120G Rimless shallow peninsula tank

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Beautiful Photos !!Any Visits to Fish farms and suppliers like RVS ?
No Fadi. Just holidays at the island and relaxing.
Where I was there were no coral farms close by. Maybe next time I have to chose the locations more carefully.
 
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Some quick pictures taken with the mobile.


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Indestructible mushroom...
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Your reef is amazing, Janci

I really like your clean cabinet / stand, but you can also access everything with ease.

Thanks for sharing and tagging along!!

Freddie

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Your reef is amazing, Janci

I really like your clean cabinet / stand, but you can also access everything with ease.

Thanks for sharing and tagging along!!

Freddie

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Thank you Freddie, especially for all the love/likes.
Happy to have you on board.
 

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The aiptasia is slowly getting all over the tank.
It is hard to get the proper shrimp here and those seem to be the way to go.


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Great pictures Janci!

Have you tried the Red Sea Aiptasia X. I know some people struggle with it but it’s always worked for me once you get the ‘timing’ right.

I’ve also got a couple of peppermint shrimps as well.

Anyway tagging along.
 
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Great pictures Janci!

Have you tried the Red Sea Aiptasia X. I know some people struggle with it but it’s always worked for me once you get the ‘timing’ right.

I’ve also got a couple of peppermint shrimps as well.

Anyway tagging along.
I believe Aiptasia X is the next way to go.
What do you mean with "get the timing right"
 

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I believe Aiptasia X is the next way to go.
What do you mean with "get the timing right"
You have to be careful when you get close the the Aiptasia otherwise it will close up.

So place the angled needle just enough away from the Aiptasia mouth so that you can hit it with the jet of liquid in its mouth before it closes up. Then fire at will!

One squirt does the job
 
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You have to be careful when you get close the the Aiptasia otherwise it will close up.

So place the angled needle just enough away from the Aiptasia mouth so that you can hit it with the jet of liquid in its mouth before it closes up. Then fire at will!

One squirt does the job
Great info.
That is why you must have the Excellence Award!

Thanks a lot! I will give it a try.
 
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Good Luck with it.
Thanks. Never used it before.
I will not be able to kill all of the aiptasia, but if I can at least remove part of them closest to the corals, I will be very happy.
Some aiptasia are well below the rocks where it is pratically impossible to get with the needle.
Some are even upside down so no chance to throw the white-sticky-stuff in the mount.
I guess I will have to reduce them for now until I can find a good aiptasia eating creature.
 
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The tank was about 1 year old in May so I started checking some older and newer photos to see if there was any coral that I did not kill and actually grew.
It was not easy as some coral did not survive, others were sold, fragged or placed in another spot without ever take a good picture.
But here are some that could pass a comparison.
If I see all photos, there is a good lot that survived, but there are a good few that didn't. Most suffered when I got the calcium reactor hooked up and the tank suffered a great Alk swing.

Added to the tank June 2017:
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Now:

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Added to the tank June 2017:
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Now:

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Picture from end of July 2017:
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And March 2018:

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Added in August 2017:
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And now:
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Picture from August 2017:
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And now:
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2762mmS
 

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Thanks. Never used it before.
I will not be able to kill all of the aiptasia, but if I can at least remove part of them closest to the corals, I will be very happy.
Some aiptasia are well below the rocks where it is pratically impossible to get with the needle.
Some are even upside down so no chance to throw the white-sticky-stuff in the mount.
I guess I will have to reduce them for now until I can find a good aiptasia eating creature.

Have You considered some peppermint shrimp they are sometimes available at BPK in Dubai, or Matted Filefish my friend Adnan had a great success with it
 

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