Rodney’s 150 hexagon 3 years late!

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Good news most of the polyps on my Turbinaria frag are extended ! So maybe wear I put it is a better placement.
 
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I was noticing the difference in color and shape of this birds nest with different flow and lighting they came off of the same Conley.
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My pink and green birdsnests have both changed color over the past couple months. The pink has gotten more muted but the polyps have gotten more flourescent green. Meanwhile the green birds nest (which was brown when I got it) has turned a bright green while the polyps remain brownish. Don't know what the deal is.:)
 
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My pink and green birdsnests have both changed color over the past couple months. The pink has gotten more muted but the polyps have gotten more flourescent green. Meanwhile the green birds nest (which was brown when I got it) has turned a bright green while the polyps remain brownish. Don't know what the deal is.:)
I guess that is one thing that makes this hobby interesting you never know what you will see. Like my raja rampage chalice turned purple from green. Honestly I like it better purple.
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Had to move the rock with my sunset Favia on it today a harry mushroom was stinging it!:mad::mad:
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Does anyone know a good way to get that mushroom off the rock with out having to remove the rock?
 
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My tank must be at war with it’s self yesterday a Harry mushroom stung one of my Favia. Now today I’ve got my rocket city red chalice burnt a spot the size of a quarter on my Hollywood stunner and my Kenya tree killing one of my cyphastreas polyps!
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Feeding day! Gave my hole tank polyp booster then reef Roids mixed with reef chili then gave my LPS some pellets all looked too be hungry!
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My bonsai has really incrusted and put on new branches the last 2 weeks maybe that’s a sign I have all my parameters wear they need to be! I hope so because I plan on getting a few new Acros
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the first weekend in September.
 
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This last week I have started a frag tank I think it’s a 33 long . Still testing for leaks.
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I’m using a 20 gallon for a sump tank still need to get some tubing for the return line.
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Today I got my frag tank set up mostly finished. Put about 15 lb.of live rock from my Dt.sump tank and 15 lb. dry rock in my frag tank sump.
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Then I cut a whole piece of egg crate and got everything adjusted and added 6 bird nest Frags 3 Holly wood stunner chalice Frags and 3 jingle bells cyphastrea frags.
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Right now the system water volume is 36 gallon I may add 4 more gallon to sump. Then setup my ato.
 

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I fought that for about a year then I discovered carbon dosing! Thanks you (Randy Holmes-Farley ) you saved my tank! I have dosed vinegar mixed with Kalkwasser ever sense. Got rid of gha and got bubble algae under control with the help of about ten emerald crabs.
Can you tell me more or point me to a thread on this? Would love to learn on this dosing.
 
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Absolutely
Can you tell me more or point me to a thread on this? Would love to learn on this dosing.
Go to the search and search vinegar dosing and their is like 20 pages I read most of them. You will have to start slow and have a good skimmer and have to be ok with having some sino. You also have to monitor your No3 and po4 it can get to low and cause other problems. I would suggest reading a lot about it and get a good understanding of it before starting it worked well for me!
 
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Yesterday morning went and saw H@rry in Huntsville and got my 8 new Acro. Frags and a nice purple plate Frag !
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I will have to keep a close eye on my parameters and avoid the tendency to change anything to fast. My other two Acro frags are growing good and have good polyp extension! We will see how it goes?
 
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