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FTS as of 3/21/15:

 

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Fish:

  • Pink Streak Wrasse
  • Tail Spot Blenny
  • Yellow Assessor went to a bigger home and made new friends :tears:

 

Corals:

 

  • Ricordea floridas
  • Ricordea yuma
  • Rhodactis
  • Discosomas
  • Various Zoa/Palys
  • Acropora millipora
  • Acropora valida
  • Purple Stylo
  • Unknown Seriatopora species
  • Unknown Acropora species
  • Various Acanthastrea lordhowensis
  • A random purple rimmed plate coral
  • Bright green Fungia fralinae

 

 

Equipment:

  • Bubble Magus QQ
  • Aquaticlife 4X24W T5s (2X KZ Super Blue, 1X ATI Blue+, 1X ATI Coral Plus)
  • 2X EMT Conduit light hanger
  • 50w Theo Heater (for winter)
  • Zoo Med Aquarium Fan (when it's warm)
  • Innovative Marine Hydrofill system
  • Vortech MP10 w/ Battery Backup
  • Maxi-jet 1200 return pump
  • JBJ LED refugium light
  • Marina large hang-on breeder box with pump
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Really nice rics! I cant find any nice ones local and I hate paying transit from the online dealers. The extra $40 always kills the deal for me. Where in SoCal are you located? Maybe next time your order we can dutch shipping rates.

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Very nice

Thanks!

 

 

Really nice rics! I cant find any nice ones local and I hate paying transit from the online dealers. The extra $40 always kills the deal for me. Where in SoCal are you located? Maybe next time your order we can dutch shipping rates.

I got them from an LFS that was closing down (Socal Tropical Fish at Fullerton), some of them from a fellow reefer, and the rest was from Cherry Corals. R. Floridas are hard to find here in socal. The only LFS I know that has some is in Anaheim (Reef Lounge).

 

I haven't tried other venders that sell rics, like Aquascapers, Reef Gardner, or Salt Critters.

 

 

 

i paid $15 for each at my LFS

Nice deal. They go about $15-25 here in Socal. I like that yellow one, they're hard to find.

 

 

 

That ric at the right corner.... :ninja:

 

Yea, that one is one of my favorite. He gets BIG when all of my T5s turn on and gets even bigger when I turn off my pumps. Here's a WYSIWYG pic from Cherry Corals:

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Here's a photodump of my R. Florida/Yumas and recent additions (a Rhodactis and a Discosoma):

 

From the left side of the tank:

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My new mushrooms:

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Close-up shots:

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And random shots of my Ricordeas:

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Close-ups:

 

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Ricordea Yumas w/ close-ups:

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Front shot of the strawberry yuma:

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Side shot of the same yuma:

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And random shots of other corals:

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Those zoanthids are looking awesome. You must have the conditions dialed in to exactly where they like it. I feel like T5 systems have happier zoas, LED's tend to be a bit too much. Great job!

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There are some nice rics in your tank! My LFS sometimes has rare color ones, I have seen those on Cherry Corals but I was skeptical about their accuracy, the photo always seems too saturated or under crazy blue lighting.

 

If you ever frag any, hehehe :scarry:

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Those zoanthids are looking awesome. You must have the conditions dialed in to exactly where they like it. I feel like T5 systems have happier zoas, LED's tend to be a bit too much. Great job!

Heh, in the beginning, zoas were pretty hard to keep imo. 8/10 times, I could never successfully keep any single polyp frags (hence, I tend to op for like 3-4 polyp frags). In addition, it was quite hard for me to find the right placement for them (flow and all). If anything, having T5s preventing me from overbleaching them (a common thing, especially if you're new to LEDs).

 

 

There are some nice rics in your tank! My LFS sometimes has rare color ones, I have seen those on Cherry Corals but I was skeptical about their accuracy, the photo always seems too saturated or under crazy blue lighting.

 

If you ever frag any, hehehe :scarry:

Which LFS do you go to? The LFS I go to rarely have any rics.

 

Yea, I was worried initially if Cherry overshopped the pics but I took a gamble and it looks like they're pretty close to the actual pics. Heck, if I have extra babies, we can trade one day.

 

Awesome collection of Rics! That Rhodactis is really nice as well.

 

Thanks! My gf really wanted me to order that Rhodactis and we're both very happy with it.

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Dang your tank looks nice. Those rics are crazy :eek: If you ever need to get rid of some them I'm always here man :happydance:

Thanks! I recently picked up a bunch more but I haven't had the time take pics. Dunno if I wanna get rid of them though lol....

 

 

Nice collection of Rics, indeed.

 

Thanks nano! I'm trying to expand my collection onto the floor.

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Nice rics. Those sps need to go! ;)

 

Lol haven't seen ya around for awhile. I only see some of your FS post at the local reef fourm (and your last post made me go 'hmmmmmmmmmm').

 

And as hard and touchy SPS are, I love 'em. It's just that keeping a bunch of them in a small tiny tank while school takes up most of your time = bad idea.

 

If anything, I'm still on the hunt for that one last acro to add into my tank lol.

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I knew you couldn't last a year without a tank

 

Yup, you were right lol. Well, at least I managed to reefless for almost 1/2 yr. :D

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Yup, you were right lol. Well, at least I managed to reefless for almost 1/2 yr. :D

 

Just set up that 16gal. Practically low maintenance if you just setup those jawbreakers.

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Well I'm not exactly sure if I'm going to buy jawbreakers...I'll be doing lps and softies.

 

Yeah I'm setting the 16g soon.

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Well I'm not exactly sure if I'm going to buy jawbreakers...I'll be doing lps and softies.

 

Yeah I'm setting the 16g soon.

That's a good combo. Sounds like something you did with your 12.5gal tank.

 

 

Your Ricordia's are absolutely beautiful. I'm very envious!

 

Thanks!

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