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I try to find a balance with my heaters. If I can keep then on and off for at least 1 hour I’m happy. Doesn’t work always.
love your daughter helped with the CUC. Very cool
I was just going to reply to what you said the other day.
I've been thinking about it and I'm going to dial the heater thermostat down so it takes longer to heat instead of the constant on/off that currently exists. Right now it's on 30 min and off 20 min rinse/repeat
 

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I was just going to reply to what you said the other day.
I've been thinking about it and I'm going to dial the heater thermostat down so it takes longer to heat instead of the constant on/off that currently exists. Right now it's on 30 min and off 20 min rinse/repeat
Now that it’s cold I been playing around with mine. Last winter I just changed my temp from .5 degree .8 I think to run heaters longer. The struggles are real lol
 
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Now that it’s cold I been playing around with mine. Last winter I just changed my temp from .5 degree .8 I think to run heaters longer. The struggles are real lol
You're right though. And with winter coming it has made a difference already.
 
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So I'm done pre ordering stuff from all the different frag swap vendors and attendees and the list looks like this:
Pink toadstool leather
Gorgonian
Rainbow BTA
Green hammer
2 mislabeled "hammers" I think are actually torches or frogspawn?
Bubblegum Digi
Brand new BRS diy screen top
And I'll post here whatever we buy or win there at the swap/expo.
 
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I try to find a balance with my heaters. If I can keep then on and off for at least 1 hour I’m happy. Doesn’t work always.
love your daughter helped with the CUC. Very cool
That is super cool man, when your child gets involved it's so much better.
 

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So I'm done pre ordering stuff from all the different frag swap vendors and attendees and the list looks like this:
Pink toadstool leather
Gorgonian
Rainbow BTA
Green hammer
2 mislabeled "hammers" I think are actually torches or frogspawn?
Bubblegum Digi
Brand new BRS diy screen top
And I'll post here whatever we buy or win there at the swap/expo.

Nice! Have you got placements figured out for everything yet? I would highly recommend a frag rack until the RBTA settles in a spot so it doesnt roast any pieces during its search for a happy place.
 
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About placement; Yes and no, not sure of the actual size of everything and what kind of plug they're coming on.
I do have an extra frag rack here and the current one in the tank only has one plug on it.
Great idea on the nem!
 
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I did get this message from the seller of the nem.


"Hello!
This strain of anemone is probably my favorite rainbow. It grows fast, is quite hardy (after transition) and has a unique fluorescent green foot column. Currently on the mother nem I can see 4 unique colors, a bright green base, blue/orange/red tentacles. I have mine in a box under AI prime LED getting blasted with par, fed LRS reef frenzy weekly/biweekly/whenever i think of it."


So after that message I feel I should put the nem up high on the rock bridge, center of tank.
Good flow, strong par and some decent holes for the foot to attach hopefully.

@RichtheReefer21 I don't have the extra cash this time BUT there are 2 absolutely beautiful arizona sunset BTAs up for grabs this weekend.
On top of that Frost Corals will most likely have some amazing nems too. Frost had that Colorado Sunburst this past spring. I'll take plenty of pics Saturday.
 

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I'll be waiting for those :)

I got my rbta at about 6"... it's about 12" across now and luckily, has never moved once it found its happy place. I'm afraid to get more... too risky imo to have them walk for no reason most of the time.

Kinda like little kids at the fine china shop! ;)
 
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So I'm done pre ordering stuff from all the different frag swap vendors and attendees and the list looks like this:
Pink toadstool leather
Gorgonian
Rainbow BTA
Green hammer
2 mislabeled "hammers" I think are actually torches or frogspawn?
Bubblegum Digi
Brand new BRS diy screen top
And I'll post here whatever we buy or win there at the swap/expo.
Add to the list a Pederson shrimp, I'll be getting at the swap Saturday.

People are dropping prices trying to get rid of the last of their frags before the swap.

More to add to the list
ORA Green Spongodes 3" encrusted rock
JF Jack O lantern lepto
 
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@Leslie Tabor My daughter and I think you have a beautiful dog!! And Thank you!
@Katrina71 My daughter and I Thank you for the pederson shrimp, she loves it, can't wait to watch it dance!
Frag swap was amazing yesterday, so many great people and vendors.
So many beautiful corals!
This is my haul from yesterday, that includes my daughter winning an unnamed acro, unnamed chalice and an expensive Darwin misbar longfin clownfish!! She's so excited!
Here's the photos from yesterday, last night after dip/acclimation and this morning under the lights.
New clownfish got harassed from the beginning, so I setup a makeshift acclimation box, going to set up the 20 tall again with the HOB filter and put that in my home office I'm currently in the middle of building.
Still waiting for the anemone to finish walking around until everything gets placed permanently.
Enjoy the pics!
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So Tuesday morning I found Cooper the lawnmower blenny dried up into fish jerky on the floor behind the sump.
Ended up ordering 3 fish.
Davinci Roundtail Longfin to pair with my daughter's new roundtail longfin she won.
Striped "Fang" Blenny
Blackline "Fang" Blenny

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They'll be here tomorrow (Thursday) I'll get pics and post them tomorrow when I get a chance.
 

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