JohnL's 20 Gallon Nano Reef

[Vinny Kreyling]

John, I have no idea.
You could post when available.

 

[MtnDewMan]

Tank photo from today

View attachment 32372518

Looking good, I see a nice Derasa clam in there, is the other a Maxima or Crocea?

 

[JohnL]

is the other a Maxima or Crocea?

It's a squamosa Chuck.

 

[mellotang]

Can I get a percentage of Xenia credits?

 

[mellotang]

Tank looks like like it really stabilized

Staring to Look like your old one!

 

[JohnL]

Tank looks like like it really stabilized

Yeah, I'm pleased with how it's progressing.

 

[JohnL]

Not as pleased as yesterday

 

[MtnDewMan]

Not as pleased as yesterday View attachment 32372560

Bummer, I have had that happen to a few pieces even after being in the tank looking good for a month. In my opinion these small pieces go through a lot of stress being fragged, glued to plugs, slight grow out in a frag tank, bagged up to go to a store, another frag tank, bagged up to go to a customer (a lot of times through an overnight delivery process). Then trying to get established in the home tank, dealing with water parameters, lighting stress, flow stress, etc ....

 

[kharmaguru]

Not as pleased as yesterday View attachment 32372560

did that happen overnight?

 

[JohnL]

did that happen overnight?

Yeah

 

[NuclearReefs]

what kinda flow you have going through the refugium? what media is in the bottom?

 

[JohnL]

what kinda flow you have going through the refugium? what media is in the bottom?

I'm using the pump that came with it. Comline® Pump 900 - Tunze

The media is Marine Pure ceramic media. I seeded it with purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB)

 

[JohnL]

Can I get a percentage of Xenia credits?

I can't even give it away. Do you know anyone who wants some?

 

[kharmaguru]

I can't even give it away. Do you know anyone who wants some?

Could use it as part of a refugium if you want to try something different. People harvest and toss like chaeto which seems a little mean, but the stuff is a victim of its own success.

 

[JohnL]

People harvest and toss like chaeto

It may come to that.

 

[MtnDewMan]

I can't even give it away. Do you know anyone who wants some?

1st saltwater coral I ever had was xenia .... it turned into a weed

 

[mellotang]

I hear the toilet bowl takes donations

 

[Reefing102]

I don’t know about around you guys, but my LFS will give me store credit for my Xenia. Not much like $5/frag that they then sell for $30 but it gives me a little something and only costs me frag plugs and fuel

 

[JohnL]

I don’t know about around you guys, but my LFS will give me store credit for my Xenia. Not much like $5/frag that they then sell for $30 but it gives me a little something and only costs me frag plugs and fuel

The two lfs I spoke to said they have too much right now. I wasn't asking for credit either.

 

[Reefing102]

Gotcha. It’s seems to sell pretty quick around here