TheKleinReef Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 look up the anemone cannon, it's a super clever way to get the nems of the rock, and it works! tank looks so good! 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 10:19 AM, TheKleinReef said: look up the anemone cannon, it's a super clever way to get the nems of the rock, and it works! tank looks so good! I just ordered 120lb dry rock. The plan is to get rid of all but one anemone (by removing the rocks they are attached to) and rebuild a slightly less bulky aquascape. Last weekend I started a coral-cleanup, taking out a 5g bucket worth of montipora and cleaning up the LPS colonies. Also removed rock from the left side to get the “less bulky” scape- results below. It’s hard to convey the size and colors of the colonies! New phone (15 pro) takes pretty good photos- unedited off the camera: 6 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Looks good.............. Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 glad to see this behemoth just chugging along....the new scape piece is def less bulky looking 😁 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, mitten_reef said: glad to see this behemoth just chugging along....the new scape piece is def less bulky looking 😁 Thanks! Yeah, it’s been running for 5+ years now. Many lessons learnt including equipment failures, fighting old-tank-syndrome, getting lazy, etc! 😆 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 Operation begins. Hopefully replacing ~40% of the rock doesn’t crash the system. I expect a bit of an algae bloom. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 8:41 AM, HarryPotter said: Operation begins. Hopefully replacing ~40% of the rock doesn’t crash the system. I expect a bit of an algae bloom. Update: 5 year old undisturbed sand is really nasty stuff. Blown through 150 gallons of water just siphoning out dark brown gunk…. Good news is all-but-two anemones are removed, as well as any dead or undesired corals. Looks a lot cleaner! 2 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 hours ago, HarryPotter said: Update: 5 year old undisturbed sand is really nasty stuff. Blown through 150 gallons of water just siphoning out dark brown gunk… Did you keep the sand? Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, debbeach13 said: Did you keep the sand? Yes- I use a 24” gravel vac to suck up the sand/detritus and repeatedly pause the suction to drop the cleaned sand back into the tank. It just removes the fine particles and muck while leaving the course sand. 1 Quote Link to comment
Monkfish Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 What a fantastic tank. Quote Link to comment
braaap Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 8:14 PM, HarryPotter said: I just ordered 120lb dry rock. The plan is to get rid of all but one anemone (by removing the rocks they are attached to) and rebuild a slightly less bulky aquascape. Last weekend I started a coral-cleanup, taking out a 5g bucket worth of montipora and cleaning up the LPS colonies. Also removed rock from the left side to get the “less bulky” scape- results below. It’s hard to convey the size and colors of the colonies! New phone (15 pro) takes pretty good photos- unedited off the camera: Of course you got the 15pro right away. Rich kid. lol Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Took a dozen frags off the grafted cap, but I can’t keep it out of the Anacapora! No idea where that goniopora on the frag rack came from. Must have encrusted the rack when I put a colony there for a few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 I have a bunch of assorted LPS in my two other tanks (Reefer 350, Frag Tank), but have limited space to add them to the 300g. It's a struggle! 1 Quote Link to comment
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