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I got bored and placed some coral temporary, just to give me something to look at.

My Typical View
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PC Superman alt version? lol..
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LOA Richards Rainbow Stag -- Which will color up as it becomes a colony
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JF Fox Flame
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Someones TDF (JF, WWC, Vivid? idk.. but a TDF)
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Some random wild mili I like
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So there. A few pics. Things are starting to look decent finally.
 
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That pc Superman kind of looks like the BC firecracker

I'm going to have to assume it may have been a wild coral that looked like a PC Superman and was passed off as such. Either way, it's not bad. But it does look different than some of the PC Superman I've seen. Although locally, this one is going around as the PC Super. Most people I know have this version. The person I got it from did buy a lot from Adam though... Maybe he mixed it up.
 

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The firecracker in that pic looks a little pale. Maybe with it darkened up, it would look real close. When I asked Adam about it this is what he said "Its like the supeman table for sure but ha sits own appeal as well". Either way, it looks nice!
 
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Haha, it was clear you would not resist too long putting some corals on the shelves.
And I like it.
None of them are glued down, just wanted to see something off the rack after 3 months of stasis!

So after having a chance to look it over in tank, I'll be cutting the structure 1" shorter. It'll give a little more room at the top of the tank.

I'm also flirting with the idea of putting a strip of plastic over part of my overflow to raise the water height. For whatever reason, the eclipse overflow was designed with extra deep cuts. So I may follow the trend of raising the height with a strip of acrylic or something to get a little more depth in the tank.

Due to the overflow design, I'm only getting about 16.5" out of my 18" depth.
 
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lol, thanks @najer -- It's definitely a little abstract, especially before the salt water has a chance to grow some stuff on the frame. After a little trim to the feet, and algae / coralline growth, it'll look significantly better and more natural. I'm also considering using the frame to mount tabling acropora, which will also help the looks.

The frag racks sitting in the way don't show off the clean scape either -- Another thing which should be coming out soon!

My goals with this new scape are as follows;
- More room for fish to swim
- More room for coral placement
- No frag racks in the display
- BB to help keep everything as clean as I'd like
- A scape that can be appreciate on the right side, and the front

Fish seemed to have adapted alright, no big freak outs from any of the fish. A few of the smaller gobies are hiding more than typical but this will subside with time.
 

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lol, thanks @najer -- It's definitely a little abstract, especially before the salt water has a chance to grow some stuff on the frame. After a little trim to the feet, and algae / coralline growth, it'll look significantly better and more natural. I'm also considering using the frame to mount tabling acropora, which will also help the looks.

The frag racks sitting in the way don't show off the clean scape either -- Another thing which should be coming out soon!

My goals with this new scape are as follows;
- More room for fish to swim
- More room for coral placement
- No frag racks in the display
- BB to help keep everything as clean as I'd like
- A scape that can be appreciate on the right side, and the front

Fish seemed to have adapted alright, no big freak outs from any of the fish. A few of the smaller gobies are hiding more than typical but this will subside with time.

I love it, it will colo(u)r up in no time! :)
 
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So here's my plan for testing this treatment. I'm going to do a standard dose of it as described, and then I'm going to dip a few corals in melafix which I know kills aefw and see if any survived!

@GoVols @bubbaque @mdbannister @Janci @najer @WallyB @hybridazn

Any suggestions from you guys for an A/B test?
 

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I am very interested in seeing you do this. Do you know if you can see eggs? I have no idea if the AEFW lay eggs in the same place all the time but watching to see if eggs disappear might show the adults are dying.
 

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So here's my plan for testing this treatment. I'm going to do a standard dose of it as described, and then I'm going to dip a few corals in melafix which I know kills aefw and see if any survived!

@GoVols @bubbaque @mdbannister @Janci @najer @WallyB @hybridazn

Any suggestions from you guys for an A/B test?

I used a product you might get in the States, Dettol over here is a household disinfectant, kills most things but I still have to watch for eggs hatching if I miss them.
 

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