Mark's 150 gallon
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markalot
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Thanks Dan.
markalot
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You keep lovely healthy corals.
Enjoyable read, and beautiful tank.
Thanks for visiting Peder.
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So the tank is looking much better after 30 gallons of water changed out. I swear even the fish look better (male anthias is a nice deep red) so perhaps something nasty was in the water? Regardless, hopefully I can turn some things around.
The water second change was 10 gallons this morning along with a good gravel vac that removed a lot of really brown water and detritus from the sand. By this afternoon water was crystal clear.
NO3 = 5
PO4 = .16 (will need to retest prior to feeding)
KH = 7.8
Can't resit taking pictures of my best looking corals.
The polyp extension on the slimer was incredible this afternoon. I despise water changes, but perhaps I need to do more and more often for a while.
Under just blue LED, the blue stag is greenish.
nemodan
New member
Mark that tank looks great. If you were vacuuming your sand a lot of stuff got free and an old local reefer told me once that it was good for corals. He used to remove the sand and stir the dirty from the rocks once a week. That was good food for the corals, he told me. Could be due to that, plus the WC, you saw better polyp extension.
Cheers
Daniel
Cheers
Daniel
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
I like the staghorns. I have a soft spot for them.
SputnikNYC
New member
Thanks for visiting Peder.
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So the tank is looking much better after 30 gallons of water changed out. I swear even the fish look better (male anthias is a nice deep red) so perhaps something nasty was in the water? Regardless, hopefully I can turn some things around.
The water second change was 10 gallons this morning along with a good gravel vac that removed a lot of really brown water and detritus from the sand. By this afternoon water was crystal clear.
NO3 = 5
PO4 = .16 (will need to retest prior to feeding)
KH = 7.8
Can't resit taking pictures of my best looking corals.
The polyp extension on the slimer was incredible this afternoon. I despise water changes, but perhaps I need to do more and more often for a while.
Under just blue LED, the blue stag is greenish.
That is an amazing shot!
plyle02
Active member
Mark, tank looks amazing and those stags are massive Great job man! Next time you bust out the camera, would you mind snapping a pic of your Red Robin? I would love to see it's growth pattern and color. I love the way your tank is evolving and look forward to seeing more updated pics in your journal.
Thanks,
Great job man! Next time you bust out the camera, would you mind snapping a pic of your Red Robin? I would love to see it's growth pattern and color. I love the way your tank is evolving and look forward to seeing more updated pics in your journal. Thanks,
SputnikNYC
New member
Both of them staghorn?
markalot
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Hi Sputnik, thanks for stopping by.
Green is a slimer (Acropora youngeii), the blue is unknown, it was a purchase from a place that sells berghia nudibranchs and they happened to have one for sale. Best spontaneous purchase ever.
Staghorn is a growth term rather than an actual identification. The slimer has big bold green polyps that are always extended, the blue has tiny coralites and small bright blue polyps that only extend well at night.
markalot
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Mark, tank looks amazing and those stags are massive
Thanks,
Hi Perry, thanks!
The Red Robin is at the lower left of the first picture, behind the yellow tail. Only parts of the tips are showing a good red at the moment. Look how much it has encrusted!
markalot
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So I did a second gravel vac water change this morning, I think the tank is getting some mojo back.
I just might have to do this more often.
I noticed this while doing the change, growing on top of a pocci outcrop. The only place caulerpa can grow without being eaten. :lmao:
While working I, um, made a frag of the valida.
and moved this sarmentosa frag off the frag rack. Always a reliable green, why not put it front and center.
SSC. The yellow tail can't stand anyone near this area, even if I'm outside the tank. :lolspin:
With this second change the more vibrant colors appear to be returning, now I need a few spots of basal recession to stop.
NO3 10+
PO4 0.1
7 KH (low)
I just might have to do this more often.
I noticed this while doing the change, growing on top of a pocci outcrop. The only place caulerpa can grow without being eaten. :lmao:
While working I, um, made a frag of the valida.
and moved this sarmentosa frag off the frag rack. Always a reliable green, why not put it front and center.
SSC. The yellow tail can't stand anyone near this area, even if I'm outside the tank. :lolspin:
With this second change the more vibrant colors appear to be returning, now I need a few spots of basal recession to stop.
NO3 10+
PO4 0.1
7 KH (low)
nemodan
New member
Well, I found what was eating my poci's and perhaps doing more damage?
Shrimp in the center, good crab below and to the left.
Better pic of his claws.
Mark....Do You think is the crab ?
Nice to read that all is moving well.
Cheers
Daniel
markalot
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Looks like a snapping shrimp, which is supposed to be beneficial, but why is he ripping polyps off? I witnessed him grab and pull one off and both pocis are declining. Could two "beneficials" be too much? He's still in the green poci this morning so I will soon send him to my anemone tank.
