Derbird Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 The diatom bloom has ended, now on to the hair algae lol. My CUC seems to be enjoying this much more. I also added a personal favorite of mine. No reef tank is complete without a scarlet cleaner shrimp It's so nice to see all the life in my little glass box 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Some LPS additions 😎 First we have s beautiful light blue Alveopora. These are absolutely beautiful. They have very mixed reviews online but these should come from as hardy line. I hope for the best. Also picked up a single head of branching neon green hammer Euphyllia. Its crazy how much the market has exploded for these since I was last looking at these. But they are worth it. I think this guy would like a little lower flow. Sorry for the blue pictures, I worked late tonight and missed daylight mode 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Looking good. The alveopora is going to be awesome. The branching yellow hammer is also looking good. It’s a pleasure seeing u back in this hobby. I have the best memories of u and ur mom at my original shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: Looking good. The alveopora is going to be awesome. The branching yellow hammer is also looking good. It’s a pleasure seeing u back in this hobby. I have the best memories of u and ur mom at my original shop. Thank you. I really do like the Alveopora. It was open in the bag on the way home and while dipping. It's funny, your new shop is awesome and has plenty of space. But I do miss your quirky old little shop =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 I love the movement on this thing 😎 20190309_181741.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 A few new additions I stopped by Cuttlefish and Corals yesterday and picked up a cute little royal garama. He is still hiding in the rocks. I can't wait until he comes out and show his colors And of course you can't leave without a coral This blastomusso wellsi is looking awesome. It fully inflated right away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 A few new additions I stopped by Cuttlefish and Corals yesterday and picked up a cute little royal garama. He is still hiding in the rocks. I can't wait until he comes out and show his colors And of course you can't leave without a coral This blastomusso wellsi is looking awesome. It fully inflated right away.Let me know if your gamma ever comes out aside from to eat! My daughter picked one out and he hasn’t warmed up to us yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Spent some time tonight dealing with the tangled nightmare of wires that my equipment had become. Also got the sump cleaned up a bit. Not as sleek as Randall's but its coming along I had to turn my skimmer around. The outflow was creating ripples over the baffle and making a tinkling noise lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Spent some time tonight dealing with the tangled nightmare of wires that my equipment had become. Also got the sump cleaned up a bit. Not as sleek as Randall's but its coming along I had to turn my skimmer around. The outflow was creating ripples over the baffle and making a tinkling noise lolLooks good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 I have purple little dots everywhere! Came around the corner and there they were. With the green algae around it, it does look diseased lol Might be time to try a fuzzy stick The first try taking this picture Whatcha looking at 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Looking great! I have a piece of that very same alveopora from Jeff. Always a fun flowy coral. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 I really need to realize that I cannot get water and not buy some new treasures lol With the coraline algae taking root it was time to try a SPS piece. Keep in mind I have NEVER been able to keep SPS in the past but now tith better equipment.... famous last words But here is my super rare green birds nest =] So far it has survived the night =] I also scored a cute little tail spot blenny And just for fun a FTS Funny side note. Since I added the blenny my royal garama has been out and about. Maybe he stole here hiddy hole =] 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Tail spots are my favorite! Your tank's looking nice. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Well I have had my Seriatopora for a week and not only alive but seems to be thriving I know its an easy mode SPS but the fact it's doing well really impresses me lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 15 hours ago, Derbird said: Well I have had my Seriatopora for a week and not only alive but seems to be thriving I know its an easy mode SPS but the fact it's doing well really impresses me lol I tend to celebrate success wherever I can find it these days... Glad it's doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Stopped by Cuttlefish and corals to buy some water and ended up with a few new pieces. I am noticing a trend here =] First up is a coral that has been on my wish list forever. A sweet Dragon Soul Favia. This guy not only has awesome coloration but has an interesting growth pattern. I also scored a very unique Leptoseris. I have thought of these as orange or gold but this one has a blue and purple base with bright green highlights. Bonus is Jeff grew out this coral himself. I actually have a question about the Leptoseris. I am reading they live low light, even shadow. But I saw this pretty high in the tank. Plus it is an SPS. Thanks for listening to me ramble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Bonus update I fed the Blastomusso Wellsi tonight and look what it revealed as it fed We have babies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 36 minutes ago, Derbird said: I actually have a question about the Leptoseris. I am reading they live low light, even shadow. But I saw this pretty high in the tank. Plus it is an SPS. I have two leptos under 210 PAR and they seem to be doing well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 minute ago, SuncrestReef said: I have two leptos under 210 PAR and they seem to be doing well. Thanks, I'll leave it up high and keep an eye on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Finally picked up more test kitsch NO3 0 PO4. 0.04 Ca. 450 Mg 1540 KH. 7.6 My system seems awfully new to have such low nutrients... Not sure if its s problem. Mag is a little high but I'm pretty happy with the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 I found a bubble algae "bubble" on a frag the other day. Not a big deal right, so I went to Cuttlefish and picked up an emerald crab just for future control. As I was putting little emerald in I saw the live rock I used to cycle the tank from a different angle. Dozens of bubbles @#&!. I really do like that little coraline covered rock but it sits in a bath of hydrogen peroxide 😥. Better to nuke it now and let it come back. On a happier note I did score some nice frags from Jeff. I have a problem lol First is a nice little Duncan coral. Should do well in the low flow area on my back wall And since the siriatopora is thriving I grabbed a stick of purple stylophora I need to be more careful gluing SPS down. I left a thumb print from holding too tightly. Whoops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Wow, I have fallen way behind on this thread =[ I have added a few corals since the last update, of course At the cinco de mayo party I scored some nice group buy pieces Acan trio Micomussa And four heads of CAR zoanthids (Also pictured bam bam's from Holly, red skirt lunar eclipse, and king midas from CNC, purchased later) Also from Holly's 10 dollar "frag" sale I got Orange Digitata Jack O Lantern Leptospirosis (not as yellow in person) Birds of paradise Siriatopora Plus the bam bam's pictured above More to come but this post is long enough 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 After getting a good tingle of electricity from my power strip it had to go. Today the Amazon fairy brought a new one lol All hooked up and ready to go. I also had an adventure but need to wait until everything opened to share 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Yesterday I made the long, long drive to check out Paradise Corals. Man, if you even like Zoanthids you need to check it out , Wow, just wow. It was great to see @MrBret again, it had to have been a few years. Grandma fell in love with his seahorses. But I couldn't resist picking up a few new Zoanthids 😃 I wish my photos did these corals justice. Scrambled Eggs A head of Blue Rino - Orange filter used GB Blue Macaws - Orange filter used 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Next new toy, I splurged on marine depot's memorial day sale and got a Tunze 3155 ATO . They really mean economy shipping for their free shipping. Now to decide what to use for water storage I also see the first of the surviving limpets showing up on the glass. I'm going to have to be more careful with my magfloat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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