I have SPS now!

[Shawn_epicurious]

Great choices Shawn. Those things look great! I love Millepora definitely my favorite of the acros. You have done great taking your time and being well informed.

Side note... did that little "ricordea" or whatever it was turn back up? The one that just seemed to keep hiding on?

Thank you! ...and no, sadly, he never did show back up.

 

[Glass Algae]

Grats!

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

My new Bella Goby came out for a quick pic : )

 

[stylolvr]

Love the SPS, and that is one handsome goby!

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

A couple of you asked me to keep this updated... sad news, RTN got me on my first SPS : ( this Millipora went totally white overnight : ( I had to remove it. I did learn to stay away from maricultured pieces... at least for now.

 

[najer]

My new Bella Goby came out for a quick pic : )

That is a very pretty fish, me want!

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

That is a very pretty fish, me want!

He is fun to watch to... when he gets a mouth full of food, he just BANGS the sand hard! he is very thorough too. He has completely transformed the topography of my sand bed. His little piles are everywhere. Makes the sand look cool : )

 

[najer]

He is fun to watch to... when he gets a mouth full of food, he just BANGS the sand hard! he is very thorough too. He has completely transformed the topography of my sand bed. His little piles are everywhere. Makes the sand look cool : )

I have an engineer goby, my sandbed changes daily!

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

I have an engineer goby, my sandbed changes daily!

That’s a cool choice too. That breed looks really sleek

 

[Ravsta]

Great pics and they look amazing. One day I will make that jump from LPS/Softies to sticks.

 

[Boonz28]

Congrats on your first sticks! Imo they aren’t as difficult to keep as some people make them out to be, they aren’t more resilient than cockroaches like some softies are but keep your parameters stable and they’ll grow like weeds. That being said they can have a hard time adjusting to a new tank (major instability event in their life, new light, new flow, every water parameter is different than they’re used to) so don’t feel too bad about the RTN you’re having on the Millie.

 

[Hincapiej4]

Yea, I have some RTN on my new millie frags I got a bit ago. They came in to the tank like that, but I'm ignoring it as you have to look hard to see it, and I know it'll just grow back over it. I have a knack for stopping things like RTN and bleaching.
I don't know why, but I've managed to save a few corals that were in the middle of dieing so I got discounts on them. I've lost a couple though. Mostly because I'm messing around in the tank and accidently frag a coral after I've already accidently fragged them and they quit....lol

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

So, not really having a lot of luck with these new purchases : ( Now the second maricultured piece I bought is covered with RTN : ( And... my Bella Goby, that I really really liked, jumped out of the tank overnight! Lost him too! : (

 

[melanotaenia]

Sorry to hear about the goby; do you have a source for ORA corals? Their frags have always done well for me so could be a good starting point given their hardiness compared to Maricultured pieces.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Sorry to hear about the goby; do you have a source for ORA corals? Their frags have always done well for me so could be a good starting point given their hardiness compared to Maricultured pieces.

Now that I know to ask about the whole “Maricultured” thing... I have been able to stay away from them with my LFS.

I have begun to understand why so many reefers buy online... it is kind of the only way to get the exact species and such that you want. I have a really nice LFS now, but their SPS stock is still very limited.

 

[Daddy-o]

Now that I know to ask about the whole “Maricultured” thing... I have been able to stay away from them with my LFS.

I have begun to understand why so many reefers buy online... it is kind of the only way to get the exact species and such that you want. I have a really nice LFS now, but their SPS stock is still very limited.

We really like getting coral from fellow reefers. We trade and buy. Not only are the frags most often healthier, most fellow reefers have a pretty good quarantine/dip process.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

We really like getting coral from fellow reefers. We trade and buy. Not only are the frags most often healthier, most fellow reefers have a pretty good quarantine/dip process.

So far.... that has not been an option for me

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

So, not really having a lot of luck with these new purchases : ( Now the second maricultured piece I bought is covered with RTN : ( And... my Bella Goby, that I really really liked, jumped out of the tank overnight! Lost him too! : (

Gobys are known jumpers, carpet surfing we’ve all been there. That’s how you learn to keep a screen on the tank lol

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Gobys are known jumpers, carpet surfing we’ve all been there. That’s how you learn to keep a screen on the tank lol

I have been trying to order a screen kit for, BRS for months now.... they keep being out of it ... yeah, still my fault : (

 

[homer1475]

Other then the actual clear screen BRS sells, all the other materials(screen frame, plastic corners, spline, etc) can be bought at lowes or HD for half the price.