Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[JoshH]

Umm... Sleep? :p
I already have everything I would need including the tank, 2 MP40's, heaters, an Apex Jr and lights. Don't think it would cost me a thing other than to build a stand. Heck, I even have plenty of spare rock.
But.. sleep matters!

Meh a stand would take no time atall to whip up ;) I agree, sleep later!

 

[Magellan]

Got some top down sps shots during my wc last night. Ca is slowly climbing, up to 340 now! Hard to get a good pic of the JF Burnin Banana, the polyps retract as soon as I move the hood.

 

[Brew12]

Meh a stand would take no time atall to whip up ;) I agree, sleep later!

Building a headboard and footboard for a new bed we just had delivered is a higher priority. Happy wife > Happy reef.

 

[anon9896]

@Katrina71

 

[living_tribunal]

Got some top down sps shots during my wc last night. Ca is slowly climbing, up to 340 now! Hard to get a good pic of the JF Burnin Banana, the polyps retract as soon as I move the hood.

Excellent sps! That stylo is pretty

 

[Magellan]

Excellent sps! That stylo is pretty

I want to try an acropora next, gonna push my luck with this 100% success rate lol

(seriously: the secret sauce has got to be the metal halide. I’m convinced)

 

[living_tribunal]

I want to try an acropora next, gonna push my luck with this 100% success rate lol

(seriously: the secret sauce has got to be the metal halide. I’m convinced)

You’ve never lost a frag?

 

[JoshH]

Building a headboard and footboard for a new bed we just had delivered is a higher priority. Happy wife > Happy reef.

Well if the tools are already out..... might as well.

 

[Magellan]

You’ve never lost a frag?

Never. It was touch and go at the beginning though, everything was bleaching out, I was taking water to the LFS all the time and testing for everything I could, had no idea what was wrong. My first coral, a purple hammer, was slowly dying and I kept moving it trying to make it happy again (which I’m sure made it worse).

turns out it was the simplest possible issue: my temp was way too high due to a faulty thermometer. Once I fixed that it’s been nothing but growth and coloring up ever since.

 

[living_tribunal]

Never. It was touch and go at the beginning though, everything was bleaching out, I was taking water to the LFS all the time and testing for everything I could, had no idea what was wrong. My first coral, a purple hammer, was slowly dying and I kept moving it trying to make it happy again (which I’m sure made it worse).

turns out it was the simplest possible issue: my temp was way too high due to a faulty thermometer. Once I fixed that it’s been nothing but growth and coloring up ever since.

I would have thought bottomed phosphates.


Well done. Happy sps right there

 

[LadyMac]

Got some top down sps shots during my wc last night. Ca is slowly climbing, up to 340 now! Hard to get a good pic of the JF Burnin Banana, the polyps retract as soon as I move the hood.

Jealous. I struggle with zoas lol.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

I am addicted to Hallmark Christmas movies. I don't care how girly it is!

I just got my favorite Christmas movie from Amazon Teusday.... Die Hard

 

[Magellan]

I would have thought bottomed phosphates.


Well done. Happy sps right there

I mean it was 85 degrees !!!! For over 2 months. No idea how I didn’t lose a fish...had a fire shrimp and cleaner shrimp make it through that as well. the only SPS that was in the tank was this little cactus but he lived it too, as did 2 hammers, a mushroom, a Kenya leather and a green paly. It convinced me I was the worst reefer ever and I took a long time to get any confidence back.

@12gallonsofhex YIPPIE KI AY, ****** ****** !!!

 

[anon9896]

My acan looks so fluffy

 

[sfin52]

So does Harry Potter count as Christmas as Well. Have Christmas scenes

 

[Magellan]

Jealous. I struggle with zoas lol.

I don’t know how it works, but they do well too lol

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I know for sure my tank is fine without it...at least for 2 weeks :). Might have forgotten to add my chemipure blue back...

I just threw out my Chemipure elite in the nano... my neon green rock nem has been looking pastel green. Odd thing is I have algae growing also I need to take care of. No idea where my nutrients are, probably should test those. Maybe just change out all the water? Its only like 15 gallons.

 

[Magellan]

I just threw out my Chemipure elite in the nano... my neon green rock nem has been looking pastel green. Odd thing is I have algae growing also I need to take care of. No idea where my nutrients are, probably should test those. Maybe just change out all the water? Its only like 15 gallons.

Try feeding it the coral pellet food that @living_tribunal uses

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Got some top down sps shots during my wc last night. Ca is slowly climbing, up to 340 now! Hard to get a good pic of the JF Burnin Banana, the polyps retract as soon as I move the hood.

Very pretty.

I wish I could keep those things. Every time I try I end up losing them to this or that. I need to be more consistent with water changes. I know, not everyone dies water changes. I've tried not doing them, it doesnt work. After a few weeks everything goes down hill even tho tests come back normal. I force myself to do an water change(even tho we hates it) and everything perks up.

 

[anon9896]

Just a little tip here guys , these days we see a lot of people with 'frag plugs'
The problem with those is that some people simply leave them in a hole becose it's 'convenient' wich I agree it is, but corals are not meant to live on moving rocks , they like to be on solid ground.