TheKleinReef Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Now you can’t make fun of how my frags just hang out on the rack. 🤣 I've never made fun of that! Hella relatable. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 4/5 frags from cultivated reef. Was kinda shocked how much stuff came off in the dip. Gonna take a closer look at the stuff that came off after work. My frag rack is full. Bigger one is in the mail haha 1 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 why my red sps never red. they always kinda drab looking. do they need more light? pls reply sps gurus 1 Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, TheKleinReef said: why my red sps never red. they always kinda drab looking. do they need more light? pls reply sps gurus luck 😂 1 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Curious what sorta stuff came off from the dip. Do you use new plugs too after your dip? Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, TheKleinReef said: why my red sps never red. they always kinda drab looking. do they need more light? pls reply sps gurus Red is really hard cuz it’s not a fluorescence. Also if you’re running the AB+ the blue will drown out the red. If you can tweak the white ratio up, you may see it better. reefbuilder has a very old article on which element is “responsible for each color”, and for red, I’d like to say K potassium. Look it up 1 Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Red is really hard cuz it’s not a fluorescence. Also if you’re running the AB+ the blue will drown out the red. If you can tweak the white ratio up, you may see it better. reefbuilder has a very old article on which element is “responsible for each color”, and for red, I’d like to say K potassium. Look it up This is a good point that I didn't even think of - I run my tank more white, maybe that's the reasoning for the "popping" reds. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 More whites it is. just annoying seeing these windex blue tanks with neon red corals. 2 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Elizabeth94 said: Curious what sorta stuff came off from the dip. Do you use new plugs too after your dip? I don’t no. Purely cause they’re encrusted (normally, cultivated reef drags were fresh cuts) I just dip the plugs too. when I mount them I cut the stem off and mount the little round section to the rock. I’ll take a look at the bucket of critters today. It’s still by my sink cause lazy. 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, TheKleinReef said: More whites it is. just annoying seeing these windex blue tanks with neon red corals. If it’s windex blue with popping red, I’m 80+% sure that it’s taken with filter. 2 Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 hours ago, TheKleinReef said: More whites it is. just annoying seeing these windex blue tanks with neon red corals. What do you run yours at currently? Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, ml86743 said: What do you run yours at currently? whatever AB default is. can't remember off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 I want a frag tank. I have too many fraglets now. 1 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 5 hours ago, TheKleinReef said: I want a frag tank. I have too many fraglets now. Dooooo itttttt 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 14, 2023 Author Share Posted September 14, 2023 41 minutes ago, Elizabeth94 said: Dooooo itttttt SO said no to another tank. I'm allowed a max of 2. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 green slimer red slimer rhodactis myagi tortuosa teal staghorn I'm so glad this one didn't die. It was bone white after the move but one month later here it is! 3 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Looking pretty good! Did you ever check out what came off in your dip? Just curious as I am prowling different coral vendors and although I always dip- I am worried about stuff like AEFW. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 47 minutes ago, Elizabeth94 said: Looking pretty good! Did you ever check out what came off in your dip? Just curious as I am prowling different coral vendors and although I always dip- I am worried about stuff like AEFW. I did take a look. Bunch of little pods. Couldn’t determine if any were red bugs though. You’re more likely to run into red bugs than AEFW. Cherry corals and liveaquaria were the cleanest frags I’ve ever dipped. I’ve ordered from cherry, TSA, WWC, unique, cultivated reef, FOH (do not order from him), and liveaquaria. my highest endorsement goes to cherry though. They’ve given me 4 extra frags between all my orders. 2 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 12 hours ago, TheKleinReef said: I did take a look. Bunch of little pods. Couldn’t determine if any were red bugs though. You’re more likely to run into red bugs than AEFW. Cherry corals and liveaquaria were the cleanest frags I’ve ever dipped. I’ve ordered from cherry, TSA, WWC, unique, cultivated reef, FOH (do not order from him), and liveaquaria. my highest endorsement goes to cherry though. They’ve given me 4 extra frags between all my orders. Thanks for the info. I remember I ordered a lot from TSA with my last tank and always got healthy corals. I like their shipping rate too. I watch FOH on youtube, he was on my list. I may try cherry next then 🙂 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Elizabeth94 said: Thanks for the info. I remember I ordered a lot from TSA with my last tank and always got healthy corals. I like their shipping rate too. I watch FOH on youtube, he was on my list. I may try cherry next then 🙂 I’m pretty sure FOH is where I got redbugs and flatworms from. And the corals came in with the water being 86 degrees. None of the coral survived but I had to treat my tank with interceptor to get rid of the red bugs. Do not buy his stuff. TSA used to be my go to, but the last few orders have had really small frags compared to cherry, unique, and WWC. Unique actually gives monster frags. 1 Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Wow. Thats awful. Red bugs and flatworms- eek. Appreciate the warning. I try to buy locally but a lot of the well known sellers are a two hour drive from me. Its just easier to have corals delivered to your door, even if they are the size of boogers. Lol. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Elizabeth94 said: Wow. Thats awful. Red bugs and flatworms- eek. Appreciate the warning. I try to buy locally but a lot of the well known sellers are a two hour drive from me. Its just easier to have corals delivered to your door, even if they are the size of boogers. Lol. I wish I could support local but there’s nothing within 6 hours of me. 😕 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 AH. ALK IS 8.2 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Need to bump it back to 9. But not sure I wanna do that in one dose Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 Trident calcium numbers are going crazy right now. Ugh. Quote Link to comment
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