Bubba's SPS Journey

[justingraham]

I think it comes down to available nutrients and not too much par.

Well I have plenty of nutrients
It is in 350+ par

 

[Brandon McHenry]

JF Solar flare I got from @jolt a while ago.

JF Solar flare by Bubba Rivas, on Flickr

WOW

 

[bubbaque]

Another I got from @jolt, RMF Flavor parade.

RMF Flavor parade by Bubba Rivas, on Flickr

 

[SeaDweller]

Another I got from @jolt, RMF Flavor parade.

RMF Flavor parade by Bubba Rivas, on Flickr

Show off!

 

[jolt]

Looking good! Glad the frags are doing well for you

 

[bubbaque]

CC Pink highlighter growing some new branches!

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[jolt]

Beautiful!

 

[bubbaque]

Side note. I’m ready to throw all this sand out of the tank, haha.

Beautiful!

Thanks Jim!

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

CC Pink highlighter growing some new branches!

(have to push play)

NICE! Mine is also doing quite well. I think this is going to be one of my favorites!

 

[Wrangy]

Side note. I’m ready to throw all this sand out of the tank, haha.

Time for an encrusting coral substrate! haha that's where I'm going, no sand for me haha

 

[bubbaque]

Time for an encrusting coral substrate! haha that's where I'm going, no sand for me haha

I’d remove it at this point if it wasn’t for my leopard wrasse.

 

[Wrangy]

I’d remove it at this point if it wasn’t for my leopard wrasse.

Hide a couple of containers of sand up the back That's my plans for sand sleeping wrasse I know I'll end up adding haha

 

[Da8]

I’d remove it at this point if it wasn’t for my leopard wrasse.

Why do you want to remove it?

 

[MrWheelock]

Hmmm you could depending on space fill a small Tupperware and stash it in a corner then do the travertine tile around it. Worst case you would just have to blow the sand back into the tupperware with a baster every now and again.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

CC Pink highlighter growing some new branches!

(have to push play)

Gorgeous. That’s 1 of my current favorites

 

[bubbaque]

Hide a couple of containers of sand up the back That's my plans for sand sleeping wrasse I know I'll end up adding haha

Hmmm you could depending on space fill a small Tupperware and stash it in a corner then do the travertine tile around it. Worst case you would just have to blow the sand back into the tupperware with a baster every now and again.

Before I added sand a couple months ago I had that small dish in a corner but I feel it just looks odd. When the wrasses would go into it at night they would knock sand out and make a mess.

Why do you want to remove it?

My sand is not staying clean. If you watch that video I posted a few post up look at the sand and 80% of my sand is like that. I clean it once a week but just comes back.

 

[SeaDweller]

Side note. I’m ready to throw all this sand out of the tank, haha.

ME TOO!!!!! I think I'll save a spot, but with the increased flow from two more Tunze 6105, the sand blows everywhere! I can't stand it. I'm siphoning a good amount of it out next WC.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Ask @randyBRS or @Ryanbrs how the brs160 did after they removed all the sand. I think I remember they regretted it

 

[biecacka]

Maybe with the new flow all the sand will end up in one place. In my cube, all my sand ended up in the back 10in of the tank. It’s a few inches deep in some spots but I dont care. the front of the tank looks BB but the wrasses still have sand to lay in. Best of both worlds.

corey

 

[Pdash]

Ask @randyBRS or @Ryanbrs how the brs160 did after they removed all the sand. I think I remember they regretted it

I removed all my sand (approx 2.5 inch) during my tank move a couple weeks ago, tank had been setup since February, and I haven't experienced any kind of hitch at all. My acros haven't skipped a beat, and I don't have ugly looking sand.