125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

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So not the prettiest but it works and I was able to incorporate a couple of frag racks into the design.

Internal refugium - had the library 3D print some hangers for it but they used 15% infill and they broke after about a week. The suction cups just don't hold so I bent some egg crate from the 75 gallon lid and made a stand. It's buried in the sand front and back so it's making contact with the bottom. Has a single frag point on the side middle at the top, a single frag point on the back about halfway up the leg, a 2-3 frag racks on the front middle, and then each front leg has a 1-3 frag rack about halfway up. I'm thinking the red Monti cap will be attached vertically on one leg, the Red Hulk Monti cap in the other leg same way.

I have a Mint or Cactus Pavona that is really close to starting to encrust in the back corner (because the rack is almost exactly where it was already), a ROAB Digitata front and center, the red Monti cap on the "back" front leg, the JKR Golden Gate Galaxea on the front leg, and a Milka Stylo on the top side (at the front glass). I have room for at the most 7 more - 2 higher light medium flow, 1 low light low flow, and 4 medium light medium flow. I can also attach some encrusters on the legs vertically if I so desire, which I will eventually, or possibly some medium/high light medium flow sticks. We'll see. The possibilities are endless!

Until then, it's just ugly, plain old white egg crate.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

So not the prettiest but it works and I was able to work a couple of frag racks into the design.

Internal refugium - had the library 3D print some hangers for it but they used 15% infill and they broke after about a week. The suction cups just don't hold so I bent some egg crate from the 75 gallon lid and made a stand. It's buried in the sand front and back so it's making contact with the bottom. Has a single frag point on the side middle at the top, a single frag point on the back about halfway up the leg, a 2-3 frag racks on the front middle, and then each front leg has a 1-3 frag rack about halfway up. I'm thinking the red Monti cap will be attached vertically on one leg, the Red Hulk Monti cap in the other leg same way.

I have a Mint or Cactus Pavona that is really close to starting to encrust in the back corner (because the rack is almost exactly where it was already), a ROAB Digitata front and center, the red Monti cap on the "back" front leg, the JKR Golden Gate Galaxea on the front leg, and a Milka Stylo on the top side (at the front glass). I have room for at the most 7 more - 2 higher light medium flow, 1 low light low flow, and 4 medium light medium flow. I can also attach some encrusters on the legs vertically if I so desire, which I will eventually, or possibly some medium/high light medium flow sticks. We'll see. The possibilities are endless!

Until then, it's just ugly, plain old white egg crate.

Still looks like a solid plan

 

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Coral Snow made, MB7 received. Getting ready to run it. Blew all the cruds off the rockwork. Need to scrape the front glass and turn off the sump then dose it and wait and see!

 

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And of course the MicroBacter was open so I'm requesting a replacement. I contacted Amazon and said "Please make sure the replacement isn't open. I'm tired of wasting time going back and forth returning these items to receive another open bottle. By the way, you should probably throw it away instead of selling it to some other unsuspecting customer." They thanked me for my concern. :grinning-squinting-face: :expressionless-face:

 

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Horrible picture, I know! Lights are going down, Coral Snow in the tank so it's cloudy, and the Bower sits in the shade as it is...

Baby Bowerbanki!!!!!! POTO Winter Soldier Bower.

 

[Rennurdoar]

Coral Snow made, MB7 received. Getting ready to run it. Blew all the cruds off the rockwork. Need to scrape the front glass and turn off the sump then dose it and wait and see!

I'm going to start running Coral Snow also on the new tank. I'm going to use PNS Probio instead of MB7 I think though. I've been dosing it in the 65 every other evening. So, figure it should work well in the coral snow. Let me know how the CS does for you though, I'm interested in how it performs for sure!

 

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I'm going to start running Coral Snow also on the new tank. I'm going to use PNS Probio instead of MB7 I think though. I've been dosing it in the 65 every other evening. So, figure it should work well in the coral snow. Let me know how the CS does for you though, I'm interested in how it performs for sure!

First dose!

 

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So I may have lied about the baby Bowerbanki.... It's not a baby.

It's 3 babies!!!

 

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Salinity 1.026
Calcium 480
Alk 8.3
Mag 1290
PO4 0.06
Nitrates 36.7
Temperature 78.9

I need to calibrate the pH meter.

 

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A couple of baby pics as the lights come on.
Baby Micro

Baby Duncans

Baby Trochus

 

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Some pics have the same sticks in them. 12 total, all SBB.

No Name Goni

Pretty sure it's an Alveopora

 

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Ok, but just because @Fish Styx and @Reeflix are talking about it on their threads...
A bunch of ugly pics of beautiful corals

 

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@billyocean are the phosphates working?????

My Pink Cadillac is fully colored again!

 

[billyocean]

@billyocean are the phosphates working?????

My Pink Cadillac is fully colored again!

That's awesome!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

@billyocean are the phosphates working?????

My Pink Cadillac is fully colored again!

Couldn't stop myself...

 

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I got some 7/16 dowel rod I'm going to cut down into 4"-5" pieces and make that Aragocrete racks for the Gonis. I've got 8 on plugs and 1 more on a disc. 3 are already on an Aragocrete rock with 3 holes so I think I'ma make a 10 hole plus 1 disc rack - that'll give me 2 extras for later if I decide to add more.

Next I'll probably make one for the Blastos. Currently have 3 plus 3 discs so I'll make one that can hold an additional probably 2 more of those as well.

The 3 Alveopora are in a 4 hole Aragocrete rock already so I'll think about my Mushrooms next. I have 9 Rhodactis so I'll probably make a rock with 12 holes to leave some room.

I don't know what I'm going to do about the legs on the refugium stand. I can make some covers like I did for the return pipe that slide over them I guess but it'll still look weird probably. Maybe I'll stick to the original plan and just try to get some encrusters to grow there. Maybe move the Electric Daisy over there and get some Cyphastreas. If my Superman Monti starts growing again that's a good one to move there I suppose.

Sorry, no pictures - I just dosed some Coral Snow.

 

[Mschmidt]

Sorry, no pictures - I just dosed some Coral Snow.

What sounds worse than it is?

 

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What sounds worse than it is?

Huh? Coral Snow is Calcium Carbonate and RO/DI water mixed. I also added some phyto and Reef Candy to feed the fish while bringing clarity to the water. That's what KZ says to do so I obeyed.

 

[Mschmidt]

 

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So I may have lied about the baby Bowerbanki.... It's not a baby.

It's 3 babies!!!

Awesome!!