LITTLE BLUE| IM30L (picking up pieces after the crush)

[A Little Blue]

18 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

Jeez they ship coral like that? In little bags, no protection from rock? 😮 

Lmao 

No! 🤣 

I was frag hopping all over the Island. From fellow reefers to LFS that I really like. Collecting frags, getting some unexpected, spontaneous goodies and then, getting home to clean all that s&$t out from pests, algae, aiptasia and other surprises. 

I also got favorite algae reactor for my future Pipefish dedicated tank with minimalistic filtration based on Miracle Mud and algae reactor. 

[A Little Blue]

Quadruple dipping in Bayer, peroxide. 

Then cutting, brushing and re-plugging. 

Huge rock is actually wall of GSP on frag rock with huge magnet that lets you mounted on the wall. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A Little Blue]

Another light adjustment week. Extended peak hours. Intensity at %80. 

 

Phyto mini-farm is doing OK. 

 Progress of growth after 3 days. 

[specore]

Looks like some nice stuff there.  This branching acro looks particularly intriguing

 

[A Little Blue]

2 hours ago, specore said:

Looks like some nice stuff there.  This branching acro looks particularly intriguing

 

Purple Staghorn. I went to my LFS to get some RO and walked out with Algae reactor and free Stag and water. Lol 

 

🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

 

Got BTA as well. It’s in the frag tank tho. 

[specore]

7 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

Purple Staghorn. I went to my LFS to get some RO and walked out with Algae reactor and free Stag and water. Lol 

 

🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

 

Very nice 

[A Little Blue]

1 minute ago, specore said:

Very nice 

Super nice people. 

[HarryPotter]

10 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

Purple Staghorn. I went to my LFS to get some RO and walked out with Algae reactor and free Stag and water. Lol 

 

 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

 

 

I was gonna say, looks like my blue stag frags. Super fast growing!

 

[A Little Blue]

Just now, HarryPotter said:

 

I was gonna say, looks like my blue stag frags. Super fast growing!

 

Yeah, they grow like weeds. I needed something that won’t shade corals below. 

I didn’t know you had one.... I was looking for one for a while now. Guy was nice enough to cut it from their display tank. 

[HarryPotter]

7 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

Yeah, they grow like weeds. I needed something that won’t shade corals below. 

I didn’t know you had one.... I was looking for one for a while now. Guy was nice enough to cut it from their display tank. 

 

I have a big colony- like an seven or eight inch main branch shooting off stubs out of a couple places. Super nice coral. Its hit the waterline, but then I just chop it and it splits into to branches 🙂 

[Nano Nano Boo Boo]

14 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

 

I have a big colony- like an seven or eight inch main branch shooting off stubs out of a couple places. Super nice coral. Its hit the waterline, but then I just chop it and it splits into to branches 🙂 

Post a picture of your tank when you get a chance. Would love to see it. 

[HarryPotter]

12 minutes ago, Nano Nano Boo Boo said:

Post a picture of your tank when you get a chance. Would love to see it. 

 

Not here, this ain’t my thread. I’ll update  my thread later this week. Been neglecting photos as I work on the big tank. 

[A Little Blue]

29 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

 

I have a big colony- like an seven or eight inch main branch shooting off stubs out of a couple places. Super nice coral. Its hit the waterline, but then I just chop it and it splits into to branches 🙂 

That’s what I like about it. Not bushy and shooting few super long branches. And it doesn’t shade corals below.  If you have any other Stags than green or purple, let me know. I need to check your build more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to actively follow every thread I like. But I’ll do my best. 

 

4 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

 

Not here, this ain’t my thread. I’ll update  my thread later this week. Been neglecting photos as I work on the big tank. 

What BIG tank? 

[HarryPotter]

1 minute ago, A Little Blue said:

That’s what I like about it. Not bushy and shooting few super long branches. And it doesn’t shade corals below.  If you have any other Stags than green or purple, let me know. I need to check your build more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to actively follow every thread I like. But I’ll do my best. 

 

What BIG tank? 

 

Nah just green and the one I posted above, which has blue growth tips with a darker more purple/brown body. 

 

The 300 gallon “ultimate” tank. Loaded with goodies! I have photos posted in my Reefer 350 thread. 

[A Little Blue]

1 minute ago, HarryPotter said:

 

Nah just green and the one I posted above, which has blue growth tips with a darker more purple/brown body. 

 

The 300 gallon “ultimate” tank. Loaded with goodies! I have photos posted in my Reefer 350 thread. 

350 is the perfect size. What are the dimensions? 

My dream tank would be 3-4 feet wide. 

[HarryPotter]

3 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

350 is the perfect size. What are the dimensions? 

My dream tank would be 3-4 feet wide. 

 

Erm, the Reefer 350 is 350 liters. 4 feet wide, I forget the other dimensions. Find them online 😛 

 

The 300 gallon is like 8 feet wide, 27 inches tall, and 30 inches wide (or 24, I forget). It’s big. 

[A Little Blue]

4 minutes ago, HarryPotter said:

 

Erm, the Reefer 350 is 350 liters. 4 feet wide, I forget the other dimensions. 

 

The 300 gallon is like 8 feet wide, 27 inches tall, and 30 inches wide (or 24, I forget). It’s big. 

That’s  a beautiful tank. I saw 2 350 earlier today. It had to be 6-7f (maybe 8 lol) long 3 high and 3 wide. 

[A Little Blue]

Pretty much everything that I set out to kill in my IM30 was a great success. Lmao 

Elegance and Clam was on this short list. 

Both died with my help ofcause. 🤫

The only one from “kill list” hanging on is pair of Coco-worms. 

Not only that they refuse to die, they are showing quite a bit of growth. 

How big do they get? And I had no idea they can grow this fast.

(Growth in the picture took about 4-5 weeks.)

 

[specore]

12 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

Pretty much everything that I set out to kill in my IM30 was a great success. Lmao 

Elegance and Clam was on this short list. 

Both died with my help ofcause. 🤫

The only one from “kill list” hanging on is pair of Coco-worms. 

Not only that they refuse to die, they are showing quite a bit of growth. 

How big do they get? And I had no idea they can grow this fast.

(Growth in the picture took about 4-5 weeks.)

 

Can you not just remove them?  Never had one myself, but would have thought you could just snap it off at the base.  

[Motorman]

Wow ! New & in for learning. 

[A Little Blue]

25 minutes ago, specore said:

Can you not just remove them?  Never had one myself, but would have thought you could just snap it off at the base.  

They have beautiful crown as shown in the picture. I do kinda like them but their growth rate is worrisome. I have to keep moving them around as they seem to like to extend their growth towards the front glass. That makes cleaning and maintenance a bit more difficult. 

PS. They don’t attach to anything. They are about foot long. 😉

[specore]

6 minutes ago, A Little Blue said:

They have beautiful crown as shown in the picture. I do kinda like them but their growth rate is worrisome. I have to keep moving them around as they seem to like to extend their growth towards the front glass. That makes cleaning and maintenance a bit more difficult. 

PS. They don’t attach to anything. They are about foot long. 😉

So they aren't glued down!?  Interesting.  Do they use the entire tube, or just the last few inches?  Would think you could trim them, like clipping nails lol

 

They are gorgeous BTW

[A Little Blue]

10 minutes ago, specore said:

So they aren't glued down!?  Interesting.  Do they use the entire tube, or just the last few inches?  Would think you could trim them, like clipping nails lol

 

They are gorgeous BTW

Good question on the trim part. Honestly IDK and I never heard anyone trimming protective tube b4. 

As to how much part of the tube they actually use...... well, it’s a complicated question. They can go as far as several inches down the tube and the same amount from back to front. 

However, I figure they keep putting extension on their tube house as they grow to suit their actual size. 

I might trade them in for smaller ones I guess. 

[A Little Blue]

A couple observations regarding IM UV filter and Mighty Jet return pump. 

 

UV filter does restrict the flow due to its design. That will raise the water level in display tank between 3/8”-1/2”. Some might find it desirable but it could be an issue if you pack back compartments with bunch of media and or polishing pad. 

Flow coming out of the stock nozzle is very flat and directional. It is also tricky to adjust for optimal coverage and randomness I was looking for. 

Overall, IM Mighty Jet is a very nice return pump. 

It needed some radical modification to optimize placement in the return chamber. Pump is quiet in operation and has some features that I found useful (like feed mode, speed adjustment and quiet operation) and some that I could easily live without ( random/wave mode). 

While playing with different modes, flow speed and nozzle placement, I just gave up and installed RFG nozzle from Vivid (same nozzles I use on my 30l).  What a difference! I have to say, anyone using this tank should at very least try one. Great, random flow I was looking for. You might need to increase flow rate on your return pump as these nozzles are known to restrict flow (my estimation %25-30).  

 

(And yes, that’s a bubbletip in there..., after setting up this tank 5 day ago 😎, I’m sure I’ll get a lot of hate from tank cycling experts.) 🤣

 

Another 48hrs and phyto is done. 

 

[Motorman]

Wow !  Beautiful aquarium.