IM NUVO EXT 40 Reef Build

BeardedMcG · Dec 23, 2019

Growth shot!

Since stabilizing nitrate and phosphate I’ve seen zero dino issues and great growth in zoas.

BeardedMcG · Dec 23, 2019

Oh forgot to mention I lost my male clown for no apparent reason. Best guess is internal parasites. You can read more on this post here.

Clownfish Died Help ID Issue

Last night my male clown was perfectly fine. 24 hours later its dead. I came home this afternoon to find it barely breathing and laying on the bottom. It swam a bit but was lethargic and upside down. A few minutes later it was no longer moving or breathing. I cant see any visible signs. I’ve had...

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BeardedMcG · Dec 25, 2019

I got one of those tubes that allows you to shoot top down photos with your lens under the surface of the water. It’s AMAZING! Besides crystal clear detailed photos the colors pop. I think its how the coral is reflecting light at the camera since it’s more on axis with the light source.

Blutspitze · Dec 26, 2019

Oh dang :( ! So sorry to hear about your rough month. Glad that you're seeing growth on most of your corals, at least, but really awful about the nest. Not to mention losing the clown is horrible. Hope that the nest can still come back!

BeardedMcG · Dec 31, 2019

I picked up a few new corals recently.

Duncan
Rainbow Infusion Zoa
Sunny D Zoa
Sunset Milliepora
PC Rainbow Acro
Red Planet Acro
Miyagi Tort

Blutspitze · Jan 2, 2020

Excited to see the new corals in place! Top down looking great as always, also!

BeardedMcG · Jan 2, 2020

Blutspitze said:
Excited to see the new corals in place! Top down looking great as always, also!

Thanks! The guy I got them from kept his frag tank in pretty low lighting so I need to acclimate them to mine so it will be a few weeks before I can place them :(

BeardedMcG · Jan 2, 2020

Updated Stock List

Acropora
Organ Tort
WWC Jello Shot
Unknown Millepora
Green Austera
Blue Slimer (stag)?
Green Slimer
Valida
Cali Tort (Maybe)
Sunset Milliepora
PC Rainbow Acro
Red Planet Acro
Miyagi Tort
Unknown Acro Light
Unknown Acro Dark

Montipora
Green Montipora Spongodes
Forest Fire Digitata Montipora
Blue Polyp Montipora
Unknown Digitata Montipora
Orange Setosa Montipora

SPS (Other)
Green Pocillapora
WWC Muy Verde Birdsnest (Green Birdsnest)
ORA Bird of Paradise
WWC Mint Green Stylophora

LPS
Duncan
WWC Kryptonite Candy Canes
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Bling Bling Cyphastrea
WWC Lime Green Cyphastrea
Grafitti War Favites
Hollywood Stunner Chalice

Zoa/Paly
Radioactive Dragon Eye Zoa
Fairy Dust Zoa or Paly IDK
Alien Antivenom Zoa
Gobstopper Zoa
Devils Armor Zoa
Utter Chaos Zoa
Rasta Zoa
Alpha & Omaga Zoa (Maybe)
Bob Marley Zoa
Van Damme Zoa
Rainbow Infusion Zoa
Sunny D Zoa

Softies
Pulsing Xenia
Weeping Willow Leather
Japanese Green Weeping Willow
Green Recrodia
Orange Recrodia
Green Star Polyps

Fish/Inverts
Orange Storm Clown
Yellow Tail Damsel
Orchid Dottyback
Fire Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Blue Tuxedo Urchin
Trochus Snails
Assorted Hermit Crabs
Stomatella Snails
Green Rock Anemone

Blutspitze · Jan 6, 2020

Such an impressive stock list! Color me jealous! Very cool and love to see as always.

BeardedMcG · Jan 6, 2020

Thanks @Blutspitze I'm probably maxed out for now :)

BeardedMcG · Jan 17, 2020

A few new photos. This is the first time I’ve taken photos with my camera under just the Blue Plus bar. I used the same white balance setting I normally do when both lights are on. Turned out decent IMO.

Just_Pete · Jan 19, 2020

BeardedMcG said:
A few new photos. This is the first time I’ve taken photos with my camera under just the Blue Plus bar. I used the same white balance setting I normally do when both lights are on. Turned out decent IMO.

Amazing photos and corals.

Blutspitze · Jan 27, 2020

Amazing pics as always. Loving the coloration.

BeardedMcG · Feb 10, 2020

Growth updates. I really need to get better at these. I’ll breakout my full camera and do more soon.

Just_Pete · Feb 10, 2020

BeardedMcG said:
Growth updates. I really need to get better at these. I’ll breakout my full camera and do more soon.

What’s the green stick?

BeardedMcG · Feb 10, 2020

Just_Pete said:
What’s the green stick?

Green slimer acro.

Tahoe61 · Feb 11, 2020

Do you still have the PC Rainbow, and if so what is growth like.

BeardedMcG · Feb 11, 2020

Tahoe61 said:
Do you still have the PC Rainbow, and if so what is growth like.

I do but screwed it up a bit. I read that it likes lower light than most acros (250-300). So I put it a little lower in the tank. It didn't fare well so I went back to my measurements and realized I put it in 200 PAR. About a week ago I moved it up to a 280 PAR spot. Here's hoping to a full recovery and some growth.