Daniel's 125g mixed reef tank!

[daniel16]

I didn't order the plate fungia. That's what I had to remove b/c of the $10 handling fee. Here's the pics of the stuff I ordered:

 

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[daniel16]

3" Aussie Violet Blast Acropora
3.5" Purple Fungia Plate
3" Pink Acropora Millepora
6" Purple Polyp Montipora Danae (yellow ridges)
1.5" Blue Green Acropora
1.5" Bird of Paradise Bird's Nest
? Large Frag Pink Bird's Nest
1.5" Phonape Bird's Nest


This along with the big hammer I ordered from another site...

Definitely on coral probation!

The only complaint I have with Pacificeastaquaculte.com is the "hidden" 10$ handling fee. No where on the site does it mention the fee. Then right before you checkout -- BAM!

10$ isn't a major deal, but I had an exact amount I wanted to spend. And after an hour of perfectly crafting my order, it totally screwed me up! But with the "Santa" code I did save over 50$ plus the normal savings of 50$ for the order size.

OK I lied, it does state clearly: $10 fee per box. But it's not in the "livestock" area on the shipping page. Confusing layout, but clearly stated.

 

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[daniel16]

I think it likes me!

This one doesn't look like the picture at all. But I'm happy with it, very pretty.

 

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Two photos of my chalice at night. And one of my open brain.

 

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The yellow tang looks crazy at night. Bright white horizontal stripe with a brown circle. Maybe some type of camouflage? That would probably help breakup its body outline at night?

 

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Some kind of weird eggs in the clown's corner.

Maybe unfertilized eggs or snail eggs?

The lady clown has been SUPER mean recently. She has never spawned before.

 

[daniel16]

Tank was 72 when I got home! Only the elegance coral looked weird. Sps stilled looked uber happy. Frogspawn is attacking the torch. I'll have to move it tomorrow... I thought the torch was the most potent euphylllia!?! Guess not with these two varieties.

 

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It's stupid cold in NC. I've got 3 - 200w heaters in there now. Going from ~72 to 75 daily.

It was ~9degrees until noonish. High today was low 20s. It was 4 degrees when I woke up with a windchill negative something. Never in my life has it been this cold.

 

[joe2011]

that's freaking cold . its 40 here in fl. an every one is acting like it frezing out lol

 

[daniel16]

that's freaking cold . its 40 here in fl. an every one is acting like it frezing out lol

I dream of 40.

I'm having trouble keeping it in the mid 60s in my house at night...

 

[joe2011]

i keep my ac at 72 in my house i cant stand the the heat . its 40 an still walking around in shorts t shirt lol
i so miss living up north

 

[daniel16]

i keep my ac at 72 in my house i cant stand the the heat . its 40 an still walking around in shorts t shirt lol
i so miss living up north

At this point 40 would be like summer... Cape Coral FL...just make me jealous why don't you!

NC isn't built for this crazy cold. Oh, but it'll be 70 sunday? Lol! Literally a 70 degree difference inside the same week. Insane.

 

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pics

 

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That crazy pink purple acro "aussie" acro frag is doing amazingly well. I attached it with straight epoxy and as you can see it's already encrusting the epoxy!

I hate two of those birdsnest. The pink and birds of paradise keep their polyps out 24/7. The other two look dead compared to them...but they all do have polyps extended nicely at night.

 

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I cut those montipora frags five days ago, and you can see their already growing nicely. And that's the side that's shaded!


I'm having a LOT better growth keeping my dKH super high. 15 seems to be the magic number, with Ca at 440.