Back in 2011, I spotted a nice bowl-shaped Yellow Scroll coral at the frag swap. No-one was buying it, and I figured it must be expensive. To my surprise, it was $20 and yet not a single buyer. "Done," I said, handed him a $20 bill and walked away. I picked it up at the end of the event, and the seller told me he was glad I bought it because he knew it would do well in my system. It quietly grew in ...
Back in December, I purchased what I figured was a Green Slimer acropora. It's a coral I've always wanted to grow out, but due to the tank leaks over the past couple of years previous attempts were foiled. As it has been growing out, it is turning out to be a different coral. The blue hue in the skin is never seen on slimers. Here's the coral the day I brought it home. Here it is today. I took these pictures when the light above ...
Updated 03-30-2014 at 12:53 PM by melev
So I've noticed since I restarted this tank which has been almost exactly a year, slow growth. And I am having trouble with LPS all of a sudden. Most of them are receding. I'm wondering if I am running too much light on my system? 50 3w Leds half royal blue half cool white Blue is at 80% intensity White 100% intensity Run for 8 hrs a bit more if you count the ramp up and down. 3 inches off the surface with no optics Here are also my parameters, ...
I don't know how Day 90 snuck past me, but what's another day when it comes to reefkeeping? Shot under actinics and 20,000K Metal Halides moments ago.
Updated 02-11-2014 at 05:02 PM by melev
I've had some requests to see the Valonia tank, er... I mean the frag tank. It's been going since Feb 2011, and could really use a full clean up. I've considered just scrapping it and setting up a different one that is independent of the 400g system. The frag tank holds 10g, and is made of 3/8 material. It does bow out like the picture indicates, and it's only 8" tall. Rimless isn't really a good idea for longterm tanks made of acrylic. The Mp10 pumps provides flow, and it is lit ...
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