Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build

iced98lx said:
Sorry for your loss, always difficult, she looks like a pretty lady.

Your tank is looking good, I think the scape is very nice and is really looking good as things grow in.
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Thanks buddy. It's hard, our other cat is wondering what's going on. It'll get easier with time.

Getting a new frag pack next month or December (when these fish are done with QT). Excited for this frag pack, they'll be higher end versus the easier that we have now.


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First pic, Jan 1, 2017. Second pic, Thursday last week. I know the coloring sucks because I didn't change the lights to white, but you get the idea.
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First pic, Jan 1, 2017. 2nd pic, last week Thursday, sometimes when you don't think you have growth, pull up some old shots!
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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build

Man. This debris in the water is killing me. Moved the return lines to face more towards the sides. Doesn't seem to have made an impact. Blew off the rocks, didn't make an impact after that debris cleared out. I'm at a loss of what's going on. I want crystal clear water!!

It's not sand. You can't see sand getting "picked up" anywhere, our powerheads are pretty high.

Frag tank, sump, fuge, cryptic fuge are all crystal clear!


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Crystal clear water is freakishly unnatural. Go with the gumbo. ;)

If it gets really bad you may have to go with filter socks for a while. Make sure your inside pumps aren't fighting with your overflows so that the crud is getting lifted out properly.

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dave.m said:
Crystal clear water is freakishly unnatural. Go with the gumbo. ;)

If it gets really bad you may have to go with filter socks for a while. Make sure your inside pumps aren't fighting with your overflows so that the crud is getting lifted out properly.

Dave.M
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Haha. So maybe crystal was the wrong wording, haha.

You mean my powerheads? Make sure they're not interfering? Maybe I'll try lowering the MP60's a bit and see if it clears at all the next couple of days. I did raise them awhile back to get more flow for the SPS, but could've have a reverse effect and make the debris worse.

I didn't put that together until now - thanks for helping me get to that conclusion and remembering I adjusted. Although I thought it was only 5-7%, I'll double check tomorrow.


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New fish are in the DT after QT. Tomini and the established powder brown got along right from the get go. The others.. the powder brown is showing aggression to, mainly the desi sailfin and blue hippo.

We're using the mirror method to lower aggression and it was working. I added large pictures of a sailfin to the outside of the tank and they worked instantly, lowering the powder browns aggression to very minimal.

Everyone else is doing great and settled right in! Caught one clown, need to catch the second to move to the frag tank with the bi color BTA. Once caught, I can move the remaining pair from QT into DT.

Pic shows the mirror and pictures. The SPS on the other side of the mirror were starting to look really ticked off. Possibly the mirror reflecting too much light onto them. Lowered the light intensity and it's seeming to help.

Have a bit of algae coming in that we haven't had in the past. Source of that is definitely the feeding. I'm feeding heavily while the tangs get everything figured out.

This is confirmation for me that this will be the last of the tangs we'll be adding. Fish in the future will be peaceful that can cohabit with the tangs nicely.

The blue hippo was a bit skinny when we got her, she really beefed up in QT and is fat and healthy!

Currently giving 2 sheets of nori a day, could likely be 3, but I'll stick with the 2 for a bit to see how it goes.

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What type of nori are you feeding? I have fed the Fish store type and now I'm using the Yaki sushi nori. I got the lower quality kind in hopes that it would not be as soft. Still, it breaks apart pretty easily. Wondering if there is a type that is less prone to breakage or if it's just something I have to deal with. Not a big deal, just means I have to change the filter socks more often (like daily).
 
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This is what I'm using. When I fold it and put on the clip, I cut slits into it so when they pull on it they're getting a max of 2 inch long "skinny" slit. Haven't had any issues of it breaking apart. I believe it was 100 sheets on Amazon for like $14 or $16.

I can take a pic of the "prepared" nori on the clip with the slits if you'd like.

The only issue I have is occasionally the leopard wrasse pulls off a slit and then just lets it go. But the tangs get it, only have seen 2 so far that made it to the overflow.

I don't know that it's staying together better or if it's because of how I "prepare" it with the slits. Here is the amazon listing:

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My advice was inaccurate. I do NOT suggest the brand mentioned previously. I didn't realize we were still using the older package and hadn't opened the amazon pack yet. I do NOT suggest the brand I listed. I just put it in the tank and wow it breaks apart just in the current. I'll be ditching all 98 of these sheets in the trash and going back to the old. I'll get the other name brand after work. The "other" was great, no issues of it Falling apart at all.


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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build

The clowns in QT laid eggs in the PVC pipe. I am strongly considering hatching and raising the babies. We have the extra tanks and equipment to raise them. Researching now and maybe will have our first group of babies soon if I decide to pursue. This is the first time our clowns have laid in an accessible, easy to remove place. We have yet to go a week without eggs, but they're usually on the glass.

I don't think I'd do it regularly, but trying one batch sounds fun, and a good challenge.


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MrsReefK said:
My advice was inaccurate. I do NOT suggest the brand mentioned previously. I didn't realize we were still using the older package and hadn't opened the amazon pack yet. I do NOT suggest the brand I listed. I just put it in the tank and wow it breaks apart just in the current. I'll be ditching all 98 of these sheets in the trash and going back to the old. I'll get the other name brand after work. The "other" was great, no issues of it Falling apart at all.


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:lmao:

I have also used the fold and strip method which seems ok. The nori doesn't really just break apart but after the fish tear it apart there is plenty of shrapnel that floats around. Just thinking that a thicker/less flexible nori may work better but just a thought. It would also mean it takes the fish longer to eat it which can be good as well. More grazing time. Anyway, no worries!
 
Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build

I've decided it's time to remove our first full colony. First time I'll be removing or fragging any SPS. Grew all of our corals from just 1" frags and this bad boy is an easy 16-18" across already. I don't like the way it's growing, not tight together like I wanted. I'm ordering a new "next level up" of SPS this week of 15 frags. A few of them will go in this big guys place and should fill in nicely.

Feels surreal pulling out a full SPS colony, seems like just a few months ago it was tiny!

Taking it to LFS for credit this weekend. We'll see what they give. The last load of softies we took there we came out wayyyy further ahead than I expected. We'll see what they do with this guy!

I may have to break the colony into two, I'm not sure it will fit out the top openings of the tank. We will see!


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MrsReefK said:
The clowns in QT laid eggs in the PVC pipe. I am strongly considering hatching and raising the babies. We have the extra tanks and equipment to raise them. Researching now and maybe will have our first group of babies soon if I decide to pursue. This is the first time our clowns have laid in an accessible, easy to remove place. We have yet to go a week without eggs, but they're usually on the glass.

I don't think I'd do it regularly, but trying one batch sounds fun, and a good challenge.


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