little_fish
Moderator
As long as he is fat and healthy there is no need!
Guarda's 20G Cube
- Thread starter guarda
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guarda
Reefing newb
Figured I'd take a new fts and some macro shots before going for brunch today. Hope you guys like them.
Platygyra Maze
Dragon Soul Favia
Superman Cypasthrea
Psammacora
And here's Sony, looking like a chubby torpedo.
Platygyra Maze
Dragon Soul Favia
Superman Cypasthrea
Psammacora
And here's Sony, looking like a chubby torpedo.
little_fish
Moderator
Your tank is so beautiful, and i love that brain coral!
guarda
Reefing newb
Thanks Hannah! Can you believe I got it for 29 bucks at Petco?
BL1
.............
That's an awesome shot o that superman
little_fish
Moderator
NO! I think that is total good karma for doing the right thing about the blue tang :D
Im a big believer in karma
guarda
Reefing newb
Ooops, didn't know the THANKS button was only for useful comments and not for responding to compliments. Thanks Brian. Wish I could place it up higher as it's gotten pale on the sandbed but I can't find a spot for it since it's fully encrusted onto the frag plug and egg crate. Any ideas?
guarda
Reefing newb
Me too Hannah. On the local forum we have something called dbtc (don't break the chain) which I occasionally take part in to give out frags. Is there something similar on LR? I could frag some Xenia, some eagle eye zoas, pink and gold palys, and maybe some purple hornets. Recipient covers shipping.
little_fish
Moderator
You could start something like that, however it would be very hard because we are a world wide forum and i would be afraid of it being abused (ie, the frags not being given away).
I too have something locally like that, which i am very large supporter of. I usually average giving away a frag a month. I have gotten many things in my tank from that program and have been happy to help it grow.
But, i do want me some purple hornets! ;)
I too have something locally like that, which i am very large supporter of. I usually average giving away a frag a month. I have gotten many things in my tank from that program and have been happy to help it grow.
But, i do want me some purple hornets! ;)
guarda
Reefing newb
Karma runs on the honor system so I'm not worried about it. :) Gonna pull some rocks out in the coming days to take off some red turf and I'll frag some stuff and make a new thread. Maybe we can have a poll where people will vote for another person they think should get the freebie or something.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I love the favia! Your tank looks awesome.
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
I am impressed that you have such an awesome tank using LED's which EVERYONE says no way it cant be done.
texreefer
Battle Dwarf
sweet tank, deffinately going to follow this one
little_fish
Moderator
Lots of people on here are using LED's to great success, and have become highly recommended, especially in the last few months. So im really confused as to where you are getting everyone says it cant be done. I admit, i didnt think it was possible yet but i have been proven wrong, and i am looking forward to upgrading the LEDs
Bifferwine
I am a girl
There are several people on here currently using LEDs, and just as many that are in the process of upgrading to LEDs. No one says it can't be done -- my LFS started using LEDs over their display tank 5 years ago.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
Your tank looks awesome!
guarda
Reefing newb
Thanks for the accolades guys :)
LED's have come a long way, and prices are coming down as well. Aqua Illuminations makes some killer modules. Ecoxotic is another led mfgr if you want to check them out. What's interesting is that my friend is getting some pretty good coral growth using a cheap 15 dollar led strip (from china) he got off ebay. One difference between him and I is that he is anal about his params and water quality, which leads me to believe that water quality is probably just as important, if not more important than lighting. After the second month, I think I tested my water 3 times, just to check calcium consumption for fear of overloading and crashing the tank. I'm content with mediocre growth rates because I really don't want to do much to maintain my tank. Weekly 5 gal wc, feed mandarin daily, algae swipe every 3 days, and the occasional kalk or trim of algae that pops up is all I really do. I spend waaaayy more time looking at the tank than actually maintaining it, which is the way it should be, no?
:)
LED's have come a long way, and prices are coming down as well. Aqua Illuminations makes some killer modules. Ecoxotic is another led mfgr if you want to check them out. What's interesting is that my friend is getting some pretty good coral growth using a cheap 15 dollar led strip (from china) he got off ebay. One difference between him and I is that he is anal about his params and water quality, which leads me to believe that water quality is probably just as important, if not more important than lighting. After the second month, I think I tested my water 3 times, just to check calcium consumption for fear of overloading and crashing the tank. I'm content with mediocre growth rates because I really don't want to do much to maintain my tank. Weekly 5 gal wc, feed mandarin daily, algae swipe every 3 days, and the occasional kalk or trim of algae that pops up is all I really do. I spend waaaayy more time looking at the tank than actually maintaining it, which is the way it should be, no?
:)
parrotchute
DUSTOFF MEDEVAC
Amber, I had huge success with my AIs when I got them - I'm predicting "conventional" lighting will be passe within 5 years.
Guarda -Sweet tank, I can't believe I missed this thread, looking wonderful. The Platygyra is a gorgeous specimen. Kudos on returning the tang, I know a lot of people don't have the discipline on doing the right thing for the animal.
guarda
Reefing newb
Just a quick update. Tank is doing well. Added a sixline after dealing with sixline envy (Sarah's) for so long. Breaking it down and selling it towards the end of the month and a new 36 gallon will take its place. :))))))) Cycling some dry rock in a bucket as we speak!
NanoReefer
Reefing newb
thats a gorgeous tank youve got there, cant wait to see the 36!
