D Z Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Heres mine2016-02-24_08-18-17 by cchsoracle, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Interesting...ill let the wife know. I always was a firm believer in using a spray bottle to mist the leaves as well. How often and how much do you water yours? Once a week. I think they like to dry out a bit between waterings. Quote Link to comment
D Z Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Once a week. I think they like to dry out a bit between waterings.Ok thats about what weve been doing as well...about 2 cups or so per week i wanna say....just feel the spil and water when it feels dry. The tank is looking awesome btw. I just realized were going back and forth about a plant and I havnt mentioned anything about how awesome your tank is looking. Love the growth your getting...its quite impressive. Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Ok thats about what weve been doing as well...about 2 cups or so per week i wanna say....just feel the spil and water when it feels dry. The tank is looking awesome btw. I just realized were going back and forth about a plant and I havnt mentioned anything about how awesome your tank is looking. Love the growth your getting...its quite impressive. Thanks alot. I don't mind chatting about non-tank stuff from time to time. A while back there was a couple pages of conversation about a table I was making! Quote Link to comment
gena Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks Gena! It's a Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata). It's a beautiful plant, and good indoors if you have a nice bright spot for it. They love to have a lot of light filtered through a window. I've had several of them in the past and had a hard time keeping them alive, because I never had a good bright window to put them in. I think this one does well because it's smaller than a full sized tree, and I think that it might get a little boost from the Radion! They come in a columnar format with leaves all the way up the stock, and a traditional tree format. They have great big, rubbery leaves, that are bright green in the right conditions. You're very sweet to say so! I've seen them before and love them . Thanks for the name! I don't have ideal lighting indoors but maybe on the back patio . Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Saw a post on R2R about using a shop vac to perform water changes. My only question is, "How did I never think of this?" You can buy a vacuum motor that clips right on top of a 5 gallon bucket. Then you can just suck crap out of the bottom of your sump, without needing to mess with the siphon tubes, etc. Or, if you want to get really fancy, you can buy a shop-vac that comes with a built-in internal pump. You attach a garden hose to it, and as the reservoir fills up, the pump switches on, and pumps the contents out (to draiin). No lifting/moving heavy buckets. Pretty friggin brilliant. Only downsize I can see is that it would happen pretty quickly, so you couldn't be quite as leisurely with your vacuuming. Anyone do this? Quote Link to comment
pschiller86 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 these shallow tanks are awesome 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 these shallow tanks are awesome Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Got a new stick from a local reefer yesterday. Pro Corals (PC) Rainbow acropora. It's a very pretty piece. Right now it's got red polyps over an orange'ish base. I've read that depending on the lighting situation, they'll go anywhere from blue & green, to orange and red. It'll be interesting to see how this one does in my tank. Everything I've seen says it's a quick grower, and hardy. Good stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Got a few growth shots for you guys. Looking pretty good! What was sold to me as Pink Lemonade is looking suspiciously like Strawberry Shortcake. Who knows?! Mostly encrusting, and starting to grow out of the base. Strange how the frag itself hasn't really grown. Pink and green stylo is really taking off, and the color is pretty amazing. Green Mille's growth has been pretty amazing. 5 Quote Link to comment
Berlibee Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Green Mille is impressive indeed ! Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Green Mille is impressive indeed ! Thanks man! Green Slimer is starting to branch out. Finally!! I hate having the long phallic shaft thrusting up in the middle of my tank. Maybe now it'll start to look a little more natural! 3 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Got a new stick from a local reefer yesterday. Pro Corals (PC) Rainbow acropora. It's a very pretty piece. Right now it's got red polyps over an orange'ish base. I've read that depending on the lighting situation, they'll go anywhere from blue & green, to orange and red. It'll be interesting to see how this one does in my tank. Everything I've seen says it's a quick grower, and hardy. Good stuff! Glad to see you got one of these, let us know how it does. Mine is near death at the moment but hanging on. Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 ORA Pearlberry certainly isn't a super fast grower, but it's slow and steady, and the coloration is pretty nice... 2 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just ordered a handful of frags from an online vendor. Super excited! 4 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just ordered a handful of frags from an online vendor. Super excited! spill the beans. who and what? Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Okay, one more, then I'm done! 2 Quote Link to comment
Droy008 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just ordered a handful of frags from an online vendor. Super excited! Don't tease us like that, whatcha get? Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 spill the beans. who and what? Don't tease us like that, whatcha get? Here's a teaser: 2 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 True facts about the Cuttlefish.... make sure your sound is up! Brilliant! 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks man! Green Slimer is starting to branch out. Finally!! I hate having the long phallic shaft thrusting up in the middle of my tank. Maybe now it'll start to look a little more natural! Looking gorgeous as always! I love the reflections from the top of the water. that's my favorite photo. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Woot! Who's coming with me? Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Woot! Who's coming with me? Not me Are you going to MACNA? Did I ask this? Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not me Are you going to MACNA? Did I ask this? That's in DC isn't it? That's only like 2,600 miles! Quote Link to comment
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