Big Jon's nano upgrade

[12gallonsofhex]

One of my LFS's has a $5 coral bin that usually has stuff thats on its way out. I picked up these zoas that were closed up. After I dipped them they opened up to a pale pink color, and after 2 weeks they look like this. Very different than anything I have seen.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Another good day for my reef. I sold my first ever coral, plus some frags today. My first was a 2 head micromussa lord that is now 20+. It is a basic red on red and I wanted the room for a more unique color. The frags were just a couple purple stylos and 2 small bubblegum digis. I am a long way from a growout and frag tank, but it is definitely a plan for the future.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

As part of my water change and maintenance I scraped the coraline algae off the back glass and overflow. What difference! It makes colors more vibrant. I also think I should have built at least one rock taller. I may pull some rock out of the fuge and add hieght to a portion of my rockwork if I get some time off work. The negative space is too even.

 

[Reef Nutrition]

Heres the Mandarin already putting on weight from the white worms and TDO pellets. Big thanks to @Reef Nutrition for the extra small high quality pellets. This fish was so skinny and pale soon after I got it. It is definitely getting good color and getting chunky.

Thanks for the great feedback. Your fish is lovely!

Best,
Chad

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Thanks for the great feedback. Your fish is lovely!

Best,
Chad

I heard from my lfs, Aquarium and Reptile Depot, that you are in the Bay Area. I live fairly close. Do you all allow visitors to check out your propagation systems?

 

[Reef Nutrition]

I heard from my lfs, Aquarium and Reptile Depot, that you are in the Bay Area. I live fairly close. Do you all allow visitors to check out your propagation systems?

Campbell is just our mailing address and office. Our farm is at a different, undisclosed location. Due to the proprietary nature of what we do, we don't allow visitors. I lovingly call this place Algae51. LOL

Sorry that we can't show you around. It really is an amazing place. 1.5 million gallons of phytoplankton is something to behold. :)

Chad

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Campbell is just our mailing address and office. Our farm is at a different, undisclosed location. Due to the proprietary nature of what we do, we don't allow visitors. I lovingly call this place Algae51. LOL

Sorry that we can't show you around. It really is an amazing place. 1.5 million gallons of phytoplankton is something to behold. :)

Chad

No worries. I understand the 'need to know' level security. Lol! See you all at Tyree's Coral Farmers Market.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Just home from work panoramic shot. No filter, no pro-mode.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Been trying to gather all my initial coral pics to do a first reefaversary comparison. This Duncan was 2 or 3 heads 10 months ago. I am counting 18 now.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Its the one year mark of this tank being wet. Got the Cannon DSLR out and am trying to learn how to become a photographer. Not photo of the month, but I hope to get there. Pica to come soon.

 

[S.Pepper]

Looking good. Thanks for sharing.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

I got a project for this weekend! Goodbye Kalkwasser, you did good work.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

I did a thing today. These brackets are a proof of concept/alpha build. If they are out of the way and everything works well where it is I will build them out of white acrylic. I am hoping that the carbo calcium and doser will be more stabil

than kalk in the topoff. I am on top of the kalk adjustments but still get 0.1 to 0.3 swings in alk daily.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Here are the one year pictures taken with the DSLR. Still learning how to use it, but they turned out great.

 

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[12gallonsofhex]

Heres a side by side of the growth of my hammer (and clown) over the year.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

I came home from work to the sound of my emergency drain. I opened the ball valve, checked the filter sock and found my watchman goby...still alive! He was pale white and lethargic, but topfin up and able to move. I put him back in the tank, lowered the lights and flow and fed twice tonight. He has his color back and is guarding the pistol shrimp as usual.

 

[Why-Me]

Glad to see happy outcome

 

[NY_Caveman]

I bet the Pistol takes care of him.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

I bet the Pistol takes care of him.

I think they have arguments like normal roommates. Once in a while the shrimp blocks the tunnel, and this is not the first time the goby made the trip into the sump.