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Heyy_KB
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thanks! I read your post on coming back into the hobby, welcome back! once you get settled in the city and have your tank cycled, I'm sure I'll have a frag or two I can hook you up with! in the mean time you have a lot of planning/saving to do =)
Updates? Looking forward to seeing some fish and coral photos, especially with your photo skills! 
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Haven't update the reef blog in a while. Here are the quick updates.
- Added copepods/phytoplankton from Algaebarn. AMAZING product for adding biodiversity to the tank and for cleaning through the rest of my algae problems. Notice how clean the rockscape is.
- Trochus Snails started spawning. One releasing eggs and the other sperm into the tank. Doubt any will make it but it was cool to watch (peep the photo).
- Mangroves stalks added. I have always been curious about mangroves for nutrient export, diversity, and just to see if I could grow a tree.
- Added corals. Decided to go with a softie dominated tank. Having a busier schedule with limited room steered me away from an SPS dominated tank. Softies are easier manage, hardier, and give pleasant movement in the tank for visitors to appreciate. I do have a frag of goniopora and may add other LPS in the future. Well shall see.
- #RBTA #ftw
- Start of a Zoa garden.
- Fish to come next month.
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Very nice! Love the photography!
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Fantastic build and photos!Haven't update the reef blog in a while. Here are the quick updates.
- Added copepods/phytoplankton from Algaebarn. AMAZING product for adding biodiversity to the tank and for cleaning through the rest of my algae problems. Notice how clean the rockscape is.
- Trochus Snails started spawning. One releasing eggs and the other sperm into the tank. Doubt any will make it but it was cool to watch (peep the photo).
- Mangroves stalks added. I have always been curious about mangroves for nutrient export, diversity, and just to see if I could grow a tree.
- Added corals. Decided to go with a softie dominated tank. Having a busier schedule with limited room steered me away from an SPS dominated tank. Softies are easier manage, hardier, and give pleasant movement in the tank for visitors to appreciate. I do have a frag of goniopora and may add other LPS in the future. Well shall see.
- #RBTA #ftw
- Start of a Zoa garden.
- Fish to come next month.
Wow, super cool! Amazing photos again, loving the direction you are taking
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Recently purchased two tank-bred misbar clowns from Manhattan Aquariums. They acclimated nicely and took to their RBTA home within a minute of being in the tank. It was pretty amazing to see them swim right up the RBTA and host. I had my good friends name the two fish. =) Coral wise, I think I am close to being done with stocking. I am trying to limit corals and just have large colonies of few corals. Softies to be exact. Less maintenance and fuss. As much as I love coral, i dont like the look of over stuffed tanks with dozens and dozens of frags. Call me basic but I think its appeasing to have less corals but larger size. I am, however, still looking for a wrasse to put in the tank. What is everyone's fav. reef safe wrasse?
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Beautiful photos again.
I recently got a very small yellow coris wrasse. So much personality and this one has zero fear, constantly tooling around the tank. When I clean the glass with the algae magnet, he follows the magnet looking for food. The bravest little fish I've had and completely peaceful so far.
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