My 40 gallon recife build

That Crusso Kid · Apr 14, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
I hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been as active on my thread because I'd rather visit yalls lol. There's just not much to report right now. P04 is slowly on its way down.

Hopefully everyone that entered the growout contests are having success. I think all of mine are still alive except for the snipers blue which is now a snipers white

@MegabiteOG @Red_Beard Im just going to have to set up a deep sea fishing trip so you guys will come down and I can kidnap you big fellas and you can teach me how to acro!

@trellemania Where you been friend?!

@steveschuerger We need more drawings sir! If you haven't noticed, my thread is out in left field and the weirder the better.

Im not trying to sway anyone or get political, but I sincerely wish you the best in the Mariner of the Year contest @tbrown . I may not ever admit (other than this one time) how much of your info I read before I even officially joined the site and became the absolute reefing stud that I am today.

Oh yeah, nevermind....acros...besides them...and gonis...

Anyways!!

Seriously Tim you will help anyone and if you dont know the answer you'll find it. It might not help you in the voting, but a lot of the things you do for others isn't announced or mentioned, and I respect that a lot. Good luck brother.

Yeah, sure, I see how you are now. Not only am I not invited on the fishing trip but you didn't even mention how handsome I am either.

You are on probation.

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

@That Crusso Kid

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

That Crusso Kid said:
Yeah, sure, I see how you are now. Not only am I not invited on the fishing trip but you didn't even mention how handsome I am either.

You are on probation.

I was literally sourcing a song for you as you typed that. Too quick! Yet again...

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

That Crusso Kid said:
Yeah, sure, I see how you are now. Not only am I not invited on the fishing trip but you didn't even mention how handsome I am either.

You are on probation.

Parole! I just got out

trellemania · Apr 14, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
I hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been as active on my thread because I'd rather visit yalls lol. There's just not much to report right now. P04 is slowly on its way down.

Hopefully everyone that entered the growout contests are having success. I think all of mine are still alive except for the snipers blue which is now a snipers white

@MegabiteOG @Red_Beard Im just going to have to set up a deep sea fishing trip so you guys will come down and I can kidnap you big fellas and you can teach me how to acro!

@trellemania Where you been friend?!

@steveschuerger We need more drawings sir! If you haven't noticed, my thread is out in left field and the weirder the better.

Im not trying to sway anyone or get political, but I sincerely wish you the best in the Mariner of the Year contest @tbrown . I may not ever admit (other than this one time) how much of your info I read before I even officially joined the site and became the absolute reefing stud that I am today.

Oh yeah, nevermind....acros...besides them...and gonis...

Anyways!!

Seriously Tim you will help anyone and if you dont know the answer you'll find it. It might not help you in the voting, but a lot of the things you do for others isn't announced or mentioned, and I respect that a lot. Good luck brother.

My man, school got intense and equine medicine is kicking my bootie LOL

What was this food that raised your PO4 like that?!

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

trellemania said:
My man, school got intense and equine medicine is kicking my bootie LOL

What was this food that raised your PO4 like that?!

I hope all the hard work pays off for you my friend. There's nothing more satisfying than going into a field of work that you love and interests you. I hope your tank iss doing well.

The food is a bacterial driven food called the concoction. It is a mix of things made by a long time reefer and r2r member.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/crt-concoction-v3-experiences.1059504/
I am more certain than ever that my overfeeding is mostly to blame for the nutrient rise. The first few times I fed my tank, everything in it went nuts for the food. Even acros were extra fuzzy. It called for 2.5 ml which is nothing lol. So the southerner in me said, "more food"!

Last night I fed the tank the appropriate amount and it looks outstanding today.

trellemania · Apr 14, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
I hope all the hard work pays off for you my friend. There's nothing more satisfying than going into a field of work that you love and interests you. I hope your tank iss doing well.

The food is a bacterial driven food called the concoction. It is a mix of things made by a long time reefer and r2r member.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/crt-concoction-v3-experiences.1059504/
I am more certain than ever that my overfeeding is mostly to blame for the nutrient rise. The first few times I fed my tank, everything in it went nuts for the food. Even acros were extra fuzzy. It called for 2.5 ml which is nothing lol. So the southerner in me said, "more food"!

Last night I fed the tank the appropriate amount and it looks outstanding today.

Its looking amazing dude! Hoping the acros come back from the brown, im sure as you control the phosphates it will look happy!

kingranch2003 said:
I hope all the hard work pays off for you my friend. There's nothing more satisfying than going into a field of work that you love and interests you. I hope your tank iss doing well.

The food is a bacterial driven food called the concoction. It is a mix of things made by a long time reefer and r2r member.

Thank you man I appreciate it! It has been lots but it has been great!

steveschuerger · Apr 14, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
Parole! I just got out

Actually, I think it’s more like Hotel California- you can check out any time but you can never leave…..

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

trellemania said:
Its looking amazing dude! Hoping the acros come back from the brown

Thanks man! The lps and softies are loving life! Im going to keep working on the sticks.

trellemania said:
Thank you man I appreciate it! It has been lots but it has been great!

I worked on a horse and cattle farm for a while. I have a tremendous respect for that profession. Time, weather, or nothing else matters when your needed. Hang in there brother!

steveschuerger · Apr 14, 2026

the polyp extension on this favia is nuts

kingranch2003 · Apr 14, 2026

steveschuerger said:
the polyp extension on this favia is nuts

Woah!! That almost looks more like a small goni frag than a favia. Whatever you're doing for that guy is exactly what he wants.

Nor'easter Reefer · Apr 16, 2026

Hope all is well!

Red_Beard · Apr 19, 2026

kingranch2003 said:
I hope all the hard work pays off for you my friend. There's nothing more satisfying than going into a field of work that you love and interests you. I hope your tank iss doing well.

The food is a bacterial driven food called the concoction. It is a mix of things made by a long time reefer and r2r member.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/crt-concoction-v3-experiences.1059504/
I am more certain than ever that my overfeeding is mostly to blame for the nutrient rise. The first few times I fed my tank, everything in it went nuts for the food. Even acros were extra fuzzy. It called for 2.5 ml which is nothing lol. So the southerner in me said, "more food"!

Last night I fed the tank the appropriate amount and it looks outstanding today.

That does look fantastic, everything does, but look how puffy those candy canes are!

Your acros look like that are doing alright now, they turn the corner for the better?

That Crusso Kid · Apr 20, 2026

Red_Beard said:
That does look fantastic, everything does, but look how puffy those candy canes are!

Your acros look like that are doing alright now, they turn the corner for the better?

Here you go again with your brutal promptness.

Austinchao98 · Apr 20, 2026

Just moved up from my 40. I remember how thrilled I was when I first built it!

kingranch2003 · Apr 20, 2026

Red_Beard said:
That does look fantastic, everything does, but look how puffy those candy canes are!

Your acros look like that are doing alright now, they turn the corner for the better?

Hey Zack! Thanks brother. Those candy canes were my first coral. I believe it may also be my brightest coral!

So three of the BC acros died, and I think Tropicana from sps tank may be on its way out too. But im taking it as a learning experience. Im still lowering p04 and I DO see some color returning to the surviving acros. This is encouraging for me. The odd thing im noticing is the fact that the color returning is not the original colors of the frags when I got them. One frag of pink caddy I had was dark plum purple. In less than a week, it turned highlighter green. Lol acros make little to no sense!