Jackie and Glenns 180g Reef Build

[prsnlty]

Both tanks look awesome! You are SuperWoman!

Lol thank you!

 

[prsnlty]

Since I babysit my newest grand daughter now it seems as though I tend to have either Monday or Tuesday, Tuesday or Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday off every week. No such thing as weekends anymore. So during my technical weekend which was yesterday and today I did a bunch of fragging. Most of which was for another r2r member who lost everything in his system. Hopefully they'll all do well and ship out in the next week or two. I also had to frag my green slimer again to keep it away from a few other corals it was getting too close to as well as growing out of the tank. A local reefer came over and helped out a bit and brought me some goodies. I got some blastos , some baby rastas and another mini colony of something that looks like blastos but their heads are really small. Plus I got this other Coral I have never seen before. He couldn't get it to color up and gave it to me. So anybody who knows what this is please let me know cuz I'm not exactly sure how to care for it. At the moment I'm going to be treating it like a plate Coral. Here's some pics first of the pics is going to be of the two corals that I don't know what they are.

 

[prsnlty]

Some fragging

Some Fts

This guy has become monsterous! That powder blue is six inches to give you some idea how big the Frog spawn is.

This guy is starting to grow pretty good !

 

[prsnlty]

Some more pics that are a little closer for detail

In one of these pics you can see a pocillopora stn going on. This happened due to my overdosing stump remover [emoji26] I'm hoping it will recover but if it doesn't I already fragged off a couple of healthy pieces to replace it if need be.

 

[ksfulk]

Since I babysit my newest grand daughter now it seems as though I tend to have either Monday or Tuesday, Tuesday or Wednesday or Wednesday and Thursday off every week. No such thing as weekends anymore. So during my technical weekend which was yesterday and today I did a bunch of fragging. Most of which was for another r2r member who lost everything in his system. Hopefully they'll all do well and ship out in the next week or two. I also had to frag my green slimer again to keep it away from a few other corals it was getting too close to as well as growing out of the tank. A local reefer came over and helped out a bit and brought me some goodies. I got some blastos , some baby rastas and another mini colony of something that looks like blastos but their heads are really small. Plus I got this other Coral I have never seen before. He couldn't get it to color up and gave it to me. So anybody who knows what this is please let me know cuz I'm not exactly sure how to care for it. At the moment I'm going to be treating it like a plate Coral. Here's some pics first of the pics is going to be of the two corals that I don't know what they are.

First one appears to be a blasto merletti, the second looks like a really open and bleached lobophyllia

 

[wowkingjames]

Wow awesome tank!

 

[prsnlty]

First one appears to be a blasto merletti, the second looks like a really open and bleached lobophyllia

Thank you! The second (bleached) one is actually a starving trachyphyllia geoffroyi. (Just found out)

All blastos like Lobo, wellso and such sting other corals correct? I guess I need to go find out how much space they need and if maybe I can make a blast garden

 

[prsnlty]

Wow awesome tank!

Thank you!

 

[jsker]

Wow awesome tank!

+1 one the WoW factor

 

[prsnlty]

+1 one the WoW factor

Thank you! [emoji2]

 

[justingraham]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[prsnlty]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeee

Thank you Justin

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I'm loving those photos! Beautiful reef!

 

[prsnlty]

I'm loving those photos! Beautiful reef!

Thank you sir! It is SOOOOOOOOOOO nice having the bryopsis gone

 

[prsnlty]

So the blastos are very peaceful and that means I will do a garden of them. But that may happen in the 45g. I just might change my mind about the focal fish from anthias to seahorses What do you all think? It's tall enough, cool enough, I can tone down the leds and flow, lower Sg just a bit and I do have a nice strong spiny gorgonian to start it off with. I have peaceful tank mates coming on Tuesday. One spot blenny and royal gramma. I also have some chromis and need to ask @SeahorseKeeper if they are safe to keep with them? If not, they'll go in another tank (I have 3)

 

[revhtree]

Tank looks so good!

 

[prsnlty]

Tank looks so good!

Thank you Rev! Lots of work as you know but well worth it

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

So the blastos are very peaceful and that means I will do a garden of them. But that may happen in the 45g. I just might change my mind about the focal fish from anthias to seahorses What do you all think? It's tall enough, cool enough, I can tone down the leds and flow, lower Sg just a bit and I do have a nice strong spiny gorgonian to start it off with. I have peaceful tank mates coming on Tuesday. One spot blenny and royal gramma. I also have some chromis and need to ask @SeahorseKeeper if they are safe to keep with them? If not, they'll go in another tank (I have 3)

Chromis can be aggressive at feeding time and may out compete the seahorses for food. I would recommend not keeping them with seahorses.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Oh and gorgeous tank!!!

 

[prsnlty]

Chromis can be aggressive at feeding time and may out compete the seahorses for food. I would recommend not keeping them with seahorses.

Thank you! I thought that might be the case I'll just put them in another tank Do you have any suggestions for a top swimmer that's peaceful enough?
I am also considering a burgandy/purple candelabra sea fan...

I suppose I should make another build thread haha!