The Scleractinia Shallows

[Rakie]

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

 

[DesertReefT4r]

I HAAAVVVEEEE AAACCCRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'S *ahem*

Today I added several tester pieces into the tank a shortcake, a spath and a tricolour type thing! Should give a well covered base to know what's going on in the tank :beach bum: in time for some Red Dragon, WWC Pink Cadillac and Bubblegum Digi to arrive for me later this week


It finally has some again!!
She was lost while I was away no idea why but it was a sad lost that hurt a lot but sometimes these things happen so I'll be on the hunt for some new babies!

Sucks you lost the clam, sorry to hear that. I have had many over the years. Most do well , some arw super hardy and others just die overnight when the day before seemed healthy. I had a tiny maxima that survived a 3 day car ride and then lived happily in a 6g Nano Cube for 3 month, lived tnrough pinched mantel twice. Alao had a crocea rhat was doing great, growing colorful then just died over night.

 

[biggles]

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

Borb smorb...........

 

[martinphillip03]

Snap! :uzi:

Marty

Borb smorb...........

 

[joshky]

Dom I'm really sorry to hear about the clam, that really bites. :sad2: Do you plan on replacing it, or has Andrew talked you into doing more acros?

 

[reefmutt]

Dom.. I’m waiting for pics of your acros..


...and I am trying desperately (failing) to unsee that golden red orb of utter delight that biggles the photo-bomber seared into my brain.
It was like a shot of crack... I neeeeeeeeeeeeed more.... I am weak.... wea... ... no... yes..

 

[Wrangy]

Hi Dom,
What is up my friend, I have been lurking, and sort of trying to create my own new reef as well. Hope your visit to the states was great, and look forward to seeing what is up your sleeve mate Cheers my friend!

Hey Perry!
I've been following along and I think you're a little further along than I am lol I thoroughly enjoyed the States and will definitely be going back again! Hopefully for MACNA at some stage too!
If the guys at Sustainable Reef's and Andrew continue to have anything to do with me, then the tank will be filled with goodies in no time! lol

I know of an excellent reef photographer! Some of his stuff is from NASA. He is very much in demand. But say the word and I will see what I can do.

Marty

haha I have a mate with some rather good skills in photography that wants to come round and do some shots so when the tank is a little more lively then it'll be high class pics ahoy!

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

SSC, Spath and tricolour I also have a few new super secret frags from a friend that I will post someday Baby borb isn't so baby anymore haha he's turning into a real guts now lol

Sucks you lost the clam, sorry to hear that. I have had many over the years. Most do well , some arw super hardy and others just die overnight when the day before seemed healthy. I had a tiny maxima that survived a 3 day car ride and then lived happily in a 6g Nano Cube for 3 month, lived tnrough pinched mantel twice. Alao had a crocea rhat was doing great, growing colorful then just died over night.

Yeah, it was a huge bummer given that she's been with me for 4 or 5 years now These things happen though and I'll get a couple of newbies in the coming months though

Borb smorb...........

Oh I saw that!! I'm coming for you soon enough haha I'll swap you the big bag of RS Blue Bucket for a bunch of frags

Dom I'm really sorry to hear about the clam, that really bites. :sad2: Do you plan on replacing it, or has Andrew talked you into doing more acros?

Thanks Josh, I'll definitely be getting some more clams that's for sure!! It's not a reef without clams for me. Andrew can complain as much as he wants (and he will!!) but I'll still be adding some haha

Dom.. I'm waiting for pics of your acros..


...and I am trying desperately (failing) to unsee that golden red orb of utter delight that biggles the photo-bomber seared into my brain.
It was like a shot of crack... I neeeeeeeeeeeeed more.... I am weak.... wea... ... no... yes..

Well I have the camera back so maybe over the weekend I'll take some more shots

He's a terrible person isn't he! He's terrorizing one of the facebook pages at the moment too, he's an unstoppable acro porn posting force!!

 

[biggles]

Oh I saw that!! I'm coming for you soon enough haha I'll swap you the big bag of RS Blue Bucket for a bunch of frags

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors..... :smokin:

 

[martinphillip03]

Dom, that is such a nice frag Andrew is giving you. What a good friend!

Marty

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors..... :smokin:

 

[reefmutt]

I need a friend like that!

 

[Pife]

Who doesn't need a friend like that?

 

[Wrangy]

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors..... :smokin:

Oh I have some ideas what you can do :artist:

Dom, that is such a nice frag Andrew is giving you. What a good friend!

Marty

I need a friend like that!

Who doesn't need a friend like that?

Yeah, I suppose he's not too bad to keep around :beer: :lol:

 

[Wrangy]

Well I have a couple of small updates on the tank and life. Firstly we got a second kitten so we now have a two cat household again. Let me introduce the naughtiest kitten in the world, Agatha:


She's an Australian Bombay or known as a Mandalay here and we got lucky getting her so soon as there's only 4 breeders in the country and the waiting list is usually 2 years! Our Burmese, Minsky, wasn't particularly pleased by this little ball of terror but they do alright now!




Don't let her fool you, she's extremely cheeky!

 

[Wrangy]

Now, back on track with some actual tank updates! lol I spent some time last week re-adjusting the lighting to mount it a little higher and it gives me so much more breathing room on top of the tank! A bit of steel tube was all that was needed but much nicer already!






Because of the increased height I was now able to remove the glass cover off the lights for some more oomph!


Now I can hear you saying "but Dom you've still got that awful mesh and blu-tac sh!t going on!?" well I say to you not for long! I've got a lid made by the guys at Top Lids coming all the way from the US to pretty up the tank finally!! I would highly recommend Fabio and his team for a lid as it's been an absolute pleasure dealing with them!

 

[Wrangy]

The biggest change that's happened in the tank is my dosing run down and I couldn't be happier with the changes that I've made and the products I've been using. I have been using the Coral Essentials Trace Elements for some time now but I've expanded into their Vitamins, Aminos, KI3 (lugols) and I cannot wait to try their newest product group, "The Juice" that Andrew keeps raving about! Well it's actually called Chroma+, Vibrance+ and Energy+ and it's meant to be the god particle of acro keeping so we'll see how it goes when I can get my grubby mits onto it haha


My turn to share one of Christians AMAZING pieces too :inlove:


Aside from all of that the tank is doing really well, the colours are coming along and everyone is happy, fat and peaceful Work is busy but great!

 

[cFloor]

It’s good seeing an update Dom. That lid turned out really nice!

 

[Pife]

Where do I start? Your kitty is a cute little fur ball! Are you a fan of the TV show vikings? Her name makes me think of that show. That lid is sick! Believe it or not I actually have some coral essentials sitting here at my house. The owners were nice enough to send some over for me to try out. You guys are tremendously lucky to have a diver like Christian. I'm envious of his skill. And lastly what type of mining do you do? I've worked at several quarries through my life. Good luck and good day. Oh yeah, where are the pictures of the coral in your tank?

 

[reefmutt]

Looking good Dom!
Interested to see your experience with the god particles.
And that kitten looks like a cat in sheeps clothing. She must be sneaky!

 

[glaukos]

Lid looks really nice bud,great result!
The look of Agatha(after Brandon mentioned Vikings I thought so too that lagertha would be a nice name )in the first pic says it all
Keep her happy and fed, otherwise you should better sleep with one eye open

 

[Wrangy]

It's good seeing an update Dom. That lid turned out really nice!

Thanks Conor the lid looks beautiful! I can't wait for it to arrive!

Where do I start? Your kitty is a cute little fur ball! Are you a fan of the TV show vikings? Her name makes me think of that show. That lid is sick! Believe it or not I actually have some coral essentials sitting here at my house. The owners were nice enough to send some over for me to try out. You guys are tremendously lucky to have a diver like Christian. I'm envious of his skill. And lastly what type of mining do you do? I've worked at several quarries through my life. Good luck and good day. Oh yeah, where are the pictures of the coral in your tank?

She's like a Viking the way she storms around the house haha I've only seen part of the first season but I loved it! I just haven't sat down to binge it yet!
Make sure you get the three new products I think they're going to be absolute winners! We're aamazingly lucky to have Christian and Rick looking after us and doing what they do!

I'm actually a civil engineer but the company I work for work works with all the quarries in Victoria and the big coal mines in the Hunter Valley! The guys in Vic are pretty much all granite and basalt due to the volcanic activity that was here many moons ago lol. We do a lot of blast and explosives work and vibration related work

Looking good Dom!
Interested to see your experience with the god particles.
And that kitten looks like a cat in sheeps clothing. She must be sneaky!

Thanks Matt I'm definitely looking forward to it as well given how well the tank has responded to the other products
She's an absolute devil haha

Lid looks really nice bud,great result!
The look of Agatha(after Brandon mentioned Vikings I thought so too that lagertha would be a nice name )in the first pic says it all
Keep her happy and fed, otherwise you should better sleep with one eye open

Thanks Mike! Yes the first pic does say it all, that's exactly what she's like, the terror of the household! Haha don't worry, she gets exactly what she wants or she lets you know haha