The Rok Citi Coralz Growout Extraviganza!!!

[lps1212]

:dribble::dribble:Man great update frank

 

[gonewild34]

great job frank they are really comin along

 

[Salty Dog]

oh my god :tongue:. They look awesome. just checkin in from Puerto Rico :bigsmile:. Great job my goodness

 

[Troylee]

wow incredible bro!!!!!!! i had that my miami for a year and it didn't budge!!!!! haha guess it's very important to feed them bad boys which i only did like once a month....:cry:

 

[fab1971]

Thanks guys! You don't know how frustrated I was yesterday after the browser crashed on me 3 times. My first write up was very detailed and had a couple of sentences on each piece but after being on the computer for 3 hours and achieving nothing, I finally had it. Thanks Lee. It's a great piece, Thanks again. The little guy is definitely hungry all the time. I feed almost every night, maybe take a day off every now and then, but they seem to enjoy it. Once in a blue moon when I mix my foods wrong, they get upset and spit it out after an hour but for the most part, they enjoy it. I'm always trying out new recipes and dosing techniques to help along with the growth.

I also added more info on the latest update. If anyone has any ideas or tips on the ones giving me trouble, please chime in.

 

[fab1971]

Group shots!

 

[gumby]

what is the one on the right in the first pic? very nice!

 

[fab1971]

what is the one on the right in the first pic? very nice!

Thanks! Bahama Mama and the Pinkalicious right behind it.

 

[gumby]

Thanks! Bahama Mama and the Pinkalicious right behind it.

thats great! Im getting both those pieces this month

 

[lps1212]

Great Group Shots Frank everything looks great pal gotta love t5's

 

[fab1971]

salinity 1025-1026
temp 82
ph 7.9-8.1
alk 8.5-9
mag 1450
ca 400-450


Again, my numbers have stayed steady and are where I want them. I'm going to adjust my calcium and magnisium dosing by a small amount but another week or two of testing and I should have my dosing down packed. Once I'm sure I'm dosing correctly for the increased bio-load, I'll scale back on testing only once every 2 weeks (kits are expensive). I did 2 small water changes this week instead of one and all my weekly cleaning rituals. No big changes since my last update so have a good weekend, Frank.

 

[Salty Dog]

whats the news with the Jason Fox peices Frank? Im coming home tommorow afternoon. Everything looks great!

Bill

 

[gonewild34]

hey bill im goin to go get them this week i have been talkin with jason and our schedules are not working out so ill have to go down during the week

 

[fab1971]

whats the news with the Jason Fox peices Frank? Im coming home tommorow afternoon. Everything looks great!

Bill

Hope all of you had a great vacation! Let me know how the Diablo is doing when you get home.

 

[lps1212]

hey BILL i know you probably cant wait to get back to your tank and see how those acans are doin lmk how they are

 

[Salty Dog]

ok guys, just got in and had a coupe issues with my tank. My dosing system with the alk tube shifted and was squirting it on the sides of my sump so most was evaporating. The other issue was of course the Calcium Reactor. The flow droped and the guy watching my tank didnt see it so my flow out of the reactor was cut in half. I have a burnt tip on one of my blue tort sps corals. Then I lost a large acan colony from this mysterious disease. I f I lose all my acans I will wait a year before adding another peice

 

[fab1971]

ok guys, just got in and had a coupe issues with my tank. My dosing system with the alk tube shifted and was squirting it on the sides of my sump so most was evaporating. The other issue was of course the Calcium Reactor. The flow droped and the guy watching my tank didnt see it so my flow out of the reactor was cut in half. I have a burnt tip on one of my blue tort sps corals. Then I lost a large acan colony from this mysterious disease. I f I lose all my acans I will wait a year before adding another peice

sorry to hear about that Bill. That really sucks. I hope you get everything back in order and don't suffer any other losses. I've never had luck with acans. I had one colony come in with a disease (this was before dipping) and it spread and killed all my pieces. Since then I've stayed away from acans completely. I won't be taking any vacations this year. I just can't trust my tank care to anyone, especially with the growout going. Let us know if you need anything.

 

[Salty Dog]

your good people Frank. Check your calender for next year and tellme when you want to go to Rico so I can block the dates

 

[Salty Dog]

Hope all of you had a great vacation! Let me know how the Diablo is doing when you get home.

Dude I just moved it again to the bottom of the tank, If it doesnt improve would you take him to see if you could help this beauty out

 

[lps1212]

Same here Bill and Frank I had some nice acans before they all melted I just gave up on them and like a phase they phased out for me and the z's n p's craze kicked into overdrive and know well there's no secret on this thread chalice frenzy all over this thread lol. Hope all goes well with your system and livestock buddy and your absolutely rite about Frank, great reefer there and true friend