gena Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 When I told him I had algae in my 5.5 gallon Spec V, he told me to get a yellow tang...and he wasn't kidding... That cracked me up . There were no "police" back when my dad was into reefing either. I know he broke rules back then. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 That cracked me up . There were no "police" back when my dad was into reefing either. I know he broke rules back then. haha, yea. and back then, there were no frags so everything was colony and costed an arm and a leg. and no pretty zoas back then, just yellow polyps. so yesterday i picked up two astrea snails to help with a little bit of algae from increased feeding. can't find one of them tonight. really hope it's not upside down behind a rock. Link to comment
gena Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 haha, yea. and back then, there were no frags so everything was colony and costed an arm and a leg. and no pretty zoas back then, just yellow polyps. so yesterday i picked up two astrea snails to help with a little bit of algae from increased feeding. can't find one of them tonight. really hope it's not upside down behind a rock. That's the worry with astreas! I don't remember ever seeing coral at the LFS in the early 90s. We had a FOWLR and the occasional try at an anemone that never worked out...duh....the lighting was fluorescent junk LOL. The things I know better now that we didn't know back then...eeks. Oh...and we were excited about aptasia too . Link to comment
spencers Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Looks great. Makes me want to get back into the hobby Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Oh...and we were excited about aptasia too . that just reminded me that i found 3 aptasia on a recently new zoa frag....ARGH Link to comment
gena Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 that just reminded me that i found 3 aptasia on a recently new zoa frag....ARGH I've been soooo lucky with my current two tanks. So far I haven't had a single issue with aptasia. Knock on wood!!!! Should be easy to remove them if they're on a frag? Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 sooo I called my dad today to ask how the cycle is doing in his 4 gallon CADLight...and he already put corals in it!! ARGH! When I left last weekend, he said he will cycle for a month cuz he's not in a hurry. Instead, he went to my aunt who took over his 125 gallon tank and stole a few mushrooms and a trumpet frag. He CLAIMS he's rescuing them cuz my aunt neglects her tank and they are dying already. SIGH. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Oh no !!! Pops is a trip before you know it hell probably be trying to out everything in the 4 gallon lol. Link to comment
gena Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 sooo I called my dad today to ask how the cycle is doing in his 4 gallon CADLight...and he already put corals in it!! ARGH! When I left last weekend, he said he will cycle for a month cuz he's not in a hurry. Instead, he went to my aunt who took over his 125 gallon tank and stole a few mushrooms and a trumpet frag. He CLAIMS he's rescuing them cuz my aunt neglects her tank and they are dying already. SIGH. I bet they'll be ok. For sure the mushroom. The trumpet maybe not . Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 i think his tank should be fine. i gave him rubles and sand from my tank so at least it's seeded. he also said he added some "bacteria" he bought from china a few years ago....but that probably did more harm than good. Link to comment
gena Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 he also said he added some "bacteria" he bought from china a few years ago....but that probably did more harm than good. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 The rainbow nem crawled back up so I have to take a picture =). https://flic.kr/p/o7tx8P'> https://flic.kr/p/nNdMDz'> And I been seeing lots of crazy high price zoas for sale ($20 a polyp), but I still like the cheap ones the most...so here's a little tribute to cheap, weed zoas that grow like crazy... https://flic.kr/p/o5zSYG'> https://flic.kr/p/o7twxv'> https://flic.kr/p/o3E2Q5'> And speaking of weeds, GSP is looking real nice now. https://flic.kr/p/nNd3Sy'> Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Zoa's in the 3rd picture are sexxxxxxy !!! Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Zoa's in the 3rd picture are sexxxxxxy !!! yea, i really like it and it was $20 for like 30 polyps...it's a very common carribbean zoa i think but this frag is very nicely colored. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Damn,that's not bad !!! The one really good lfs I go too,has the same Zoa's and the polyps are HUGE like golden dollar size. They had a 10 polyp frag for $10. I almost got them. Those Hawaiian Zoa's next to them look crazy !!! Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Damn,that's not bad !!! The one really good lfs I go too,has the same Zoa's and the polyps are HUGE like golden dollar size. They had a 10 polyp frag for $10. I almost got them. Those Hawaiian Zoa's next to them look crazy !!! ooo...you are talking about the gold maul's? oops, i thought u meant the first zoa pic. haha. the gold maul I got 3 polyps for $10 and it has doubled since. the hawaiian zoas i got from MyReefToYours.com . Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's my fault,I meant 3rd zoa picture lol. Okay,gotcha. That's not bad. I needs them !! I might have to get them when I go back. Link to comment
gena Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Weed zoas . Of course you make them look extra good . Link to comment
DaveFason Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 As normal looking great. Some of the non branded zoas look insane under the right lighting. I feel that tons of shops use your everyday stuff and never show the full potential of certain corals. -D Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Got a new maxi mini that's AWESOME looking. It has rings of red and yellow and green and purple and colors I can't even name. CRAZY. Moved things around to accomodate the new nem. Pretty much moved all the acans to the back of the tank. New FTS!! Dont mind the frags in front, I am giving those out to my dad when his tank is really "cycled". Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 That really is an awesome pattern and coloration. Reminds me of what I'm seeing w/ rock flowers. Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 that's some crazy ass colors from a maxi !!! Wow man,nice pick up. So glad to see this thing turning out better than ever. Looking stellar Ninja !!! Link to comment
RollaJase Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Stunning pics ninja, love those zoas and the FTS looks amazing . Link to comment
gena Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Got a new maxi mini that's AWESOME looking. It has rings of red and yellow and green and purple and colors I can't even name. CRAZY. Moved things around to accomodate the new nem. Pretty much moved all the acans to the back of the tank. New FTS!! Dont mind the frags in front, I am giving those out to my dad when his tank is really "cycled". Looks incredible. I need to find my phone so I can zoom in on that FTS . Link to comment
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