SPS Pain train

BighohoReef · Jul 15, 2020

Finally making the real plunge into SPS aquascape is made up and ready to go! The first four colonies ordered wondering what everyone thinks.

Neoalchemist · Jul 15, 2020

These appear to be aqua cultured. Beautiful choices they are but might not fare too well in a tank that is not well established by a year or more. That being said, if there arent many hiccups in the tanks maturity at least a couple are likely to survive and grow out.

Phildago · Jul 15, 2020

Nice choices!

Neoalchemist · Jul 15, 2020

Im assuming that the tank is new due to your scape being new.

Simplyorange · Jul 15, 2020

Looking good. What are your no3 qnd po4 levels?

BighohoReef · Jul 15, 2020

Neoalchemist said:
These appear to be aqua cultured. Beautiful choices they are but might not fare too well in a tank that is not well established by a year or more. That being said, if there arent many hiccups in the tanks maturity at least a couple are likely to survive and grow out.

I'm curious how you tell what's mariculture vs aquaculture? Is it how they are tagged and have grown out on the plugs?

BighohoReef · Jul 15, 2020

Simplyorange said:
Looking good. What are your no3 qnd po4 levels?

No3 is trending about 5ppm and PO4 is at .03

Neoalchemist · Jul 15, 2020

BighohoReef said:
I'm curious how you tell what's mariculture vs aquaculture? Is it how they are tagged and have grown out on the plugs?

That plus the colors and growth forms, coral grown in powerhead driven flow is rarely that chunky.
I even believe I know that those were grown by Bali Aquaculture.

Neoalchemist · Jul 15, 2020

BighohoReef said:
I'm curious how you tell what's mariculture vs aquaculture? Is it how they are tagged and have grown out on the plugs?

Actually now that you mention it those are maricultured not aquacultured. Grown in an ocean farm.

BighohoReef · Jul 15, 2020

Neoalchemist said:
Im assuming that the tank is new due to your scape being new.

The tank is fairly but well established and was seeded with rock/water from our other tank that's about 5 years old. I've been making adjustments to the aquascape to make room for a more SPS dominant tank.