Mike's Red Sea Reefer 525 XL build

[mta_morrow]

Here is the spot it’s going to be placed.....in the cove behind the clam.

 

[Fudsey]

Trachy??

 

[mta_morrow]

Trachy??

nope...…..to big of a risk with a coral beauty and a flame angel...……

guess again?

 

[mta_morrow]

hard to give a hint without giving it away...….but here goes...…

I am going to rearrange the loose rock on the sand bed around the cove. I will be containing the sand in the cove in order to get 3" - 4" of sand depth there.

 

[najer]

Rock / sand nem?

 

[Brew12]

hard to give a hint without giving it away...….but here goes...…

I am going to rearrange the loose rock on the sand bed around the cove. I will be containing the sand in the cove in order to get 3" - 4" of sand depth there.

An oil rig?

 

[mta_morrow]

Rock / sand nem?

Good call @najer !

A beautiful purple/white, green mouth, long tentacle anemone!

 

[mta_morrow]

An oil rig?

Are you dosing this early in the day?

 

[Brew12]

Are you dosing this early in the day?

No, I'm not that lucky.

 

[Fudsey]

Good call @najer !

A beautiful purple/white, green mouth, long tentacle anemone!

COOL ! ! !

 

[Crabby48]

Good call @najer !

A beautiful purple/white, green mouth, long tentacle anemone!

Outstanding.

 

[PDR]

I love your tank! You seem to be one of the few people who seems to like the same fish and corals that I do! I've wanted a LTA for a long time, I can't wait to see how it does for you.

 

[mta_morrow]

I love your tank! You seem to be one of the few people who seems to like the same fish and corals that I do! I've wanted a LTA for a long time, I can't wait to see how it does for you.

Well looks like we’re not to far apart.....

I will jump on to you build and check it out.

And I’m super excited about the LTA.

Should arrive by 10 at the UPS hub on the island where I will pick it up.

Gonna vacuum the sand bed and do a bit of rearranging and prep work prior to its arrival.

Then a 20 gallon wc.

Pics to come!

 

[mta_morrow]

At UPS picking up now.

 

[mta_morrow]

Packaging from @AquaSD is really good. Insulated styrofoam and the heat pack secured well to the top and still nice and warm.

The nem is in the sump temp acclimating now.

And very nice surprise too! I see a frag in another bag!

Can’t wait to see what it is! Thanks @AquaSD

 

[mta_morrow]

So his new home is ready. 3 1/2” -4” deep. Private cove, prime real estate.

I sure hope he likes it!

Here it is acclimating. Looks about as happy as a nem can after shipping.

Lots of tentacles, beautiful foot with no issues I can see.

Formal pics along with his name coming later today!

 

[Fudsey]

Squishy ;Joyful

 

[PDR]

Well looks like we’re not to far apart.....

I will jump on to you build and check it out.

And I’m super excited about the LTA.

Should arrive by 10 at the UPS hub on the island where I will pick it up.

Gonna vacuum the sand bed and do a bit of rearranging and prep work prior to its arrival.

Then a 20 gallon wc.

Pics to come!

You will be part of a very exclusive group if you make it to my build thread lol

I'd love to come see your tank if I'm ever in the area, hit me up if you ever come to Greenville. Glad to see the LTA seems to be settling in well.

 

[mta_morrow]

A couple things today.

I believe the LTA is settling in and doing ok.

It pooped last night. As a parent, that’s a good thing I guess!

I’m hoping for it to inflate in the next couple days. That’s when I will post a good pic.

Also, I’m really happy to say my nudibranchs, (my wife calls them nano-bots!), have dang near eradicated my aiptasia! They are disappearing unbelievably fast.

I see 3 in the center of the tank. All the infested areas are clear!

Saw this nudi cruising the sand bed this morning.

Not a good pic, but best I could get.

 

[mta_morrow]

A couple rfa pics