mitten_reef Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 4:02 PM, joshthebox said: Other than this pic, I don't think we've been properly introduced to your trachy....at least there isn't any full pic of it on the last 2 pages 1 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Other than this pic, I don't think we've been properly introduced to your trachy....at least there isn't any full pic of it on the last 2 pages haha you're right! I'll take a good picture of it shortly! Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Some sunlight shots. Yellow Fiji and Oregon Tort 7 Quote Link to comment
ptora Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Love that yellow fiji leather, such a healthy specimen. Saw fragbox got some in but from Australia but did not want to bother asking how much they will sell them for. 2 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 1 hour ago, ptora said: Love that yellow fiji leather, such a healthy specimen. Saw fragbox got some in but from Australia but did not want to bother asking how much they will sell them for. Thanks! Yeah I saw that as well. If you don't mind waiting, I plan to frag my colony when it gets a bit bigger 😄 5 Quote Link to comment
ptora Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 18 hours ago, joshthebox said: Thanks! Yeah I saw that as well. If you don't mind waiting, I plan to frag my colony when it gets a bit bigger 😄 For sure! Let me know as I'm looking at restarting my softie dominated nano, so definitely want a center piece. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/16/2022 at 1:05 PM, joshthebox said: Thanks! Yeah I saw that as well. If you don't mind waiting, I plan to frag my colony when it gets a bit bigger 😄 How long have you had your colony? I’d potentially be interested in acquiring a nice specimen like that at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 11 hours ago, Firefish15 said: How long have you had your colony? I’d potentially be interested in acquiring a nice specimen like that at some point. A bit over a year. I am in Canada, so if you are in the states I won't be able to ship you a frag sadly. 😔 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 The baby squamosa has been scooting around, but has finally attached to the plate. It looks great, hopefully it grows and opens up even more 🤞 My florida rics. Some have grown new mouths which is nice. The Trachy I got from my workplace. 7 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 The AOIs. They are in the deadspot for flow, which is annoying because detritus builds up in between the polyps. I need to do something about it. Palau nepthea is getting big 8 Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 5 hours ago, joshthebox said: A bit over a year. I am in Canada, so if you are in the states I won't be able to ship you a frag sadly. 😔 Tragic. I’m in Washington state. I can probably find one locally too. Just not sure how long they would have been in captivity. 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 27 minutes ago, Firefish15 said: Tragic. I’m in Washington state. I can probably find one locally too. Just not sure how long they would have been in captivity. I think Tidal Gardens sells frags of them, they're just quite pricey though 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 The clownfish are always begging for food 😆 6 Quote Link to comment
Zer0 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 How big is that little squamosa clam? Looks so cute 🥺 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Zer0 said: How big is that little squamosa clam? Looks so cute 🥺 It is soooo small! Around 1.5". Still trying not to get too attached to it because of how small and sensitive it probably is 😬🤞When a snail climbs on it, the squamosa's byssal threads can barely keep it from tipping over because the snail weighs more than the clam! 4 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 One of my toadstools 😃 2 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Been dosing nitrates and phosphates for about 3 weeks now. I'm using the Hanna ulr phosphate and nitrate HR checker, both are quite useful. Nitrates hover around 3-5ppm, and phos is ~0.03ppm. I may have to get another auto doser for nutrients because daily dosages are getting a bit tedious. I think the clams are enjoying the extra nutrients, and the glass is actually getting a haze on it after a couple of days, which wouldn't happen before. Coralline growth could be better. I'm not sure why it's not growing as fast as my previous tanks (my SPS 20g grew it like mad). Maybe a lack of sand? Or suppressed pH (I leave my window open as much as possible)? I'm tempted to use kalkwasser as it has always worked very well in the past for me. Just not sure how I'd go about dosing it. 5 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 A coworker of mine gave me a frag of this cool leather. I had a big colony of it a while back, but it melted on me for some reason. It initially came from reef raft. Reminds me of a GARF bonsai, with the purple skin and sparse green polyps. It looks especially good under blue LED. Can't wait for it to become a sizeable piece. 6 Quote Link to comment
ptora Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Very nice! You should call it RR Garf bonsai copy cat 😆 1 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 hours ago, ptora said: Very nice! You should call it RR Garf bonsai copy cat 😆 Haha great idea! I'll charge $300 for a 1" frag of it as well 😉🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Zer0 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 For what it’s worth, I can’t seem to grow coralline for shit either. I have little blotches here and there, but not many. It also rarely grows on the rocks for me. I’ve used a few bottles of additives and seed rocks over the past year as well, but still nothing. Maybe it’s the lights, idk 1 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, Zer0 said: For what it’s worth, I can’t seem to grow coralline for shit either. I have little blotches here and there, but not many. It also rarely grows on the rocks for me. I’ve used a few bottles of additives and seed rocks over the past year as well, but still nothing. Maybe it’s the lights, idk Yeah strange eh? I miss having my rocks covered pink! Not sure why it grows so well in certain tanks over others... 1 1 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 A couple of my clams. Baby squammy is doing great fortunately. Moved one of my crocea to the front of the tank, as it was being blocked by the Fiji leather, so I couldn't really enjoy it much. 5 1 Quote Link to comment
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