hypostatic Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'll be snorkeling in Curaçao lol. I guess it's a fair trade off lol 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Every reef has a tipping point. Making sure you dont tumble over to the dark side is the balancing act we all have to get to. Quote Link to comment
PortRoyalPirate Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Lol "product test team". Is anything real anymore? Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Oh look , a new troll. How cute 6 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Coloring up quickly Kat. And cripes, how sexy are these things? 3 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I like! Morning. Where did you get this acro, do you remember? I was looking at some shots of the base and it's already grown about 1/8 of an inch, which is as fast as, if not faster, than my slimer. I need to start focusing on more of these fast growing / great looking acros. Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I saw a metrokat on facebook, lol. You are quiet the personality. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 I saw a metrokat on facebook, lol. You are quiet the personality. You saw my facebook profile or you saw me on someone elses? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Morning. Where did you get this acro, do you remember? I was looking at some shots of the base and it's already grown about 1/8 of an inch, which is as fast as, if not faster, than my slimer. I need to start focusing on more of these fast growing / great looking acros. Hi Mark, it is a frag I recieved 2 years ago from Zephs colony. I believe he got the original 1 inch frag from LiveAquaria. Almost immediately it browned out in my tank, that is when I found out I had phosphates. It took a good 6 months for it to color up, and to begin to encrust and grow. Once it got comfortable it really grew. Also, I don't frag it very often, usually only if it's going to collide with the bali slimer. I have read that fragged corals especially SPS can take upto a year or more to recover from the trauma. And indeed I have 2-3 corals that I have had for a year that are still not showing growth. This coral has been pretty resilient and hardy. It survived a delayed postal delivery shipment that took about a week to get to it's destination. 1 Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 You saw my facebook profile or you saw me on someone elses? Saw your username on someone elses. I assumed it was you, just thought it was funny. Not sure which page, but I'm friends with a few vendors and follow most of the coral sites there. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Hi Mark, it is a frag I recieved 2 years ago from Zephs colony. I believe he got the original 1 inch frag from LiveAquaria. Almost immediately it browned out in my tank, that is when I found out I had phosphates. It took a good 6 months for it to color up, and to begin to encrust and grow. Once it got comfortable it really grew. Also, I don't frag it very often, usually only if it's going to collide with the bali slimer. I have read that fragged corals especially SPS can take upto a year or more to recover from the trauma. And indeed I have 2-3 corals that I have had for a year that are still not showing growth. This coral has been pretty resilient and hardy. It survived a delayed postal delivery shipment that took about a week to get to it's destination. Thanks, good to know. I have owned a Salifert Phosphate kit for a while but apparently never used it so I did not realize you could double up everything to get a more accurate test. My best guess is .06 phosphates, which seems pretty good for me. Hannah continually reads 0.5 to 1.0. My slimer is going through a browning episode which might be a delayed reaction from the move, or might be due to a small Alk spike, so I have been testing more but not changing anything. Remind me what salt you use now? RC still? 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Magnesium test Salifert 1440 Red Sea 1280 Remind me what salt you use now? RC still? I recently switched to Brightwell NeoMarine. I've barely done a 6-7G water change from it though. So most of the water in the tank is Reef Crystals. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Coming soon to this tank 4 Quote Link to comment
kguske2 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 That one is my favorite of the bunch! Are those WYSIWYG pics or just stock? Quote Link to comment
Boggers Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I had to check out your Facebook...looks like you are friends with Brian D. whom helped push me into setting up a reef. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 That one is my favorite of the bunch! Are those WYSIWYG pics or just stock? They are stock I believe. The pack comes with a minimum 5 polyps in each colony. I had to check out your Facebook...looks like you are friends with Brian D. whom helped push me into setting up a reef. He did? how long ago was that? Quote Link to comment
Boggers Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I bought the tank Oct 2012, so almost 2 yrs. Right when I joined here to do more researching while letting it cycle. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 My niece and nephew are in soccer camp this week. 6 year old niece is the only girl in her camp. So I asked her if the boys are asking for her phone number. And she said I don't have a phone, they can facetime with me on my iPad. 3 Quote Link to comment
tailes Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 6???? They start that young??!!! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 6???? They start that young??!!! Not in this house. That young lady is under my watch. 2 Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 She takes after her aunt. Mini minx You facetimed with like 5 of us at once . Mamma tailes Papa veng Belec Ninja Max 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 What about the fraglet? 1 Quote Link to comment
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