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[ludnix]

It's looking great! I like the new arrangement a lot too! What is the coral in the back right of the last photo? It's got a pretty pink and blue mix?

 

[truepercs]

Thanks!

Still close to center is rainbow Pocillapora. The other moved to the far right is rainbow
Stylophora. They were close to each other but started to battle.

They look really nice top down. I have noticed most of the photos appear much darker once posted.

The Milka Stylo is crazy encrusting and is starting to battle the pink Stylo which grows much slower. I really like the pink Stylo so a little intervention may be required.

I may try to tweak the exposure or lightness a bit to get the photos to appear “closer to eye” view.

 

[truepercs]

The majority are “easier” sps...
Just recently adding more that require steadier parameters.

 

[truepercs]

After the smooth transition to ATI essentials I have had some ups and downs. I had some small loss, fragged smaller pieces to save, but for the most part the tank is doing well. I was disappointed because the "burnin banana" took a turn for the worse however I believe it will recover fine. Oregon tort is an encrusting machine ;)
I needed to treat the tank with flunco but since I just switch to the 3 part, I wanted to wait a while. I have been afraid of doing to many changes at once. Tank is stable again and at parameters I try to hold... I am not 100% sold on the 3 part yet.

I'll give it time.

I did resort back to doing a small water change every couple weeks, mainly to vacuum the gravel.

 

[truepercs]

Here is the latest on pic on the Oregon Tort frags...You literally can look the next day and see that the encrusting has expanded... The slender shoot branches are almost as tall as the original frag. The bottom frag has encrusted up the wall and has joined the frag on the taller portion of the rock. I'll have to get the color to represent the actual color. My favorite!

 

[truepercs]

I have had to frag the Spongodes several times... Now I just need to get rid of the smaller colony 3.5"x4" as the spongodes grows to fast for this aquarium. Pic of the small colony from top down. I have it up for sale locally.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

@truepercs any updates on this reef?

 

[truepercs]

Yes... I have had a few ups and downs . Not enough bad to keep me out yet... we had a power outage a few months ago where I lost a few corals. However the good news is I am switching over to a bigger tank right now! I came across a 525xl redsea reefer and am in the process of moving my coral and fish to the new tank. Should have this done shortly...

I am excited about the upgrade.
I can post a few photos after the move.



Thanks