drummereef
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Chaeto seems about the same. It's only been about a week so far so I wasn't expecting drastic growth. It shed a bit of small stuff that I cleaned out during the last water change but other than that not much noticeable change.
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Chaeto seems about the same. It's only been about a week so far so I wasn't expecting drastic growth. It shed a bit of small stuff that I cleaned out during the last water change but other than that not much noticeable change.
drummereef
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UPDATE:
Some new pics for you guys.
Thought this was kind of a cool lighting shot. Just the left side halide was on.
Tri-Color Acro encrusting
Some new pics for you guys.
Thought this was kind of a cool lighting shot. Just the left side halide was on.
Tri-Color Acro encrusting
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fishmonkey
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I envy you. What coral is that in the third picture? It's so cool! I also love that fifth picture, the schooling action.
drummereef
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Great pictures Brett and everything looks super healthy
Thanks Pete!
That's a Neon Green Candycane or Trumpet coral. The chromis do a pretty good job of schooling even in a 180g like mine. They separate some when all the lights come on but they get along with each other which is what I care about most with them.
iwishtofish
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Things are looking great, and your rocks are very clean! I often wonder how the gorgonian is doing - has it recovered from the pests?
Did you stop using your GFO because your phosphates stayed in check with just the biopellets?
Did you stop using your GFO because your phosphates stayed in check with just the biopellets?
drummereef
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Thank you for staying with my on this long journey canyousee! Much appreciated.
Thanks! The Gorg is doing great. Polyps are extended so it's looking good again. I'll try and get another pic of it tonight. Yes, PO4 is still 0.00. For some reason my nitrates have gone up to ~15ppm but the PO4 is undetectable with my Hanna Checker. So I feel there is no need for PO4, just trying some different methods to get the NO3 down a bit.
From my understanding, biopellets can last in the reactor for much longer than even 5-6 months depending on the bio load of the system. When I used mine I didn't see a significant decrease in pellet volume over the few months I used them. If you see a decline in volume and/or the nutrient levels (N and P) start to rise then you probably need to add more to the reactor to keep up with the demand of the tank. Hope this helps.
iwishtofish
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Ok, thanks for the reply, and I'd love to see a picture when you get a chance. It's neat to see the encrusting with your tri-color. Mine is not yet cooperating with that, but I'm sure it will!
prop-frags
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Nice pics Brett. Your tank is lookin good!
drummereef
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Ok, thanks for the reply, and I'd love to see a picture when you get a chance. It's neat to see the encrusting with your tri-color. Mine is not yet cooperating with that, but I'm sure it will!
Got a couple pics for you, stay tuned...
Thanks Mike!
fishmonkey
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Did I hear someone mention pictures?!?!
drummereef
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UPDATE:
Per request... here's a couple pics of the Gorgonian. It's doing well, good polyp extension and seems happy overall.
And a little success story... When Nook first gave me my original frags one didn't care for the cold drive home, I thought I was going to lose it as the coral was completely bleached and very sick looking. Well me being me I couldn't stand tossing in the towel so I crossed my fingers and gave it some time. Here's the before and after...
Original frag... a little sickly. (1-19-11)
And here's the same frag today! (7-19-11) :thumbsup:
Per request... here's a couple pics of the Gorgonian. It's doing well, good polyp extension and seems happy overall.
And a little success story... When Nook first gave me my original frags one didn't care for the cold drive home, I thought I was going to lose it as the coral was completely bleached and very sick looking. Well me being me I couldn't stand tossing in the towel so I crossed my fingers and gave it some time. Here's the before and after...
Original frag... a little sickly. (1-19-11)
And here's the same frag today! (7-19-11) :thumbsup:
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fishmonkey
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Wow, that Gorgonian is awesome. Do you know what kind of coral that frag was that Nook gave you?
iwishtofish
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Glad I checked back in one last time tonight - all I can say is wonderful!
drummereef
Team RC
Thanks fishmonkey.
I don't know what kind of coral it is but it's looking more like a tabling acro of some kind. But I'm really not sure... Glad I checked back in one last time tonight - all I can say is wonderful!
Thanks so much!
drummereef
Team RC
Thanks Pete.
Still battling these stupid Dinos though. Don't really know what else to try at this point. Not a big deal, since they aren't in epic proportions as the pics show, but there's just enough to make the sand bed look dirty. They also cling to the glass a bit as well. Do you think time will just take it's course and they will eventually just go away or is there something else I can try?
cromedogg33
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Thanks Pete.
This is the same thing I'm going through Brett. Up until this point we had been taking a little bit different path, but I'm not convinced mine are dino's but wow this stuff takes over the sand bed REALLY quick.
