Rain's Drop-Off Reef

Maddlesrain · Jun 2, 2017

Got some goodies in the mail and picked up a small frag from my lfs today!

The algaes are Caulerpa Prolifera, Gracilaria Hayi, and Hypnea Pannosa from Gulf Coast Ecosystems. They're all looking nice out of the bag; hopefully they continue to do so and do well. I really admire the look of algaes when viewing tide pools and rocky shorelines, so figured I'd try incorporating a few to this set-up. Here they are still packaged (which was done very nicely).

And the holding tank in all its glory

I planted some of the Caulerpa, but there was just so much I ended up stuffing the rest in the corner to deal with later. Lol

I am unsure of the name of the sps frag, so please shout out possible IDs if anyone has any! It seems to be sort of reddish-green color, nothing fancy looking right now. I'm hoping if it makes it it'll turn into something pretty! Haha

I decided it was time to put my filefish to the test and see if a stony coral would stand a chance with him lurking. So far he has given the frag some long, hard, stares, and circled it, but hasn't taken a nip (that I've witnessed). Keeping my fingers crossed and remaining tentatively hopeful.

In other news on the filefish, he's eating marine cuisine like a champ! It's a finely blended mixture of krill, mysis, brine, and spirulina. He's already looking chunkier to me. The little helfrichi is also doing splendidly.

Maddlesrain · Jun 11, 2017

Finally got around to piecing together the scape last night! Here's a preview before dissembling and placing the rocks in a tub for curing.

I used the cement from Marco rocks to paste everything together. Some pieces were a bit of a PITA to get to stick, but once the cement sets the structure is rock solid (every pun intended (; )

Maddlesrain · Jun 28, 2017

Got another round of goodies in the mail today!

My apex system came in from BRS and boy-oh-boy am I excited!! Unfortunately for me I'll have to practice patience a while longer as we wait for the doors to the stand to be built for us.

I also got in an order from Pacific East Aquaculture. This was my first order with them, and overall I was very satisfied with the entire experience.

I've been wanting one of these guys for a long while - mini red (Indonesian) carpet anemone. The lights on my quarantine / holding tank really don't do it justice.

Added this little photosynthetic sponge on as a 'nugget.'

Maddlesrain · Jun 28, 2017

I snapped some decent photos of Joker today. He's been doing really well. He's still living in the 14g holding tank with his Helfrichi buddy and a steadily growing collection of algaes, corals, and anemones.

The millepora frag I tried he picked at incessantly in the end, but it was ultimately my own stupidity that killed it, so I can't report whether the coral would have grown or slowly died with him bothering it.

Anyway, onto the photos.