90g progress after 6 months

[alfieohalfie]

I ordered a battlebox from battle corals. Actually about 80% of my coral is from BC. I’m a huge fan of Adam and his work.
So let me show you what I got.

Skinny love. A. Speciosa
Battlestag. A. Pectinatus
Citizen Toxie. Tabling acro
Acropora Tenuis.
Miss scarlet. I’m unsure on this one as well.
Insanity. A. Tenuis

All in all. Super happy.
Gonna let them hang out for a week before I figure out where they’d be happy.

 

[alfieohalfie]

Okay so there’s been a few things I’ve been battling this week aside from my algae but like always I don’t really freak out. I take action with elbow grease then let the tank take the wheel.

One big issue I not only didn’t have time to diagnose but with the time I did have it allowed for process of elimination.
The problem? Microbubbles. I’m new to this and I didn’t really notice it until it was brought up to me so once I saw it it was heckin hard to NOT see it.

I cleaned my skimmer and nothing but the piled up detritus was nice to clean off. Cleaned my return pump and lines, nothing. Checked for minor air leaks nothing.

I asked a few old dogs in the hobby I know and they told me to turn my return pump speed one click and see how that goes and within an hour my waters crystal clear. Amazing.

Last week I got a box from battlecorals.
Adam NEVER disappoints.

I let them chill out for a week and today I placed them on the rock work and gonna let things grow before I do a little make over because although I like my scape I’m trying to factor how everything grows.
One thing I’ve noticed from people is disappointment from people that receive frags that don’t look like the photo. I’m fortunate enough to have people tell me the coral won’t show ANY of that until it starts to grow (results may vary). Aside from that I’m extremely happy with my frags and how they’re growing.

I sometimes find myself coming back to reference the before photos to looking at the directly.. and it’s inspiring me to keep growing and going.

Cheers.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Okay so there’s been a few things I’ve been battling this week aside from my algae but like always I don’t really freak out. I take action with elbow grease then let the tank take the wheel.

One big issue I not only didn’t have time to diagnose but with the time I did have it allowed for process of elimination.
The problem? Microbubbles. I’m new to this and I didn’t really notice it until it was brought up to me so once I saw it it was heckin hard to NOT see it.

I cleaned my skimmer and nothing but the piled up detritus was nice to clean off. Cleaned my return pump and lines, nothing. Checked for minor air leaks nothing.

I asked a few old dogs in the hobby I know and they told me to turn my return pump speed one click and see how that goes and within an hour my waters crystal clear. Amazing.

Last week I got a box from battlecorals.
Adam NEVER disappoints.

I let them chill out for a week and today I placed them on the rock work and gonna let things grow before I do a little make over because although I like my scape I’m trying to factor how everything grows.
One thing I’ve noticed from people is disappointment from people that receive frags that don’t look like the photo. I’m fortunate enough to have people tell me the coral won’t show ANY of that until it starts to grow (results may vary). Aside from that I’m extremely happy with my frags and how they’re growing.

I sometimes find myself coming back to reference the before photos to looking at the directly.. and it’s inspiring me to keep growing and going.

Cheers.

Some great new additions to your tank!

 

[alfieohalfie]

Some great new additions to your tank!

Thanks! Excited to watch them grow!

 

[alfieohalfie]

So, it’s been a while. Life gets in the way. But not much has changed with my tank. A few mishaps but not the end of the world.

My sump broke a while back. I was cleaning all the detritus out and moved a chunky piece of rock and my cat decided to jump on me and the rock slammed on the glass. Sucks but whatever.
Lost about 3 gallons. And luckily I have some stuff on hand to make a simple sump and it works

But again, nothing much has changed. Corals and fish are doing great minus one or 2, maybe three.

But seeing good progress over all.
I’m not here to have a ******* show tank.
I’m here to enjoy the hobby and see its progression. Good and bad.

Til the next update
Cheers