metrokat Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'd love to see an explosion. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 New pictures! Pocillopora from Newman Jason Fox poker star (looking more like a rainbow monti right?) Blue Ridge coral to the right or Red Devil Gorg Encrusting Cyphastrea, pink bird (fallen through the crate) candy cane, green digitata Elkhorn Stag, Blue Chalice at it's foot (grown a new eye) Yellow Porites showing new growth P.O. Duncan, Lola the crab is mauling it again Stupido the BTA with Mr. Silly the crab on top of Humpty the bi-valve Caribbean Rose Coral Sunset Montipora, 2 pieces fused into one now Red Grape Blue Ochtodes Lorax, Lion of the Tank on top of a Monti Cap that is encrusting over GSP Ledge Hell Boy Favia (some call it war coral) encrusting Draco side view, I dunno, is he skinny??? Those Zoas Purple Death Palys from KGoldy (there I said the name KG!) King Midas yay Quote Link to comment
iball1804 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Kay, your photography has improved drastically then when you first started. These look great! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thanks Balzee, I'm sure it's my camera/lens. the pictures TS takes are still much better though. Wish I had a DSLR. Some people have it and don't know how to take good pics even then. ha. Quote Link to comment
jgpico Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 You have some really awesome stuff. I love the red grape algae, I can never find any sweet macros by me. Quote Link to comment
banshee Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Awesome corals and pictures! Quote Link to comment
richardcharliesam Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 metrokat, are you dosing calcium or just performing regular water changes to replenish? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 I love macros. My collection right now includes: Red Grape Chaeto Blue Ochtodes Red Gracilaria Green Gracilaria Brown Graciaria Beige Gracilaria Caulerpa Prolifera Red Titan Sargassum Halimeda Caulerpa Verticillata and some unknowns. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Awesome corals and pictures! Thank you! I'm actually getting rid of some of those frags this week from the crate to make room for bigger frags. metrokat, are you dosing calcium or just performing regular water changes to replenish? I'm not doing either. Calcium has always been in the 440+ range, at first it was my Petco water, now it is my Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. I am lax with water changes too, I try and do 10% every 10 days or 2 weeks. My macros do a really good job at absorbing excess nutrients. I am similarly lax at water changes in my pico but that is over powered with macros too. I don't know if a macro abundant tank as a filtration method has a long term life or what, it seems to be working for me. This tank has been up since Christmas, that is ONLY 90 days. Looks much older does it not? It's the uncured rock. In my BC14 I pushed the bio load with 5 fish and fed heavy, it was also a macro abundant tank, and coral heavy tank. Although I tore down the BC in it's 6th month for this upgrade, it too was thriving. To me a tank with macros seems like a complete ecosystem. I feel each organism contributes and has a symbiotic relationship with another. Wow, that was a crazy answer to a simple question. sowwy. I'm just thinking out loud. Quote Link to comment
Paigee Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Really great pictures! I agree, it seems like macros are the key to success. Mental note: Get macros in 20L. Quote Link to comment
richardcharliesam Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Good to know, thanks! Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Hey Kat, Draco is looking great! He doesn't look skinny at all to me Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Hey Kat, Draco is looking great! He doesn't look skinny at all to me Quote Link to comment
mike c Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Hey Kat, Draco is looking great! He doesn't look skinny at all to me Agreed. You can really tell when theyre unnourished, by the concaved U shape belly. My mandarin started off like this, and luckily she took right to frozen. I shut the pumps down and spot feed her. As soon as the pumps turn off, she scoots over to her feeding corner How easy is it to set up that pod culture? I've been thinking of hooking one up. For now, I toss in a bag of Tisbes every couple months. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I saw a pic of your mandy on FB and even commented on it. They are such gorgeous fish. This pod culture was the best lazy reefer idea in years. here's a recent post below and this link will explain it all: See here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=276657 So in this acrylic beverage container ($7.99 @ target) I have saltwater and 1 pack of tisbe pods from algagen. I had some live substrate initially in my makeshift culture which I removed when I drained out the pods culture into this container. I add live phyto when I see the color getting lighter. I add a teeny pinch of reef cleaner filter feeding food once a week. I put in an airstone occasionally. That is it. This link is also very helpful Agreed. You can really tell when theyre unnourished, by the concaved U shape belly. My mandarin started off like this, and luckily she took right to frozen. I shut the pumps down and spot feed her. As soon as the pumps turn off, she scoots over to her feeding corner How easy is it to set up that pod culture? I've been thinking of hooking one up. For now, I toss in a bag of Tisbes every couple months. If you are tossing in some tisbes anyway, get 1-2 bags and start the culture. then harvest it every 2 months. Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Wow! Beautiful specimens! Draco looks health to me. For what its worth, I agree totally with your rambling on water chemistry, lol. Just another reason for me to get a sump/fuge. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Wow! Beautiful specimens! Draco looks health to me. For what its worth, I agree totally with your rambling on water chemistry, lol. Just another reason for me to get a sump/fuge. Thanks Mark. Let me see how much space is freed up in the back after I remove the skimmer and add the media basket. If I can get a big wad of chaeto back there then it defeats the purpose of a sump for me due to the quantity of macros I have in this tank. Temperature is another matter. Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Got my card in the mail today. I absolutely love it!!! I can't bare to throw the fish away so I think I'm gonna keep him Thanks so much, Kat Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Got my card in the mail today. I absolutely love it!!! I can't bare to throw the fish away so I think I'm gonna keep him Thanks so much, Kat Got it already? Wow the postal service did good there. I'm glad you like the fish and glad he ah survived the journey. Ha ha. I saw the cutest deep orange frogfish at the store just now. I was with the 'reef god', I was telling him how I teased you with a caulerpa present as a possibility. He proceeded to tell me all about CA law. Again. fun stuff. Have a great day. Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Got it already? Wow the postal service did good there. I'm glad you like the fish and glad he ah survived the journey. Ha ha. I saw the cutest deep orange frogfish at the store just now. I was with the 'reef god', I was telling him how I teased you with a caulerpa present as a possibility. He proceeded to tell me all about CA law. Again. fun stuff. Have a great day. He had some uhhh..torn fins but he was more or less intact I want another froggy so bad! They're like cats, something about them makes you want more and more Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 So the tank got inspected today I'm not sure if it passed the smell test but there are paw prints all over the RSM. Bogi (the cat) was busy trying to paw the hermit crabs and the feather duster for quite a while. He had some uhhh..torn fins but he was more or less intact Quote Link to comment
Joe Dirt Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 A little jealous of your montis right now. Been thinking about getting a frag of rainbow monti from vivid, but they are like $60 I think. Quote Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 so how are you and the cat doing....alergys still bad? Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 That pic of your cat is so funny. Looks like he's watching the tele. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 A little jealous of your montis right now. Been thinking about getting a frag of rainbow monti from vivid, but they are like $60 I think. I love montiporas! Monti caps are not my favorite though, they look nice when they grow as scrolls but a frag or so doesn't do it for me. The encrusting kinds are lovely however: superman, sunset, rainbow. so how are you and the cat doing....alergys still bad? Thank you for asking! I take a zyrtec everyday and don't get hives when I cuddle. Not that hives stopped me before, but it was a bummer if I was getting ready for dinner with a red face. That pic of your cat is so funny. Looks like he's watching the tele. he's a cutie. Quote Link to comment
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