My Macro Lagoon - Page 2

phobos2deimos · 05/22/2015, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FinzAquatics

Wow. That's a trim.

Did it all come from your main tank or from a sump?

All from the display, Mammillaris, Hayi, and Parvisipora, about a month or two worth of growth. My fuge is mostly frags right now, growing out so I can move it up to the display.

saltwater sam · 05/22/2015, 10:01 PM

What do you do with all the prunage? Take it to the LFS?

phobos2deimos · 05/22/2015, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by saltwater sam

What do you do with all the prunage? Take it to the LFS?

I usually post it up for sale or for free locally, or any of the forums, or eBay, depending on mood and how much time I've got to meet people. (And how much money I blew on my tank that month!)

Devaji108 · 05/23/2015, 10:30 AM

Nice score on the new lens. the 18-200 are a nice all in one do all lens right.
now you dont have any reason not to keep us happy with lot of pics...haha

and wow that is a lot of trimming. love the look on the cats face...

phobos2deimos · 05/25/2015, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Devaji108

Nice score on the new lens. the 18-200 are a nice all in one do all lens right.
now you dont have any reason not to keep us happy with lot of pics...haha

and wow that is a lot of trimming. love the look on the cats face...

I have high hopes, despite the (relatively low!) $200 pricetag. My primary lens has been the 35 prime, and it's been wonderful but just doesn't get the shot sometimes. I tried a Sigma 70-300 but I wasn't very happy with it (and really didn't know what I wanted). So far I'm loving the range of the 18-200!

mzkrista · 05/30/2015, 05:25 PM

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Here it's is its starting to grow out now. Sorry for the tiny pic!

phobos2deimos · 06/01/2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mzkrista

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Here it's is its starting to grow out now. Sorry for the tiny pic!

Krista that's awesome! I might have to get in touch with you after a while to buy a piece back from you, I was messing around in my sump and knocked my tiny piece loose and it got lost!

phobos2deimos · 06/01/2015, 07:08 PM

Got some new stuff on the way so will be rescaping a bit sometime this week. *Until then, a shot I really like:
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[img=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KuFNcXeOBwg/VW0BWI16vKI/AAAAAAAAPfQ/liFncOYGYTA/w798-h531-no/DSC_0102.JPG]

mzkrista · 06/01/2015, 10:04 PM

Sure let mine grow in then I can sell you some back. It's still super tiny not fraggable yet

phobos2deimos · 06/02/2015, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by phobos2deimos

Got some new stuff on the way so will be rescaping a bit sometime this week. *Until then, a shot I really like:
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[img=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KuFNcXeOBwg/VW0BWI16vKI/AAAAAAAAPfQ/liFncOYGYTA/w798-h531-no/DSC_0102.JPG]

Fixed:

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Originally Posted by mzkrista

Sure let mine grow in then I can sell you some back. It's still super tiny not fraggable yet

Thanks. I'll pay the same price you paid me of course!

cet98 · 06/09/2015, 08:21 PM

beautiful tank Andrew

may I ask where you sourced your original nemastoma macro algae?....
I have been looking for this ever since I lost my tiny frag during our house move last year

phobos2deimos · 06/09/2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cet98

beautiful tank Andrew

may I ask where you sourced your original nemastoma macro algae?....
I have been looking for this ever since I lost my tiny frag during our house move last year

Thanks Craig! PMed ya.

phobos2deimos · 06/09/2015, 09:59 PM

A little change to the scape, moved the Cladophora over to a lower light area and opened up the middle. Don't mind the dirty doors, that's what happens when you rebuild carburetors when you're reefing!

The Red Branch (Scinaia huismanii or Ahnfeltiopsis?) is finally hitting its growth spurt!

Hypnea Pannosa. Also have Blue Octhodes in my sump (lights off right now) - the Octhodes is bluer (even grown without blue lighting) and is a bit thicker in structure. They are extremely similar though.

cet98 · 06/10/2015, 12:58 PM

what an awesome tank.....think I need to set up a new tank now!!!

Umbra · 06/17/2015, 10:01 PM

That's a beautiful tank! It looks so natural =)

phobos2deimos · 06/17/2015, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Umbra

That's a beautiful tank! It looks so natural =)

Thank you! I'm hoping to start a small mangrove tank soon too!

CIRCLE10 · 06/22/2015, 03:57 PM

Love this set up, gave me idea for nano cube sitting around ..

phobos2deimos · 06/22/2015, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CIRCLE10

Love this set up, gave me idea for nano cube sitting around ..

Post it up! And jump on SCR too if you haven't already!

RoryM · 06/28/2015, 02:50 PM

I'm still new to salt so bare with me. Macro tanks are low maintenance and run on lower nutrients then say full blown reefs?

phobos2deimos · 06/28/2015, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RoryM

I'm still new to salt so bare with me. Macro tanks are low maintenance and run on lower nutrients then say full blown reefs?

Hi, macro tanks are generally lower maintenance, and almost definitely more tolerant of changes and mistakes. They typically prefer higher nutrients than reefs, which is good since most people have the problem of too many nutrients.

phobos2deimos · 07/07/2015, 06:52 PM

A few new shots! All untouched and under daylights w/blues.

Halymenia sp. (I'm naming it Pink Dragon - it's a lot like Dragon's Tongue, but pinker and without any iridescence)

Blue Ochtodes

Hypnea Pannosa

Frogspawn, made because I moved it but looking very colorful these nitrate levels! Actually much brighter in person.

Grandis doing good in lower light, need more light for better color though.

Freebie from Edward!

phobos2deimos · 07/08/2015, 01:30 AM

Sump shots too! Packed, I need to move more stuff up to the display.

The Hypnea and especially Ochtodes have been doing awesomely! I have one rock that's totally bare in my display, thinking about covering it in Ochtodes.

brokereefer617 · 07/08/2015, 05:35 PM

Amazing growth
What are you dosing and how often if you dont mind me asking

phobos2deimos · 07/08/2015, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by brokereefer617

Amazing growth
What are you dosing and how often if you dont mind me asking

I'm dosing Kent Iron, Kent Iodide, dry KNO3, liquid KH2PO4, and just recently start Kent Trace Elements.
I get most of my ferts from GLA (http://greenleafaquariums.com/aquarium-fertilizer.html)
I dose daily when I feed the fish, to keep my nitrate around 15 (currently... much more.) and my phosphate at .4-.8ppm. Iron, Iodide, and trace I dose a little less than the directions on the bottle. Once I run out of Kent Iron I'll switch to a DIY iron solution and dose as needed.

brokereefer617 · 07/08/2015, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the reply
How did you figure out how much to dose of the kno3 and kh2po4? Are you using pps pro formula as a calculation ?

05/22/2015, 10:01 PM	#27
saltwater sam Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota Posts: 553	What do you do with all the prunage? Take it to the LFS? __________________ It's not too much to brag about if your fish can eat someone else's fish, but if your fish can eat somebody's dog, now thats an accomplishment! Current Tank Info: 40 gallon SW mangrove/macro planted tank

05/30/2015, 05:25 PM	#31
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Nemastoma image.jpg Here it's is its starting to grow out now. Sorry for the tiny pic!

06/01/2015, 07:08 PM	#33
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	Got some new stuff on the way so will be rescaping a bit sometime this week. Until then, a shot I really like: [img=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KuFNcXeOBwg/VW0BWI16vKI/AAAAAAAAPfQ/liFncOYGYTA/w798-h531-no/DSC_0102.JPG] __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

06/09/2015, 09:59 PM	#38
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	A little change to the scape, moved the Cladophora over to a lower light area and opened up the middle. Don't mind the dirty doors, that's what happens when you rebuild carburetors when you're reefing! The Red Branch (Scinaia huismanii or Ahnfeltiopsis?) is finally hitting its growth spurt! Hypnea Pannosa. Also have Blue Octhodes in my sump (lights off right now) - the Octhodes is bluer (even grown without blue lighting) and is a bit thicker in structure. They are extremely similar though. __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

07/07/2015, 06:52 PM	#46
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	A few new shots! All untouched and under daylights w/blues. Halymenia sp. (I'm naming it Pink Dragon - it's a lot like Dragon's Tongue, but pinker and without any iridescence) Blue Ochtodes Hypnea Pannosa Frogspawn, made because I moved it but looking very colorful these nitrate levels! Actually much brighter in person. Grandis doing good in lower light, need more light for better color though. Freebie from Edward! __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

05/23/2015, 10:30 AM	#29
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	Nice score on the new lens. the 18-200 are a nice all in one do all lens right. now you dont have any reason not to keep us happy with lot of pics...haha and wow that is a lot of trimming. love the look on the cats face...

06/01/2015, 10:04 PM	#34
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Sure let mine grow in then I can sell you some back. It's still super tiny not fraggable yet

06/09/2015, 08:21 PM	#36
cet98 "feed ur reef...feed it!" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in a van...down by the river Posts: 3,254	beautiful tank Andrew may I ask where you sourced your original nemastoma macro algae?.... I have been looking for this ever since I lost my tiny frag during our house move last year

06/10/2015, 12:58 PM	#39
cet98 "feed ur reef...feed it!" Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in a van...down by the river Posts: 3,254	what an awesome tank.....think I need to set up a new tank now!!!

06/17/2015, 10:01 PM	#40
Umbra Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 30	That's a beautiful tank! It looks so natural =)

06/22/2015, 03:57 PM	#42
CIRCLE10 Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 105	Love this set up, gave me idea for nano cube sitting around ..

06/28/2015, 02:50 PM	#44
RoryM Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 10	I'm still new to salt so bare with me. Macro tanks are low maintenance and run on lower nutrients then say full blown reefs?

07/08/2015, 01:30 AM	#47
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	Sump shots too! Packed, I need to move more stuff up to the display. The Hypnea and especially Ochtodes have been doing awesomely! I have one rock that's totally bare in my display, thinking about covering it in Ochtodes. __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

07/08/2015, 05:35 PM	#48
brokereefer617 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 113	Amazing growth What are you dosing and how often if you dont mind me asking

07/08/2015, 06:51 PM	#50
brokereefer617 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 113	Thanks for the reply How did you figure out how much to dose of the kno3 and kh2po4? Are you using pps pro formula as a calculation ?