John's Fluval Evo 13.5

[Just John]

I sent Todd Cherry (Cherry Corals) a msg asking if they were going to have any of the new Baby Dolls zoas in a weekend auction. He said sure and after I made a comment about something on the thread this one dropped for about 75% off. The only one of the weekend. Great guys at Cherry Corals!

 

[Just John]

The Ricordea garden is growing rapidly. This whole thing came from 4 small Ricordea that keep dividing. It's time to take some to the LFS and make some room for others. I am always surprised at how bland they look under whites compared to blues. That little green Rhodactis at the upper right of the Ricordea on the rock is the one from an earlier post was originally 2-3 mm. The Beauty and The Beast paly on the right was a freebie and is growing fast.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

The Ricordea garden is growing rapidly. This whole thing came from 4 small Ricordea that keep dividing. It's time to take some to the LFS and make some room for others. I am always surprised at how bland they look under whites compared to blues. That little green Rhodactis at the upper right of the Ricordea on the rock is the one from an earlier post was originally 2-3 mm. The Beauty and The Beast paly on the right was a freebie and is growing fast.

Boooo first world problem! I can grow easy sps in my bigger tank but most of my ricordeas or yumas are not doing so good

 

[Just John]

Boooo first world problem! I can grow easy sps in my bigger tank but most of my ricordeas or yumas are not doing so good

So sorry! I forgot about the problems of being the owner of a big, sweet SPS tank. Life is tough

Maybe this will make you feel better. I bought a couple more! I needed some different colors.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

So sorry! I forgot about the problems of being the owner of a big, sweet SPS tank. Life is tough

Maybe this will make you feel better. I bought a couple more! I needed some different colors.

All good!

 

[Just John]

All good!

Where are there pictures of your tanks?

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Where are there pictures of your tanks?

Water cleared up two days ago. Tested ammonia .5, nitrite 0 and ph close 8. So hopefully it will drop down to zero soon.

I think I will let the cycle run by itself rather than do a water change. I do have fish needs to be picked up on Monday as my friends taking down his tank. So will sell

 

[Just John]

Water cleared up two days ago. Tested ammonia .5, nitrite 0 and ph close 8. So hopefully it will drop down to zero soon.

I think I will let the cycle run by itself rather than do a water change. I do have fish needs to be picked up on Monday as my friends taking down his tank. So will sell

Now a build thread! Right?

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Now a build thread! Right?

Nah. I kinda post what I want when I got time. This is my 4th tank and I have never done a build threat lol

 

[Just John]

Nah. I kinda post what I want when I got time. This is my 4th tank and I have never done a build threat lol

Oh well, it was worth a try

 

[Just John]

I found this on a frag I have had for a couple of months now. It was really small, so hopefully it has not spread. At least it was an easy fix. I just put it in a cup and used some Aiptasia-X.

 

[Just John]

The 3 inch fuzzy sinularia frags have come a long way. I think they may outgrow the tank in a few months.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I was busy at work and dumped the nems into the sandbed. I was so dang regret what I did, they were all got stuck into the sand and glass. Took me a good 20 mins to remove them.

 

[Just John]

The Bloodsucker zoas were growing into the Scrambled Eggs, so I just snipped off one polyp for now. Even though I had to cut it in the middle of the stem, it was open a few hours later and looked like was going to live so I stuck it on a rock with some LPS. After 24 hours, it looked completely happy. Amazing!

 

[Just John]

I was busy at work and dumped the nems into the sandbed. I was so dang regret what I did, they were all got stuck into the sand and glass. Took me a good 20 mins to remove them.

They really are beautiful. Those colors look great together. What is the new light?

 

[Fishingandreefing]

They really are beautiful. Those colors look great together. What is the new light?

Thx. Just an AI prime 16HD with the diffuser. Initially I though it was bulky looking but looks pretty cool. Plus I don’t like the disco effect on light.

 

[Just John]

I found this bristle worm looking around from a hole in the rock. It's probably about 3" long. They are supposed to be good for the tank, so I will leave it alone for now. I'm not so sure how I'll feel about when it starts to get big. It will probably get removed.

 

[Just John]

I just bought a $25 set of lenses for taking reef tank photos with a cell phone. My phone takes horrible photos under blues and these have made a big difference. There is also a macro lens that I am using here.

 

[Just John]

The mushrooms have grown a lot over the last couple of months and they have all split. The two new green ones from the split are significantly larger than the original and the same is true for the hairy mushrooms. Each one of those is now about 2.5" - 3" wide.

 

[Just John]

I received this non-wysiwyg zoa from CB corals. Apparently they have a neurosurgeon doing the fragging. (pin head for reference). They were supposed to have a bright red skirt, bright yellow ring and a purple center. At least the center is purple. Fortunately, it was only $10. I think I will stick with WYSIWYG corals from now on.