Maroon Lagoon V2.0

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Gorgeous Squamosa, perfect specimen.
Do you know the which grower? I see DD has cultured squamosa lately.
Stunning acropora as always.
Cool the mag moved, bet that was a welcome surprise. Love the Orange Skunks guarding it.

I got mine from DD. When I saw it I couldn't say now. I just hope I can keep it alive long term!

 

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I don't have many updates. Just that my CaRX flow slowed when I was out of town, Alk dipped to 4.9 and it's back to 9 two days later. It's amazing how much abuse acros can take when they're healthy! Oh, and I finally got a good shot of my smallest tank inhabitant! I love small fish, they make inspecting the nuances of the tank so much fun [emoji16]

 

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The tank has gone for a wild ride with Alk swings lately. Low of 5 a few days ago and high of 10. Swing was due to the flow slowing down while I was out of town, now it's just a game of tuning it to the right range.

Surprisingly nothing is dead and not a single burned tip. I assume because everything is pretty healthy the corals have been able to handle the rapid change. As proof, here are so coral pics I took tonight!
Left to right: Hawkins exhinata, blue iris, DaM mille

Left to right: miyagi tort, Vivids borealis (?), and GE Key Lime Breeze

Vivids Confetti

New purple acro from ASD next to my RR Firecracker

 

[bubbaque]

Your tank is looking pretty great! My calcrx flow slowing down is a fear of mine so I just ordered a peristaltic pump to try and make sure it doesn't happen when on vacation.

I think your confetti is probably the biggest I've seen some grow so far!

 

[FarmerTy]

Your tank is looking pretty great! My calcrx flow slowing down is a fear of mine so I just ordered a peristaltic pump to try and make sure it doesn't happen when on vacation.

I think your confetti is probably the biggest I've seen some grow so far!

His is huge! Sucker is getting, what, 600 par? Right John?

 

[bubbaque]

His is huge! Sucker is getting, what, 600 par? Right John?

Mine is the lowest coral in my tank. Makes me wish I put it up higher.

 

[FarmerTy]

Mine is the lowest coral in my tank. Makes me wish I put it up higher.

Mine is pretty low too. Not the lowest but one of the top 3 lowest probably. Getting 250-300 par.

 

[bubbaque]

Mine is pretty low too. Not the lowest but one of the top 3 lowest probably. Getting 250-300 par.

I put it so low to get some green in it but it still doesn't. I should move it up.

 

[FarmerTy]

I put it so low to get some green in it but it still doesn't. I should move it up.

Same, I think it'll pay off in the long run. I feel once it becomes a larger colony, the lower par will pay dividends in color.

 

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Mine is the lowest coral in my tank. Makes me wish I put it up higher.

Like Ty said, it's at pretty high PAR. Eventually I'll move it down to lower light and coax out those greens. I'm sticking with the strategy of rapid growth, then coloration when it's a large colony [emoji1]

 

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Got some great stuff from my LFS, River City Aquatics!
A new clam

A sweet yellow centered goni

RR Firecracker is looking better every week

Vivids Confetti frag is growing at an exponential rate [emoji16]

Reefwise Lemondrop BTA finally starting to color back up

 

[Caravanshaka]

Looking great! Ready to frag that confetti? I need to come back up and get another Red Dragon from you anyway, mine RTNd out of nowhere and it was the only one....joys of loving sticks!

 

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Looking great! Ready to frag that confetti? I need to come back up and get another Red Dragon from you anyway, mine RTNd out of nowhere and it was the only one....joys of loving sticks!

Haha yeah, about ready to start fragging it up. That or move it somewhere it has more room to grow. I always have plenty of red Dragon!

 

[bubbaque]

Wow, your confetti has exploded! I'm all excited that I finally got 3 branches growing finally. I look at your pic and it kills my excitement, lol.

 

[Caravanshaka]

Haha yeah, about ready to start fragging it up. That or move it somewhere it has more room to grow. I always have plenty of red Dragon!

May have to get a big dragon this time. So the Confetti frags are part of your $20 per frag pricing, right?

 

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May have to get a big dragon this time. So the Confetti frags are part of your $20 per frag pricing, right?

Lolz

 

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Some more love for my non-SPS collections

The Reefwise Lemondrop under actinics

 

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Sad news. The pink and yellow goni I posted above randomly died on me this week. Everything else in the tank looks fine and no parameter has drifted radically. All I can think of is the new green and yellow goni I recently added brought in something that the pink goni succumbed to? No idea, but I'm super bummed that this amazing goni is gone. It started off with shrinking polyps on one half of the colony and then in a matter of days all the polyps fell off. Still baffled...

Other than my dead prized goni, everything else is looking stellar!
I moved my ASD Rainbow mille to an area with higher flow, seems to be enjoying it

I forgot how beautiful my mag was when it was on my glass, glad I can see those bright neon green tentacles again!

RCA Baton Rouge is looking unworldly

DaM mille is my favorite fuzzy acro [emoji4]

My favorite little goby in his house

Obligatory Vivids Confetti growth update shot

 

[najer]

Sorry about the goni, looks great.

 

[jsker]

Corals look crazy healthy, great build.