teenyreef Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 The tank's been pretty stable over the last week, but nitrates did creep up a tiny bit, from the usual 3 to about 4 or 5. Some of the acros showed a response by getting a little browner, so I bumped up the NoPox by 1ml per day. I checked nitrates again on Sunday and it was down to 2, and the acros were already getting a little more colorful. Tonight I did a water change and while the water was low, I took a little bit extra out to expose the tops of the rocks and glued up a whole bunch of corals. Now I just cross my fingers and hope none of them decide they don't like their new location To help out, I'm going to reduce the lighting level by 10% since most of them will be in a little higher light, more in the center of the tank. I'll bump the light back up in another week as long as everything is going well. I'm excited about how the corals are looking, and I'm really excited about eventually getting the frag racks out, and clearing off the sand bed so that there's room for the corals that I really want down there. Pictures tomorrow! 4 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Everything is doing well after the big glue-up! Here's a top down shot, I'll work on some individual coral pictures later 20170207-untitled-041-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment
gone_PHiSHin Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 wow! more pics please 1 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 So many beautiful things in this tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
rolyat113 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Looks good! Hopefully I can get mine looking half as good as either of your tanks! Almost a year old now. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Thanks! Here are just a few more that I took tonight. Group shot - CR's Strawberry Fields, Tyree Bali Tricolor, Green Slimer, and in the background is the ASD "Showtank Stylo": There's also a little bit of the Red Planet on the far left. 20170207-untitled-019.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Pink tabling acro, it's getting green and blues on the new growth: 20170207-untitled-013-2.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Red montipora digitata (top), Blueberry Shortcake acro (middle), Tubbs Stalleta Montipora (bottom): 20170207-untitled-026.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr ASD "Showpiece Stylo" (top), blue slimer (middle right), Tyree Bali Tricolor (middle), pink setosa (far right), CR's Electric Mayagi tort (bottom right): 20170207-untitled-025-2.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Tyree Bali Tricolor: 20170207-untitled-025.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Oregon Tort: 20170207-untitled-037.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Green Slimer: 20170207-untitled-018.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Curse You! You make me want another tank! SPS dominated. I love whatever that purple/blue thing is. 1 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Looks like the rainbow knocked on your door and never left! 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Curse You! You make me want another tank! SPS dominated. I love whatever that purple/blue thing is. I just went back and edited the post to add the coral names to each picture. I think you're looking at the Oregon Tort? Looks like the rainbow knocked on your door and never left! Ha ha, you're right! I love the way this tank looks under the blues late at night. Quote Link to comment
RIP Sebastian Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I just went back and edited the post to add the coral names to each picture. I think you're looking at the Oregon Tort? Ha ha, you're right! I love the way this tank looks under the blues late at night. *drools over photography and reef keeping skills as well as the selection of corals* 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I just went back and edited the post to add the coral names to each picture. I think you're looking at the Oregon Tort? The oregon tort is lovely, but I love love love the ASD "Showtank Stylo" 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Corals are looking great. The tabling growth looks much better than the established section. 1 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I see your oregon tort has some of the green hues i was worried about in mine. Started as a little bit then has slowely spread all over 20170209_103854 by drgibby, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Thanks for adding the labels. Forgot what the Tri-Color is supposed to look like... mine is poop colored. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Corals are looking great. The tabling growth looks much better than the established section. I agree, it was a "pink tabling acro" when I bought it at the frag show. I've been wondering what color it will actually be when it started to grow. I see your oregon tort has some of the green hues i was worried about in mine. Started as a little bit then has slowely spread all over 20170209_103854 by drgibby, on Flickr Yes, and some of my other ones that had multiple colors now have much more green in them now. My nutrients are nice and low (nitrates are 2 and phosphates are .02), so I don't think that's the cause. It could be related to trace elements, but I've noticed the green is more pronounced in the spots where the frags get less light. So it may just be that I need to turn the lights up a bit. Thanks for adding the labels. Forgot what the Tri-Color is supposed to look like... mine is poop colored. color that sucker up! Seriously, though, it was one of the freebies from Cultivated Reef, and it turned out to be one of my favorites. The oregon tort is lovely, but I love love love the ASD "Showtank Stylo" I agree! It actually has some rainbow colors but it turned mostly blue after a day or so in the tank. I'm hoping the higher light in the center of the tank will help it regain the other colors. *drools over photography and reef keeping skills as well as the selection of corals* Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 wow! more pics please Here are a few more! Bird of Paradise is now growing fast Bird of Paradise by TeenyReef, on Flickr The ice fire echinata still doesn't look like much, but it hasn't died so I'm still winning Ice Fire Echinata by TeenyReef, on Flickr Electric Miyagi Tort. It looks fantastic top down but all my top down shots were out of focus. Electric Miyagi Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr CR's Strawberry Fields. I love this one CR Strawberry Fields by TeenyReef, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Green Slimer: 20170207-untitled-018.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr That's the most vibrant slimer I've ever seen . 2 Quote Link to comment
uwdanno Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Fluco arrive yet? 1 Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Glad to see the stuff I sent you still doing well 1 Quote Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Digging it! 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 14 hours ago, uwdanno said: Fluco arrive yet? Yep, it got here on Thursday and went in the same day. I'm posting daily pictures in the 30g thread. On 2/15/2017 at 6:44 PM, gena said: That's the most vibrant slimer I've ever seen . I agree! I can see it from across the room. And it's encrusting like crazy so I think should really take off soon. 13 hours ago, Slowtwitch said: Glad to see the stuff I sent you still doing well It's all doing great! I will take some update pics of everything you sent me this weekend. The blue kenya tree is getting pretty big, I'll probably have to just cut off a stalk and pull the rest out. I'll have to see if there are any local reefers interested in pieces of it. 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 13 hours ago, TJ_Burton said: Digging it! Thanks for checking in, TJ! I didn't realize you started a new tank, it's already looking fantastic. I've noticed that almost everything you've done in your sump could be used just as easily for saltwater, though 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 As I was taking pictures of the frags tonight just to document progress, I decided to take a couple quick handheld FTS's before turning off the camera. Much to my surprise, one of them actually turned out OK 7 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 And here's a top down to go with it: 6 Quote Link to comment
Droy008 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 For some reason the pics aren't showing up on my phone. Quote Link to comment
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