Collecting SPS today

[jason78]

Here is my first pic. You can see the small colonies all over.

 

[jason78]

Here are some pics of the corals I got. They may look like san on some but that I'll from being in the sand since they all were from the storm.

 

[jason78]

They are already showing good extension and I am seeing color today. Some green and blue starting the firm. I am running 12k lights. Some 14k or 20k might help

 

[OrionN]

The clams too?
I would love to follow along and see updates. Show some pictures of the clams in your tank.

 

[Redrosetuscan]

Very interested to follow this :bounce1:

 

[reefmutt]

Looking great so far. Are you using sea water for water changes?

 

[jason78]

Looking great so far. Are you using sea water for water changes?

That is correct. Natural Sea Water. It is taken from a deep port that has lots of current. So always test perfect unless we have had a storm.

 

[reefmutt]

Nice. Do the solar tubes heat up the tank water very much?

 

[jason78]

Solar tubes¿

 

[reefmutt]

Your lighting.. I thought it was solar tubes.. But now that I look a little closer, I guess they are metal halide?

 

[jason78]

Some more pics from my tank all collected local











This one was completely brown when collected 4 days ago. Showing some blue.

 

[Bpb]

Following

 

[Fire_supremacy]

Keep up with the updates please. Very interested to see the sps colouring up progress.

 

[jason78]

If I could find a way to supplement my halides with actinic on this rimless tank I think the colors would come much faster.

 

[SteveZZR]

Are you feeding your sun coral? Looks to be losing heads?

 

[jason78]

Are you feeding your sun coral? Looks to be losing heads?

Steve

Yes the sun coral is being feed. This was the condition it was in when rescue from a tide pool. It was a victim of the last storm as well. One side was in the sand.

 

[Puffyluv]

So...you are illegally collecting corals?

 

[slap]

they steal coral from the reef?

 

[jason78]

So...you are illegally collecting corals?

LOL no. We have been briefed the only time it is illegal is if you are on scuba tanks. You can take what ever you want when skin/free diving/snorkeling. Also a little education for you sir. 99% of the beach material is dead coral here. All broken off the reefs in storms and washed to shore. I go out at low tied and rescue what I can. That sun coral being the perfect example. Half covered in sand and in less than 6 inches of water when I found it.

Not that I need to justify myself to you. Also note I am only here for a short period of time on the Grand scheme of things so everything I grow will eventually be returned to the ocean.

 

[jason78]

So...you are illegally collecting corals?

Should I also tell you about the hours and hours I have spent cleaning up your Trash as well as everyone else's in the ocean. Or maybe you want to hear about the money I have spend buying equipment to harvest crown of thorns sea stars that are eating the local reefs. Heck maybe even the 5 boat trips we have made relocating invasive lion fish eating the natural reef fish.


Would you like to join me in my fight to save the reef or just set behind you keyboard and pound away as you import your live rock to North Carolina where it will eventually be in a land fill and doing zero good on a reef.