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If anyone sees this then can you help a brother out? I was picked as a finalist in the Jan Macro Shot contest and I could use the votes. I am picture #20 and would appreciate the like. That is only if you think it is worth a like that is. 
Appreciate it if so. Thanks again!
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Jan 2021 POTM Voting Poll: Macro Shot
The subject for Jan 2021 POTM contest was Macro Shot It is now Time to chose the winner! The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed Jan 25th at 11:59 pm EST. As always, we thank Avast Marine for sponsoring our...
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What a crazy ride the last couple months. I’m glad you turned it around. Great looking tank. I run all Blue plus, as to try to limit gha. I’m not sure it works. Lol
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Thank you! I noticed you're in Waxhaw. I am in Concord near the mall. Let me know if you ever want to trade frags, etc.
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Thank you! Yes it has been a crazy ride and hopefully it is making a turn for the better. Still see some pieces that I feel will RTN soon based on appearance but I am not giving up hope just yet.
I am loving the T5's and the Blue+ is an awesome bulb!
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I am just starting, I haven't even bought a tank yet. But my OCD makes me research everything before I start. Plus I have to save up. My first saltwater tank was a disaster. Hoping the second won't be. Love your automation, love everything about your tank. would love to see your tank one day.
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The tank has gone through a lot over the last couple of months. Had a crash, lost a bunch of pieces, remaining pieces lost color, most still have necrosis at the their base. However, I can 99% say that I feel it is over the hump. Tank is starting to come around and color up. Dosing nutrients and aminos and Alk demand has increased. Starting to feel good about the tank again.
Late night feeding and FTS
Late night feeding and FTS
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Glad you got through the rough phase, hopefully a well learned experience that will help guide future success. Looking forward to seeing your tank blossom 
Corals are looking good man!
Corals are looking good man!
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Glad you got through the rough phase, hopefully a well learned experience that will help guide future success. Looking forward to seeing your tank blossom
Thanks Perry! Yes, I learned a lesson alright. Just leave the tank alone and everything else will work itself out.
Just going to continue dosing nutrients(if needed) and aminos/vitamins. Hopefully soon I will have colonies for days!
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Thanks Tim!
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Only non Acro in the tank. I tried removing it and only left a small piece behind a year ago. It starting growing again a couple of months ago and I can see it getting bigger every day now. I cant being myself to remove it now. It has the will to survive.
Also that's not a frag I purposely took in the middle. This weekend I was doing some maintenance in the tank. The tongs slipped out of my hands and torpedoed down on the Stylo. It's used to this though and will bounce back nicely.
Also that's not a frag I purposely took in the middle. This weekend I was doing some maintenance in the tank. The tongs slipped out of my hands and torpedoed down on the Stylo. It's used to this though and will bounce back nicely.
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I like it I think stylos bring a nice balance to an acro tank.Only non Acro in the tank. I tried removing it and only left a small piece behind a year ago. It starting growing again a couple of months ago and I can see it getting bigger every day now. I cant being myself to remove it now. It has the will to survive.
Also that's not a frag a purposely took in the middle. This weekend I was doing some maintenance in the tank. The tongs slipped out of my hands and torpedoed down on the Stylo. It's used to this though and will bounce back nicely.
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I really do like it. I only removed it the first time because it lost its color from my first time using Vibrant. I left behind a tiny polyp and a year later it started growing into this. Only issue is they are pretty aggressive and I will probably run into some issues when it gets bigger and competing for space.
You're right. Those guys can lay down a lot of bone in no time. My purple went from a stick to a softball in less than 2 years. I fragged it into 50 pieces. Fortunately my LFS moves a piece a week for me as solid starter SPS. Wish he could move some of my Bali green slimer that quick. Still have pounds of that stacked up in the frag system.
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I am going to have a basketball sized colony within a year the way this one is going. I swear it gets bigger everyday. You're right though. I feel one day it will be making a trip to the LFS.
What's funny is I have over 20 frags of Green Slimer that I am trading into the LFS next week. Who needs bitcoin when we have Slimer for days!
I am fortunate to have some good relationships with two LFS and regularly supply them with some of the basic stuff, plus some classic SPS. It is just for store credit, and they take 2/3rds of the retail price and I am fine with that. Brick and mortar LFS is a tough space with rents like they are around here.I am going to have a basketball sized colony within a year the way this one is going. I swear it gets bigger everyday. You're right though. I feel one day it will be making a trip to the LFS.
What's funny is I have over 20 frags of Green Slimer that I am trading into the LFS next week. Who needs bitcoin when we have Slimer for days!
I find them more receptive when I pack up 1-2 each of several different corals. So a dozen pieces of 5 corals.
