Matt's natural reef

[Matt Carden]

Some hitchhikers:


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[Matt Carden]

Feeding time with new fish and a pic of watchman in his hole with the pistol shrimp. And a FTS


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[Matt Carden]

Picture update

 

[Matt Carden]

I built a DIY refuge light mount a couple weeks ago. I repurposed the mount brackets from my
SB reeflights and some 2" aluminum bent at a 90° angle.

 

[Matt Carden]

I have a black growth on my rocks.

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[Matt Carden]

It looks like my first patch of Coralline

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[Matt Carden]

My hitchhiker coral seems to be growing!

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[Matt Carden]

For some stupid reason all my pics after the Android Q update are turned 90° when I post them.

 

[Matt Carden]

Urchin is eating well about 2" across

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[Matt Carden]

Fish pics

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[Matt Carden]

I have some water ready for a WC tomorrow. I checked my PO4 levels to see where I'm at before WC. Off the charts on Salifert and API kits! Well see tomorrow if it comes down with the WC. If not it looks like I'll be building a reactor.

So I have a hitchhiker coral that really hasn't done much but its colored up like turquoise and I've seen some PE. Today I saw something I hadn't seen before.

 

[dantimdad]

Are you going to build a chaeto reactor?

 

[Matt Carden]

I have macros in my fuge but the chaeto all but died off and the red glacilaria. All that's left now is the green ulva.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

I have macros in my fuge but the chaeto all but died off and the red glacilaria. All that's left now is the green ulva.

Given it appears you have a decent light it is interesting that the chaeto died off. Have you considered a DIY ATS?

I dig that coral hitch hiker and in it's honor;

 

[Matt Carden]

I have considered an ATS

 

[That Crusso Kid]

I have considered an ATS

What's your turnover/flow like in the refugium?

 

[TexasReefer82]

I have some water ready for a WC tomorrow. I checked my PO4 levels to see where I'm at before WC. Off the charts on Salifert and API kits! Well see tomorrow if it comes down with the WC. If not it looks like I'll be building a reactor.

So I have a hitchhiker coral that really hasn't done much but its colored up like turquoise and I've seen some PE. Today I saw something I hadn't seen before.

That's likely a manicina aka, Caribbean rose Coral. If you got Florida aquacultured live Rick they can pop up not uncommonly. Its a Caribbean stony Coral that can be acquired legally.

I'll buy it from you for my Caribbean tank!

 

[Matt Carden]

What's your turnover/flow like in the refugium?

1200 gph - head and friction loss so I'm guessing 500gph.

 

[Matt Carden]

That's likely a manicina aka, Caribbean rose Coral. If you got Florida aquacultured live Rick they can pop up not uncommonly. Its a Caribbean stony Coral that can be acquired legally.

I'll buy it from you for my Caribbean tank!

I think I'll keep it for now. If I frag it someday I'll try to remember to PM you.

 

[Matt Carden]

Checked my PO4 after my water change and it's still off the chart. I ordered some GFO to try to bring down my PO4.