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Gotta love it when you can be lazy and your parameters are still right where you want them!
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And... #honestyinreefing
Far too long with far too many phosphates I have let GHA take over my display.
There are little tufts growing in other places, but this is the main problem area. After nightshift this weekend I am going to try and tooth brush as much as I can and add a filter sock to the sump. Hopefully I can manually remove most of it. With any luck, the GFO combined with the fuge(chaeto has absolutely taken over) and manual removal, I can get rid of enough algae bound phosphates that the remaining GHA doesnt have enough to feed on.
Had an oops with my red monti cap... I was plucking some GHA and I may have bumped it. Broke right in half and luckily I was taking pictures of algae and just happened to notice half of my coral was missing. I glued it back to the rock as close as I could to the original location. It's a fast grower and should fuse back to itself quickly.
I had to go fishing for my setosa. It hasn't encrusted yet and I'm assuming a snail wanted to occupy the exact spot as the coral. Its reglued and seems to be just fine.
My blue hornets have gone from 2 polyps to 5 polyps, and the Nirvana zoas have babies all around them after sitting at 4 polyps for 2 months. Can't get an exact count on number of polyps from where they are, but I'd say 6 to 8.
Last picture I took is the elkhorn. Its green, but barely. I'm not sure if that's be design, or its unhappy. I'm leaning towards design, because I see polyps out and growth. Anyway it's a very neat coral and I'm excited to see how it grows out. The algae on that one tip is a little concerning. I'll see if I can clean that off without disturbing the coral too much.
Far too long with far too many phosphates I have let GHA take over my display.
There are little tufts growing in other places, but this is the main problem area. After nightshift this weekend I am going to try and tooth brush as much as I can and add a filter sock to the sump. Hopefully I can manually remove most of it. With any luck, the GFO combined with the fuge(chaeto has absolutely taken over) and manual removal, I can get rid of enough algae bound phosphates that the remaining GHA doesnt have enough to feed on.
Had an oops with my red monti cap... I was plucking some GHA and I may have bumped it. Broke right in half and luckily I was taking pictures of algae and just happened to notice half of my coral was missing. I glued it back to the rock as close as I could to the original location. It's a fast grower and should fuse back to itself quickly.
I had to go fishing for my setosa. It hasn't encrusted yet and I'm assuming a snail wanted to occupy the exact spot as the coral. Its reglued and seems to be just fine.
My blue hornets have gone from 2 polyps to 5 polyps, and the Nirvana zoas have babies all around them after sitting at 4 polyps for 2 months. Can't get an exact count on number of polyps from where they are, but I'd say 6 to 8.
Last picture I took is the elkhorn. Its green, but barely. I'm not sure if that's be design, or its unhappy. I'm leaning towards design, because I see polyps out and growth. Anyway it's a very neat coral and I'm excited to see how it grows out. The algae on that one tip is a little concerning. I'll see if I can clean that off without disturbing the coral too much.
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Got chaeto?
Brew12
Electrical Gru
Holy growth batman!Got chaeto?
Thin that stuff out so it grows faster again and consumes more nutrients!
And dose Iron! :p
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Not a high demand for elements currently, so I wasnt expecting much drop. 4ml a day is close to what I was expecting.
It's the GHA and phosphates that have given me a swift kick in the rear for laying out for so long. Now I have exponentially more work to remove it.
It's the GHA and phosphates that have given me a swift kick in the rear for laying out for so long. Now I have exponentially more work to remove it.
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I was considering this as part of my work for my week off next week. I've heard harvesting spurs growth so it will absorb more nutrients. Hopefully some locals need chaeto. I have about 3 bags full. (Sing it like the little black sheep)
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I don't see anything in this picture that makes me think Bryopsis. Either a wire algae or GHA imo.
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I love it when corals do my job for me... I'm not sure what made the algae grow on my elkhorn, but the elk horn is fighting back. Looks like it won.
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At least 2 months in display eating nothing but pods and whatever else I can't see... I think she's just fine, nice round stomach. Should have grabbed my yellow safety glasses for a filter. Her tail is starting to get a hint of red.
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Guess who has healed up and looks to be growing back together already.
Oh and this is the best picture I think I've gotten of my snake eyes acan. All 3 colors are visible.
Oh and this is the best picture I think I've gotten of my snake eyes acan. All 3 colors are visible.
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I only need one... kidney and gyre. Lol
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I really need to pull that GHA. Bonnie and Clyde have taken up residence. I have to take the picture from the couch, if I go to the tank they think they are going to be fed. Greedy pigs. Really the algae isn't all that bad. That stuff on the sand will come out really easy, and I'll scrub some of the rocks. The fuge and GFO combination seems to be the trick to keeping phosphates down tho. I need to order more ROX carbon and GFO. Oh, I have new goodies in, I'll show you later. (Not coral, or fish.)
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