Withers Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Ok, new goodies I'm really hoping this Setosa pulls through, it fell off its base in transit And the cyphaestrea is still doing well, along with the zoanthids I also got a hi-fin goby and pistol shrimp combo, but their hidey hole isn't in a good spot to take pictures of right now. Link to comment
DaveFason Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Finally! Shoot a FTS and I will share on FB and IG. Hope your doing well. -Dave Link to comment
Withers Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 lol right? Apparently I'm a slow starter. What's your ig handle? Link to comment
Michelos Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Nice pics,Zoas looks much better..what are you doing for this? Link to comment
Withers Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 you have a ####### tank? lol yep. It's been up for over a year now Nice pics,Zoas looks much better..what are you doing for this? I changed a bunch of things. 1. Got my own RO/DI setup because the water I was using before had a significant amount of nitrates in it 2. Increased the light output from my nanoboxreef 3. Got a new skimmer 4. Lowered the temperature. My heater was way off, it had it at 82 but was showing it at 78. Link to comment
Arce Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Great photos, awesome PE on those pieces. Love the SPS. Link to comment
Justind823 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 That coral is looking good! Looks like those changes were a step in the right direction. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Stuff's coloring up but I'm starting to lose the maricultured acro from the bottom up. I guess lack of flow maybe? IMG_9219 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9286 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9266 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9330 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9340 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9367 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_9388 by Jason Withers, on Flickr Sexy Shrimp by Jason Withers, on Flickr Link to comment
East1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 What are your nitrate and phosphate levels at? Usually bottom-up recession is from one or both of these being too low. Your tank looks stunning, though! I'm jealous. What do you do for supplementing carbonate and calcium? Link to comment
Withers Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I'll be checking it tonight. It's water change night. I guess I might need to move to water changes every 2 weeks after all if that's the case. This is the first maricultured coral I've tried so I just figured a bit of die off would be normal since the colony is so large and the conditions changed so much. I'm going to frag it a bit tonight in case things go south. Link to comment
D Z Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I'll be checking it tonight. It's water change night. I guess I might need to move to water changes every 2 weeks after all if that's the case. This is the first maricultured coral I've tried so I just figured a bit of die off would be normal since the colony is so large and the conditions changed so much. I'm going to frag it a bit tonight in case things go south. Good luck with the maricultured piece. I have tried a couple, both frags and mini/medium colonies with absolutely no luck. I can keep most aquacultured frags alive and colorful. Just the maricultured ones hate my tank. They do well, color up and have good PE for a couple weeks then start to loose tissue from the base up. Has happened the same way with every piece I have tried. The only thing I can think of is my tank is just too young and immature to support a wild cut piece like that. I have friends that have had more luck with them, from the same source, but their tanks are a great deal larger and have been running longer. I wish you luck, but I personally give up on maricultured and will be sticking to aquacultured. Buying from other hobbyists is always more fulfilling for me anyways. Link to comment
waltersreef Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Wow, beautiful tank... and looks even better with that great camera work. Close-up coral photos are amazing! Can you share details on the lens and settings used? Thanks! Link to comment
Withers Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Good luck with the maricultured piece. I have tried a couple, both frags and mini/medium colonies with absolutely no luck. I can keep most aquacultured frags alive and colorful. Just the maricultured ones hate my tank. They do well, color up and have good PE for a couple weeks then start to loose tissue from the base up. Has happened the same way with every piece I have tried. The only thing I can think of is my tank is just too young and immature to support a wild cut piece like that. I have friends that have had more luck with them, from the same source, but their tanks are a great deal larger and have been running longer. I wish you luck, but I personally give up on maricultured and will be sticking to aquacultured. Buying from other hobbyists is always more fulfilling for me anyways. I suspect that will be the case here too, I just wanted to try one out because they're so cheap comparatively. Wow, beautiful tank... and looks even better with that great camera work. Close-up coral photos are amazing! Can you share details on the lens and settings used? Thanks! Thanks! I'm using a Canon 6D with a Sigma 150mm macro lens The exif data is filed with each picture on flickr, but depending on the angle/distance from subject I'll use an f/stop between f/2.8 and f/8 and an ISO that ranges pretty heavily depending on whether I'm hand holding the camera or using a tripod. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 IMG_9266 by Jason Withers, on Flickr i think i have one of these and it's in a standstill. not growing, not dying, just existing. semi-frustrating. tank looks good though! Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Nitrates were at 1ppt, I doubt that was the issue. Phosphates have always been 0 and I haven't had algae in this tank for months. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Well, phosphate being zero is not good. I doubt it was truly zero, but it's definitely too low if it's below detection. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but I always thought phosphates always measured 0 because any that were in the tank were taken up by algae? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but I always thought phosphates always measured 0 because any that were in the tank were taken up by algae? Not always. It takes a pretty significant amount of algal growth and an enormous amount of nitrate to keep phosphate low (loosely following the Redfield ratio, 106:16:1 carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus, so to use 1ppm of phophate would take 16ppm of nitrate). Phosphate test kits are pretty notorious for not being as accurate as we'd like in such low range as we're testing for, but while you should shoot for 'low' phosphate, higher numbers aren't necessarily detrimental, but stripping the water of it via efficient filtration can be. Link to comment
Withers Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 I've added some new stuff A rainbow mille that's mostly just green right now Acropora Millepora by Jason Withers, on Flickr And a bunch of stuff from Zia Nice sized gorgonian Atlantic Gorgonian by Jason Withers, on Flickr Tyree's Lemonade Acroprora "Tyree Pink Lemonade" by Jason Withers, on Flickr Jedi Mind Trick monti Montipora capricornis by Jason Withers, on Flickr Orange Cap Montipora capricornis by Jason Withers, on Flickr What I assume is a tricolor IMG_0634 by Jason Withers, on Flickr Purple digitata Montipora digitata by Jason Withers, on Flickr And I'm not sure about these 3 IMG_0630 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_0627 by Jason Withers, on Flickr IMG_0625 by Jason Withers, on Flickr Also, something is eating my setosa and I am not a happy camper. My only guess is asterina starfish unless I have a gorilla crab that has evaded me for over a year and a half. My rainbow monti also completely browned out, not sure what happened there. I had it under full lights. Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 New corals look great. I hope you catch whatever is munching on that setosa. Maybe hang out by the tank with a red flashlight for a bit. How are the fish doing? Thinking about a pistol shrimp for that goby? Link to comment
Withers Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 There actually is a pistol shrimp in there, he came paired with it I can never seem to get a picture of it though Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Watch the Setosa and make sure it is not a nudi! Tank is looking great. Get a FTS. -Dave Link to comment
Withers Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Shit I didn't even realize there was such a thing! I'll definitely be checking that out. Every time I try to get a FTS I'm never happy with it Link to comment
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