Maroon Lagoon V3.0
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I broke down and dosed chemiclean. I wanted to wait it out, but nutrients were dropping too quickly with the cyano and my corals and clams were suffering from it. Now to keep GHA from taking its place...
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I changed 25 gal twice and swapped out my carbon and GFO. Will do another 25 gal change today. My skimmer took a couple days to calm down and ORP was off the charts for a few days. Gigs were fine, they actual seem to prefer dirtier water. In Thailand I saw some in some very turbid water.
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I hope everyone has a great weekend! Here are some shots from this morning to kick it off
Vivid's Borealis
Tyree Blue Matrix
RR firecracker
ORA Hawkins Echinata with gold torch
Aquacultured heliofungia from Reefwise
Red smooth skin
Vivid's Borealis
Tyree Blue Matrix
RR firecracker
ORA Hawkins Echinata with gold torch
Aquacultured heliofungia from Reefwise
Red smooth skin
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I was performing a water change this afternoon and noticed some tiny dots on the glass that didn’t look like the usual dots. I sucked one up and used a magnifying glass to take a closer look. To my pleasure it looks to be a baby cowrie! I have loved adding small cowries to my tank whenever I have had the opportunity and I’ve seen several of them laying and guarding eggs, but never have I seen the eggs hatch successfully. I sucked up a bunch and threw them into my 50 gal that doesn’t have any fish in it. Hopefully they’ll be safe and grow to maturity in there.
I also took some photos of corals while the water level was lower and calm.
Black clam
Gig's Celestial Tenuis
UC Dark Energon
Greg Carrol Efflo growth status
CB Malifecent growth status
UC Night Walker
Wild
Red planet growth photo. From experience this coral will take off and grow like crazy.
UC Slytheran stag. Super excited about this one. It's gold with pink branches. Looking forward to it filling in as a full colony
I also took some photos of corals while the water level was lower and calm.
Black clam
Gig's Celestial Tenuis
UC Dark Energon
Greg Carrol Efflo growth status
CB Malifecent growth status
UC Night Walker
Wild
Red planet growth photo. From experience this coral will take off and grow like crazy.
UC Slytheran stag. Super excited about this one. It's gold with pink branches. Looking forward to it filling in as a full colony
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Sunday shots during a water change
CB Flaming Phoenix Monti
Blue and green S. giganteas
Pink Floyd
GC efflo growing nicely
CB Maleficent, been dormant for years, blowing up in the new tank
Unnamed tenuis.... trying to determine a good name for it. Sold to me as a SC OP, most definitely is not.
Red Planet
Side shot. Hopefully won't be able to see the other side one day
CB Flaming Phoenix Monti
Blue and green S. giganteas
Pink Floyd
GC efflo growing nicely
CB Maleficent, been dormant for years, blowing up in the new tank
Unnamed tenuis.... trying to determine a good name for it. Sold to me as a SC OP, most definitely is not.
Red Planet
Side shot. Hopefully won't be able to see the other side one day
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Taking off - looks great!
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Yup! Corals are encrusting and starting to sprout new branches. Trying to stay diligent about taking growth comparison photos for the future
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Thanks for the reminder. Posting photos via mobile post doesn't give me the option, but I went back and edited the post to include names
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I don’t even monitor the pH of my tank, just the pH of my CaRX. As far as growth goes, I don’t have some secret recipe, just stable parameters and careful equipment planning. Adding a monitor for my alk (Apex Trident) has been the most helpful so far. Anytime my CaRX flow begins to slow I see it immediately vs. when I would test alk periodically and notice the drop or elevation of alk too late.
High random flow, stable parameters, proper lighting, and feeding the fish frequently so there are nutrients available for the corals are key IMO. I change 25 g of water once every week to two weeks.
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Took some blue photos of my frag tank. Excited about these new corals and their potential.
UC Lavender Saguaro
RCA Baton Rouge
Gig's Glowing Embers
BC Gilligan
BC Pink Flamingo
BC Goldfire mille
UC Lavender Saguaro
RCA Baton Rouge
Gig's Glowing Embers
BC Gilligan
BC Pink Flamingo
BC Goldfire mille
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I’ve been a little bored this afternoon, so I took some photos!
This goniopora from @FarmerTy is stunning! Can't get enough of this thing and it's colors.
My new purple gig on Nem Island has snuggled right in. The clowns are loving the extra real estate and I'm loving the extra color.
This mille has been sitting dormant for years and has finally started growing. So long that I forgot that it even had blue tips!
This coral gets better by the day
Greg C efflo growth photo
It may not be fancy or special, but a bright pink birdsnest will always be impressive and welcomed in my tank
Blue matrix continues to expand. Take over the tank, I don't care, you're mesmerizing!
Corona the gold flake is still doing well. Hasn't fattened up at all, but eats like a big.
This goniopora from @FarmerTy is stunning! Can't get enough of this thing and it's colors.
My new purple gig on Nem Island has snuggled right in. The clowns are loving the extra real estate and I'm loving the extra color.
This mille has been sitting dormant for years and has finally started growing. So long that I forgot that it even had blue tips!
This coral gets better by the day
Greg C efflo growth photo
It may not be fancy or special, but a bright pink birdsnest will always be impressive and welcomed in my tank
Blue matrix continues to expand. Take over the tank, I don't care, you're mesmerizing!
Corona the gold flake is still doing well. Hasn't fattened up at all, but eats like a big.
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