Welcome to ARK

[DarkNexus]

This is a group for ALL levels of the hobby. We are all here to help each other. This is a hobby of experiences. All advice is welcome here. We are here to have fun and learn from one another.
No degrading or bashing is allowed. If there is a problem between two people please keep it to PM's. If the issue cannot be resolved contact a Mod.
Keep trolling to a minimum.
This forum is an extension of the Facebook page Albuquerque Reef Keepers. https://www.facebook.com/groups/672009612831759/

This will be used to help keep things in order as well as maybe get a few members that do not have a Facebook page.
I will try to organize club meets and events here,

 

[revhtree]

Welcome!

 

[CaliTort]

just wanted to say hello to the Albuquerque Reef Keeper forum. My avatar is a picture of my one and only Innovative Marine Nuvo Mini 38 reef tank. It’s been going strong for about 1.5 years now, It’s a highly integrated tank for such a small volume and it seems to work. I’ve got Armor if God Palyzoas, Jedi mind trick and other montis, Ric Yumas. Frogspawn, Hammer, Gorgonians, Bird Nest, Cali Tort (love it!), Pink Lemondae Acro, Blastos, several zoas, Trumpets, P Damicornjs, Purple Stylo, Rhodactis, Some generic corallimorph greens, reds, and blues, pulsating Xenia (a lot, just seems to grow like a weed), GSP, and Jack o lantern lepto, And Hydnophoras. Sometimes there are wars between all the different varieties, especially the aggressive Yumas, the hammer and occasionally the frogspawn, but for the most part, the tank seems to work. I wouldn’t say it’s entirely mature yet, but I’m getting to the time where I’m going to have to start dragging off just because things are growing so quickly! I also have a Psychadelic Mandarin named Alice, two Clownfish (Bonnie and Clyde), a blue devil damsel (Speedy Petey), and a Firefish known as Flamer. Got a couple peppermints who have done wonders on the Aiptasia explosion I had for a bit (seriously, they’re great!), 6 Astraes, three small Nassarius, and a turbo named Turbo (just like his predecessor, Turbo). I also have been cultivating Tigher pods in a small half filled 10 gallon cheaper from PetSmart. Once or twice a week i’ll Brine net a few loads into the DT during the night time. Alice loves it! I think she’d be all right without it, but I kind of like knowing that she’s well fed. I treat with Carbonate, Calcium, photo feast live, Iodide, and Fuel trave additive solution. My water quality is pristine. I fought with some Nitrates there for about 6 months (had a Coral Beauty at one point but she died when we lost power for a couple days, but she required heavy supplemental feeding with seaweed and a correspondingly large amount of waste which drove up my nitrates to near 60 at the worst point. I did emergency water changes and after many many changes slowly over 6 months (and obviously no longer having the angel) my nitrates finally got back to zero (+-5 ppm) on just this last water change! Iodide levels are my biggest problem right now, I lost a bunch of hermits, a shrimp, and a host of Ceriths (which may have been caused by something else unknown), before I finally realized that I had ZERO Iodide. Levels are slowly increasing but the testing is difficult and he fluctuations are sometimes unpredictable. Other than that my calcium and carbonate levels usually stay within recommendations (with minor monthly tweaks here and there), and zero phosphates, nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia. Keep the temp at around 78F +-2, salinity at 1.025 +- .0005, and pH seems locked at around 8.1 (literally never changes). I live in the mountains at altitude 7000 feet, just as an FYI (and perhaps a reason why my pH is a bit lower than expected for a good reef). Anyway, lots of stuff, and lots more of you are interested, looking forward to meeting some other reef enthusiasts in the ABQ area.

 

[Elos2018]

Elos 160xl. Just getting back into the hobby after 4 years. Tank has had water in it for about a month and is cycled. Waiting on my quarantine tank to cycle so I can start adding livestock. Coral QT tank is cycled and I have some zoa frags arriving today from WWC.

 

[Tangina20]

just wanted to say hello to the Albuquerque Reef Keeper forum. My avatar is a picture of my one and only Innovative Marine Nuvo Mini 38 reef tank. It’s been going strong for about 1.5 years now, It’s a highly integrated tank for such a small volume and it seems to work. I’ve got Armor if God Palyzoas, Jedi mind trick and other montis, Ric Yumas. Frogspawn, Hammer, Gorgonians, Bird Nest, Cali Tort (love it!), Pink Lemondae Acro, Blastos, several zoas, Trumpets, P Damicornjs, Purple Stylo, Rhodactis, Some generic corallimorph greens, reds, and blues, pulsating Xenia (a lot, just seems to grow like a weed), GSP, and Jack o lantern lepto, And Hydnophoras. Sometimes there are wars between all the different varieties, especially the aggressive Yumas, the hammer and occasionally the frogspawn, but for the most part, the tank seems to work. I wouldn’t say it’s entirely mature yet, but I’m getting to the time where I’m going to have to start dragging off just because things are growing so quickly! I also have a Psychadelic Mandarin named Alice, two Clownfish (Bonnie and Clyde), a blue devil damsel (Speedy Petey), and a Firefish known as Flamer. Got a couple peppermints who have done wonders on the Aiptasia explosion I had for a bit (seriously, they’re great!), 6 Astraes, three small Nassarius, and a turbo named Turbo (just like his predecessor, Turbo). I also have been cultivating Tigher pods in a small half filled 10 gallon cheaper from PetSmart. Once or twice a week i’ll Brine net a few loads into the DT during the night time. Alice loves it! I think she’d be all right without it, but I kind of like knowing that she’s well fed. I treat with Carbonate, Calcium, photo feast live, Iodide, and Fuel trave additive solution. My water quality is pristine. I fought with some Nitrates there for about 6 months (had a Coral Beauty at one point but she died when we lost power for a couple days, but she required heavy supplemental feeding with seaweed and a correspondingly large amount of waste which drove up my nitrates to near 60 at the worst point. I did emergency water changes and after many many changes slowly over 6 months (and obviously no longer having the angel) my nitrates finally got back to zero (+-5 ppm) on just this last water change! Iodide levels are my biggest problem right now, I lost a bunch of hermits, a shrimp, and a host of Ceriths (which may have been caused by something else unknown), before I finally realized that I had ZERO Iodide. Levels are slowly increasing but the testing is difficult and he fluctuations are sometimes unpredictable. Other than that my calcium and carbonate levels usually stay within recommendations (with minor monthly tweaks here and there), and zero phosphates, nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia. Keep the temp at around 78F +-2, salinity at 1.025 +- .0005, and pH seems locked at around 8.1 (literally never changes). I live in the mountains at altitude 7000 feet, just as an FYI (and perhaps a reason why my pH is a bit lower than expected for a good reef). Anyway, lots of stuff, and lots more of you are interested, looking forward to meeting some other reef enthusiasts in the ABQ area.

Do you sell your pods? I have had a reef for a few years now and never intentionally introduced pods in my tank and have been looking to buy some.