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lol understood!1 word - pocillopora
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Quick coral shots from my phone. Man I really need to get out my good camera....
I actually really hate frag plugs but I do like these frag rocks from Aqua Forest. They are ugly now but will blend in well as the coral and coralline grows. My buddy who I got the frags from turned me on to them. They make it easy to move the coral around should I want a better spot for them.
I actually really hate frag plugs but I do like these frag rocks from Aqua Forest. They are ugly now but will blend in well as the coral and coralline grows. My buddy who I got the frags from turned me on to them. They make it easy to move the coral around should I want a better spot for them.
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I have the left side Vectra L2 running reefcrest at 90% split between 2 outputs. I had a Vectra L1 on the right side running at 45% going through 1 output (the other output is not really needed and is capped off at this point) but it seized up on me. I have a Vectra L2 being shipped here and will arrive tomorrow. it will run reefcrest at 45%. There is tons of flow in the tank from front to back, side to side. I have a tube anemone from my 210 in the 600 now that I might actually give to my friend because I cant find a calm enough spot in the tank for it.
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Full tank shots will start to be catalogued on post 5. First FTS posted. Still dealing with the ugly stage but no coral losses at this point.
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Looking good man
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Your Angel Love is tweaking my heartstrings!!!! I am currently in planning for a 280. this is my wish list of what I used to have before I started getting fish from Dr. Reef. (Velvet nearly killed me for the hobby)
When they were all in there things were ok no signs of aggression... after the massive loss I havent been able to stock enough to break up the aggression of the 3 stooges so I stopped buying fish until I can move the regals and majestic into a scape first.
I want my regals back X2 lost to aggression
1 blue face lost to velvet
1 emperor lost to velvet
3 schooling bannerfish pigs who dominate my 180 obtained from Dr. Reef aka the 3 stooges
1 pink streak wrasse Salron
1 Midas blenny Adorable From Dr. Reef
2 captive bred black clowns med size mated but no babies
1 Harlequin tusk lost to velvet
1 Halichoeres leucoxanthus cant even spell it without a copy paste
1 majestic angel lost to velvet
I would be interested in your experiences with the regals and the other angels as that is my goal. I plan to try the softies and super easy corals, no stonys.
When they were all in there things were ok no signs of aggression... after the massive loss I havent been able to stock enough to break up the aggression of the 3 stooges so I stopped buying fish until I can move the regals and majestic into a scape first.
I want my regals back X2 lost to aggression
1 blue face lost to velvet
1 emperor lost to velvet
3 schooling bannerfish pigs who dominate my 180 obtained from Dr. Reef aka the 3 stooges
1 pink streak wrasse Salron
1 Midas blenny Adorable From Dr. Reef
2 captive bred black clowns med size mated but no babies
1 Harlequin tusk lost to velvet
1 Halichoeres leucoxanthus cant even spell it without a copy paste
1 majestic angel lost to velvet
I would be interested in your experiences with the regals and the other angels as that is my goal. I plan to try the softies and super easy corals, no stonys.
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Your Angel Love is tweaking my heartstrings!!!! I am currently in planning for a 280. this is my wish list of what I used to have before I started getting fish from Dr. Reef. (Velvet nearly killed me for the hobby)
When they were all in there things were ok no signs of aggression... after the massive loss I havent been able to stock enough to break up the aggression of the 3 stooges so I stopped buying fish until I can move the regals and majestic into a scape first.
I want my regals back X2 lost to aggression
1 blue face lost to velvet
1 emperor lost to velvet
3 schooling bannerfish pigs who dominate my 180 obtained from Dr. Reef aka the 3 stooges
1 pink streak wrasse Salron
1 Midas blenny Adorable From Dr. Reef
2 captive bred black clowns med size mated but no babies
1 Harlequin tusk lost to velvet
1 Halichoeres leucoxanthus cant even spell it without a copy paste
1 majestic angel lost to velvet
I would be interested in your experiences with the regals and the other angels as that is my goal. I plan to try the softies and super easy corals, no stonys.
Bummer, sorry to hear about the losses. Yeah I either quarantine all my fish or buy them pre-quarantined from a reputable vendor. Besides the transfers from my previous system all my fish have come from Dr. Reef so far. I have been really pleased with their customer service and the fish I have received from them. I currently have another 12 fish being quarantined right now with them.
On another note I went out of town for a few days and came back to most my acro's having burnt tips and lost my red dragon acro. I have been keeping my alkalinity below 7dKh since I don't have any PO4 in the tank. I wanted to shy away from dosing PO4 so I was dosing acropower hoping that would "substitute" the low nutrients in my tank, no such luck unfortunately. While I was gone my alk climbed to almost 8.
I decided to be pro active and take out the surviving corals and place them back into my buddies tank until my system is a bit more ready. I knew I was walking a fine line with placing acros into such a new system and one slight misstep could spell disaster. Not sure why I always think I am smarter than nature!
Anyways I am now dosing PO4 of roughly .08 per day which is breaking even from my last test which is now giving me a steady .04 PO4. Now instead of rushing things (nothing comes fast and easy in this hobby and I know it, not sure why I tempt fate) I am going to wait until coralline starts coming in before adding acros and chalices back in. I do have a couple of torches in the system now though which my buddy didnt have room for and they are doing great and haven't skipped a beat. Now its just a waiting game.
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Next order of fish coming in:
Tomini Tang - Quarantined (for the frag sump area)
x2 Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse - Quarantined
Black Nox Angelfish - Quarantined
Watanabei Angelfish (Female) - Quarantined
Flagfin Angelfish - Quarantined
Rusty Angelfish - Quarantined
Majestic Angelfish - Quarantined (last one didn't make it unfortunately)
Convict Tang - Quarantined
x2 Sleeper Blue Dot Goby - Quarantined
Tomini Tang - Quarantined (for the frag sump area)
x2 Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse - Quarantined
Black Nox Angelfish - Quarantined
Watanabei Angelfish (Female) - Quarantined
Flagfin Angelfish - Quarantined
Rusty Angelfish - Quarantined
Majestic Angelfish - Quarantined (last one didn't make it unfortunately)
Convict Tang - Quarantined
x2 Sleeper Blue Dot Goby - Quarantined
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Good list of fish! Can't wait to see all of them in your tank!
How wide is the panel cover the controllers and drain lines? i'm looking at these exact dimensions for my own build and like your tank a lot.Its been a busy week. I have everything plumbed, tanked filled and cycling. I built up the back wall a little bit. More details to come.
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Are you referring to the panels for my stand?
24x40 all the way around and 12x40 & 12x30 on the back end overflow side.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/vallstena-door-white-00541828/
Thanks for the compliment
