The Garden -- Rakies shallow SPS cube

[Rakie]

Skimmer is totally fine.

My suggestion - start slow and work your way up.

Half dose first week
Full dose next few weeks and assess from there if you want to up your dosing.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Where do you run your no3 and po4?

I've always run my no3/po4 higher than average (25/0.30) which wasn't a problem until an inedible algae showed up.

I know this may tank my nutrients and I will watch them carefully, and dose if necessary.

 

[Viner87]

I've always run my no3/po4 higher than average (25/0.30) which wasn't a problem until an inedible algae showed up.

I know this may tank my nutrients and I will watch them carefully, and dose if necessary.

Dude try and powder blue or powder brown - green bubble algae eaters and stunners too [emoji1303]

 

[UWC]

Perfect. Glad to hear you’re not unls. Won’t tank your nutrients going slow

 

[Rakie]

Dude try and powder blue or powder brown - green bubble algae eaters and stunners too [emoji1303]

45 cube is 2" shorter than a 50 cube, so I went away from the fish route. Besides that, my BA is so thick I'm not sure fish and emeralds are enough.

Powder browns are one of my favorite tangs though, trust me, I wish i could!

 

[Rakie]

A few more dirty cell phone pics from above the frag tank.

 

[Rakie]

Haha, welcome @Retro Reefer, you've certainly been catching up

 

[lbacha]

Let me know how the vibrant works, I’m starting to get bubble algae in my display and I’ve tried manually removing it but I think I’m making it worse. My tank is too small for fish solutions and a minor mistake with not rincing Bayer off a big frag well enough has made keeping shrimp tricky (it lasts for a long time in the tank)

 

[Rakie]

Let me know how the vibrant works, I’m starting to get bubble algae in my display and I’ve tried manually removing it but I think I’m making it worse. My tank is too small for fish solutions and a minor mistake with not rincing Bayer off a big frag well enough has made keeping shrimp tricky (it lasts for a long time in the tank)

It shouldn't last a long time in the tank, especially if you have any carbon. Run carbon, and it should disappear very quickly

 

[lbacha]

It shouldn't last a long time in the tank, especially if you have any carbon. Run carbon, and it should disappear very quickly

Yeah I thought that, I added a emerald crab a month later and it died in 2 days. I have no idea how that little Bayer could have that impact but it killed my hermits and shrimp and the emerald I added. I’m leaving on vacation for two weeks, going to throw some fresh carbon in the tank so maybe when I get back I’ll try another crab

 

[Rakie]

Yeah I thought that, I added a emerald crab a month later and it died in 2 days. I have no idea how that little Bayer could have that impact but it killed my hermits and shrimp and the emerald I added. I’m leaving on vacation for two weeks, going to throw some fresh carbon in the tank so maybe when I get back I’ll try another crab

Sounds good, give it another round of fresh carbon when you get back and give that a week to do it's thing just to be safe.

 

[lbacha]

Sounds good, give it another round of fresh carbon when you get back and give that a week to do it's thing just to be safe.

On a positive note I’m pretty sure the tank is pest free after that little hiccup.

I got a huge frag of green slimer on a small rock and I dipped the whole thing my guess is the rock absorbed a lot of Bayer

 

[Retro Reefer]

Haha, welcome @Retro Reefer, you've certainly been catching up

This made me laugh when I finally got to it ;Hilarious Your corals look simply amazing! Not even going to argue about light spectrum

 

[Rakie]

This made me laugh when I finally got to it ;Hilarious Your corals look simply amazing! Not even going to argue about light spectrum

All my threads are pro-argument, argue as much as you please!


I seriously need to take out the camera and get some shots of things. It's been awhile!

 

[Rakie]

Okay well I got a picture of my patchwork acan cuz it's been developing some hot pink streaks. Really loving this acan.

I had 3 keeper pics, all were equal to my eye but in bright, one medium, one darker.

Idk which looks better so here's all 3

 

[NY_Caveman]

Second one, but really beautiful in any of them

 

[Rakie]

So come this Monday, I will be starting my Vibrant treatment. I'll finally start taking pictures of my display again to memorialize the bubble algae losing the war. I hope. In the mean time, here's a few random frag tank pics again! (cameo from a little bubble algae!)

The saddest yellow hammer ever. It was a true yellow just can't get happy!

Jawbreaker with some green on the right side developing

Some wild indo piece. It has a lot of potential, it comes out a little more blue in pictures it's more lavender in person.

My Scolly -- Also REDS are the reason I hate my camera. It picks up and amplifies reds a little too much. It's definitely a colorful piece but reds always come out like 10% exaggerated.

My Welso duo -- Also the CK Patchwork on the left, which got upset when I turned off the flow. Gregs acan above DGAF, just wants food

RRUSA "Limitless", currently limited

Another wild indo piece with neon blue/violet polyps. Has a lot of potential and a cool growth structure.

My second favorite Acan Micromusa, an OG Black Hole Sun

Not the best pic... Dead center is a wild "Lavender Rainbow Stag" -- As a colony, it lives up to it's name. As a frag it's just kinda lavender with some yellow-ish highlights on the front (not pictured)

SCOP Center
MrV's Red Table above to the right of center
Wild Something or other above center
IC Kaleidoscope left of center (frag forest)
Wild Sermentosa hybrid below to the right
Wild Lavender Stag below to the left

Wild Sermentosa hybrid center

Vivid Rainbow Delight, finally coming to terms with living in my lower light frag tank.

I'll also be getting a few new corals within a few weeks to a month;
- RRC Lady in Pink
- TGC Cherry Bomb
- ATL Jolleen
- WT Pink Or--gah--sum <--- PROFANITY FILTER !
- Acropolis Pink Panther
- Tyree Pinky The Bear
- 2x no name with TONS of potential


@joseserrano -- These were taken with the 2005 canon G7, 10mp camera.

 

[Janci]

gorgeous collection

 

[Rakie]

gorgeous collection

Thank you much! It's somehow still growing LOL.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Beautiful Rakie. I love that wild Indo piece.

 

[Katrina71]

Vrd is beautiful!