Official Acanthophyllia, Cynarina, and Indophyllia show off (and appreciation) thread!

[Mechano]

Your nutrients are in the perfect 100 to 1 ratio! That's really cool to see. It's been found that in some aquaria like Sanjay's tank and Marc Levenson's tank that everything is happy as long as NO3 is 100x higher than PO4. It's been tested in a few aquaculture systems as well with similar findings.

Next time I test I will provide results, but I have not tested in a long time . I'm mostly a by eye kind of guy, if something is unhappy I either dose or do a water change... Hasn't failed me yet haha.

Yes. I take emphasis on keeping those numbers in that exact ratio between the 2. The odd time needing to dose nitrates a tad.

I as well am usually a “by the eye” kinda guy. I typically watch the “needy” corals like acros and sps and suprisingly my biggest indicating coral is Duncan’s lol. When they don’t look right, I know something might be off a tad.

I completely cleaned out the refugium the 2 weeks ago … I literally took out about a gallon bucket of caulerpa prolifera as flow was being affected and noticed a few patches of cyano.
Watched nutrients for the heck of it every other day and no changes. I was suprised.
Imagine that tank there literally covered haha.

Also , I’m a big advocate for water changes to prevent trace element deficiencies or too high increases.
I usually do a 60g change in my system every 2 weeks with FaunaMarin salt. Cool thing is u get an ICP test with every bucket of salt.

 

[VintageReefer]

Everything is looking better today!

Alk 8.5
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77
Nitrate 1-2
Phosphate .01-.02
Calcium - 365 - yikes I didn’t realize this was creeping down on me, I don’t test often. Makes sense since I have a lot of growth and have added a bunch of corals over the last few months. I’m usually around 420…so I will slowly correct this. I am increasing 20 per day.

 

[Mechano]

Everything is looking better today!

Alk 8.5
Salinity 1.026
Temp 77
Nitrate 1-2
Phosphate .01-.02
Calcium - 365 - yikes I didn’t realize this was creeping down on me, I don’t test often. Makes sense since I have a lot of growth and have added a bunch of corals over the last few months. I’m usually around 420…so I will slowly correct this. I am increasing 20 per day.

Yup lol. Calcium and magnesium creep down on me as well. Had to dose the other day. When ever I notice a small turf algae or less coraline growth, it means my Mag is low hehe.

The new donuts are looking good.

 

[VintageReefer]

They. Keep. Getting. Bigger.

!!!

 

[Devaji]

odd question but what do you guys think of adding pipe fish with meats? any risk to the pipes?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

odd question but what do you guys think of adding pipe fish with meats? any risk to the pipes?

That's a good question... I honestly wouldn't worry, since the meats would only have their feeders out at night when the pipes are sleeping. They do have fairly strong grip though, so if the pipe *did* happen to get stung, it might be at risk.

 

[Devaji]

That's a good question... I honestly wouldn't worry, since the meats would only have their feeders out at night when the pipes are sleeping. They do have fairly strong grip though, so if the pipe *did* happen to get stung, it might be at risk.

thanks for the feedback. I might try a pair. a fish that has always been on my list. now to see if they mix well with wrasses.

while I am here and maybe this has been talked about before, i'll have to go reread the best thread on R2R...
but what's everyone QT,dipping and shipping protocol. any advise welcome from things to look for from online vendors, questions to ask to make sure there are healthy, shipping suggestions,
and things to do and dont do once you get meats.

I know that is a lot there just thought I would ask instead of thinking in know it all.

 

[Mr. Acantho]

I bought a Spearmint Acantho

 

[Devaji]

I bought a Spearmint Acantho

so much sand bed real estate to fill with meats! making we want to turn the 200 in to actho tank the the smaller tank into a fish only. haha great idea until I add it all up.

 

[BSA Corals]

A few more goodies we just got

 

[Mr. Acantho]

A few more goodies we just got

Let's talk

 

[Mr. Acantho]

Let's talk

I don't see these on your website

 

[Mr_Knightley]

A few more goodies we just got

Never been a huge fan of the rainbows (I'd take a solid red w/ teal mouth any day), but goodness that last one... Magic.

 

[BSA Corals]

I don't see these on your website

These aren't on the site yet =) Shoot me a PM!

 

[BSA Corals]

Never been a huge fan of the rainbows (I'd take a solid red w/ teal mouth any day), but goodness that last one... Magic.

How about these

 

[Mechano]

A few more goodies we just got

Beauties.

 

[Devaji]

A few more goodies we just got

How about these

holy mother of God...those look expensive....err...I mean beautiful!

 

[VintageReefer]

Those are incredible! I’ll PM

Update on me, I am successful expanding from Cynarina and scoly to Acantho and their size, color, and texture have made me addicted. And my macro photography pseudo hobby has new subjects

Caught my harlequin in the background on this one!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Those are incredible! I’ll PM

Update on me, I am successful expanding from Cynarina and scoly to Acantho and their size, color, and texture have made me addicted. And my macro photography pseudo hobby has new subjects

Caught my harlequin in the background on this one!

The red one.... The perfect Acantho. Perfect coral, even.

 

[BSA Corals]

Loving the color of the mouth on this guy!