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Yes please!I'll update with some pictures of the tank and 'nem tomorrow, and I think I do have some beginning photos from 2010 so I'll try and dig those up too.
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Yes please!I'll update with some pictures of the tank and 'nem tomorrow, and I think I do have some beginning photos from 2010 so I'll try and dig those up too.
Hi L,
My first 'nem I surrounded with cheap corals like a birds nest colony so it couldn't move but back then I had a ton of colonies. Most recently I put my newest 'nem on a rock that I could move and I would just reposition it back to top center every time it moved until it finally gave up and stopped moving. I think its been about 6 weeks or so since the last time my new 'nem has moved. For sure it takes work to try and find a happy spot. If I were starting over I think I would build my rock work and put the 'nem in first and then start building my reef once it settled down. I always assumed H. Mags preferred smooth rocks since they seem to very often end up on the glass, but this new 'nem seems to prefer regular craggy rock.
I'll update with some pictures of the tank and 'nem tomorrow, and I think I do have some beginning photos from 2010 so I'll try and dig those up too.
Thanks for checking out my thread
Joe
Amazing tank! Such an inspiration! Which iteration of this reef has been your favorite looking back? And if you could offer one piece of advice about your success, what would it be?
Thanks for the response! Honestly I love getting opinions and advice from reefers who have been as successful at SPS as you have. I hope to never stop learning in this hobby so thanks for all of the intel! And I understand where you are coming from with the fluorescence, it definitely adds a new dynamic to a reef tank. I can’t wait to see how this tank progresses over the next year but it’s looking great already! Keep the updates coming!Hi Brandon,
Sorry for the slow response. I haven't checked this thread in a while obviously.
Interesting question you ask. I had to think about that for a bit. My 2011 reef was spectacular in that it had sooo many corals that were so big, but I have changed with the times and come to enjoy evening fluorescence. The introduction of blue LEDs that mimic dawn/dusk and provide for a few hours of a glowing reef has added a new element of pleasure to my aquarium viewing time so I guess if I'm honest I really love my latest version the most. It still has a year or so to go to mature, but I can see already that the couple of expensive corals I bought are going to be super nice as large colonies. Long ago I was obsessed with Oregon Tort and Purple Monster and the like because they had the most color of all my SPS. Today, because of the blue LEDs, I'm more interested by good 'ole Bali Green, Walt Disney, JF Frankies Gumdrops and suddenly softies are making a come back in my viewing pleasure including my Ice Fire zoa's and Orange Ric's which are taking over my tank. I'm also trying to grow some Utter Chaos zoa's but growth is painfully slow. I'm trying to feed them regularly to speed up the process, but they still aren't "taking off" yet. Soon, I hope
My advice is something I have said many times and even started a couple discussions on. I'm a huge believer in K.I.S.S.
My current reef, although large, is fairly basic by modern standards. I have a skimmer, a refugium, ATI lights, heaters, and a bag of Xport PO4, and a bag of GAC and I dose B-Ionic by hand daily. No reactors, small water changes when I vacuum my sump once every other month, no fancy monitors, and no dosing of "stuff" other than B-Ionic. Honestly I cringe every time I read a thread where people are dosing this or that chemical to kill some algae or treat a sick anemone or add an element that's the flavor of the month, but hey there's something for everyone in this hobby, and I certainly won't tell people to stop doing what they're doing if it's working for them and they're happy. Anyways, bet you're sorry you asked now
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Brandon,
Sorry for the slow response. I haven't checked this thread in a while obviously.
Interesting question you ask. I had to think about that for a bit. My 2011 reef was spectacular in that it had sooo many corals that were so big, but I have changed with the times and come to enjoy evening fluorescence. The introduction of blue LEDs that mimic dawn/dusk and provide for a few hours of a glowing reef has added a new element of pleasure to my aquarium viewing time so I guess if I'm honest I really love my latest version the most. It still has a year or so to go to mature, but I can see already that the couple of expensive corals I bought are going to be super nice as large colonies. Long ago I was obsessed with Oregon Tort and Purple Monster and the like because they had the most color of all my SPS. Today, because of the blue LEDs, I'm more interested by good 'ole Bali Green, Walt Disney, JF Frankies Gumdrops and suddenly softies are making a come back in my viewing pleasure including my Ice Fire zoa's and Orange Ric's which are taking over my tank. I'm also trying to grow some Utter Chaos zoa's but growth is painfully slow. I'm trying to feed them regularly to speed up the process, but they still aren't "taking off" yet. Soon, I hope
My advice is something I have said many times and even started a couple discussions on. I'm a huge believer in K.I.S.S.
My current reef, although large, is fairly basic by modern standards. I have a skimmer, a refugium, ATI lights, heaters, and a bag of Xport PO4, and a bag of GAC and I dose B-Ionic by hand daily. No reactors, small water changes when I vacuum my sump once every other month, no fancy monitors, and no dosing of "stuff" other than B-Ionic. Honestly I cringe every time I read a thread where people are dosing this or that chemical to kill some algae or treat a sick anemone or add an element that's the flavor of the month, but hey there's something for everyone in this hobby, and I certainly won't tell people to stop doing what they're doing if it's working for them and they're happy. Anyways, bet you're sorry you asked now
Thanks for stopping by!
Im sorry, and i know you've heard this a million times already...but you have a beautiful tank. When you 1st acquired your mag anemone...did you feed it? Also i noticed from some of the pix, it appeared it was bleached at one point in time? How long did it take to color up? Thanks!
Tank update:
Just had to share my excitement. Jason from Greenwich Aquaria was here today and noticed something shocking . . . a baby Cardinal fish hosting in my anemone! So far he hasn't been bothered or eaten by the clowns, but I guess we'll see . . .
Time to start fraggin' Things are finally filling in and looking decent. Still can't get good pictures with my 'ole Canon. I really think there's a trick to LED photography. Maybe I need to try turning on white LEDs when I take pictures because right now everything comes out way to dark. Anyways, happily the filter on an iPhone does a decent job: