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I was going through my old photobucket account and looking at some pictures of my old tanks, alot of "dua that was dumb" moments, but some pretty cool pieces I wish I still had.

 

Old school photo dump

 

Acro that might actually have been pretty with better WC

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whitefrogspawn.jpg

 

An acro that was truly yellow

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cools.jpg

 

Cant remember what this is, but if I remember it was a pretty rarely imported coral at the time

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Old 20L

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Coolest fish I've ever had, had him for ~8 months if I remember correctly till a mini crash

pf.jpg

 

2.5 gallon for the Pico contest way back (Still have that piece of branch rock in my tank today)

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Alk update: I've been checking every evening at 8:30 and my alk is sitting stable at 8.3-8.4 so thats good

 

The two acros Ive got currently are doing well, so thats positive. My buddy down the street got a few colonies in and I ended up getting a nice sized frag of each, a Bird of Paradise that really looks great, and a yellow spongodes thats got a great glow to it. Obviously the PE on both is nice to see, as the acros look like sticks with a few polyps peaking out.

 

Defiantly not looking to switch to an SPS system, but Its pretty fun messing around with them.

 

My new tank is going to be in on his next big order, 34 gallon Deep Blue rimless, 36"x18"x12". Planning on keeping my current scape exactly as it is, just have more room between the islands and room for a bigger frag rack on the left side, I'm running out of space :huh:

 

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Took a few pictures today, things are looking pretty good, getting some color in the sps and stellar growth in the chalices

 

This guy has gone from one eye on a piece the size of a pencil eraser to a slightly larger piece, but with 4 eyes

14919736212_4ed450e764_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

14733417020_c805a2a513_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

This guy has four new eyes, two of which can be seen here

14733420730_3d0896edbf_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

From brown to purple

14920089265_727e5d4171_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

New piece, pardon my hydroids

14733430679_8d65c124ce_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

Birds of paradise

14733418430_dacfb9f175_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

decent top down of the nem

14919739972_da0e3a6bfe_c.jpgUntitled by North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

I had a buddy, big SPS guy swear to me that Acropower was the bee's knees, Ive never used any magic in a bottle, but decided i might as well give it a try. I did my first dose yesterday at 1ml, and it might be happenstance, but the acro frag I got from Dling last week hadn't shown a polyp in a week, until today. :blink:

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Nice tank! I'm digging your coral selection. That rock is pretty as well. Lots of nice color there.

Thanks! I really appreciate it, I'm not one to turn away corals, but I'm trying to think long term and pick pieces that are going to appeal to me a year from now, not just what I can find at a good price. Long ago I made the mistake of green palys, still nuking them a few times a week with kalk <_<

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Alk update: I've been checking every evening at 8:30 and my alk is sitting stable at 8.3-8.4 so thats good

 

The two acros Ive got currently are doing well, so thats positive. My buddy down the street got a few colonies in and I ended up getting a nice sized frag of each, a Bird of Paradise that really looks great, and a yellow spongodes thats got a great glow to it. Obviously the PE on both is nice to see, as the acros look like sticks with a few polyps peaking out.

 

Defiantly not looking to switch to an SPS system, but Its pretty fun messing around with them.

 

My new tank is going to be in on his next big order, 34 gallon Deep Blue rimless, 36"x18"x12". Planning on keeping my current scape exactly as it is, just have more room between the islands and room for a bigger frag rack on the left side, I'm running out of space :huh:

 

NGaHB

That is a awesome tank you are getting. When is this going to happen? I like the I am running out of room comment lmfao.

Took a few pictures today, things are looking pretty good, getting some color in the sps and stellar growth in the chalices

 

This guy has gone from one eye on a piece the size of a pencil eraser to a slightly larger piece, but with 4 eyes

https://flic.kr/p/oJpxMf'>14919736212_4ed450e764_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/oJpxMf'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

https://flic.kr/p/orWBzo'>14733417020_c805a2a513_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/orWBzo'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

This guy has four new eyes, two of which can be seen here

https://flic.kr/p/orWCFm'>14733420730_3d0896edbf_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/orWCFm'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

From brown to purple

https://flic.kr/p/oJrmJn'>14920089265_727e5d4171_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/oJrmJn'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

New piece, pardon my hydroids

https://flic.kr/p/orWFCT'>14733430679_8d65c124ce_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/orWFCT'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

Birds of paradise

https://flic.kr/p/orWBZG'>14733418430_dacfb9f175_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/orWBZG'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

decent top down of the nem

https://flic.kr/p/oJpyU5'>14919739972_da0e3a6bfe_c.jpghttps://flic.kr/p/oJpyU5'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/125603963@N06/'>North Ga Hillbilly, on Flickr

 

I had a buddy, big SPS guy swear to me that Acropower was the bee's knees, Ive never used any magic in a bottle, but decided i might as well give it a try. I did my first dose yesterday at 1ml, and it might be happenstance, but the acro frag I got from Dling last week hadn't shown a polyp in a week, until today. :blink:

Pics and corals are awesome my friend. I look forward to your updates.
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Acropower is good stuff, definitely increases polyp extension. I dose every morning, about half the recommended amount for a week. :)

 

You'll be all SPS soon. :P

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Acropower is good stuff, definitely increases polyp extension. I dose every morning, about half the recommended amount for a week. :)

 

You'll be all SPS soon. :P

No ####ing way he is LPS to the bone :).
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Acropower is good stuff, definitely increases polyp extension. I dose every morning, about half the recommended amount for a week. :)

 

You'll be all SPS soon. :P

I'm doing about half the ammount too, well see how it goes, but looks promising so far.

 

I could let go of my lobos, favias, and the euphillia, but theres no way I could let go of the chalices, trachys, scolys and more importantly, the meat :P

 

No ####ing way he is LPS to the bone :).

No worries there man, there not going anywhere! Any progress on the top secret chalice towers?

 

Looking good sir. Love the nem they are my favorite tank inhabitant,hands down.

Ilike mine, but im not as into him as the misses, she gets home and goes to see how "her lonely anemone" is doing. She has been googling designer clowns and plans to get one before too long. I think im gong to end up with a small tang in the 34 gallon due to her (Call the Tang Police"

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I'm doing about half the ammount too, well see how it goes, but looks promising so far.

 

I could let go of my lobos, favias, and the euphillia, but theres no way I could let go of the chalices, trachys, scolys and more importantly, the meat :P

 

 

No worries there man, there not going anywhere! Any progress on the top secret chalice towers?

Yeah I got 3-4 done and installed with chalices. Just need to get my hands on some reef putty for the last one or 2 and it will be finished. Scape should be complete on Sunday with corals placed ready to start growing.
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That is a awesome tank you are getting. When is this going to happen? I like the I am running out of room comment lmfao. Pics and corals are awesome my friend. I look forward to your updates.

Thanks man, Hes ordering it for me next week I think, Its amazing looking at wholesale prices on tanks, but it prob wont get set up for a month or two

 

Yeah I got 3-4 done and installed with chalices. Just need to get my hands on some reef putty for the last one or 2 and it will be finished. Scape should be complete on Sunday with corals placed ready to start growing.

pics my man, I know youve got a camera over there :lol:

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For work? You get travel pay or ?

yea work, I get paid during travel, so that 2.5 hours of N-R on my phone during the lay over, it wont be too bad :lol:

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yea work, I get paid during travel, so that 2.5 hours of N-R on my phone during the lay over, it wont be too bad :lol:
Well that is nice. What are you doing out of state a install?
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Well that is nice. What are you doing out of state a install?

indeed, headed out now to get to the airport. Ill check back in in a few hours.

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Finally got that picture of the bleached meat coral I picked up.

http://s915.photobucket.com/user/Lwnman/media/512c373f-b6b0-4798-83b8-9878dd95d7bc.jpg.html%5D'>http://s915.photobucket.com/user/Lwnman/media/512c373f-b6b0-4798-83b8-9878dd95d7bc.jpg.html]512c373f-b6b0-4798-83b8-9878dd95d7bc.jpg[/url]

 

It's already getting specks of color after one week. I feed it daily hence all the crap around it.

That's awesome, mine has a pretty strong feeding response, but that things tentacles are intense. Looking forward to see how it colors up in a month or two.

I need to get more into the LFS scene to try and find similar deals, tho a risk, ANY meat is worth far more than the 15, or 20 or whatever it was you paid

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Skimmer upgrade in by Friday, big things are in the works ladies and gentleman, big things
new skimmer or you adding a skimmer and what kind?
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new skimmer or you adding a skimmer and what kind?

I've got this precision marine on right now. It works well enough, but a reef octopus fell in my lap, so I've got an upgrade, just not sure if it'll fit under this stand

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