The Scleractinia Shallows - Page 36

Alex Costa · 02/11/2018, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

I HAAAVVVEEEE AAACCCRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'S *ahem*

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

Today I added several tester pieces into the tank

a shortcake, a spath and a tricolour type thing! Should give a well covered base to know what's going on in the tank :beach bum: in time for some Red Dragon, WWC Pink Cadillac and Bubblegum Digi to arrive for me later this week

We don't have tricolour things here......or have, but i can't pay for it.....

Pife · 02/11/2018, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

I HAAAVVVEEEE AAACCCRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'S *ahem*

Today I added several tester pieces into the tank

a shortcake, a spath and a tricolour type thing! Should give a well covered base to know what's going on in the tank :beach bum: in time for some Red Dragon, WWC Pink Cadillac and Bubblegum Digi to arrive for me later this week

It finally has some again!!

She was lost while I was away

no idea why but it was a sad lost that hurt a lot but sometimes these things happen so I'll be on the hunt for some new babies!

Heck yes! And you're getting those pieces over there? Oh yea you also know that hi need pictures to prove so this! Congrats on finally having real coral again.

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Wrangy · 02/11/2018, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Costa

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

We don't have tricolour things here......or have, but i can't pay for it.....

Oh it's exciting times here!!

I'm just happy to have them back again!

It's a rather nice, delicate tri-colour, not like the usual valida that's available too

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Originally Posted by Pife

Heck yes! And you're getting those pieces over there? Oh yea you also know that hi need pictures to prove so this! Congrats on finally having real coral again.

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Heck yes indeed!!

and I am

lol
I need to get the real camera out and get some nice pics soon enough, nothing yet as it's pretty boring haha rocks and three sticks!

plyle02 · 02/11/2018, 06:08 PM

Hi Dom,
What is up my friend, I have been lurking, and sort of trying to create my own new reef as well. Hope your visit to the states was great, and look forward to seeing what is up your sleeve mate

Cheers my friend!

martinphillip03 · 02/12/2018, 10:16 PM

I know of an excellent reef photographer! Some of his stuff is from NASA. He is very much in demand. But say the word and I will see what I can do.

Marty

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

I need to get the real camera out and get some nice pics soon enough, nothing yet as it's pretty boring haha rocks and three sticks!

Rakie · 02/13/2018, 11:04 PM

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

DesertReefT4r · 02/14/2018, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

I HAAAVVVEEEE AAACCCRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'S *ahem*

Today I added several tester pieces into the tank

a shortcake, a spath and a tricolour type thing! Should give a well covered base to know what's going on in the tank :beach bum: in time for some Red Dragon, WWC Pink Cadillac and Bubblegum Digi to arrive for me later this week

It finally has some again!!

She was lost while I was away

no idea why but it was a sad lost that hurt a lot but sometimes these things happen so I'll be on the hunt for some new babies!

Sucks you lost the clam, sorry to hear that. I have had many over the years. Most do well , some arw super hardy and others just die overnight when the day before seemed healthy. I had a tiny maxima that survived a 3 day car ride and then lived happily in a 6g Nano Cube for 3 month, lived tnrough pinched mantel twice. Alao had a crocea rhat was doing great, growing colorful then just died over night.

biggles · 02/14/2018, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Rakie

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

Borb smorb...........

martinphillip03 · 02/15/2018, 04:22 PM

Snap!

Marty

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Originally Posted by biggles

Borb smorb...........

joshky · 02/15/2018, 06:21 PM

Dom I'm really sorry to hear about the clam, that really bites.

Do you plan on replacing it, or has Andrew talked you into doing more acros?

reefmutt · 02/16/2018, 06:00 PM

Dom.. I’m waiting for pics of your acros..

...and I am trying desperately (failing) to unsee that golden red orb of utter delight that biggles the photo-bomber seared into my brain.
It was like a shot of crack... I neeeeeeeeeeeeed more.... I am weak.... wea... ... no... yes..

Wrangy · 02/18/2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by plyle02

Hi Dom,
What is up my friend, I have been lurking, and sort of trying to create my own new reef as well. Hope your visit to the states was great, and look forward to seeing what is up your sleeve mate Cheers my friend!

Hey Perry!
I've been following along and I think you're a little further along than I am lol I thoroughly enjoyed the States and will definitely be going back again! Hopefully for MACNA at some stage too!
If the guys at Sustainable Reef's and Andrew continue to have anything to do with me, then the tank will be filled with goodies in no time! lol

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Originally Posted by martinphillip03

I know of an excellent reef photographer! Some of his stuff is from NASA. He is very much in demand. But say the word and I will see what I can do.

Marty

haha I have a mate with some rather good skills in photography that wants to come round and do some shots so when the tank is a little more lively then it'll be high class pics ahoy!

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Originally Posted by Rakie

What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

SSC, Spath and tricolour

I also have a few new super secret frags from a friend that I will post someday

Baby borb isn't so baby anymore haha he's turning into a real guts now lol

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Originally Posted by DesertReefT4r

Sucks you lost the clam, sorry to hear that. I have had many over the years. Most do well , some arw super hardy and others just die overnight when the day before seemed healthy. I had a tiny maxima that survived a 3 day car ride and then lived happily in a 6g Nano Cube for 3 month, lived tnrough pinched mantel twice. Alao had a crocea rhat was doing great, growing colorful then just died over night.

Yeah, it was a huge bummer given that she's been with me for 4 or 5 years now

These things happen though and I'll get a couple of newbies in the coming months though

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Originally Posted by biggles

Borb smorb...........

Oh I saw that!! I'm coming for you soon enough haha I'll swap you the big bag of RS Blue Bucket for a bunch of frags

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Originally Posted by joshky

Dom I'm really sorry to hear about the clam, that really bites.

Do you plan on replacing it, or has Andrew talked you into doing more acros?

Thanks Josh, I'll definitely be getting some more clams that's for sure!! It's not a reef without clams for me. Andrew can complain as much as he wants (and he will!!) but I'll still be adding some haha

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Dom.. I’m waiting for pics of your acros..

...and I am trying desperately (failing) to unsee that golden red orb of utter delight that biggles the photo-bomber seared into my brain.
It was like a shot of crack... I neeeeeeeeeeeeed more.... I am weak.... wea... ... no... yes..

Well I have the camera back so maybe over the weekend I'll take some more shots

He's a terrible person isn't he! He's terrorizing one of the facebook pages at the moment too, he's an unstoppable acro porn posting force!!

biggles · 02/19/2018, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

Oh I saw that!! I'm coming for you soon enough haha I'll swap you the big bag of RS Blue Bucket for a bunch of frags

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors.....

martinphillip03 · 02/19/2018, 04:09 PM

Dom, that is such a nice frag Andrew is giving you. What a good friend!

Marty

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Originally Posted by biggles

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors.....

reefmutt · 02/19/2018, 04:22 PM

I need a friend like that!

Pife · 02/19/2018, 06:19 PM

Who doesn't need a friend like that?

Wrangy · 03/06/2018, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biggles

You have no idea what i can now do with pigments Domster.......... you like non BS WD blue led colored tennuis i bet......... like, real colors.....

Oh I have some ideas what you can do

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinphillip03

Dom, that is such a nice frag Andrew is giving you. What a good friend!

Marty

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

I need a friend like that!

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Originally Posted by Pife

Who doesn't need a friend like that?

Yeah, I suppose he's not too bad to keep around

Wrangy · 03/06/2018, 03:29 PM

Well I have a couple of small updates on the tank and life. Firstly we got a second kitten so we now have a two cat household again. Let me introduce the naughtiest kitten in the world, Agatha:

She's an Australian Bombay or known as a Mandalay here and we got lucky getting her so soon as there's only 4 breeders in the country and the waiting list is usually 2 years! Our Burmese, Minsky, wasn't particularly pleased by this little ball of terror but they do alright now!

Don't let her fool you, she's extremely cheeky!

Wrangy · 03/06/2018, 03:57 PM

Now, back on track with some actual tank updates! lol I spent some time last week re-adjusting the lighting to mount it a little higher and it gives me so much more breathing room on top of the tank! A bit of steel tube was all that was needed but much nicer already!

Because of the increased height I was now able to remove the glass cover off the lights for some more oomph!

Now I can hear you saying "but Dom you've still got that awful mesh and blu-tac sh!t going on!?" well I say to you not for long! I've got a lid made by the guys at Top Lids coming all the way from the US to pretty up the tank finally!! I would highly recommend Fabio and his team for a lid as it's been an absolute pleasure dealing with them!

Wrangy · 03/06/2018, 03:58 PM

The biggest change that's happened in the tank is my dosing run down and I couldn't be happier with the changes that I've made and the products I've been using. I have been using the Coral Essentials Trace Elements for some time now but I've expanded into their Vitamins, Aminos, KI3 (lugols) and I cannot wait to try their newest product group, "The Juice" that Andrew keeps raving about! Well it's actually called Chroma+, Vibrance+ and Energy+ and it's meant to be the god particle of acro keeping so we'll see how it goes when I can get my grubby mits onto it haha

My turn to share one of Christians AMAZING pieces too

Aside from all of that the tank is doing really well, the colours are coming along and everyone is happy, fat and peaceful

Work is busy but great!

cFloor · 03/06/2018, 04:35 PM

It’s good seeing an update Dom. That lid turned out really nice!

Pife · 03/06/2018, 06:42 PM

Where do I start? Your kitty is a cute little fur ball! Are you a fan of the TV show vikings? Her name makes me think of that show. That lid is sick! Believe it or not I actually have some coral essentials sitting here at my house. The owners were nice enough to send some over for me to try out. You guys are tremendously lucky to have a diver like Christian. I'm envious of his skill. And lastly what type of mining do you do? I've worked at several quarries through my life. Good luck and good day. Oh yeah, where are the pictures of the coral in your tank?

reefmutt · 03/08/2018, 11:50 AM

Looking good Dom!
Interested to see your experience with the god particles.
And that kitten looks like a cat in sheeps clothing. She must be sneaky!

glaukos · 03/08/2018, 06:05 PM

Lid looks really nice bud,great result!
The look of Agatha(after Brandon mentioned Vikings I thought so too that lagertha would be a nice name

)in the first pic says it all

Keep her happy and fed, otherwise you should better sleep with one eye open

Wrangy · 03/11/2018, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cFloor

It’s good seeing an update Dom. That lid turned out really nice!

Thanks Conor

the lid looks beautiful! I can't wait for it to arrive!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pife

Where do I start? Your kitty is a cute little fur ball! Are you a fan of the TV show vikings? Her name makes me think of that show. That lid is sick! Believe it or not I actually have some coral essentials sitting here at my house. The owners were nice enough to send some over for me to try out. You guys are tremendously lucky to have a diver like Christian. I'm envious of his skill. And lastly what type of mining do you do? I've worked at several quarries through my life. Good luck and good day. Oh yeah, where are the pictures of the coral in your tank?

She's like a Viking the way she storms around the house haha I've only seen part of the first season but I loved it! I just haven't sat down to binge it yet!
Make sure you get the three new products

I think they're going to be absolute winners! We're aamazingly lucky to have Christian and Rick looking after us and doing what they do!

I'm actually a civil engineer but the company I work for work works with all the quarries in Victoria and the big coal mines in the Hunter Valley! The guys in Vic are pretty much all granite and basalt due to the volcanic activity that was here many moons ago lol. We do a lot of blast and explosives work and vibration related work

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Looking good Dom!
Interested to see your experience with the god particles.
And that kitten looks like a cat in sheeps clothing. She must be sneaky!

Thanks Matt

I'm definitely looking forward to it as well given how well the tank has responded to the other products

She's an absolute devil haha

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Originally Posted by glaukos

Lid looks really nice bud,great result!
The look of Agatha(after Brandon mentioned Vikings I thought so too that lagertha would be a nice name

)in the first pic says it all

Keep her happy and fed, otherwise you should better sleep with one eye open

Thanks Mike! Yes the first pic does say it all, that's exactly what she's like, the terror of the household! Haha don't worry, she gets exactly what she wants or she lets you know haha

02/11/2018, 06:08 PM	#879
plyle02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Helen, FL Posts: 5,526	Hi Dom, What is up my friend, I have been lurking, and sort of trying to create my own new reef as well. Hope your visit to the states was great, and look forward to seeing what is up your sleeve mate Cheers my friend! __________________ Perry "Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~Buddha~ Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon AIO Cube, Aquamaxx WS-1 Skimmer, LED/ Hybrid 4x24 watt t5

02/15/2018, 06:21 PM	#885
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	Dom I'm really sorry to hear about the clam, that really bites. Do you plan on replacing it, or has Andrew talked you into doing more acros? __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

02/16/2018, 06:00 PM	#886
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Dom.. I’m waiting for pics of your acros.. ...and I am trying desperately (failing) to unsee that golden red orb of utter delight that biggles the photo-bomber seared into my brain. It was like a shot of crack... I neeeeeeeeeeeeed more.... I am weak.... wea... ... no... yes.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

02/19/2018, 04:22 PM	#890
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	I need a friend like that! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

02/19/2018, 06:19 PM	#891
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Who doesn't need a friend like that? __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

02/13/2018, 11:04 PM	#881
Rakie In Memoriam Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 3,059	What are these 3 sticks you speak of?! They're the most important thing in your tank besides the baby borb

03/06/2018, 03:29 PM	#893
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Well I have a couple of small updates on the tank and life. Firstly we got a second kitten so we now have a two cat household again. Let me introduce the naughtiest kitten in the world, Agatha: She's an Australian Bombay or known as a Mandalay here and we got lucky getting her so soon as there's only 4 breeders in the country and the waiting list is usually 2 years! Our Burmese, Minsky, wasn't particularly pleased by this little ball of terror but they do alright now! Don't let her fool you, she's extremely cheeky! __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

03/06/2018, 03:57 PM	#894
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Now, back on track with some actual tank updates! lol I spent some time last week re-adjusting the lighting to mount it a little higher and it gives me so much more breathing room on top of the tank! A bit of steel tube was all that was needed but much nicer already! Because of the increased height I was now able to remove the glass cover off the lights for some more oomph! Now I can hear you saying "but Dom you've still got that awful mesh and blu-tac sh!t going on!?" well I say to you not for long! I've got a lid made by the guys at Top Lids coming all the way from the US to pretty up the tank finally!! I would highly recommend Fabio and his team for a lid as it's been an absolute pleasure dealing with them! __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

03/06/2018, 03:58 PM	#895
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	The biggest change that's happened in the tank is my dosing run down and I couldn't be happier with the changes that I've made and the products I've been using. I have been using the Coral Essentials Trace Elements for some time now but I've expanded into their Vitamins, Aminos, KI3 (lugols) and I cannot wait to try their newest product group, "The Juice" that Andrew keeps raving about! Well it's actually called Chroma+, Vibrance+ and Energy+ and it's meant to be the god particle of acro keeping so we'll see how it goes when I can get my grubby mits onto it haha My turn to share one of Christians AMAZING pieces too Aside from all of that the tank is doing really well, the colours are coming along and everyone is happy, fat and peaceful Work is busy but great! __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

03/06/2018, 04:35 PM	#896
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	It’s good seeing an update Dom. That lid turned out really nice! __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

03/06/2018, 06:42 PM	#897
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Where do I start? Your kitty is a cute little fur ball! Are you a fan of the TV show vikings? Her name makes me think of that show. That lid is sick! Believe it or not I actually have some coral essentials sitting here at my house. The owners were nice enough to send some over for me to try out. You guys are tremendously lucky to have a diver like Christian. I'm envious of his skill. And lastly what type of mining do you do? I've worked at several quarries through my life. Good luck and good day. Oh yeah, where are the pictures of the coral in your tank? __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

03/08/2018, 11:50 AM	#898
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Looking good Dom! Interested to see your experience with the god particles. And that kitten looks like a cat in sheeps clothing. She must be sneaky! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

03/08/2018, 06:05 PM	#899
glaukos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,106	Lid looks really nice bud,great result! The look of Agatha(after Brandon mentioned Vikings I thought so too that lagertha would be a nice name )in the first pic says it all Keep her happy and fed, otherwise you should better sleep with one eye open __________________ Mike Just doing my hobby and having great fun with it....no room/need for drama:) the only way to win with a toxic person, is not to play