spectra Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Looks good so far............the wait begins that's the hard part........... I like the scape its simple but has a nice look to it. 2 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 55 minutes ago, coralcousins said: Day two after the sand storm. I like it!! 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 On 5/12/2017 at 3:46 PM, Weetabix7 said: I like it!! On 5/12/2017 at 3:42 PM, spectra said: Looks good so far............the wait begins that's the hard part........... I like the scape its simple but has a nice look to it. On 5/12/2017 at 4:14 PM, fishfreak0114 said: Love the scape! Thanks everyone ! I tried to make it look kinda natural and basic. Hopefully once I get some colors on the rocks they'll blend in more. Going to go fish shopping at the end of next week. 3 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 minute ago, coralcousins said: Thanks everyone ! I tried to make it look kinda natural and basic. Hopefully once I get some colors on the rocks they'll blend in more. Going to go fish shopping at the end of next week. Make sure its cycled and ready to go before adding those fish. Have you added any bacteria yet ? 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, spectra said: Make sure its cycled and ready to go before adding those fish. Have you added any bacteria yet ? Oh yeah for sure. I've had the rocks cycling in a 5 gallon added bacteria/pure ammonia drops/pellet food since the 27th or 28th of last month. Test are coming out good. Still going to give it till the end of next week. That's if I even find anything. 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, coralcousins said: Oh yeah for sure. I've had the rocks cycling in a 5 gallon added bacteria/pure ammonia drops/pellet food since the 27th or 28th of last month. Test are coming out good. Still going to give it till the end of next week. That's if I even find anything. Oh then should be good to go if you have done all that already. Hopefully you have a plan I thought I did Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 FTS #2 letting things stable. Hoping to run into some fish this upcoming week 10 Quote Link to comment
MaineReefkeeper Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 4 hours ago, coralcousins said: FTS #2 letting things stable. Hoping to run into some fish this upcoming week Looks great!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 First additions. Green star polyps Mushroom I think its a rhodactis ? Also green candy cane I forgot to take a picture of. 5 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 SPS these were thrown in my purchase look at my next post .... Birdnest, almost dead Birdnest with coralline and other things growing on it, brown acropora, montipora plate and a branching monti. 5 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Pest found these coral eating nudibranchs on a couple of the corals. I picked off as many as I could. I also found eggs underneath some pieces and placed them in container and removed them with a soft bristle brush. It pissed off most of the sps after doing that. 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Fish Ocellaris Clownfish. 5 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Wondering why my user name is Coral Cousins ? well I'll be teaching my younger cousins about all things saltwater. Both of them have chosen all the livestock so far. I really wanted a pair of designer clowns but they said "they look so unnatural" so they picked the ocellaris. 4 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, coralcousins said: Wondering why my user name is Coral Cousins ? well I'll be teaching my younger cousins about all things saltwater. Both of them have chosen all the livestock so far. I really wanted a pair of designer clowns but they said "they look so unnatural" so they picked the ocellaris. I like a few of the designer clowns that look like they could've happened randomly in nature (like my little misbar clown I just got) but for the most part I kinda agree, even when I think the designer clowns are pretty lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 FTS#4 Everything has adjusted well and we're still deciding on a clean up crew. As for the Corals I cut off the birdnests that had the algae growing on it and kept the pieces that seem to have life. The other birdsnest is weird, first it was very brown in color and then it started to lighten up with hints of green and now its becoming pink. Maybe it's bleaching or maybe it's a pink birdnests recovering ? 4 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love the simplicity of the scape! 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 2 hours ago, spectra said: Love the simplicity of the scape! Thanks ! tired to give it a natural-ish look. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 8 hours ago, coralcousins said: FTS#4 Everything has adjusted well and we're still deciding on a clean up crew. As for the Corals I cut off the birdnests that had the algae growing on it and kept the pieces that seem to have life. The other birdsnest is weird, first it was very brown in color and then it started to lighten up with hints of green and now its becoming pink. Maybe it's bleaching or maybe it's a pink birdnests recovering ? It may have been in a poor-spectrum lighting before or something and is starting to color up under your better spectrum. 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just returned from a week in Mexico. Long drive but was worth it. Tossed the montipora cap because of the nudibranchs. I guess I didn't remove them all, since I found about 5 full grown nudis and many eggs underneath the coral. I'll keep a eye out to see if any ventured away from the frag. FTS and photo update coming soon! 4 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 On 5/27/2017 at 4:09 PM, coralcousins said: Wondering why my user name is Coral Cousins ? well I'll be teaching my younger cousins about all things saltwater. Both of them have chosen all the livestock so far. I really wanted a pair of designer clowns but they said "they look so unnatural" so they picked the ocellaris. Smart kids, I can't stand them myself. I have gotten some genetic mutants from collecting stations before which I thought was pretty cool. Nice looking tank. With that Montipora frag, you can put them in a dish which will attract the nudibranchs, then nuke them there. 1 Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 22 hours ago, StinkyBunny said: Nice looking tank. With that Montipora frag, you can put them in a dish which will attract the nudibranchs, then nuke them there. Thanks ! I'll have to try that out since I still have some hanging out in between the rocks. Quote Link to comment
coralcousins Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Going for a haul this weekend hoping to find some awesome stuff. 4 Quote Link to comment
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