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Posts posted by Peter Gott
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My nitrates were steadily climbing and got higher than my liking and the algae was increasing and it just looked dirty. I'm positive the last two are because I also took out my uv filter. My tank has been a bit neglected since Angel left. I'm doing weekly water changes now but lost track for a while there. In addition I have trouble letting everything balance out in time. It scares me. You have quite a few years of experience over me! If I loose this tank I'll never be able to replace it now. [emoji29]
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The balancing is the best part though. When you get a balanced system with an appropriate bioload it practically takes care of itself. And it tells you what it needs because you learn how to understand it because it is consistent.
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And here's a current video:
I love this tank so much.
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The interior of the tank is so beautiful, who minds a skeletal stand? LWJ!
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This aquascape is perfect for sps; there's so much room to grow out, and in so many directions.
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This video makes me happy.
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This should be exciting. Following.
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I think I want a pair of these...
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+1There's no better remedy than a large water change!
I usually don't even bother to test parameters unless an issue persists after a major water change.
Of course, I'm doing picos so that's a lot easier than in a tank the size of yours, hahaha. But after the issues with the RO/DI filter I think diluting whatever is in that water is exactly the right thing to do.
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Oh, I meant to tell you last night, try to put the cespitularia where you can view it from multiple angles if possible! It looks its very best viewed from above.
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Looks beautiful Kim! I wonder if your nutrients have gotten too low that your LPS are ticked? SPS would eat that up with low nutrients which might explain their continued growth?
And that would give them the edge needed to grow enough to cause that alk swing, too. This is an interesting theory...I'd buy it. I feel like the alk swing is likely a sign of what's causing the LPS to recede rather than the culprit itself, so any theory pointing to an underlying cause behind them both holds water with me.
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I kind of hope the bicolor Anthias is has actually joined them...
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WOOP WOOP! [emoji75][emoji119]
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These progress shots are awesome! I didn't think chalices grew that fast!
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That sand really does look radioactive. In fact I think I've seen something similar used to power starships' warp drives, lol.
That clam is beautiful in this lighting though! Which means it must be even more amazing in person, as well as obviously quite healthy if it's doing all that moving around.
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...perfect timing, lol.
No way! It's patriotic now!It kind of throws off the color scheme.
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Hooooooly mother of equipment, that's big.I got the last of the big equipment I needed today.
It kind of throws off the color scheme.
But I do have adjustable leds lighting the sump area, ha.
Bonus points for the matching lighting though. [emoji75][emoji122]
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This is so exciting!!! Congratulations!!
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I have to have the encusters and digitatas somewhere. I will make another rock with the monti caps. Two monti islands! This just turned dangerous. [emoji1][emoji76] Monti island!? Yes!!! [emoji119]
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That my kind of danger, LWJ! I looooooove montis and I feel like they're often overshadowed by acros. I'm super stoked to see these islands! What are your plans for the other ones? I'm really curious about that complicated one with the ledges.
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[emoji76] Monti island!? Yes!!! [emoji119]
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[emoji75][emoji119] Hooray!!!They're one of my favorites too!! I have purple and orange right now. I'll see if I can put together some progress shots.
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. . . That Sinularia is rare??? Man, I feel like an idiot now...
Don't feel like an idiot. There's several hundred species of Sinularia and many have similar looking growth forms. Mine is the only species I know of that I can provide paperwork from a world respected taxonomist, Dr. Micheal Jaines in Pheonix, AZ, proving it is what it is. Sinularia foliata is one of several dozen different speicies found in Palau and was one of the species nearly wiped out by the El Nino event in '98 and current research only has it identified in one local. Ironicly most if not all of the aquacultured "Nepthia" Palau Green Fingers available are actually in the genus Sinularia and not in the genus Nephthia.
Tim, you're my hero/what I want to be when I grow up. If I ever actually grow up that is, lol.
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. . . this tank is stunning. . .
Thank You!
. . . one doesn't need the newest corals or the rarest ones! . . .
Well, to be honest , the green finger is Sinularia foliata and is arguably the rarest aquacultured octocoral. And the thin clams in the bottom left corner have successfully reproduced in this system which is a pretty rare accomplishment if I do say so myself. Here's the thread I posted about them.
That Sinularia is rare??? Man, I feel like an idiot now...I used to have a whole bunch of it when I first started reefing back in like 2003, all grown from one frag. I ultimately sold all of it because I went through a phase when I decided I didn't like softies!!! That explains why I couldn't find any when I moved here and started reefing again; I figured it was just an East Coast thing.
As far as that comment though, I meant the xenia and cascade and then the coral around it; those mushies and the orange and green zoas especially. Although since those were also all coral I started off with now I'm not going to be surprised if you tell me they are also rare lol.
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I've never liked skimmers either! And this tank is stunning. I love the cascade of xenia framed by the frogspawn and mushrooms and zoas. They're such classic corals, and absolutely stunning as grown-in as they are here they prove one doesn't need the newest corals or the rarest ones!
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The Maroon Lagoon V2.0
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Saaaaame. It's my favorite.
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