mitten_reef Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Tamberav said: Hey that describes my frag racks! That’s been the same for me. Got a chance to play around with the ocean wonder rack at a local swap, and decided it was worth the “investment”. 😅 1 Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 8 hours ago, mitten_reef said: I sometimes bring home a “new” coral, just to find out I already have one. Don’t you just hate that sometimes? I’m glad to see I’m not the only reefer that has experienced this problem. I currently have 2 frags on my rack that I already have copies of secured to the rockwork. My wife teases me about this when I come home and realize what I’ve done. Now, I try to take pics of my tank before I go to the LFS so I stop buying duplicates. 3 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 3 hours ago, TatorTaco said: I’m glad to see I’m not the only reefer that has experienced this problem. I currently have 2 frags on my rack that I already have copies of secured to the rockwork. My wife teases me about this when I come home and realize what I’ve done. Now, I try to take pics of my tank before I go to the LFS so I stop buying duplicates. 😂 I guess once we like something, we just really like them. I’ve repeated on the rics a few times in the past, and definitely on acans too. I tried not to let the wife know 🤷🏻♂️ 😅 2 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 21 hours ago, Tamberav said: What I can see looks good ..where a FTS? 😛 Here ya go. I love how sleek the new rack from ocean wonder looks. 7 1 Quote Link to comment
--chris-- Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That (Milli) in the lower right, dang!!!! Is that all encrusting or something else? Tank is looking great btw 👍 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, --chris-- said: That (Milli) in the lower right, dang!!!! Is that all encrusting or something else? Tank is looking great btw 👍 Hey thanks! I don't know what type of acro that is, but it encrusted almost that entire rock before shooting up the branches. I never thought it could be a millie, but it has similar dense polyp patterns. Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Vote for my Rastas Entry for NR POTM 🤗 shameless self-promotion. https://www.nano-reef.com/competition/entry/96-rastas/ 2 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Northern Michigan sunset 6 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 More than 80% sure I have dino. Just sucked out two 5-gallon buckets of floaty, sticky, stringy, bubbly slime. It remains suspended in the waste buckets. Doing water change now, and introducing some bacteria mix by aquavitro called Remediation. 1 3 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, mitten_reef said: More than 80% sure I have dino. Just sucked out two 5-gallon buckets of floaty, sticky, stringy, bubbly slime. It remains suspended in the waste buckets. Doing water change now, and introducing some bacteria mix by aquavitro called Remediation. That’s a bummer. 🙁 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 i came back from a week in Canada and lost two fish, a red digi, and GHA is overtaking a rock...sigh. I am guessing Dino is from your vacation too? 2 Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Dinos are the worst. I’ve leaned that I can keep mine at bay with a UV Sterilizer, but it pops back up within a week if I turn it off. 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 8 hours ago, ninjamyst said: i came back from a week in Canada and lost two fish, a red digi, and GHA is overtaking a rock...sigh. I am guessing Dino is from your vacation too? Yeah, this last camping trip did it. I think I was mostly keeping it at bay the last 2-3 weeks. So far, still not seeing any of it on the rocks. 🤞 Just on the frag rack, filter floss, and tank walls. 4 hours ago, TatorTaco said: Dinos are the worst. I’ve leaned that I can keep mine at bay with a UV Sterilizer, but it pops back up within a week if I turn it off. Good to know, Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 did another 5 gallon water change tonight. There wasn't much in the water column after scraping the glass. I also cut the lighting intensity down to half of what i was running the other night. So between reduced light, major "manual" removal on thursday, introducing new bacteria, the dino growth appeared to have slowed down a bit tonight. Sure glad the tank is currently bare bottom. Lost CC needle in a haystack, it was not doing well to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 didn't even have to scrape anything off the glass today...woop woop. Did another 5 gallon wc tonight. Still not confident enough to raise the light level yet, but may give it an extra day before the next water change and see how it goes. 3 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 DIY platform deck this long wknd - white portion 8' deep on the skinny side, and 12' deep on the deeper side total length 24'. Gonna be a fun-filled wknd. 2 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Dont get any splinters 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 can you come over and redo my deck? i will give you a frag of GSP. hahaha 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 23 hours ago, spectra said: Dont get any splinters Really wish I could afford composite boards to avoid splinter for the kiddo. 22 hours ago, ninjamyst said: can you come over and redo my deck? i will give you a frag of GSP. hahaha Hmm so enticing 😂. But more seriously tho, I’ve been slowly planting a seed for a RAP-Chicago trip in October. Do you have any plan to go to that? Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 hours ago, mitten_reef said: Really wish I could afford composite boards to avoid splinter for the kiddo. Hmm so enticing 😂. But more seriously tho, I’ve been slowly planting a seed for a RAP-Chicago trip in October. Do you have any plan to go to that? i will be at a wedding in Jamaica =( 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, ninjamyst said: i will be at a wedding in Jamaica =( Bummer on RAP 🙁. but destination wedding sounds a lot more fun anyway. Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Bummer on RAP 🙁. but destination wedding sounds a lot more fun anyway. I rather go to RAP. Plane ticket alone was $800 a person. Hotel is $400 a night. My wife is part of bridal party so kinda have to go....sigh 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Tank is looking much better these days. Phew 😅. Back to raising light level this week. 5 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 10:21 PM, ninjamyst said: I rather go to RAP. Plane ticket alone was $800 a person. Hotel is $400 a night. My wife is part of bridal party so kinda have to go....sigh That’s a lot of coral shopping funds 🤔😉. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 12 hours ago, mitten_reef said: Tank is looking much better these days. Phew 😅. Back to raising light level this week. Yay! Good to hear. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment
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