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X-37B · Feb 7, 2025

Some better pics.
2 new frags
Top Tora
Bottom Pink Highlighter
Hungs rainbow, starting to show some growth/color/encrusting.
Shortcake?
Wild Indo

X-37B · Feb 11, 2025

marcus aurelius · Feb 11, 2025

Nice and clean.

X-37B · Feb 13, 2025

Pic from one end.

X-37B · Feb 15, 2025

Bought a UltraLife Mantis trap. Only in for 5 hours and I got 6 snails, lol.
Will see what happens tonight.

lubeck · Feb 18, 2025

X-37B said:
Bought a UltraLife Mantis trap. Only in for 5 hours and I got 6 snails, lol.
Will see what happens tonight.

Following along to see if it works. I have at least two to catch.

X-37B · Feb 22, 2025

Still have not caught the mantis.
I do have 6+ snails I call mobile fuges, lol.

Huskereef · Feb 22, 2025

X-37B said:
Still have not caught the mantis.
I do have 6+ snails I call mobile fuges, lol.

do you know what that leafy algae is? I have some small amounts of that growing as well.

X-37B · Feb 22, 2025

Huskereef said:
do you know what that leafy algae is? I have some small amounts of that growing as well.

Not sure but I think it is some kind of sea lettuce. Came in on Gulf Live Rock.

X-37B · Mar 1, 2025

I harvest this algae from the overflow once a week.

Caught a small gorilla crab in an Indo colony. It had eaten some flesh. I put it in the sump.
Took a frag from it and put in other system.

X-37B · Mar 19, 2025

11 months on the 16th.
My Digi Dog, lol.

X-37B · Mar 26, 2025

Quick side pic today.

reef’r · Mar 26, 2025

Looking great, wild how the experienced guys like yourself can make it look just so easy. Im
Jealous of your coralline growth also mine only seems to grow on the rock…. Just giving it time

Reefering1 · Mar 26, 2025

reef’r said:
Looking great, wild how the experienced guys like yourself can make it look just so easy. Im
Jealous of your coralline growth also mine only seems to grow on the rock…. Just giving it time

He has taught me much...
As far as coraline goes, I think it's all about good rocks. Just re read this thread.., he put rocks in a tank with light and flow- coraline was there within weeks... dry rock changes everything.

reef’r · Mar 26, 2025

I agree about the rock. My Marco rock barely has any coralline but I have other rock in the tank (not sure what kind) that’s has lots of it

X-37B · Apr 16, 2025

1 year today! Where does the time go?
Tank is doing well and starting to take off now. Everything is growing well with good color.
Photons have been turned up over the last several weeks and I just took some readings.
I'm getting 450-550 across the rocks now. 250-300 on the ends, and 400 in the front.
Red & green at 60%
White at 80%
Blues and violets 90%
Or4's at 100%

X-37B · Apr 17, 2025

Forgot to check 1 year parameters yesterday.
Today:
Ph swing 7.9-8.2
Temp 77
Sg 1.0265
Alk
Hanna-7.67
Salifert-7.6
Red Sea-7.8
Ca 475
Mag 1320
Po4-.037
No3-2
Nice stable numbers at 1 year.

X-37B · Apr 19, 2025

Replace Kamoer tube after 1 year.
It was very flattened. I will change every 6 months now.

I brought my Flourine levels up 2 days ago.
2 months ago it was .69 from icp. I brought it up to 1.2.
Surf and Turf stag now has the blue back in its tips.
Oregon Tort looks darker.
Not going to dose but will monitor the 2 to see if the blue stays or fades.