Oldude's Little Reef on the Prairie

[Oldude]

 

[danielmitchell]

why isnt this thread rated 5 stars!. These corals are some of the best iv ever seen.

 

[Oldude]

why isnt this thread rated 5 stars!. These corals are some of the best iv ever seen.

Must be because you haven't rated it yet.:lol2:
Thanks very much for the compliment.

 

[Oldude]

 

[A_CoupleClowns]

Must be because you haven't rated it yet.:lol2:
Thanks very much for the compliment.

5 stars now

 

[Oldude]

5 stars now

Thanks for that - I was only joking with the other person but thanks very much.

 

[Oldude]

Another angle of the view across the reef from the fishroom viewing pane.

Another angle of the view across the reef from the fishroom viewing pane.

 

[tfp]

your striking colors always amaze me greg!

 

[Oldude]

your striking colors always amaze me greg!

Thanks very much

 

[Oldude]

Had a scare yesterday - my front center branch rock that supports a large shelf collapsed but fortunately the shelf didn't fall. I was able to brace the branch rock but couldn't get it back in the exact same spot so I had to shave a few inches off the front of my acropora tutuilensis colony to make enough room to get the mag-float by to clean the glass. :thumbdown

 

[aquaph8]

It's crazy how it never goes back the way it was no madder what you do. Do you have a pic of your tutuilensis?

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

One thing you dont want to see or hear is an avalanche in an SPS dominant tank. Now if you happen to donate a frag or two to the Leroy Frag Fund will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Oldude]

It's crazy how it never goes back the way it was no madder what you do. Do you have a pic of your tutuilensis?

Here's a pic of it from a few weeks back before the "shave" - I'll try to take a fresh one showing the butcher job I did on it.

 

[Oldude]

One thing you dont want to see or hear is an avalanche in an SPS dominant tank. Now if you happen to donate a frag or two to the Leroy Frag Fund will be greatly appreciated.

I would be happy to donate to your frag fund Wayne but you will need to do a road trip.

 

[markalot]

Glad to hear the accident wasn't worse. Collapsing aquascapes and glass sometimes don't mix well!

 

[Oldude]

Glad to hear the accident wasn't worse. Collapsing aquascapes and glass sometimes don't mix well!

Yes that is a big concern - that shelf rock is about 30" long and is pretty heavy.

 

[dave.m]

Thus are rubble zones created.

Dave.M

 

[Oldude]

Thus are rubble zones created.

Dave.M

True enough but a bigger concern is it coming through the front, that could get ugly!!:uhoh2:

 

[prop-frags]

True enough but a bigger concern is it coming through the front, that could get ugly!!:uhoh2:

Yikes. Even the mere mention of that...shivers me timbers.

 

[Oldude]

Yikes. Even the mere mention of that...shivers me timbers.

Me too - I am a little paranoid since this happened.