Rene's 75g Journey

[drstratton]

Hi Rene! Glad to see you back up and going again. Now about this fowlr for a year bit...oh wait never mind! Just hard to resist coral in a SW tank isn't it.

Looking good, keep it up

Hi Doug! Lol, yeah, that resolution didn't last very long, it's just not saltwater without coral. I figured I would start out with easy to keep coral!

Just checked out your new build, looking good!

 

[drstratton]

My new Vargas Cespitularia Coral, Aquacultured ORA from @twilliard. Thank you Todd!!!

 

[drstratton]

At 8pm!

 

[drstratton]

Blue Sympodium!

 

[JMLewis]

Have you seen your pompom crab since you introduced him? I've had mine about 2 years and have seen him about 3 times. I only know he's still in there cause I see his moltings every few months...lol. Did catch a cool video of him waving around pompoms durring a fish feeding.

Tank looks good btw!

 

[drstratton]

Have you seen your pompom crab since you introduced him? I've had mine about 2 years and have seen him about 3 times. I only know he's still in there cause I see his moltings every few months...lol. Did catch a cool video of him waving around pompoms durring a fish feeding.

Tank looks good btw!

Thank you! I usually see him every couple of days, I have a flashlight with a red lens to check out my tank at night. I always have some Mysis shrimp to feed him if he shows his cute little Pom Poms ;)! He's a pretty cool little crab and I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of him! I would love to get a video of him!

 

[drstratton]

 

[melypr1985]

Look'n good Rene!

 

[drstratton]

Look'n good Rene!

Thank you Meredith! I'm certainly enjoying it!

 

[drstratton]

Top Down

Firefish Photobomb

 

[drstratton]

 

[rayn]

Looking good!

 

[drstratton]

Thank you Doug!

 

[Cleo642]

The rocks, did you epoxy them? Just stacked them?

 

[kschweer]

Everything looks great! Corals look very happy.

 

[drstratton]

The rocks, did you epoxy them? Just stacked them?

I used some glue on a couple of pieces that weren't very stable. Most of them fit together quite well, so I just stacked them!

 

[drstratton]

Everything looks great! Corals look very happy.

Thank you!

 

[drstratton]

Light Comparison! Taken with my Samsung S5, wish I had a better camera and better picture taking skills!

Old Bulbs

New Bulbs

 

[rayn]

That's a difference! I missed it, new bulbs or whole new lights?

 

[drstratton]

That's a difference! I missed it, new bulbs or whole new lights?

New bulbs, I will change that! I'm going to take a different picture today, I realized that my son had a very bright LED work light on behind me, I want to see if I can get a truer picture. It's definitely brighter and the color on the Zoas and especially the GSP really pop. Pete gave me some suggestions using different color bulbs that should add more blue and make the coral pop even more. I will try those next time.