Building out a Red Sea Nano
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It’s a little pale but it was sold to me as Tubs montipora stellata. Seems to match that description.
Well, crap. I need an eye exam
Awesome. I’m going to guess Matt’s, Rivers, and Reef Systems?
Yes I did all three. By the time I made it to Reef Systems I was very poor. Found some amazing stuff. Rivers had Pederson shrimp for the anemone. Not sure if I’ll ever see those available again!
I haven’t been to Rivers in a couple weeks. I haven’t been to reef systems in a while. I’ll stop by Matt’s occasionally and while he seems to have good quality, I find his stuff to be a little rich for me
Believe it or not, before they consolidated the two Petcos that used to be near me into a more central location, one used to have an awesome saltwater section and regularly had Pederson shrimp. Since the consolidation, their SW selection is hit or miss...usually more of a miss. But, I did get a really nice LTA from there that's still doing well.
Because of my location now it’s difficult to travel to get fish. So I placed an order through Petco and was really happy with what I received. But when I went to a store in person was disappointed. So yeah hit or miss.
I can’t think of anyone off hand. Looking around it’s mainly large ones. I thought Rivers had some last time I was in but they were on massive rocks. You may also want to try reaching out to IPSF, KP, or Tampa Bay Saltwater (or similar diver to consumer operation) and see if they can help you out?
I don’t know why but I like having little things like this. Adds as a treat for some of the fish to poke around and scavenge.
Baby berghia all grown now.
I remember when they were just eggs…
Here’s a new one that I haven’t come across before. I’ve been fighting alkalinity for the past three months. It’s been low 4.8-5.6dkh but growth had been pretty decent. I’ve been dosing more to improve this but my calcium kept dropping instead. Lost a bunch of sps colonies anytime I got over 6dkh. New test kit arrived yesterday from Hannah. Dkh was double what the previous kit was telling me (10.8dkh). Came to realize I’ve been upping dkh into the stratosphere and slowly killing my corals.
Although the doser system has merits… I’m half tempted to go back to my calcium reactor as that was a dial in a forget system.
Although the doser system has merits… I’m half tempted to go back to my calcium reactor as that was a dial in a forget system.
