My entry for 2014

SpartaReef · Jun 18, 2014

OK, So I started this tank a month ago (cycle) with existing liverock (did a five minute fresh RODI bath to remove unwanted hitchhikers) to breed sexishrimp.

No sump
circulation is one large airstone (bubble wall) and an airline in one corner attached to the heater.

20g long. No water changes so far just top off with RODI twice a week.

http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/SpartaReef/library/Reef 29g/20g

Light consists of a simple shop light flourescent...

SpartaReef · Jul 1, 2014

[video=youtube_share;S3I6eAohta4]http://youtu.be/S3I6eAohta4[/video]

SpartaReef · Jul 2, 2014

my stock list (not all are in tank yet)

Frogspawn: $15/head *2 = $30
Mushrooms - $10 & up/polyp * 4 = $40
Ricordea Florida - $20 & up/polyp (depends on color) * 4 = $80
Zoas/Palys - common: $2/polyp (ex. no name, no color) * 20 = $40
Zoas/Palys - nice: $5/polyp * 4 = $20
RBTA: $50 *3 = $150

Total so far = $360... please notify me if I need to adjust prices... all were owened prior to teh contest with a few exceptions that were basically free...

Picture updates...

RRBTA (this is in my 29g main tank, but the ones in the 20g [contest tank] are the same, just not under the best lighting yet...)

The 20g contest tank - RRBTA's and yellow polyps

Art_z37 · Jul 2, 2014

Did you do an entry pic with the sign and the ziplock bag? Your supposed to post that pic before you add the livestock.

preston469 · Jul 3, 2014

Art_z37 said:
Did you do an entry pic with the sign and the ziplock bag? Your supposed to post that pic before you add the livestock.

Watch his video

Art_z37 · Jul 3, 2014

But the video isn't what the judge asked for. The judge repeated it many times and even posted a pic showing exactly what they wanted Everyone to post before we started adding livestock. I didn't think he wanted to be disqualified because of a technicality. Yes I can see there wasn't any livestock in the tank when the video was posted but it's not following the rules for the contest. That's all I'm saying.

revhtree · Jul 3, 2014

The video will be ok! Thanks.

SpartaReef · Jul 3, 2014

revhtree said:
The video will be ok! Thanks.

Thanks Revhtree... I wasnt sure and as I commented in the video I didn't have the chance to check back on clarification prior... The nems were in bad shape so I wanted to get them in asap...

could I get a judges perspective on the fmv of my livestock so far? I can post new pics later if needed... Also, Im trading one of the three nems for a skimmer, powerhead and to borrow a better light for during the contest... I have more frags I can add yet and want to make sure I stay under the $500...

SpartaReef · Jul 5, 2014

added some galaxia and hydnophora

SpartaReef · Jul 5, 2014

So only two nems in the tank now borrowed a MH for the tank and got the powerhead and skimmer for the third nem (now gone).

SO Im guessing the FMV is now at:

Frogspawn: $15/head *2 = $30
Mushrooms - $10 & up/polyp * 1 = $10
Ricordea Florida - $20 & up/polyp (depends on color) * 4 = $80
Zoas/Palys - common: $2/polyp (ex. no name, no color) * 20 = $40
Zoas/Palys - nice: $5/polyp * 6 = $30
RBTA: $50 *2 = $100
galaxia ?
hydnophora ?

Total so far = $290+

Can I get FMV for the two new frags and verification on my new total?

SpartaReef · Jul 6, 2014

running skimmer atm, its leaving a lot of bubbles in tank...

SpartaReef · Jul 8, 2014

SpartaReef · Jul 17, 2014

SpartaReef · Jul 17, 2014

The extra frags will be removed soon

SpartaReef · Jul 23, 2014

need FMV on a pair of rescue sponges... and ID too... One is for certain a sponge, the other I believe the skinny branching one is also sponge but not sure. I got these given to me and they were almost certainly dead, covered in black and white yuck and reeking... yet I decided to through them in with my spare live rock just in case and sure enough a few days later they started to color back up. SO in the tank they went.

SpartaReef · Jul 24, 2014

Got a great deal on a piece of liverock with coral (and hair algae lol) for 60 bucks... and another coral for 38... video showing reciept and tank to follow this post