Learning/rebuilding from my epic fail
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reefmutt
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Hi Matt,
What's the specie of this starfish?
Do you have it since when?
I'm looking for one for my tank....but I want one that could thrive for a long time.
Alex
Hey Alex!
Sorry for the reeeeeeaaaaalllyyyy long wait to reply...
It is a Nardoa starfish. A really effective predator for astarina stars..
reefmutt
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Hey Guys, thanks for your concern! I appreciate it!!
I took a (in retrospect, much needed) mental health break from most things reef related... just lost the joy for a while...
But I'm getting it back! I may actually spend more than two minutes looking at my tank and take a couple photos.
I'm rediscovering my tank a bit as I really haven't paid any attention to it in a couple months... it's doing ok.. well.. mostly ok. As usual, there's been some die off and rtn and at the same time some decent growth..
Yesterday I found a totally decomposed/burst open, rusted out magnet from a frag rack.. I don't know how long it's been sitting in ther frag tank. May explain some of the random browning and rtn issues....
Anyways.. hope to be back at it soon!
I'm certain I have a serious amount of catching up to do.
reefmutt
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Alex Costa
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First of all: It's good to see you back!
About the starfish, I had a nardoa myself once....but it was a little diferent from yours.
It's a rare specie to find out here, but I'll keep looking for another one.
I'ts a must have for me....
nemodan
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DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
Welcome back, Matt.
reefmutt
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Alex, Mark, Dan, Bulent and Janci- thanks guys!
Alex, lucky for us the Nardoa is common around here. I have 3 - one in each part of my system to control the astarina who seem to looooooove my system.
Janci, the break was much needed. Unfortunately for my tank, I didn't know there was a big magnet rusting to bits in my sump. I have lost a bunch of corals while others have grown and many have changed colour or browned out... I was watching it happen and being frustrated and uninterested, I let things go...
now, it was not a big disaster but I probably could have saved a few things if I'd paid more attention... water under the reef, as they say (sort of) moving forward!
I'm really going to try to get some photos posted today or tomorrow.
It looks like photo bucket has become more reasonable! Yay!
FloformAustria
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Good to hear from you!!
Sometimes a break is what you need! A tank can be exhausting
Cheers
Sometimes a break is what you need! A tank can be exhausting
Cheers
reefmutt
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Thank you , Dom! Like all things in life, there is an ebb and flow, I suppose.Really nice to hear from you again Matt
Thanks Tim. Yes, it can be quite healing, the mental break. I have a better perspective now!
Hey Flo, thanks! These aquariums of ours are a lot of frickin work! I see you’ve been doing double time in yours. I like the new scape.
Ok.. well, I took shots on Saturday, for them onto my phone and partially edited yesterday and finished editing them today..so! Fts first and then I’ll move closer and onto my requires arts darts shots!
Split left to right:
Lower centre:
Upper left hand side.. been growing a lot..
I have to say I sure do love photobucket for ease of use.. maybe it’s just because I’m used to using it..
Some top downs next..
Here’s my pink Cadillac. It has started growing well but pe is minimal,unfortunately..
This is upper left.. this staggy acro has been growing a lot and mostly horizontally.. it’s nice though.. notice the nice clump of bryopsis lower centre... yep... it’s baaaaaack. I must have re seeded my tank by adding corals... what a pita!!
More to come..
reefmutt
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Ok. Here’s some more.. closer top downs..
This one is finding its groove. 3 inches off the bottom, in the middle..
Soharsonoi and Aussie ice.. also just off the bottom, centre.. these can be seen in the low front shot from above.
This is my Oregon tort COPY- not the real thing because,although it was sold to me as true Oregon, it will developer green in the body at times. More like a deep blue Cali tort.. along with a pink Cadillac wannabe..
Continuing low in the tank, Robin Hood in the left and and an unknown on the right. These are low and will probably run out of light soon..
Upper left: Habanero! Growing like a beast and looking great.. a little pale with my lower nutrients..
Closer..
Even closer!!!
Another blue tort type acro..
Ok I like this shot.. palletta pink tip above, red planet on right, blue gomezi frag at bottom, blue tort left and pink matrix dead centre..
Here’s a closer shot from low centre:
This one is finding its groove. 3 inches off the bottom, in the middle..
Soharsonoi and Aussie ice.. also just off the bottom, centre.. these can be seen in the low front shot from above.
This is my Oregon tort COPY- not the real thing because,although it was sold to me as true Oregon, it will developer green in the body at times. More like a deep blue Cali tort.. along with a pink Cadillac wannabe..
Continuing low in the tank, Robin Hood in the left and and an unknown on the right. These are low and will probably run out of light soon..
Upper left: Habanero! Growing like a beast and looking great.. a little pale with my lower nutrients..
Closer..
Even closer!!!
Another blue tort type acro..
Ok I like this shot.. palletta pink tip above, red planet on right, blue gomezi frag at bottom, blue tort left and pink matrix dead centre..
Here’s a closer shot from low centre:
reefmutt
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Ok.. macros and artsy fartsy shots..
Fragbox called this cherry blossom..
This is an Aussie coral that was blue when I got it and it has turned green..
Still has the blue polyps. Curious to what happens when it starts to grow..
Red planet and some thing branching acro
A nice Aussie blue stag. Starting to bud..
Cali tort:
Couple artsys...
Cherry blossom..again
Ok well that’s all I got for now... felt good!
Fragbox called this cherry blossom..
This is an Aussie coral that was blue when I got it and it has turned green..
Still has the blue polyps. Curious to what happens when it starts to grow..
Red planet and some thing branching acro
A nice Aussie blue stag. Starting to bud..
Cali tort:
Couple artsys...
Cherry blossom..again
Ok well that’s all I got for now... felt good!
Wally.B
Active member
Wow Matt!!! I was expecting something much worse.
If you don't split hairs on fine detail your tank and corals look great.
Glad you got your camera out to take these great photos. My imagination was running wild on how things could be.
I wish my MAINTAINED Tank was 1/10 as good as yours after a period of lower attention.
You mentioned your growth continued so that means there was progress.
Doesn't look like it will take much for you to tune things up to Past Perfection.
If you don't split hairs on fine detail your tank and corals look great.
Glad you got your camera out to take these great photos. My imagination was running wild on how things could be.
I wish my MAINTAINED Tank was 1/10 as good as yours after a period of lower attention.
You mentioned your growth continued so that means there was progress.
Doesn't look like it will take much for you to tune things up to Past Perfection.
FloformAustria
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Like Wally said... I too was expecting something way worse
Corals are looking amazing!!!
You said something about photobucket... is it useable again??
Good to have you back
Cheers
Corals are looking amazing!!!
You said something about photobucket... is it useable again??
Good to have you back
Cheers
