Thanks Arnie
Thanks Marcy. The feelings come and go and I just wish they would go
Mark's 180 Starfire upgrade
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Thanks Arnie
Thanks Marcy. The feelings come and go and I just wish they would go
Of course Dave I know their names :lol: They are called corals :hammer:
Thanks Andre'. You should of seen that coral before the three angels in the tank
When I first added my first joc, I used to miss the PE and from time to time, I still am amazed by it when I see it in some displays. I only have one coral right now that I am somewhat worried about right now since I added the regal and started ZEOvit. I guess I should of done one or the other so I would of been able to tell the differences between the causes.
Mark, that one coral you are "worried" about, did the areas of tissue weirdenss get larger? Did you stopo the Zeo? or back off a bit? No other signs of stress in the tank? How is that little coral delivered earlier this week doing...any chance of saving it??
BTW, your frags are good
. The chalice frags look very happy . I noticed tip recession on a few of my other acro frags and a little base recession on a few others. So I am not out of the woods yet. I am now using water from Paul's house this week and mixing up my batch of saltwater here at the house. In the next few weeks he is going to help me to set up a bypass of the house pipes and run a line from the main plumbing line into the house straight into my RO/Di kit to bypass all the old pipes. This may be the answer.
BTW, your frags are good
. The chalice frags look very happy . I noticed tip recession on a few of my other acro frags and a little base recession on a few others. So I am not out of the woods yet. I am now using water from Paul's house this week and mixing up my batch of saltwater here at the house. In the next few weeks he is going to help me to set up a bypass of the house pipes and run a line from the main plumbing line into the house straight into my RO/Di kit to bypass all the old pipes. This may be the answer.
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Good luck with that Alicia. We have our fingers crossed for you. Speaking of Paul, I might need to get a hold of him to see if he wants to do a side project in sac this spring/summer.
As for the two corals we were looking at, the OT seems to have recovered. The PL is the one that still has no PE. EIther way, project ZEOvit is almost 3 weeks into it and for the most part, I am happy :thumbsup: I increased the start2 this week and started back with food this week. I have noticed the water being much clearer and some of my chalices and favias might need less light. I might even cut back my lights to only 4 hours from five since the water is clearer.
As for the two corals we were looking at, the OT seems to have recovered. The PL is the one that still has no PE. EIther way, project ZEOvit is almost 3 weeks into it and for the most part, I am happy :thumbsup: I increased the start2 this week and started back with food this week. I have noticed the water being much clearer and some of my chalices and favias might need less light. I might even cut back my lights to only 4 hours from five since the water is clearer.
Dave's Reef
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Ha, ha, ha, ha..... Alright I guess I asked for that, lol!~ :rolleye1:
VERY PURTY>>>!~!~!~
Dave's Reef
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Glad to hear that you're having success with Zeovit Mark! It's fun and exciting to see improvement in a case like yours where you'd think none could be found, lol!
With your many beautiful and colorful corals it should be very interesting to see what Zeovit does for you!~
Success is all in the eye of the beholder Dave. I will not say that I am have any sort of success just because my water "seems" a little clearer and I have some corals that are lightening in colors. Please remember, I do not want a pale and starving looking tank. I want a clean sand bed and up to now, there has been zero improvement in that department
Mark, How about that coral you received from DD this week, any luck saving it?
I think the sand bed will take some time to repair, be patient...Have you thought about those cool under the sand urchins we spoke about a while back. I got one from DD and it is doing its thing...of course my sand bed is not spotless. I have some weird cyano, very little but still there. I figure it is from the crap that my pipes are putting out. It is slowly receding as I get the water situation figured out.
Glad to hear the OT looks good. Whew, dodged a bullet there. The lack of PE on the Pink Lemonade is curious.
In that gorgeous shot of the sweepers on your chalice, that little nub of a coral in the lower right quadrant is a very nice favia in sweeper range. It is interesting that the chalice is leaving it alone. I would have figured it would have taken it out in one night with those sweepers. You are brave to leave it there, hehehehehe.
I think the sand bed will take some time to repair, be patient...Have you thought about those cool under the sand urchins we spoke about a while back. I got one from DD and it is doing its thing...of course my sand bed is not spotless. I have some weird cyano, very little but still there. I figure it is from the crap that my pipes are putting out. It is slowly receding as I get the water situation figured out.
Glad to hear the OT looks good. Whew, dodged a bullet there. The lack of PE on the Pink Lemonade is curious.
In that gorgeous shot of the sweepers on your chalice, that little nub of a coral in the lower right quadrant is a very nice favia in sweeper range. It is interesting that the chalice is leaving it alone. I would have figured it would have taken it out in one night with those sweepers. You are brave to leave it there, hehehehehe.
Dave's Reef
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Success is all in the eye of the beholder Dave. I will not say that I am have any sort of success just because my water "seems" a little clearer and I have some corals that are lightening in colors. Please remember, I do not want a pale and starving looking tank. I want a clean sand bed and up to now, there has been zero improvement in that department
Well, then I wish you the best and hope you attain what you're looking for.
Its still holding on in the qt system. I did lose one of the branches, but I think the rest is doing pretty well all things considering.
Yep, that picture is the coral in the lower left hand corner of the tank with the crazy sweepers
Its still holding on in the qt system. I did lose one of the branches, but I think the rest is doing pretty well all things considering.
Yep, that picture is the coral in the lower left hand corner of the tank with the crazy sweepers
Sorry to hear that it's not going the best. It's such a nice peice.
Reeftanks6
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Great tank. Looks like the tank has really came a long way. Great job. Whats your fish stock list? If you dont mind posting it.
Thanks Brian, Its such a cool species, but no matter what, I believe I save about half of it
Pair of Centropyge joculator
Pygoplites diacanthus
Zebrasoma rostratum
Acanthurus dussumier
A shoal of five Pseudanthias squamipinnis
A shoal of nine Apogon leptacanthus
Jordani wrasse
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
Chelmon rostratus
Chromis viridis
Odontanthias borbonius
Anampses meleagrides
Reeftanks6
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Great list!
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
:thumbsup: Love the coloring on this piece, kinda looks like a ice frosting. Mark, with CFM around the corner I looking to add the following colors: blue, blue and white, light purple (kinda like the Utimate's PM), yellow and maybe something pink. Any suggestions what I should keep my eye out for? I'm going to start bugging John (Your Reef) pretty soon because I know that he always attends.
