Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Some of you know I've made reference to a project I've been pulling together and jokingly referred to it as my "sooper sekret project," even though it was only secret because I hadn't gotten around to doing the writeup! The idea for this came from an offhand comment I made on Seafurn's 100 Days of Nanos contest tank thread. It received so many likes that I started to think, hey, maybe I should really do this! and I started to think about how to make it happen. Once I moved into the apartment and had a little space to work with, I started pulling pieces together. I'd had some rock cycling in an old tank for a while so I pulled out some pieces and put them in a little tank I got after seeing another member pick it up--I loved the shape and have been thinking about a larger tank that is round and wanted to make sure I like the shape before I pull the trigger on it as it's kinda ! For this tank, I want to experiment with focusing on one type of oft-overlooked coral that many consider a pest. I am hoping to showcase some of the variety of GSP that is out there--colors, textures, shapes, etc. I don't expect to keep it up for years and years but it will be a nice little tank to play around with while I gather stuff for a larger build. Equipment: 3 gallon half-moon Elive tank from Petsmart Tetra heater 50w 7w Reef Radiance bulb (the purple one from my other tank lol--it will likely be upgraded to the one on my 5.5 once I get a replacement for that). Tahitian moon sand black airline with Tetra Whisper air pump for circulation I'm going to try with just airline, treating it like a reef vase or bowl, and see how it does; if it's not enough I'll add a HOB or powerhead. Current livestock: red photosynthetic plating sponge Grube's gorgonian Hicksomella sp. purple gorgonian yellow dwarf feather duster scarlet hermit crab shell (I am pretty sure Live Aquaria sent me an empty shell...) I have some stuff arriving today from @Weetabix7 and @schgr.cube that will be going in here as well! Future livestock plans: GSP (duh) gorgonian species macroalgaes leathers more feather dusters a live scarlet hermit... porcelain crab sexy shrimp (intend to avoid corals in here that they will munch on) bimaculatus blenny Here's a shot of the gorgs and sponge (don't mind the ugly AquaClear sponge, it's in here till the blenny comes and will be used for filtration in the quarantine lol): And the feather duster while acclimating: I thought I had a FTS but I dunno what happened to it. I'll take another once stuff is in later. So there you have it! My sooper sekret project is secret no more! 16 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Also, I had a scape I loved and then decided to add sand and of course couldn't get it back how I wanted it. Ah, well lol. Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, Lula_Mae said: Some of you know I've made reference to a project I've been pulling together and jokingly referred to it as my "sooper sekret project," even though it was only secret because I hadn't gotten around to doing the writeup! The idea for this came from an offhand comment I made on Seafurn's 100 Days of Nanos contest tank thread. It received so many likes that I started to think, hey, maybe I should really do this! and I started to think about how to make it happen. Once I moved into the apartment and had a little space to work with, I started pulling pieces together. I'd had some rock cycling in an old tank for a while so I pulled out some pieces and put them in a little tank I got after seeing another member pick it up--I loved the shape and have been thinking about a larger tank that is round and wanted to make sure I like the shape before I pull the trigger on it as it's kinda ! For this tank, I want to experiment with focusing on one type of oft-overlooked coral that many consider a pest. I am hoping to showcase some of the variety of GSP that is out there--colors, textures, shapes, etc. I don't expect to keep it up for years and years but it will be a nice little tank to play around with while I gather stuff for a larger build. Equipment: 3 gallon half-moon Elive tank from Petsmart Tetra heater 50w 7w Reef Radiance bulb (the purple one from my other tank lol--it will likely be upgraded to the one on my 5.5 once I get a replacement for that). Tahitian moon sand black airline with Tetra Whisper air pump for circulation I'm going to try with just airline, treating it like a reef vase or bowl, and see how it does; if it's not enough I'll add a HOB or powerhead. Current livestock: red photosynthetic plating sponge Grube's gorgonian Hicksomella sp. purple gorgonian yellow dwarf feather duster scarlet hermit crab shell (I am pretty sure Live Aquaria sent me an empty shell...) I have some stuff arriving today from @Weetabix7 and @schgr.cube that will be going in here as well! Future livestock plans: GSP (duh) gorgonian species macroalgaes leathers more feather dusters a live scarlet hermit... porcelain crab sexy shrimp (intend to avoid corals in here that they will munch on) bimaculatus blenny Here's a shot of the gorgs and sponge (don't mind the ugly AquaClear sponge, it's in here till the blenny comes and will be used for filtration in the quarantine lol): And the feather duster while acclimating: I thought I had a FTS but I dunno what happened to it. I'll take another once stuff is in later. So there you have it! My sooper sekret project is secret no more! This is cool, can't wait to see more!!! Also, your pkg is "out for delivery". Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 10 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said: This is cool, can't wait to see more!!! Also, your pkg is "out for delivery". It just arrived! 2 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Just now, Lula_Mae said: It just arrived! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Can't wait to see what you got! It's a neat project 1 Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Can I give you my GSP for free? I have two frags, big ones. They are from Legendary which called them "Teal GSP" but they are brown, in my tank anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, samnaz said: Can I give you my GSP for free? I have two frags, big ones. They are from Legendary which called them "Teal GSP" but they are brown, in my tank anyway. Sure, if you want! Shoot me a PM. Quote Link to comment
gena Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Here's the secret That's a neat looking tank...semi-circle? This will be a fun little project!!! Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, gena said: Here's the secret That's a neat looking tank...semi-circle? This will be a fun little project!!! Yes, it's a half-moon! Flat back, semi circle front. Very cool shape and I wanted to try it out. It makes everything look huge lol. 2 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 50 minutes ago, Lula_Mae said: Yes, it's a half-moon! Flat back, semi circle front. Very cool shape and I wanted to try it out. It makes everything look huge lol. Hahaha...and if you get fish, imagine how you'll look to them!!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 37 minutes ago, gena said: Hahaha...and if you get fish, imagine how you'll look to them!!!! Haha probably so distorted, like a fun house mirror! 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yay! The sekret is out! Hahaha now I won't die in suspense. I Looooove it! 1 Quote Link to comment
jstj0sh Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Aww yes, I love GSP! This is going to be great 2 Quote Link to comment
jesseatam Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 This sounds like it should turn out super cool, followed 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yay! New tank!! 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yay, I'm in the sooper secret club! 1 Quote Link to comment
haleschristine Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Following! This sounds like an awesome idea! 1 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 You know I'll be following! 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I f***ng love GSP! 1 Quote Link to comment
Thunder Goose Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 This'll be interesting. I like a good GSP. Following. PS Archetype has "branching" gsp. I got one but it hasn't been in my tank long enough for me to say what it will look like long term. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 5 hours ago, TinyOcean said: Yay! The sekret is out! Hahaha now I won't die in suspense. I Looooove it! Haha yes, no dying please! 4 hours ago, jstj0sh said: Aww yes, I love GSP! This is going to be great Me too, it's so pretty! I'm looking forward to this! 4 hours ago, jesseatam said: This sounds like it should turn out super cool, followed Thanks for the follow, and welcome to the sooper sekret club! 4 hours ago, WV Reefer said: Yay! New tank!! Yay! 4 hours ago, teenyreef said: Yay, I'm in the sooper secret club! Haha welcome! 3 hours ago, haleschristine said: Following! This sounds like an awesome idea! Thanks, I hope it turns out like I want! 2 hours ago, SeaFurn said: You know I'll be following! Yes indeed, gotta see your stuff as part of the tank! 2 hours ago, Lugmos12 said: I f***ng love GSP! 2 hours ago, Thunder Goose said: This'll be interesting. I like a good GSP. Following. PS Archetype has "branching" gsp. I got one but it hasn't been in my tank long enough for me to say what it will look like long term. I actually have a WTB out for branching GSP and PSP (need to update that I'm good on the regular stuff lol). FlowerMama has some in her tank too. Where'd you get yours from? 2 Quote Link to comment
Thunder Goose Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Got my branching GSP from https://www.archetypeaquariums.com/. It's listed under "new arrivals," their website hasn't been updated regularly (the owner emailed me and apologized - some sort of crisis [storm damage, I think] caused major damage to the facility but I was still able to get this one and it looked really nice!). Mine's not big enough to frag yet or I'd be happy to share. I had some PSP - the purple only shows up when the polyps are closed. Otherwise it's tan. Yawn. It may look ok if you have it mixed with other GSPs. 3 Quote Link to comment
cfaye@Delaware Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Yep I'm here. Glad you chose a 3g, you will give me some excellent ideas and help along the way.....will be following. 1 Quote Link to comment
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