Samhain's Little Kitchen Reef

[kevdogg]

What kind of light are you using?

Sorry, I pointed you out here and I guess it wasn't very clear what lighting she is using.


Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting

 

[dixiegirl21191]

Haha thanks!

 

[Samhain]

Yup! That's the one. It's a great fixture for those on a budget.

 

[FishyReef]

Nice pick ups!! Looking great!

 

[beeguiles]

Ohh I see lol so I'm not going crazy. I knew it was a little too long. Yea Im waiting to see how much they are going to sell the new marineland for.

 

[G_Beck_87]

wow ur tank looks amazing! keep up the good work! i just started a smaller build of my own. Cant wait to get more corals!

 

[JohnnyDanger]

That is so cool!

 

[Samhain]

Update shots!

I'm having algae issues right now, but other than that, the LKR is doing great!

 

[little_fish]

Looks great! You might have some algae now but the coral growth is great

 

[Samhain]

Yeah. My GBP zoas, tyree birdsnest, monti cap, and monti digi are growing like CRAZY! The rest of the corals look healthy and happy too, although they aren't growing quite as explosively. I ended up trading my acan from my 90 for my goniopora from the 10. The acans both seem much happier in the 10, and my goni is showing some extension again now that it's in the 90.

 

[Samhain]

Edward the Elusive

Dagny

FTS

And Coral Growth Shots!

 

[little_fish]

Looks amazing!

 

[Kelz88]

Love them! i think you need some viagra for the first sps though :mrgreen:

 

[chichimom79]

Very impressive growth. I love your tanks!

 

[Samhain]

Tank update. I think I've been overrun by bryopsis. A positive identification would be appreciated, if someone can chime in with it. Look at the pics of the pavona and chalice above. It's very wiry in texture and doesn't break apart easily. Either way, it's spread everywhere. I'm sort of at an impasse as to what to do about it. The tank (obviously) has a lot of SPS, which are attached to the rocks, so I can't remove them to boil or scrub them. Starving the tank of light would starve the corals as well. I don't know how elevated mag would affect the coral, but I can't imagine it would be good. So right now I'm doing daily water changes and manually removing what I can. Any suggestions would also be greatly appreciated.

 

[little_fish]

I dont see a picture ...


But the corals will be fine without light for a week. It isnt always sunny over the ocean

 

[texreefer]

check your magnesium levels , If I remember correctly bryopsis has a tough time surviving higher mag levels >1300

 

[reefnoob]

So did you solve the issue?