my new baby... AKA The Café

[Lost in the Sauce]

Sexy Shrimp saga continues.
Wake up this morning and check the tank, like always, and again no sign of the sexy pair. Yup, they're back in the filter sock. So is this my life now? Wake up , save sexy, rinse repeat ?

Are They just Sparta kicking themselves over your overflow? Would an acrylic piece on top help?

 

[James_O]

Ok, ok, who wants to see what’s inside??;Troll

 

[James_O]

THIS MAN JOE!

Gave me candy - I’m happy! He also packed them super well.

Also threw in some frags plugs and Seachem Reef Fuel! Let’s gooooo.

 

[James_O]

All the frags are floating!

 

[elorablue]

Are They just Sparta kicking themselves over your overflow? Would an acrylic piece on top help?

ya but it's not going to matter soon. Whoever said clowns don't eat shrimp is sadly mistaken. That's 2 down now and 1 to go.

 

[Smirkish]

Pupdate! Rest of the video from yesterday.

Click for puppies...!
MOAR PUPPY!

And a little more for good measure.

 

[elorablue]

All the frags are floating!

Congrats dude!

 

[sp1187]

This is a mini peninsular, I don't clean the side glass so it has good grip, it goes up slowly grazing like a slow windshield wiper, hits top or bottom, moves across towards the grubby side and goes down or up, makes me smile a lot.

mine starts up and then rolls over on his back.

 

[James_O]

Congrats dude!

Thanks!

Started drip acclimating all the zoas and palys. After they go in, it’ll be the shrooms, and then last but not least, the hammer!

(And yes, the hammer is 2 headed)

Terrible picture, lol.

Do any of you guys ever drip acclimate your corals? I have done it with fish/corals in the past, but I was wondering what your guys opinions are?

 

[elorablue]

Thanks!

Started drip acclimating all the zoas and palys. After they go in, it’ll be the shrooms, and then last but not least, the hammer!

(And yes, the hammer is 2 headed)

Terrible picture, lol.

Do any of you guys ever drip acclimate your corals? I have done it with fish/corals in the past, but I was wondering what your guys opinions are?

I don't . I just temp acclimate if necessary then dip, check super closely for pestys, rinse then in they go. I don't even start them out on the sand. If they've lived for awhile at a certain par and flow then I get them back to the same as soon as possible. I see no need to stress them out even more by getting them used to a spot they aren't used to and then changing them again.
probably not the way to do it but it makes sense to my little mind.

 

[LRT]

I don't . I just temp acclimate if necessary then dip, check super closely for pestys, rinse then in they go. I don't even start them out on the sand. If they've lived for awhile at a certain par and flow then I get them back to the same as soon as possible. I see no need to stress them out even more by getting them used to a spot they aren't used to and then changing them again.
probably not the way to do it but it makes sense to my little mind.

Always gold to know params and par for new corals.

 

[najer]

Thanks!

Started drip acclimating all the zoas and palys. After they go in, it’ll be the shrooms, and then last but not least, the hammer!

(And yes, the hammer is 2 headed)

Terrible picture, lol.

Do any of you guys ever drip acclimate your corals? I have done it with fish/corals in the past, but I was wondering what your guys opinions are?

Yes drip acclimate and dip keep those pests out.

... no i don't really do either now, too lazy but they do get a serious looking at!

 

[sp1187]

I got nuthin.

 

[James_O]

I don't . I just temp acclimate if necessary then dip, check super closely for pestys, rinse then in they go. I don't even start them out on the sand. If they've lived for awhile at a certain par and flow then I get them back to the same as soon as possible. I see no need to stress them out even more by getting them used to a spot they aren't used to and then changing them again.
probably not the way to do it but it makes sense to my little mind.

Well, my artic ice palys are literally 2 inches from the surface, and they are thriving. People told me they were going to bleach, and yet they didn’t!

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Going to add the zoas now! Been temperature acclimating for 30 minutes, along with a 2ml squirt of tank water.

 

[James_O]

Always gold to know params and par for new corals.

 

[James_O]

Lé Zoas!! (...and 1 Paly)

Sand isn’t deep enough to stick them all the way in, so they are sort of balancing right now. I don’t like it tbh)

 

[James_O]

MUSHROOMSSSS

 

[elorablue]

MUSHROOMSSSS

Looking good! What size tank?

 

[LRT]

MUSHROOMSSSS

Watch that shroom on left it looks to still be healing from being fragged.

 

[James_O]

Sort of a better view of the hammer? (Already extend while in the bag - good sign!)

Sorry to heavy spam, but I’m excited, lol.