Macon's 90g (ORCA)

[Swirlygig]

Tank looks fricking amazing btw!

 

[nitr8]

I would so cut back those pandora paly's. They will take over your tank and kill that hawkins and tricolor for sure. They are pretty sweet looking, but are like star polyps.

What do you mean cut them back? How do you do that?

 

[eg8r210]

What do you mean cut them back? How do you do that?

Get rid of some. They are like Xenia, they grow so fast they can get out of control.

Tank is looking amazing.

 

[nitr8]

Get rid of some. They are like Xenia, they grow so fast they can get out of control.



Tank is looking amazing.

Yea I know but how?

 

[eg8r210]

Yea I know but how?

Use something sharp that will cut through the polyp and pry it up. If on the rock then I have used bone cutters in the past to break off parts of the rock if the polyps didn't pull up by their mat.

 

[Swirlygig]

I use scissors, tweezers or whatever can grab hold and then just yank on them. They don't melt like other Paly's which is why they grow so well and I don't mind being harsh. They are awesome looking, just need to be kept in check is all.

 

[eg8r210]

I use scissors, tweezers or whatever can grab hold and then just yank on them. They don't melt like other Paly's which is why they grow so well and I don't mind being harsh. They are awesome looking, just need to be kept in check is all.

I agree 100%. I love the way they look under actinics.

 

[nitr8]

I use scissors, tweezers or whatever can grab hold and then just yank on them. They don't melt like other Paly's which is why they grow so well and I don't mind being harsh. They are awesome looking, just need to be kept in check is all.

I've done that before to one polyp and it released a "smoke cloud" when I tore it off. I immediately replaced and upped my GAC in fear it would harm the other corals. I take it that was irrational?

 

[Swirlygig]

I never had an issue.

 

[nitr8]

Picked up a little gold coral banded shrimp yesterday. Hopefully they arent as aggressive as the regular large ones. (Monti courtesy of Swirlygig)

 

[nitr8]

I use scissors, tweezers or whatever can grab hold and then just yank on them. They don't melt like other Paly's which is why they grow so well and I don't mind being harsh. They are awesome looking, just need to be kept in check is all.

I used some tweezers and they easily just peeled right off in a big mat. Thanks a lot for the tip.

 

[bobbravo2]

looking great!

 

[nitr8]

Well one of my MP40wES crapped out on me a couple weeks ago so I decided to upgrade. These new QD pumps are absolutely dead silent and have made a huge difference. Way more flow too. My old ones were at 100% and the flow was great but if i put the new ones at 100% my tank is a snow globe. They have currently been running at 75% for about 2 weeks and I think its about the same. To anyone thinking about upgrading, do it!

 

[eg8r210]

What is wrong with your other mp40?

 

[nitr8]

What is wrong with your other mp40?

One is fine. Still works and super quiet but other one the wet side ceased up. I sold the dry side of that one and any extra parts a couple weeks ago.

 

[plyle02]

Macon,
Sweet tank, and all those frags doing well, will be in contact for some others, down the road

 

[nitr8]

5 months:


10 months:


15 months:


2 years:

 

[plyle02]

Looking like the deluxe box of Crayola's

 

[eg8r210]

The tank looks fantastic.

 

[ARVERLY]

Looking like the deluxe box of Crayola's

+1!!!

What's that yellow thing on top of the green monti?