It's so on now - 72g Reef build

[neilanh]

Thanks for the info on the marshall island. It just so happens that's where it's sitting right now, directly under a light and pretty much right in the output of my CL (or very close to it), so hopefully that'll make it happy. Most of the polyps are extended, but not all, so I'm not sure if that means anything or not.

By the way, I got all those at Mr. Coral - I opted to drive up there on Saturday and see what all the fuss was about.

 

[OniTweak]

I like buying from Mr. Coral hes a nice guy and usually has great prices.

 

[neilanh]

Please, someone, make me stop.

ORA Hawkins Enchinada

ORA Red Planet

I'm not happy with the pics I'm getting. The color in the pics just isn't there like it is in the corals. I've tried setting the white balance as best I can, and it's better, but it's just not doing them justice at all.

 

[ccCapt]

Nice pick ups. Don't worry...you will never stop. It's impossible...lol.

I know how you feel about pics and white babance. I think my pics are getting worse from messing with it so much.

 

[SparKy697]

You're too far gone to help. Just accept your new way of life and find the wife a second job!

 

[neilanh]

Not much new, just a few shots I snapped today.

 

[neilanh]

 

[GhostKnife]

The tank looks awesome neilanh!!! Did you ever get your frags from ziggy?? haha

 

[Ziggy953]

Was that the Xenia you got from me?

The frogspawn and trumpet look great! That green birdsnest seems to have grown quite a bit.

 

[neilanh]

Yup, that's your xenia, looks good and happy.

Frogspawn lost a little color during my ordeal last week, but is recovering. The birdsnest looks great, I can't get my camera to show the true colors, as you know it's more of a neon green than it appears in the pictures.

I didn't photo the digitatas, but they are growing like mad, especially the orange one. It's in the back right behind the rocks, and had fallen over on it's side, somewhat perched up by a rock, so it's growing in an odd shape which is very unique.

I'd like to get some more of my stuff from you at some point in the near future too.

 

[neilanh]

Oh, new additions, just for the record. I added some more nassarius and some trochus snails to both the DT and the fuge, a few more red-legged hermits, as well as a mitrhix crab to the DT too.

I was planning to get a pair of False Perc. Clowns too, but I saw some spots on them at was concerned it may have been early signs of ich so I passed.

Wednesday I plan to make a trip to F&F again, see what new stuff they have that I need. lol

It's still funny to me that you can see the reflection of my 125g planted always in my FTS. This time, as you can see, the lights were up high as I was doing maintenance on that tank at the same time.

 

[Ziggy953]

We will have to plan something for me to get the rest of your corals over to you. The Pink Birdsnest is going to get a minor trim. I need a few frags to start a colony up again, same thing with the orange cap. I can't believe how much those two have grown. Don't forget that you have one more each of the digitatas coming from me.

The 2 colonies from Johns that were having issues, I think it would be best to leave them alone for now and let them continue to improve before moving them. Totally up to you on that but just my thoughts. I'm seeing daily improvements in their color, it's a very good sign! You will want to get some interceptor and have a 10g tank ready for dipping these corals.

 

[neilanh]

Feel free to frag whatever you want/need.

I trust your judgement on the colonies, if they need to sit for a while that's fine. I have yet to find where to get interceptor, but I'll keep looking and have an empty 20g tank available with 1x65W light for it.

 

[Ziggy953]

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[ccCapt]

Interceptor huh. Someone must have red bugs/AEFW. Bummer.
You should be able to get it at any quality pet store....but it isn't cheap. I used it on my dog in the summer when she had fleas.

 

[neilanh]

Yes, we can all thank our LFS for that.

 

[GhostKnife]

The interceptor will not harm the fish? What are the bugs and what did they travel into your tank on?

 

[neilanh]

the corals will be treated in a QT. It's typical redbugs, came in on some frags I got at an LFS we believe.

 

[bawel]

Yoo neilanh, great progress with the tank!

 

[neilanh]

It never ends.

Yestday, I went and visited Ray (austinsdad) and he offered up some cool new stuff for my tank.

Pink Hammer

Big GSP mat

torch coral

Devil's Hand Leather

Xenia

4 (I think) different types of mushrooms. They're still in the dish attaching themselves to some rubble

Thanks Ray!!!