good at cleaning water and grows like a weed.

It is also beautiful to watch since it constantly is moving. I've attached a pic of mine. Sorry, it is a little blurry, but the pink flowing coral to the left of the green mushrooms.

 

[Magellan]

Mine grows quickly.

Does it need higher calcium levels to grow? Asking for a friend.

 

[Katrina71]

Does it need higher calcium levels to grow? Asking for a friend.

Mine is pretty standard. Usually 435-450