Pete polyp's 29 mixed reef

[Ryan2428]

Dam my lawn mower Benny did the same thing today lol

 

[Pete polyp]

A few pics I snapped today

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Niiiiice. Is that a garf bonsai?

 

[Pete polyp]

It was sold to me as purple bonsai, but I have no proof of lineage to the GARF purple bonsai. Your guess would be as good as mine. I do know its a very deep purple that has a bluish sheen.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Looks great. Thats my next sps. Im not sure what the difference in names is anyway when it comes to lineage. It looa very nice.

 

[Pete polyp]

I'm very happy with it. This coral is the reason I found out that my tank was too clean. It was very pale for the first year while I had 0 nitrates. I moved the tank and the nitrate went up to 2ppm. Within 3 weeks it had colored up to about what you see in the picture. I ended up with another one when I bought 3 acro frags from a lfs for $5 each. They were all brown at the time so I rolled the dice and within 3 weeks that one had colored up the same. I'll post a picture of it in a minute

 

[Mike J.]

Nice pics and acros, Pete Polyp.

 

[Pete polyp]

The other piece. The growth form has been different than the other, but I'm assuming it was part of the base. This one also has better pe for some reason. I think the difference in flow is why because the other one gets much more flow.

 

[Pete polyp]

I had one of those days where I just wanted to do something to the tank. About an hour later the light fixture is in the floor, the powerheads are in a bucket next to the fixture running in vinegar water. It always amazes me how much better the tank looks after I get on one of these kicks. I also put about 3 tsp of aluminum oxide in the hob.because my po4 monitor was telling me its time.

Po4 monitor

 

[Mike J.]

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[Pete polyp]

???

 

[Pete polyp]

All cleaned up

 

[Pete polyp]

Day bulbs only (purple +, coral +, blue +)

 

[Pete polyp]

All six bulbs (add 2 blue +, 1 pure actinic to above post)

 

[Pete polyp]

Randoms

 

[Pete polyp]

More randoms

 

[Pete polyp]

Polyps

 

[markalot]

Awesome Pete. You know that aluminum stuff can cause all kinds of issues. :D I use it as well, and make sure not to tumble it, just rinse and plop in an HOB filter.

 

[vlangel]

Sure looks nice!

 

[skinz78]

Looking good Pete!