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Why don’t you just head to menards or a similar store and make a easy diy eggcrate kid.I have been trying to order a screen kit for, BRS for months now.... they keep being out of it ... yeah, still my fault : (
The PC rainbow is doing well. : ) the color is good... it’s only been 2 weeks, but it is showing evidence of growth.When I saw those mariculture pieces at the start of this thread, I thought “oh no!” I went that route when I first started too and had the same result as you.
I know named corals are kind of a gimmick, but at least you know others have gotten them to survive. How’s the PC Rainbow doing? That is a great choice for starter SPS.
I’d suggest buying a pack from Battlecorals and tell him you want some of his hardiest stuff. He’ll hook you up and his prices are reasonable.
I really like having my top opened up. (Excuse the horrible pics below) I have a canopy that protects my fish from jumping on 3 sides. I have an idea for putting up a net across the back and over the top of my overflow. ...even egg crate effects PAR.Why don’t you just head to menards or a similar store and make a easy diy eggcrate kid.
Sorry about your fish loss! I had my first fish jump last month and I’ve been i the hobby roughly 8 years now was a sad day. Never had a lid on any tank either.I really like having my top opened up. (Excuse the horrible pics below) I have a canopy that protects my fish from jumping on 3 sides. I have an idea for putting up a net across the back and over the top of my overflow. ...even egg crate effects PAR.
I do have a source for ORA corals... I just bought one today. He called it an “original” ORA...? T is a Purple Stylophora. I also got Green HydroporaSorry to hear about the goby; do you have a source for ORA corals? Their frags have always done well for me so could be a good starting point given their hardiness compared to Maricultured pieces.
Best of luck! Nice pieces! Shouldn’t have a problem with the purple they are pretty easy!Here are the 2 I got today! : ) A Purple Stylophora and a Green Hydropora these are not the best pics I have ever taken : ( I will do a full tank shot after the sun goes does tonight. They are both nice size!!
I got a nice green BTA today... he is still wiggling around right now, looking for a home (and, I am almost certain, he is about to split! And of course, I replaced my Bella Gobi!
Very nice, I have a cherry bomb and I love it! Hope your SPS will do well from now onThe t is sooooo nice to be buying livestock again!!! My LFS just got me a Cherry Bomb. I pick it up on Tuesday. Super excited! (Taking a good full tank shot is tuf... glares, reflections... tank lights! Lol (still fun!)
Fingers crossed... keep learning... and most important... : ) stay active on R2R! You guys are hreat!Very nice, I have a cherry bomb and I love it! Hope your SPS will do well from now on
Both very hardyHere are the 2 I got today! : ) A Purple Stylophora and a Green Hydropora these are not the best pics I have ever taken : ( I will do a full tank shot after the sun goes does tonight. They are both nice size!!
I got a nice green BTA today... he is still wiggling around right now, looking for a home (and, I am almost certain, he is about to split! And of course, I replaced my Bella Gobi!
That’s a generous frag! I bet this does way better than the MC piece you bought. Good luck!I picked up a new frag today! A little Cherry Bomb Arco : )
I did discovered something I had wrong... it was part of my problem. ...long story.... I had my “cool whites” set to high... way too high. I dropped them back today by a lot!That’s a generous frag! I bet this does way better than the MC piece you bought. Good luck!
So sorry for the loses, it always hurts watching corals die.Okay so... not everything is a success story. I have now put a full $grand... in the trash. I killed them. Both of the first two Maricultured ones... And 2 others. This has been a disheartening start... although not completely unexpected ( look at my tag line down there...)
I found two problems I was not aware of before. I had my “cool whites” way too high on my LEDs.. going up to 49% at max. I dropped that to a max of 5% across the day now. And, a problem with something I thought I had solved. Flow...
I bought great equipKent : ) 2 power heads, 2 wave-makers and a nice strong return pump coming out of two pipes. Mathematically, my flow was right.... yeah, you gotta point that crap in the right direction lol 2 of the corals that died were in areas with very low flow. (I did fix that)
Why is learning always so expensive? : p
What a sad start to SPS. Did you dip them? I have seen a bunch of guys kill corals they buy from us when they dip. I think they mix too strong & dip too long - especially Bayer. Sometimes the tank move itself is very stressful for a coral and then you add dipping and acclimation on the same day, along with a change in lighting and it is just too much.Okay so... not everything is a success story. I have now put a full $grand... in the trash. I killed them. Both of the first two Maricultured ones... And 2 others. This has been a disheartening start... although not completely unexpected
My LFS is running PAR very close to mine. (I took my Apoge with me one day : ) I have been dipping them.What a sad start to SPS. Did you dip them? I have seen a bunch of guys kill corals they buy from us when they dip. I think they mix too strong & dip too long - especially Bayer. Sometimes the tank move itself is very stressful for a coral and then you add dipping and acclimation on the same day, along with a change in lighting and it is just too much.
Cheers! Mark