The Garden -- Rakies shallow SPS cube

[tripdad]

The crappy part is it always seems to follow a period of fairly good success. Nice growth, good colors, and then .......

 

[Rakie]

Frag tank upgrade. 20x16x10, 3/8" acrylic. I'm gaining just shy if a square foot of room!

 

[WallyB]

That's a Great Idea, to have a Extra Frag Tank. I assume Isolated...... like a Backup Frag Bank. Always Ready to Pull Favourite/Premium Frags out if something goes wrong on your other setup.

With that space, and the way you packed your other setup, you should be able to fit at least 80 Frags in there

 

[Rakie]

That's a Great Idea, to have a Extra Frag Tank. I assume Isolated...... like a Backup Frag Bank. Always Ready to Pull Favourite/Premium Frags out if something goes wrong on your other setup.

With that space, and the way you packed your other setup, you should be able to fit at least 80 Frags in there

I'm excited to replace the 10g tank lol. Although it's done me well, it's time to fit more frags!

 

[najer]

I hope this turns around for you soon.

 

[Rakie]

I hope this turns around for you soon.

It's already turned around for now! A few losses but it'll happen eventually -- my mistake for dosing stuff like I did. Created instability, sadly.

 

[najer]

It's already turned around for now! A few losses but it'll happen eventually -- my mistake for dosing stuff like I did. Created instability, sadly.

I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

 

[Rakie]

Yep, I agree! The bubble algae is slowly going away, but too slowly for me lol.

I'm afraid of emerald crabs or I'd consider some

 

[najer]

I love emeralds.

 

[Katrina71]

I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

We are the same on this.

 

[Katrina71]

Yep, I agree! The bubble algae is slowly going away, but too slowly for me lol.

I'm afraid of emerald crabs or I'd consider some

Nothing good happens quickly...lol

 

[NY_Caveman]

I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

Agreed as well. Chemiclean does not make sense to me. I know people use it and it works for them, but seems dangerous.

Nothing good happens quickly...lol

Exactly.

 

[Rakie]

Picked up a couple nice corals from @MrV

 

[WallyB]

Picked up a couple nice corals from @MrV

OUCH! Double ouch on the 2nd one.

 

[Rakie]

OUCH! Double ouch on the 2nd one.

Yeah definitely a fan of both lol

 

[Katrina71]

If you need me to "hold" those...

 

[NY_Caveman]

He has some amazing pieces. His 100 gallon thread is some of my favorite eye candy.

 

[fabutahoun]

Picked up a couple nice corals from @MrV

These are beautiful, do they have one of these crazy coral names ?

 

[Rakie]

These are beautiful, do they have one of these crazy coral names ?

They're wild self named corals, Mr v Nirvana (blue/red) and Mr v gold something something

 

[Janci]

Picked up a couple nice corals from @MrV

Mr.V has amazing corals and skills.
His blue light photography is outstanding as well.

These are nice and proper sized pieces.
Congrats.