Mr. Knightley's Planet 125 The Culmination of Indecision

[Mr_Knightley]

New update tonight! I've got some cool stuff going on, stay tuned.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Well. It's definitely been more than a day since my last promise of an update lol
I've got some cool news though that will, for real this time, have to wait until tomorrow! @LRT I got some gold today, I can't wait to share it all with you guys!

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Great thread! Following along, and can’t wait for the news tomorrow!

 

[LBReefer]

Is that sometime of flounder?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Is that sometime of flounder?

Yes! It's a species of sole called a Hog Choker, they get to a maximum of maybe 5" and play nice with most reef-sized inverts. I've had some trouble getting him to eat, but I know he's eating something because he's gained a good amount of weight since I got him. Super cool fish and very hard to find.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Yes! It's a species of sole called a Hog Choker, they get to a maximum of maybe 5" and play nice with most reef-sized inverts. I've had some trouble getting him to eat, but I know he's eating something because he's gained a good amount of weight since I got him. Super cool fish and very hard to find.

What have you been feeding him? Spot feeding?

 

[LRT]

Well. It's definitely been more than a day since my last promise of an update lol
I've got some cool news though that will, for real this time, have to wait until tomorrow! @LRT I got some gold today, I can't wait to share it all with you guys!

Oh man I'm sure its going to be nice

 

[Mr_Knightley]

What have you been feeding him? Spot feeding?

I've tried that a few times, but he just gets scared by the turkey baster lol I think he's been eating pods to be honest, I've seen him all over the tank at night. I really do want to get him onto prepared foods soon though, I may hatch some live brine and try that out.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

I've tried that a few times, but he just gets scared by the turkey baster lol I think he's been eating pods to be honest, I've seen him all over the tank at night. I really do want to get him onto prepared foods soon though, I may hatch some live brine and try that out.

I’m interested to follow that as well! Super cool! I’ve spent the last 1/2 hour window shopping on gulf specimens, super cool unique livestock!

 

[leighla wolf]

Beautiful, that first pitcher plant is amazing!

I love that pitcher plant too! I have an aquarium membership because their tropical section has pitched plants and i love to just sit under them! They are so amazing!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I love that pitcher plant too! I have an aquarium membership because their tropical section has pitched plants and i love to just sit under them! They are so amazing!

I'm guessing to the Chattanooga Aquarium? My family has gone there for years! We live in GA about two hours south of it, but it's by far our favorite one yet! Those plants were what got me into carnivorous plants, believe it or not!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Update time! (keep in mind, halfway through taking pics I realized how to use my camera correctly so there my be some discrepancy between different pics)
For context. A few weeks ago I bought an anemone from my LFS for $50 because they had no idea what it was. I'm still pretty sure it's a condy, but it may be an LTA. This thing is massive, the oral disc it at least 5" across.

The photos don't show it very well, but it's got pink tips and blue tentacles.
On the note of anemones, some of you who've been following since my previous tank may know I had a massive LTA for a while. What happened to it?
I'll show you!

While he isn't doing 100% right now, he is doing far, far better than he was. During the nearly 4 month time my LFS was holding him (thanks guys!), he got some sort of infection and was slowly shrinking. I don't know if he already had it beforehand (most likely) or got it at the store (less likely but still possible). Anyways, I decided to try and treat him with Cipro using @OrionN's method, and it worked wonderfully! His mouth is tightly shut right now and I'm hoping he will regain his massive size with time.
Now on to the tank! All algae was subsided for the most part and I've began to need to supplement the diet of my sea hare. The sand is free from Cyano and diatoms (which I experienced both of in the first two weeks) and the only algae left is a few tufts of bryopsis, which my hare has been chowing down on.

I may turn up the blues here in a few days, I'm not sure.
Now, ono to the coral pics! First I'll go through the corals I've already had for a while.

And now, on to my bounties from the frag show!
Yesterday, Coral Farmer's Market hosted an event only about 45 minutes south of where I live. I decided to go, and set a budget of $300.
The event was relatively loosely packed for COVID reasons, so there were only maybe 8 vendors there. Everyone was friendly with each other and were just overall friendly. I made several great contacts lol
On with the pics!

BMF Impossible Tenuis, given to me for free! Forgive the grainy photos, it only gets worse lol

A single polyp of no-name Bowerbanki, about an inch across. It's closed up right now due to me having moved it a few minutes before.

A heavily whited out pic of a very healthy Dragon Fruit Montipora. Trust me, in person it's vibrant pink!

@LRT Gonzo Golden Dragon with massive bubbles! The shroom itself is about an inch across, so the biggest bounce is nearly 1/4"! I got it for $50 lol

A nice Pink Cadillac frag (1 & 1/2") that I got for $15!

An amazing pink millie with 5 growth tips! The other three are behind it in the pic. Can't recall the name, any acro experts out there?

And finally, a sucky pic of an anacropora I bought. This and the Monti pic suffered the same fate of unbalanced whites, making both of them look ugly as all heck. Both this and the monti are a matching vibrant pink.

And finally, a goodbye flounder!

 

[LRT]

Ok suspense is killing us on new shroom Let's see it.

 

[intricate_reefer]

Looking good, really liking all the mushrooms

 

[LRT]

Update time! (keep in mind, halfway through taking pics I realized how to use my camera correctly so there my be some discrepancy between different pics)
For context. A few weeks ago I bought an anemone from my LFS for $50 because they had no idea what it was. I'm still pretty sure it's a condy, but it may be an LTA. This thing is massive, the oral disc it at least 5" across.

The photos don't show it very well, but it's got pink tips and blue tentacles.
On the note of anemones, some of you who've been following since my previous tank may know I had a massive LTA for a while. What happened to it?
I'll show you!

While he isn't doing 100% right now, he is doing far, far better than he was. During the nearly 4 month time my LFS was holding him (thanks guys!), he got some sort of infection and was slowly shrinking. I don't know if he already had it beforehand (most likely) or got it at the store (less likely but still possible). Anyways, I decided to try and treat him with Cipro using @OrionN's method, and it worked wonderfully! His mouth is tightly shut right now and I'm hoping he will regain his massive size with time.
Now on to the tank! All algae was subsided for the most part and I've began to need to supplement the diet of my sea hare. The sand is free from Cyano and diatoms (which I experienced both of in the first two weeks) and the only algae left is a few tufts of bryopsis, which my hare has been chowing down on.

I may turn up the blues here in a few days, I'm not sure.
Now, ono to the coral pics! First I'll go through the corals I've already had for a while.

And now, on to my bounties from the frag show!
Yesterday, Coral Farmer's Market hosted an event only about 45 minutes south of where I live. I decided to go, and set a budget of $300.
The event was relatively loosely packed for COVID reasons, so there were only maybe 8 vendors there. Everyone was friendly with each other and were just overall friendly. I made several great contacts lol
On with the pics!

BMF Impossible Tenuis, given to me for free! Forgive the grainy photos, it only gets worse lol

A single polyp of no-name Bowerbanki, about an inch across. It's closed up right now due to me having moved it a few minutes before.

A heavily whited out pic of a very healthy Dragon Fruit Montipora. Trust me, in person it's vibrant pink!

@LRT Gonzo Golden Dragon with massive bubbles! The shroom itself is about an inch across, so the biggest bounce is nearly 1/4"! I got it for $50 lol

A nice Pink Cadillac frag (1 & 1/2") that I got for $15!

An amazing pink millie with 5 growth tips! The other three are behind it in the pic. Can't recall the name, any acro experts out there?

And finally, a sucky pic of an anacropora I bought. This and the Monti pic suffered the same fate of unbalanced whites, making both of them look ugly as all heck. Both this and the monti are a matching vibrant pink.

And finally, a goodbye flounder!

Hahaha I must have posted at same time!
Very nice never seen a gonzo with so many bounces

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Hahaha I must have posted at same time!
Very nice never seen a gonzo with so many bounces

I know! That's what made me jump on it. The same vendor (BMF Signature Corals, they've got great stuff) had another Gonzo, two Magic Carpets and a Reefkoi bounce. I would have bought the reefkoi as well, but I wanted to conserve my cash for the next booth I was stopping at.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Update time! (keep in mind, halfway through taking pics I realized how to use my camera correctly so there my be some discrepancy between different pics)
For context. A few weeks ago I bought an anemone from my LFS for $50 because they had no idea what it was. I'm still pretty sure it's a condy, but it may be an LTA. This thing is massive, the oral disc it at least 5" across.

The photos don't show it very well, but it's got pink tips and blue tentacles.
On the note of anemones, some of you who've been following since my previous tank may know I had a massive LTA for a while. What happened to it?
I'll show you!

While he isn't doing 100% right now, he is doing far, far better than he was. During the nearly 4 month time my LFS was holding him (thanks guys!), he got some sort of infection and was slowly shrinking. I don't know if he already had it beforehand (most likely) or got it at the store (less likely but still possible). Anyways, I decided to try and treat him with Cipro using @OrionN's method, and it worked wonderfully! His mouth is tightly shut right now and I'm hoping he will regain his massive size with time.
Now on to the tank! All algae was subsided for the most part and I've began to need to supplement the diet of my sea hare. The sand is free from Cyano and diatoms (which I experienced both of in the first two weeks) and the only algae left is a few tufts of bryopsis, which my hare has been chowing down on.

I may turn up the blues here in a few days, I'm not sure.
Now, ono to the coral pics! First I'll go through the corals I've already had for a while.

And now, on to my bounties from the frag show!
Yesterday, Coral Farmer's Market hosted an event only about 45 minutes south of where I live. I decided to go, and set a budget of $300.
The event was relatively loosely packed for COVID reasons, so there were only maybe 8 vendors there. Everyone was friendly with each other and were just overall friendly. I made several great contacts lol
On with the pics!

BMF Impossible Tenuis, given to me for free! Forgive the grainy photos, it only gets worse lol

A single polyp of no-name Bowerbanki, about an inch across. It's closed up right now due to me having moved it a few minutes before.

A heavily whited out pic of a very healthy Dragon Fruit Montipora. Trust me, in person it's vibrant pink!

@LRT Gonzo Golden Dragon with massive bubbles! The shroom itself is about an inch across, so the biggest bounce is nearly 1/4"! I got it for $50 lol

A nice Pink Cadillac frag (1 & 1/2") that I got for $15!

An amazing pink millie with 5 growth tips! The other three are behind it in the pic. Can't recall the name, any acro experts out there?

And finally, a sucky pic of an anacropora I bought. This and the Monti pic suffered the same fate of unbalanced whites, making both of them look ugly as all heck. Both this and the monti are a matching vibrant pink.

And finally, a goodbye flounder!

Looks great! Minus the flounder... NOOOOO!!!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Looks great! Minus the flounder... NOOOOO!!!

I think you misunderstand lol That's not what I meant, I was saying goodbye because the post was done, and I put the flounder pic at the end just as a little treat. He is very much alive and well, he buried in the sand seconds after the pic was taken. Sorry for the confusion!

 

[leighla wolf]

I think you misunderstand lol That's not what I meant, I was saying goodbye because the post was done, and I put the flounder pic at the end just as a little treat. He is very much alive and well, he buried in the sand seconds after the pic was taken. Sorry for the confusion!

If it was goodbye..... I hear they make a delicious dinner dish! Haha joking!

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

I think you misunderstand lol That's not what I meant, I was saying goodbye because the post was done, and I put the flounder pic at the end just as a little treat. He is very much alive and well, he buried in the sand seconds after the pic was taken. Sorry for the confusion!

Oh my friend, glad to hear it! Haha. The tank is beautiful! Would you recommend a hog choker for a noob?