Diving The World's 80g Acro Wonderland!

[DivingTheWorld]

Is there anything you dose on a regular basis?
awesome tank!! Stunning.

Hi, thanks! I dose BRS Cal/Alk every 30 minutes, nothing else. I subscribe to the "KISS" fish poop method. Have enough fish, feed the fish, and they will feed the corals.

 

[chipchipbro]

Hi, thanks! I dose BRS Cal/Alk every 30 minutes, nothing else. I subscribe to the "KISS" fish poop method. Have enough fish, feed the fish, and they will feed the corals.

thanks for answering. Sounds like a good plan as I also subscribed to the KISS method

 

[BranchingHammer]

Wow! Missed a few updates, but I'm so glad I caught up. Everything looks amazing per usual @DivingTheWorld!!!!

 

[bubbaque]

Any new updates on the tank?

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Any new updates on the tank?

I’m pulling a Bubba! Life has been crazy busy. I’ll try to take some new pics. Tank keeps truckin along.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Ok, here's an update. I'm doing some major trimming due to shading and bullying between corals. So these are before the trimming.

PC Superman

 

[tripdad]

Awe man, your gonna break my heart. PC Superman is one of my faves. Going to hate seeing it cut even if necessary.

 

[drawman]

That's flat out gorgeous

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Awe man, your gonna break my heart. PC Superman is one of my faves. Going to hate seeing it cut even if necessary.

I've cut it so many times it just laughs at me when I do. Frankly I need a bigger tank...

 

[DivingTheWorld]

RRU "The Vinh". Another candidate for some aggressive trimming...

 

[ScottB]

I have the same dilemma. Stuff is crowding out again. I get about three years, maybe four, then have to go ripping stuff out.

 

[Rick5]

I have the same dilemma. Stuff is crowding out again. I get about three years, maybe four, then have to go ripping stuff out.

You already filled up the 20' tank you just received? You really are a better reefer than I am.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

OG Oregon Tort

 

[DivingTheWorld]

If anyone local to the SF Bay Area is interested in XL chunks of acros, shoot me a PM and I can let you know what I have available. I don't have a lot of space, but I did keep some...

 

[DivingTheWorld]

BC Hyperberry

 

[Maxx]

I regret to inform you that you need to move if you want me to take some acros off your hands..
I'm willing to drive to anywhere in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky.
I might be willing to drive as far as Wisconsin, but only for you or Bubba.
Its effort and gas money on my part, but this is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for your corals.
Granted, I'm doing all the driving, but you've been good to go over the years I've been following your thread, so I feel comfortable with all that effort towards helping you out.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Time flies and I'm due for an update. I did some major cutting a couple months ago and trimmed back most of my colonies. Then I got carried away and ripped out several colonies that were frankly just boring me. Never get bored with your reef tank! Anyways, the trimmed colonies are recovering nicely and I just placed an order for my first coral pack in a couple years so excited about that. Fish are all doing well with the exception of my daughters Black Cap Basslet which passed away. Not sure what happened, possibly old age? I have orders to find a replacement.

Here's a pic of my Battlecorals Bubblebath Unicorn which continues expanding. I had to cut about half the colony away from the glass, but it's looking good again.

 

[ScottB]

You are so on point about managing overgrowth. I get lazy about it, and the colonies grow into/over each other. Then flow starts to get choked down. A wild reef has so much more flow than we can manage, and we all know how important flow is. Eventually, something bad is going to happen.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

You are so on point about managing overgrowth. I get lazy about it, and the colonies grow into/over each other. Then flow starts to get choked down. A wild reef has so much more flow than we can manage, and we all know how important flow is. Eventually, something bad is going to happen.

Flow is definitely an issue with overcrowding. The other is shadowing (lost my RMF Acid Trip colony that way) and coral warfare (lost my SC Orange Passion that way). I'm trying to be more proactive now. SCOP is in my new coral pack.

What I need is a 300g tank so I can spread all my colonies around and let them grow out to their full potential. Now how to trick the wife into that...

 

[Troylee]

Ok, here's an update. I'm doing some major trimming due to shading and bullying between corals. So these are before the trimming.

PC Superman

Beautiful piece! I believe @SunnyX was looking to get a piece of this back for his collection..