Mammoth Nano SPS Reef

Wrangy · Nov 18, 2019

Yes, you definitely need to crack the camera out and take some more pics for us!! :D

Dugless · Nov 21, 2019

Similar if not identical in growth form to the BC Bliss and BC Cemetery Party. A few more colors mixed in, green and tan mostly.

BC Cap'n Murica

Dugless · Nov 22, 2019

I've been using an auto neck cleaner for about 8 months now with the hopes of achieving more consistent skimming results and bit less maintenance. However, I'm not sure how I feel about it so far. Within my experience I've noticed a drop off of production every 2 weeks unless the blade and assembly is cleaned. The process takes about 20 mins and is a bit more cumbersome than the standard lid, but the standard lid required my cleaning attention every few days in order to keep the neck clean. I'm convinced the smaller skimmer neck of the BK180 is a bit tight for real estate and once the blade is muddied up with some solid skimmate it starts to affect the overall production. Anybody else have experiences with these?

Dugless · Dec 16, 2019

Bought this one without ever seeing an OP in person. I was pleasantly surprised with the color. Kind of an ugly frag, but should be nice once it grows out and gets some branches on it.

SC Orange Passion

Graffiti Spot · Dec 16, 2019

Dugless said:
I've been using an auto neck cleaner for about 8 months now with the hopes of achieving more consistent skimming results and bit less maintenance. However, I'm not sure how I feel about it so far. Within my experience I've noticed a drop off of production every 2 weeks unless the blade and assembly is cleaned. The process takes about 20 mins and is a bit more cumbersome than the standard lid, but the standard lid required my cleaning attention every few days in order to keep the neck clean. I'm convinced the smaller skimmer neck of the BK180 is a bit tight for real estate and once the blade is muddied up with some solid skimmate it starts to affect the overall production. Anybody else have experiences with these?

I had the same experience with a large lifereef skimmer which has a small neck for the size. After a week skim would really not produce like before. I ended up taking it off and the skimmer went nuts for a month trying to catch up. I won’t use a neck cleaner unless it’s on a large skimmer with a 5+” neck now.

Jeff Jarry reef · Dec 16, 2019

Very nice great job!!!

Dugless · Dec 17, 2019

bryanfuel · Dec 17, 2019

Dugless said:

How much time was that over?

Dugless · Dec 17, 2019

Sep01, Oct01, Dec15. This one has been fairly happy since the bacteria reboot.

MentalNote · Dec 18, 2019

Wow. That growth rate is super impressive. Great job.

Dugless · Dec 31, 2019

BC Thanksgiving Milli

najer · Dec 31, 2019

Dugless said:
BC Thanksgiving Milli

My oops with a fish addition lost me all of my acros etc except 2 frag, not only is that a stunning coral it is a stunning pic as well. :)

Dugless · Dec 31, 2019

najer said:
My oops with a fish addition lost me all of my acros etc except 2 frag, not only is that a stunning coral it is a stunning pic as well. :)

Did you add an angel?

najer · Dec 31, 2019

Dugless said:
Did you add an angel?

Yes and no, I added 3 over about 8 weeks, the lemon peel was the big mistake, now gone.
I added a pair of cave gobies, they moved so much sand they basically cycled the tank so all my leathers decided to shed! ;)

Dugless · Dec 31, 2019

I had a baby 2" Red Sea Regal Angel in my tank for about a month before it started nipping the coral. It was tough getting rid of it as it ate frozen and pellets and was such a beautiful fish. However, it was the fastest sale I ever made. I had 10 people wanting to buy it as soon as I listed it on R2R.

ss7 · Jan 1, 2020

Did you add any "beneficial" bacteria after the Chemiclean dosing?

Dugless · Jan 1, 2020

SS7 said:
Did you add any "beneficial" bacteria after the Chemiclean dosing?

In a sense I did. I reached out to an online coral vendor and acquired 15lbs of live rock from their system. It had loads of sponge and feathers. I can only assume it had a good population of bacteria. My tank really started making the turn at that point.

Months before the chemiclean I tried MB7 and Dr Tim’s eco balance, but I had nothing but struggles while doing so. Cyano and eventual coral necrosis.

SeaDweller · Jan 2, 2020

Dugless said:
In a sense I did. I reached out to an online coral vendor and acquired 15lbs of live rock from their system. It had loads of sponge and feathers. I can only assume it had a good population of bacteria. My tank really started making the turn at that point.

Months before the chemiclean I tried MB7 and Dr Tim’s eco balance, but I had nothing but struggles while doing so. Cyano and eventual coral necrosis.

You know, I feel ecobalance and MB7 sparked a cyano issue for me too. I haven’t dosed in over a month and it hasn’t come back. I chemicleaned my tank too.

Dugless · Jan 2, 2020

I feel that once a tank is thriving it is a bit risky to add more bottled bacteria that can upset the current balance with new and unknown strains. No real evidence behind this, but just my opinion.

CoralWealth · Jan 2, 2020

I just dosed chemiclean in my tank for some cyano I had and also some random VERY slow STN in my wild colonies. I am hoping this will help not only the cyano but stop that STN as I believe it is bacterial. I forget, did you add any bacteria back into your tank after the chemiclean or not?