Bubba's SPS Journey

[Fishfinder]

is there a triple like button?

 

[Da8]

What incredible animals you keep.


Do you have any feeding routines for the fish and corals??
Is there any page where you talk about your settings and routines ?

Thank you!!

 

[Haggisman14]

Keep the eye candy coming @bubbaque have any Fox Flame Colonies?

 

[CoralWealth]

Several months ago I sold a bunch of frags of my PC Superman. When I fragged it, it lost the nice round shape and I was worried that it may never get that shape back. I am happy to see that it looks nice and round again!

PC Superman

very nice!!!

what glue do you use?

 

[erk]

I come to this thread and see all the beautiful SPS and it gives me the resolve to continue trying to get my tank back on track so I can keep SPS again.

 

[bubbaque]

What incredible animals you keep.


Do you have any feeding routines for the fish and corals??
Is there any page where you talk about your settings and routines ?

Thank you!!

Thank you!

Routine is pretty simple. I feed the fish pretty heavy my frozen food once a day (shrimp, talapia and scallops) along with pellets twice later in the day. I don't directly feed the corals but they grab whatever is floating from the frozen food.

I run a calcium reactor and dose kalk.
Change out 10% of the water every couple weeks
Use a co2 scrubber to keep ph up
Grow chaeto to keep nutrients down

I think that's about it.

Keep the eye candy coming @bubbaque have any Fox Flame Colonies?

No colonies. I have a fox flame in my display that has encrusted about 5 inches with two little branches, lol. I have another in my frag tank that's growing really well and will be a colony soon.

very nice!!!

what glue do you use?

Lately I've been selling some frags to help fund another tank , so I have tried several brands of glue. So far the best one is the superglue gel from the dollar store. It's extra thick and dries fast.

The worst one is the $50 bottle from brs. That stuff runs so much. I put some on a plug and by time I get the frag on these it turns to a puddle. I wouldn't recommend that one to anyone.

 

[bubbaque]

I come to this thread and see all the beautiful SPS and it gives me the resolve to continue trying to get my tank back on track so I can keep SPS again.

Thank you! I've had my ups and downs but the joy I get from growing these sticks keeps me going.

If you start growing sps again tag me in your thread so I can follow along.

 

[FarmerTy]

Thank you!

Routine is pretty simple. I feed the fish pretty heavy my frozen food once a day (shrimp, talapia and scallops) along with pellets twice later in the day. I don't directly feed the corals but they grab whatever is floating from the frozen food.

I run a calcium reactor and dose kalk.
Change out 10% of the water every couple weeks
Use a co2 scrubber to keep ph up
Grow chaeto to keep nutrients down

I think that's about it.

No colonies. I have a fox flame in my display that has encrusted about 5 inches with two little branches, lol. I have another in my frag tank that's growing really well and will be a colony soon.

Lately I've been selling some frags to help fund another tank , so I have tried several brands of glue. So far the best one is the superglue gel from the dollar store. It's extra thick and dries fast.

The worst one is the $50 bottle from brs. That stuff runs so much. I put some on a plug and by time I get the frag on these it turns to a puddle. I wouldn't recommend that one to anyone.

Use the BRS extra thick glue gel Bubba. It's perfect. I use it for all my glue fragging purposes.

 

[CoralWealth]

Thank you!

Routine is pretty simple. I feed the fish pretty heavy my frozen food once a day (shrimp, talapia and scallops) along with pellets twice later in the day. I don't directly feed the corals but they grab whatever is floating from the frozen food.

I run a calcium reactor and dose kalk.
Change out 10% of the water every couple weeks
Use a co2 scrubber to keep ph up
Grow chaeto to keep nutrients down

I think that's about it.

No colonies. I have a fox flame in my display that has encrusted about 5 inches with two little branches, lol. I have another in my frag tank that's growing really well and will be a colony soon.

Lately I've been selling some frags to help fund another tank , so I have tried several brands of glue. So far the best one is the superglue gel from the dollar store. It's extra thick and dries fast.

The worst one is the $50 bottle from brs. That stuff runs so much. I put some on a plug and by time I get the frag on these it turns to a puddle. I wouldn't recommend that one to anyone.

I am starting to frag so I appreciate the input. My one coral has grown so much top heavy that its base cant support it anymore and it keeps falling over so I am going to try out other glue. I have always used IC Gel and I like it but for some reason it cant support this coral, good problem to have I suppose.

Other tank, as in another frag tank?

 

[CoralWealth]

Use the BRS extra thick glue gel Bubba. It's perfect. I use it for all my glue fragging purposes.

its not runny?

 

[FarmerTy]

its not runny?

Not at all... Its gel. Sits on there like a blob of whip cream.

 

[bubbaque]

Use the BRS extra thick glue gel Bubba. It's perfect. I use it for all my glue fragging purposes.

I think that's what I bought. I was wrong on the price it's $30 not $50. If you look at the reviews of the one I linked most say that it is runny. Maybe I had bad batch but it's aweful. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-extra-thick-gel-super-glue.html

I am starting to frag so I appreciate the input. My one coral has grown so much top heavy that its base cant support it anymore and it keeps falling over so I am going to try out other glue. I have always used IC Gel and I like it but for some reason it cant support this coral, good problem to have I suppose.

Other tank, as in another frag tank?

Yeah another frag tank . The addiction is real, lol.

 

[FarmerTy]

I think that's what I bought. I was wrong on the price it's $30 not $50. If you look at the reviews of the one I linked most say that it is runny. Maybe I had bad batch but it's aweful. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-extra-thick-gel-super-glue.html

Yeah another frag tank . The addiction is real, lol.

I just bought two more bottles. I'll give it a squeeze and post a picture later. There's an occasional one that starts runny but I just shake it up to mix it and its fine.

 

[bubbaque]

The one on the left is that bottle and on the right is dollar store.

 

[Anirban]

The one on the left is that bottle and on the right is dollar store.

But its still sitting out there without running......

 

[bubbaque]

But its still sitting out there without running......

Wait until you poke it with a frag.

 

[OnPointCorals]

The worst one is the $50 bottle from brs. That stuff runs so much. I put some on a plug and by time I get the frag on these it turns to a puddle. I wouldn't recommend that one to anyone.

Man. I can’t even believe they sell that. It is the worst. So thin and runny.

 

[bubbaque]

Man. I can’t even believe they sell that. It is the worst. So thin and runny.

You used it before?

 

[Anirban]

Wait until you poke it with a frag.

If you poke anything with a stick its gonna run. If it doesn't then its dead...;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[TMB]

I love this thread Bubba! Maybe someday my stuff will be good enough to post pics of, till then I'm pretty happy visiting your thread to see awesome Acros. Keep up the good work!