Red Sea Reefer 525

[MnFish1]

My Red Sea Reefer Mixed Reef.

 

[MnFish1]

Tank Update.

 

[MnFish1]

New update

 

[MnFish1]

Tank update - since February - the growth seems fantastic. Interesting that the coral is taking over the areas where chaeto had grown previously. Pictures are Left to Right

 

[Land Shark]

Looking good! Are the angelfish working out OK? Beautiful fish for sure.

 

[MnFish1]

Looking good! Are the angelfish working out OK? Beautiful fish for sure.

Yeah - unfortunately - the large male jumped out. The rest are fine. Im awaiting a replacement from the LFS - Thanks for the compliment.

 

[Neptune 555]

Can you share what fish you have in the tank? thanks!

 

[MnFish1]

Goldflake angel, purple tang, 2 clowns, 3 anthias, and a neon dotty back

 

[DSC reef]

That is a nice tank @MnFish1. I really like the rock scape, well done my friend!

 

[MnFish1]

That is a nice tank @MnFish1. I really like the rock scape, well done my friend!

Thanks. It’s all dead from brs. Except 2 pieces

 

[DSC reef]

Sorry to hear man

 

[MnFish1]

Sorry to hear man

Lol no I meant it started as all dead rock from brs. It’s not dead now

 

[Goodair]

What's that moss looking coral called?

 

[DSC reef]

Lol no I meant it started as all dead rock from brs. It’s not dead now

Oh geez, I apolagize. Lol. I felt so horrible! Back to my original post, tank looks stunning

 

[MnFish1]

What's that moss looking coral called?

If it’s what I think you mean it’s green star polyps

 

[Neptune 555]

I have one tank w/ dead rock from BRS b/c I wanted to be enviromentally friendly. Earlier in my hobby I had live rock flown in for another tank. I personally think the live rock is 100% better and ended up swapping between the 2 tanks to add depth to the dead rock system. I found the DR to be very light? Have you worked with both? Ever notice any differences?

 

[MnFish1]

I have one tank w/ dead rock from BRS b/c I wanted to be enviromentally friendly. Earlier in my hobby I had live rock flown in for another tank. I personally think the live rock is 100% better and ended up swapping between the 2 tanks to add depth to the dead rock system. I found the DR to be very light? Have you worked with both? Ever notice any differences?

The Rock got from BRS was 'dead coral' its not just rock - similar to this from Marine Depot. https://www.marinedepot.com/AquaMaxx_Tonga_Shelf_w_Base_Dry_Live_Rock_20_+_Inches_25_lbs_Dry_Rock_for_Saltwater_Reef_Aquariums-AquaMaxx-UJ2725-FISSLR-vi.html?utm_source=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_content=UJ2725&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgd2LoJr93wIVUNbACh09nQU-EAQYAyABEgKE2PD_BwE

I used rock from a smaller tank (that I bought from an LFS years ago) in addition to the 'dead rock'. I thought the dead shelf rock created a nice base to allow water flow underneath the other rocks. and also looked nice

Personally - I think live vs dead is personal preference Dead rock is very quickly colonized with stuff/bacteria, etc that is brought in when you start putting coral/other livestock in a tank.

I think part of the reason people have 'algae blooms' when starting a tank relates to cycling a tank for weeks. I tend to put in the rock, add bacteria (and I usually increase the dose over what's recommended), immediately add fish - and a clean up crew. perhaps after a couple weeks add a hardy coral. Again - the is probably heresy - but I think that if you let algae, etc 'get a hold' on the tank with no predation at the start 0 is much harder to get rid of later... Again JMHO - I dont have any references or science to prove it

 

[MnFish1]

So here's a tank update from today - right, middle, left. Some things have been moved around - my large goniopora died after a problem with my apex. I also bought a couple new things a while back. Enjoy - comment as you wish.

 

[Bleigh]

Any new updates?

 

[Marie7]

My Red Sea Reefer Mixed Reef.

You corals are absolutely awesome , I need to stabilized my tank it has never been like this, no clue exactly what happen and still trying to ping pong what happen, where has I fail after couple years , ughhh