Mammoth Nano SPS Reef

[SeaDweller]

This guy is true to the reputation of a good grower so far. This pic is a month after the shot a few posts above.

ASD Rainbow

not for me, mines pretty dormant. I have 3, one grows quickly, but I don't think it's a true ASD R, the other two are painfully slow..

 

[Dugless]

not for me, mines pretty dormant. I have 3, one grows quickly, but I don't think it's a true ASD R, the other two are painfully slow..

Yeah, it is curious how some acros decide to grow at a nice clip and others just sit there. It is even more confusing when you clip a frag from a decent grower and it does absolutely nothing once glued up in the same system.

 

[Dugless]

I wish I knew why some pieces decide to grow around the original frag as it remains dormant. This mini colony is an example as you can see the odd looking yellow nub at the bottom right.

BC Death Lemon

 

[Dugless]

This is one of my top encrusters, almost montipora level reach. It's laughable how little the table growth is in comparison to the encrusted portion.

BC Bohemia

 

[Pdash]

This is one of my top encrusters, almost montipora level reach. It's laughable how little the table growth is in comparison to the encrusted portion.

BC Bohemia

I thought my bohemia looked cool...... I was wrong.

 

[Abeal17]

I'm not a SPS guy really, but I really do love looking at the pictures you take!

 

[Dugless]

I'm not a SPS guy really, but I really do love looking at the pictures you take!

Thanks, it’s fun to document growth and color. I hope it’s helpful to others in some way.

 

[Dugless]

This piece makes my Thanksgiving Milli look brown. So much so, I'm just about ready to rip out the 5" colony. Now that the tank is starting to fill in I need to make room for nicer pieces.

BC Sex Feast

 

[monti mike]

@Dugless your tank is inspiration! Thanks for sharing! Sorry if you’ve answered this question already but what camera are you using to take your pictures? They look amazing

 

[Dugless]

@Dugless your tank is inspiration! Thanks for sharing! Sorry if you’ve answered this question already but what camera are you using to take your pictures? They look amazing

I use a Nikon D750 with a Tamron 90mm VC macro lens (F017). See more detail at post 231, thanks!

 

[Dugless]

BC Dayglo Millie

 

[Wrangy]

Good golly, your photos are just way too nice mate!

 

[mfollen]

Amazing color, great to see full potential of these coral. Where have your nutrients been after the chemiclean reset?

 

[Dugless]

Amazing color, great to see full potential of these coral. Where have your nutrients been after the chemiclean reset?

I’ve been running NO3 at 2-5ppm since installing a sulphur reactor late last summer. Before and after the need for chemiclean I was having a hard time getting NO3 down below 20ppm. I’m not sure the Real Reef rock has enough porosity to home the proper bacteria to process nitrate efficiently. Every system before I’ve had less than 1ppm with ocean rock, no problem.

I try to keep PO4 around .03-.07, if it dips too low I’ll dose some bottled phytoplankton. If it gets too high I utilize 1/2 cup of GFO in a reactor.

I keep an eye on the dust algae on the glass and observe the corals to tell me when I need to test for NO3 and PO4. I have a few canary corals that usually clue me into knowing the tank’s mood.

 

[mfollen]

That’s super helpful, thanks for the insight. It’s definitely something to slowly strive for, who wouldn’t want that color.

 

[Dugless]

A new frag that is almost too hairy to photograph. Had to shut the flow off for this one.

RMF Red Halo

 

[ReefDemon]

@Dugless just caught up with this thread, I ended up here while reading @bubbaque thread. Gotta say your tank and acro collection is awesome. Keep doing what you do, I’ll be here lurking and learning

 

[Dugless]

Any ID experts out there? I picked this up as a Paletta Pink Tip many months ago, but it is so boring looking. Haha.

 

[UWC]

Definitely looks like the Paletta. It’ll get much better with time. Absolutely blast it with par Here’s one of our grow outs on a 3” tile about to take off.

 

[Dugless]

Definitely looks like the Paletta. It’ll get much better with time. Absolutely blast it with par Here’s one of our grow outs on a 3” tile about to take off.

Maybe that is part of the problem for me. I originally had it really low in the tank and just recently moved it up to a new location.