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Absolutely beautiful!!Yep, top down is the best way to view my tank.
sorry not sorry
SliceGolfer
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Really amazing color!All I do is take top down shots....
Gaspipe
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Looks amazing! So glad I saw this thread in R2Rs email. Question in the 1st image (post 181) focus on the light's reflection. To the North West (10:00) of that reflection is a blue center with red skirt coral. Is that a rock flower nem? If yes is it touching the surrounding corals?
If not what is it?
Thanks for the info and the updates!!
If not what is it?
Thanks for the info and the updates!!
Thank you! I did even catch the email haha. Anyway no that is not a rock flower. That is a blasto. Don't have a "designer" name. My oldest daughter saw it at a frag swap and we snagged it. Took a long time to see some growth, but i'm up to 6 heads now.
There are some other photos of it on my instagram account. @tehSAC_reef
Can you say a blitz more about how you cleaned the rocks?So I’m still around.
I seriously almost threw all of this in the trash. Corals were not looking great, ATO stuck on and threw the salinity off, etc etc. So frustrating and just wanted to be done with it all. Plus the daily stresses of life were taking me away from maintenance and overall desire to do anything with the tank or life. I’d do a two gallon change every week, scraped the glass, and fed the fish. Hell, I barely wanted to even look at the tank. In September my youngest came to me and said “dad, what are the little green hairs and bubbles in your tank?” I took a quick look and honestly couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Bubble algae and GHA in various spots all over the tank. Something happened that night and it took me back into “reef mode.” I started to scrub my rocks during large water changes with peroxide to remove the GHA, plucked the bubble algae, and stopped siphoning the sand weekly. I started to see changes in the coming weeks. Zoa’s were starting to open back up, and new heads almost every other day on some of the varieties I have. Before I did large waterchanges, I would really blast the rocks with a turkey baster, get the junk suspended in the column and do the 3-4 gallon water change. I’ve been doing this for 2 months now and the health, growth, and colors of my corals have never been better.
I’m guessing you removed that from the tank to scrub them with peroxide? Just wondering with all those corals that must have been some task?
Actually there is one large rock and 3 smaller rocks in the tank. The small ones I removed and scrubbed. The large rock I did a large water change and before adding new water I scrubbed the rocks while they were in the tank.
If you get the newer version of this tank the return pump is really great. The Sicce pump I have is good but it has its flaws.
My lighting is very simple actually. I try to keep everything simple in my tank.
cursedcalamari
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Ha! I just saw your tank on reddit when you posted it. I have to tell you that after looking at your tank I decided to actually grab a IM Nuvo 10 this week as my next tank. I was looking for a new tank project after a life change so thank you for sharing this.Yep, top down is the best way to view my tank.
sorry not sorry
Being excited, and enjoying the challenge is one of the best parts of the hobby. The popular part I could care less of. It’s nice to be recognized but in the grand scheme of things I do it for myself as I’m the one that looks at it everyday. Do it for yourself and you will never be let down.
Same here. I enjoy watching things grow. It doesnt matter to me if it are crops, cattle or coral I just like to see things grow. I also like to learn new things. So much has changed since I set my first tank up 13 years ago.
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