Hemmdog’s 90gal Seaciety and 40gal Vale of Shadows

[Hemmdog]

My AOI’s I got recently are now nine polyps! Started at five a monthish ago!

 

[fishguy242]

My AOI’s I got recently are now nine polyps! Started at five a monthish ago!

and no pic ???

 

[Hemmdog]

and no pic ???

Some are hidden, and the blue doesn’t look as good in pics as in person. But here ya go. Lol

 

[Dj City]

It's been a while since I dropped in.
I'm glad progress is still being made.

Reef is looking fantastic!
Keep up the great work.

 

[Hemmdog]

It's been a while since I dropped in.
I'm glad progress is still being made.

Reef is looking fantastic!
Keep up the great work.

Thanks dude ! How is your tank?

 

[Dj City]

After a year of recovering from the broken leg, I just got it up and running. It got wet about 2 weeks ago.

Check the build thread out if you have time. It's lonely but well documented and finally making progress.
I'm pretty sure the build thread contributor banner is linked to the right build thread.

 

[Hemmdog]

After a year of recovering from the broken leg, I just got it up and running. It got wet about 2 weeks ago.

Check the build thread out if you have time. It's lonely but well documented and finally making progress.
I'm pretty sure the build thread contributor banner is linked to the right build thread.

Sweet, I’ll check it out! Happy to hear you are mobile again!

 

[Dj City]

Thank you.
I am limping but walking under my own power.
I will take that as a WIN.

 

[Hemmdog]

Thank you.
I am limping but walking under my own power.
I will take that as a WIN.

Leg injury survivor as well. Keep your head up. Each day gets a little better

 

[najer]

You know when you are generally just checking the forums and something sticks in your mind?!

Not just random spam (for a change), someone is developing a thing for anacroporas!

 

[Hemmdog]

You know when you are generally just checking the forums and something sticks in your mind?!

Not just random spam (for a change), someone is developing a thing for anacroporas!

Very nice!

 

[ScottR]

Tested all parameters, figured I’d post them.
90
alk 8.2
CA 450
Mag 1410
K 425
NO3 25
PO4 0.1ppm
pH 8.1
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78

40
alk 9.3
CA 480
Mag 1400
K 410
NO3 50
PO4 0.25ppm
pH 8.0
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78

All tested with salifert, Hanna for PO4.

You, @najer and I aren’t the only people with “unacceptable” NO3. I feel high nitrates make it harder for some SPS to get used to, but once they do, they take off. Not sure why everyone recommends ultra low ranges of 5 or less. Those RFAs are beauties!!!

 

[Viking_Reefing]

Leg injury survivor as well. Keep your head up. Each day gets a little better

Holy moly, that’s one bad butt scar you’ve got there! How did that happen?

Suddenly my wrecked knees with a bunch of screw holes from Muay Thai injury’s don’t seem much to write home about.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Very nice!

I thought there was only Acropora, now there's anacropora. What next?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Tested all parameters, figured I’d post them.
90
alk 8.2
CA 450
Mag 1410
K 425
NO3 25
PO4 0.1ppm
pH 8.1
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78

40
alk 9.3
CA 480
Mag 1400
K 410
NO3 50
PO4 0.25ppm
pH 8.0
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78

All tested with salifert, Hanna for PO4.

I like your nitrates. Mine are getting there, next month for sure

 

[Hemmdog]

Holy moly, that’s one bad butt scar you’ve got there! How did that happen?

Suddenly my wrecked knees with a bunch of screw holes from Muay Thai injury’s don’t seem much to write home about.

Yeah it’s pretty gnarly. It was from a atv accident back in 2012. One of those side by sides with a roof; my buddy was driving and fish-tailing for fun, flipped it, I got launched out but the roof caught my leg and chopped my calf off, had to be helicoptered from the forest to a big hospital on the other side of the state(PA), 7 surgeries, two weeks in the hospital, couldn’t walk for almost six months. It was awful. Works fine now though, heading up to Tahoe today to go snowboarding!

 

[Viking_Reefing]

Yeah it’s pretty gnarly. It was from a atv accident back in 2012. One of those side by sides with a roof; my buddy was driving and fish-tailing for fun, flipped it, I got launched out but the roof caught my leg and chopped my calf off, had to be helicoptered from the forest to a big hospital on the other side of the state(PA), 7 surgeries, two weeks in the hospital, couldn’t walk for almost six months. It was awful. Works fine now though, heading up to Tahoe today to go snowboarding!

Dang! That’s one heck of a story and a maximum amount of bad luck getting snagged like that.
Glad you made such a remarkable recovery from where you started
I’m two years from from a ACL/MCL tear and surgery so I can relate to not being able to walk haha

 

[Hemmdog]

Made it to Tahoe! Not as much snow this year.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Made it to Tahoe! Not as much snow this year.

Well at least you did not have to dig a tunnel to the front door this year.

 

[Hemmdog]

Well at least you did not have to dig a tunnel to the front door this year.

Lol very true! Good memory!