I'm bored, let see your first coral you added to your reef!

[RiptideAquaculture]

SSSSSSHHHHHHEEEEEESSSSSSSSS that is very nice lookin ! what kinda torchs are those?

 

[Coral Kai]

Indo Knicks on the left, I think the middle one was sold to me as a Indo dragon soul....

no clue what the right one is....maybe aussie? it has fatter tips...no clue ...it has some gold and teal tips

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Indo Knicks on the left, I think the middle one was sold to me as a Indo dragon soul....

no clue what the right one is....maybe aussie? it has fatter tips...no clue ...it has some gold and teal tips

I really dig this cluster!!! #goals for all Reefers right here. How old is your reef

 

[Coral Kai]

I really dig this cluster!!! #goals for all Reefers right here. How old is your reef

I'm new man ... been helping my wife with her tank until i got my own which was in May of this year ....

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

I'm new man ... been helping my wife with her tank until i got my own which was in May of this year ....

Looks like you doin it right!

 

[Sharkbait19]

your aren't wrong! that's a very small tank. impressive non the less that you are having luck with it. that goes to show your consistency and dedication to the reefing hobby.

Thanks for the kind words! It’s definitely been a pain but 100% worth it.

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

That’s amazing isn’t it! What did you use to dip?

Just regular CoralRX. General consensus looking back is that the coral had been severely damaged in shipping but with the way softies can pout it wasn't obvious. As a first time coral owner though I was sure that I'd just melted my coral with this mysterious dipping process!

Sure was cool watching that Kenya Tree come back from nothing, to a barely perceptible "nub", to a full blown polyp, to downright prolific! Sure, it's just a common Kenya Tree but its tenacity made it win a permanent place in my heart. I'm just glad I liked the rock and left it in the tank lol.

 

[Stuartmercer]

Pretty impressive results for a HOB filter.! ive never had luck with them but clearly you can. do you spot feel your corals or just let the fish do the work?

Never underestimate the HOB!!!

 

[itselenababe]

Not technically the first coral in our tank, but the first coral I’ve picked out since getting back into reef from fowlr!

We have a few soft corals our tank tech put in as testers but I don’t think we’ll be keeping them except for maybe this zoa. It’s not too happy right now cause our new puffer tried to nip at it

 

[DrZoidburg]

Some time before 2005.

 

[James_O]

Sure!

Unknown palys in the house, lol:

Grew this from a small 4 head frag!

 

[James_O]

Not technically the first coral in our tank, but the first coral I’ve picked out since getting back into reef from fowlr!

We have a few soft corals our tank tech put in as testers but I don’t think we’ll be keeping them except for maybe this zoa. It’s not too happy right now cause our new puffer tried to nip at it

Is that a frogger!? How many heads!?

 

[JustinTanks]

First and second coral I got for my first reef tank. With whites is when I first got it and blues was just the other day. All the (eagle eye?) polyps were on the top when I first bought it and now the whole thing is surrounded. Second was my torch (green mouth purple tip?) and he’s grown another head since I bought it.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Just regular CoralRX. General consensus looking back is that the coral had been severely damaged in shipping but with the way softies can pout it wasn't obvious. As a first time coral owner though I was sure that I'd just melted my coral with this mysterious dipping process!

Sure was cool watching that Kenya Tree come back from nothing, to a barely perceptible "nub", to a full blown polyp, to downright prolific! Sure, it's just a common Kenya Tree but its tenacity made it win a permanent place in my heart. I'm just glad I liked the rock and left it in the tank lol.

it truly is impressive so hear a turn around story like that.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Not technically the first coral in our tank, but the first coral I’ve picked out since getting back into reef from fowlr!

We have a few soft corals our tank tech put in as testers but I don’t think we’ll be keeping them except for maybe this zoa. It’s not too happy right now cause our new puffer tried to nip at it

good tester pieces for sure. cant go wrong with zoas

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

First and second coral I got for my first reef tank. With whites is when I first got it and blues was just the other day. All the (eagle eye?) polyps were on the top when I first bought it and now the whole thing is surrounded. Second was my torch (green mouth purple tip?) and he’s grown another head since I bought it.

what kinda torch is this!? sick!

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Sure!

Unknown palys in the house, lol:

Grew this from a small 4 head frag!

these are gonna take that area over. if you like them by all mean but tread light.

 

[JustinTanks]

what kinda torch is this!? sick!

It was sold to me as a “purple torch” but I think it has a bunch of names but I usually refer to it as a purple tipped green mouth or Miami Hurricane torch.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

It was sold to me as a “purple torch” but I think it has a bunch of names but I usually refer to it as a purple tipped green mouth or Miami Hurricane torch.

its very cool! I gotta find one of those ! how long have you had it

 

[itselenababe]

Is that a frogger!? How many heads!?

Yess! It’s the pretties teal colour. Not totally sure, 3 I think