29g Mixed Reef, 5/11/12

Click to see all the aiptasia in hi res

ah man, total bummer.

tank looks great though.

Bummer on all those aiptasia, but man, how long have you been growing that monti cap? And the acro colony at the top? Those are really impressive

Thanks.

Been growing all those corals since February of last year.

You can see the progress of the colonies here, from the beginning to present.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=264771&hl=

I swear to god if you can get your hands on healthy, gulf-caught Peppermint Shrimp , they decimate aptasia. Today when I go in, I will throw a rock with aptasia on it in the peppermint bay, and take a video of the carnage. Aptasia is getting worse every year it seems. I have some popping up in the back of my biocube and I am going to add one as well. I got a lemon with the last one. I should have bought a few, seems to work better like that.

Berghia nudibranchs will only eat aiptasia. I'd get a couple of those and they will gobble them up.

I've tried pepp shrimps before, but once they get a taste of frozen shrimp.... fugettaboutit!

I think ill look into the nudi. Thanks for the tip.

The last peppermint was gone the day after being introduced. Hawkfish probably made a snack of him...

Stunning growth! After seeing the sps colony on the top I had to see the growth rate you were getting. It's really nice to see a tank with actually colonies not little frags everywhere

I've had great success with Peppermint Shrimp. Carnage is definately the right word to use!

Aw, I love your hawk! And the feeder tenticles on the brain are amazing!

That's an awesome reef. What is the big white coral at the top?

NUTZZZ!! Love the tabling SPS!