Najer's grubby puddle!

[najer]

I can't wait until the Miracle gets dirty! So much room for interesting textures. I really want an orange finger sponge.

Find a good source, if they get exposed to air during their shipping journey it can take weeks for them to die so even if it looks ok it might already be doomed.
Oh and live phyto helps with sponges as they deal with 1 micron food give or take.

 

[Katrina71]

Find a good source, if they get exposed to air during their shipping journey it can take weeks for them to die so even if it looks ok it might already be doomed.
Oh and live phyto helps with sponges as they deal with 1 micron food give or take.

That's the one thing that I'm reluctant to put in the tank. I know they are very delicate. I even considered a simulated version.

 

[najer]

Ever since you posted that pic of the blue Gorgonian, can’t stop thinking about it! The stores in my area are lacking

I have lost the majority of the blueberry and over half the orange due to a phos spike, my fault, so they are in a high flow spot in the big tank to try and keep them clean.

 

[najer]

That's the one thing that I'm reluctant to put in the tank. I know they are very delicate. I even considered a simulated version.

Can you get an lfs to get you some in and observe it for a few weeks before you take it?
When I moved the blue one from the big tank I submerged a 2 litre jug and put the sponge in it, jugged out 2 litres from the puddle and submerged the jug and poured it in, care wise a healthy sponge is pretty easy.

 

[Katrina71]

I've only seen one once here.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I've only seen one once here.

Same. They are stunning though.

 

[najer]

The cyano is clinging on by it's finger tips, don't mess with the blue sponge!

 

[najer]

Issues with the twins.

I have topped up for evap, fed phyto and some flake, cyano is less but I want to feed more for the corals!
It ticks over.

 

[najer]

Right, let me see what, if any pics I have, I got side tracked with the twins!

I have had one rock with a ridiculous amount of bubble algae on it so I plonked a big group of palys on them.
This lifted as one, at least 3" x 2", I need to test my nitrates and phos, I think they were weak?!

And that's it until today, told you I was distracted!

Luckily these two appear to get along, I need to frag the whip!

 

[Aqua Man]

When I first saw Bubble algae I thought it was kinda neat looking. That thought has changed! Lol

 

[Sipec]

What a neat tank
How do you feed the nps?

 

[najer]

What a neat tank
How do you feed the nps?

Thanks, lots of live phyto, a liquid food and a powder depending how bad my cyano is!
Liquid = Tropic Marin Zootonic.
Powder = Ocean Nutrition Reef Pulse.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Thanks, lots of live phyto, a liquid food and a powder depending how bad my cyano is!
Liquid = Tropic Marin Zootonic.
Powder = Ocean Nutrition Reef Pulse.

I wasnt aware u did these as well. Thanks

 

[najer]

Watc

I wasnt aware u did these as well. Thanks

Watch your phos with the last 2, don't use the Zootonic if you have much cyano.

Cespitularia, small green guy is doing ok, I will try and get an fts later, it is currently being shaded by the big blue!
Remember full rubbish lights, you need to see it under blues!
(Don't hold your air in, my camera refuses to deal with blue only led!)

Big blue, I need to frag it but every time I think about it it looks happy!

 

[najer]

 

[najer]

I had to re-fill the oxydator yesterday and moved a couple of things but about an inch.
Black tunicate thing is growing really well.

This was the only tip of the whip that had cyano so I cleaned it to see how long it takes, if at all, to come back.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Remember full rubbish lights, you need to see it under blues!

Glad your finally coming around ;Hilarious

 

[najer]

Looks like all I have to do to frag the snake polyps is grab one and pull?!

 

[najer]

I don't have more pics from yesterday as I got distracted, I can't remember by what though!
I took these earlier, I will try again in a bit, the green cespitularia is ok.

 

[najer]