Stella's ReefWeeds - 100 days of Nanos Contest Tank

[ReefWeeds]

Just now, Lula_Mae said:

I, too, shall anxiously await the return of Stella's Macro Factory, LLC.

Ha! I love it! 

[metrokat]

Looks good Stella! Errmahgerd what's that brown stuffs.

[William]

3 hours ago, stellablue said:

Well instead of packing for my work trip tomorrow, I mounted the euphyllia in my tank that I got from my friend, Julian  I knocked a bunch of the macros off so I had to rearrange them. The skeletons on the euphyllia are huge which I love as it adds structure. The frags came from colonies he has had for 7+ years I think he said. If you are on Instagram, check out his tank. It's pretty amazing. His username is gulloflife. It's nice having him somewhat local as he is a great resource. 

 

Anyway, here's the updated photo. Kinda cloudy still from blowing off diatoms and feeding some live phyto. 

 

 

I'm now second guessing the angler and thinking about barnacle blennies  

I've also decided not to use an extra powerhead in the DT. I feel like there's plenty of flow from the pump. 

 

I got the new pump from IM/MD. It's still loud-ish but not nearly as bad as the original. I can deal with it  

The pike blenny from KPA is a cool fish and would go well with the barnacle blennies 

[ReefWeeds]

1 hour ago, metrokat said:

Looks good Stella! Errmahgerd what's that brown stuffs.

Thanks Kat! Which brown stuffs? The dictoya? Or the diatom covered baby's breath macro?  

[spectra]

5 hours ago, lkoechle said:

Gorgeous!  Your pump is kicking that much flow?  Hmmm... I wonder if mine will improve when the replacement gets here.

 

PS, Would you sell some macro sometime in the future?  I'm thinkin' about it for the mantis tank once I have it all sorted out.

 

Also check and make sure that its not stuck to the side of the tank. I notice mine would get more flow when I moved the return line then noticed that the pump itself would suck up to the glass at times.

4 hours ago, stellablue said:

Bahaha omg you crack me up!! I did count the value  by the way, live-plants is now offering sponges! These yellow elephant ears were $6 each! 

 

I almost grabbed one but decided against it.......my last spongebob adventure didn't end well  

[ReefWeeds]

11 minutes ago, spectra said:

 

Also check and make sure that its not stuck to the side of the tank. I notice mine would get more flow when I moved the return line then noticed that the pump itself would suck up to the glass at times.

 

I almost grabbed one but decided against it.......my last spongebob adventure didn't end well  

Lmao no it didn't! Elephant ears are pretty hardy though. 

[jack1978]

22 minutes ago, stellablue said:

Lmao no it didn't! Elephant ears are pretty hardy though. 

Spectra was thinking elephantitis? 

[ReefWeeds]

24 minutes ago, jack1978 said:

Spectra was thinking elephantitis? 

Probably -you know spectra  

[spectra]

28 minutes ago, jack1978 said:

Spectra was thinking elephantitis? 

 

 

[HarryPotter]

Wtf how did you manage to fill this tank in like 3 days?? 

 

New tank time 

#MTS

[ReefWeeds]

48 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

Wtf how did you manage to fill this tank in like 3 days?? 

 

New tank time 

#MTS

I gots skillz  

[DaveFason]

57 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

Wtf how did you manage to fill this tank in like 3 days?? 

 

New tank time 

#MTS

She went from rags to riches.

[ReefWeeds]

3 minutes ago, DaveFason said:

She went from rags to riches.

 

[Nixperience]

Frags to riches. 

[debbeach13]

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2017 at 0:57 PM, stellablue said:

I should be painting or doing laundry ... instead I put a coral in the tank ?

 

 

The little rock to the right looks like the face of a pet.

[ReefWeeds]

1 hour ago, debbeach13 said:

The little rock to the right looks like the face of a pet.

It does!! That's so funny 

[Nixperience]

Why does nobody do Ulva in macro tanks?

[Weetabix7]

19 minutes ago, Nixperience said:

Why does nobody do Ulva in macro tanks?

 

Some people have, it's just less common. 

It may partly be cause of the difficulty attaching it to anything. 

I know it usually is just left to tumble freely and it does well with that. 

I know one guy who threaded fishing line through it and then attached the fishing line to suction cups attached to the back of the tank. 

It does make a great Pod Breeding Habitat. 

[Nixperience]

I was thinking of maybe putting some on the back wall area. 

[Boggers]

I had a guy put it in fishing net, and it grew like wildfire and started to grow holdfasts. It can be hard to manage as it likes to break off and find a way into your pumps.

[Nixperience]

I suppose lots of things eat ulva too. I'll try it. 

[Weetabix7]

1 hour ago, Nixperience said:

I suppose lots of things eat ulva too. I'll try it. 

 

I'm curious, you planning on trying it with or without salad dressing?

[Nixperience]

27 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said:

 

I'm curious, you planning on trying it with or without salad dressing?

Without. I'm trying to watch my figure. 

[ReefWeeds]

4 hours ago, Boggers said:

I had a guy put it in fishing net, and it grew like wildfire and started to grow holdfasts. It can be hard to manage as it likes to break off and find a way into your pumps.

I had it in my last macro tank and I love it. I am actually planning on it in this one. I love the bright green coloration 

[ReefWeeds]

Back from a short trip to Vegas for work. The 14 is doing great! Tons of diatoms I had to blow off and some of the macros came loose, but it survived the week