The Mediocreef

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
been there done that. One time I forgot to turn my return back on in my evo for 2 days

I think that's why many have timers. I'm just waiting for the day it happens to me.

Projects with Sam · Mar 3, 2023

Timmy thinks anything I put in the tank is food. He ate all my GSP I glued on the overflows... I need to distract him like a dog if I want to place anything.

tbrown · Mar 3, 2023

Slocke said:
My SPS that is doing well and growing (slowly) are my weird pavonas. So maybe I just need to stick with the weird.

So to take this photo I had to blast some cyano and had the thought that I probably need to increase flow. Then I suddenly realized that I had turned down my flow as low as possible for my new RFA's and had forgotten to turn it back up.

Phosphate and nitrate levels?

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

Projects with Sam said:
Timmy thinks anything I put in the tank is food. He ate all my GSP I glued on the overflows... I need to distract him like a dog if I want to place anything.

Silly goose. Coral are friends, not food.

Slocke · Mar 3, 2023

tbrown3589 said:
Phosphate and nitrate levels?

0.22 and 0-5 last I tested. Sounds high but 6 months ago by phosphates we’re stuck at 0.7

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

Slocke said:
My SPS that is doing well and growing (slowly) are my weird pavonas. So maybe I just need to stick with the weird.

So to take this photo I had to blast some cyano and had the thought that I probably need to increase flow. Then I suddenly realized that I had turned down my flow as low as possible for my new RFA's and had forgotten to turn it back up.

Fuzzy fuzzy.

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

NY aquatics fish came! Shy guy.

Slocke · Mar 3, 2023

Mschmidt said:
Fuzzy fuzzy.

Nice!
Looks very similar. I think its my favorite SPS but I would say that about the only one that grows well for me!

tbrown · Mar 3, 2023

Slocke said:
0.22 and 0-5 last I tested. Sounds high but 6 months ago by phosphates we’re stuck at 0.7

Nitrate are low, phosphates are just a little higher than where I try keeping mine. Without those if your alk is high SPS can RTN. I've had this happen because my PO4 was bottomed out. Nitrates are at 50ish, phosphates are 0.1 and alk is 8.3. When I was losing Acros I was at 10 alk, 0 PO4, and 40+ NO3.

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

Slocke said:
Nice!
Looks very similar. I think its my favorite SPS but I would say that about the only one that grows well for me!

I got some montis from @chipmunkofdoom2 that are doing well. If they donwell enough I can share. To quote him, if they die, I have more.

tbrown · Mar 3, 2023

Wanna see my Leptos and Pavonas????

tbrown · Mar 3, 2023

Mschmidt · Mar 3, 2023

tbrown3589 said:
Wanna see my Leptos and Pavonas????

That hull lepto is growing well!

tbrown · Mar 3, 2023

Mschmidt said:
That hull lepto is growing well!

Encrusting like crazy right now.

billyocean · Mar 4, 2023

Those hull leptos are crazy

tbrown · Mar 4, 2023

Had to break the streak and make that Hulk encrust!

Mschmidt · Mar 4, 2023

billyocean said:
...not anymore.

tbrown3589 said:
Had to break the streak.

But with another 8 more than last count. I was silently trying to make the end of the page.

Mschmidt · Mar 4, 2023

Sure lay it on me @billyocean and @tbrown3589.

Speaking of encrusting, my spongodes are doing that.

billyocean · Mar 4, 2023

Mschmidt said:
Sure lay it on me @billyocean and @tbrown3589.

Speaking of encrusting, my spongodes are doing that.

I've always like the spongodes!

Mschmidt · Mar 4, 2023

billyocean said:
I've always like the spongodes!

I like that they're not dying. I think early on I lost one that I bought to early. I need to find a place for the ones I have now. And the sunset monti next to it.