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Unread 11/16/2018, 11:57 PM   #251
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I understand, cksss. I figured it was a long shot. Thanks anyway.


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Unread 12/18/2018, 08:29 AM   #252
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An update on the Rics collections and FTS before we crossed over to 2019!






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Unread 12/18/2018, 09:25 AM   #253
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Your tank's looking great, cksss! The mangrove looks happy too. That big, orange sponge is gorgeous! Nice way to wrap up the year!


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Unread 12/18/2018, 10:08 AM   #254
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I agree, your tank looks fantastic! I guess the sponge is doing well. It looks very healthy and colorful!


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Unread 12/18/2018, 02:46 PM   #255
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I triple agree, your tank looks amazing!


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Unread 02/12/2019, 07:37 AM   #256
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The green and purple Ochtodes are overgrown and i'll be harvesting them soon
I still no luck with the reds though, they're turning dull (dark) and have stopped growing for quite a while...





The Ricordea florida, yuma and the big orange sponge are doing well too so far.





Added 2 dragon face pipefishes recently. I think they are happy with the pods population. Feels good to be partially back to seahorse keeping



The Ochtodes started creeping up the mangrove. I really need to chomp them down.



And above the tank I've been 'acclimating' the air-plants for the salty environment, for a new project coming up




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Unread 02/12/2019, 12:54 PM   #257
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Beautiful! Gorgeous pics. So cool you have a sustainable pod population, to feed your mandarin and new pipe fish. It looks like your caulerpas are outcompeting your reds. Pruning them down should help.

Are you going to do an air plant wall, behind the tank?


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Unread 02/12/2019, 04:53 PM   #258
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I agree with Michael, when I drastically pruned the caulerpas, my reds took off. The pipes are really cool and I have a soft spot for seahorses and their cousins myself. Your tank looks amazing.


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Unread 02/12/2019, 07:14 PM   #259
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Thanks Michael Thanks vlangel!

The mandarins are feeding on frozen food already! and it took them about 3-months to adapt to the frozen meat diet, not expecting less from the pipefishes

Ok, i'm going to be more active in pruning down the green. It could also be the overgrown Ochtodes since it is considered a 'red macro' which might have similar needs.

The air plants will go above the tank sitting on a rock that will stick out of the water line. This means the light fixture has to be suspended. I'm inspired by the freshwater planted folks who have got rock/log scape out of the water.

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Beautiful! Gorgeous pics. So cool you have a sustainable pod population, to feed your mandarin and new pipe fish. It looks like your caulerpas are outcompeting your reds. Pruning them down should help.

Are you going to do an air plant wall, behind the tank?
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I agree with Michael, when I drastically pruned the caulerpas, my reds took off. The pipes are really cool and I have a soft spot for seahorses and their cousins myself. Your tank looks amazing.



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Unread 02/12/2019, 08:30 PM   #260
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So inspiring. Hopefully it won’t be long before my tank is overgrown like yours.


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Unread 02/12/2019, 09:14 PM   #261
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Your air plant idea sounds super cool! You could be right about the ochtodes.


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Unread 02/16/2019, 12:33 AM   #262
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Thank you
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So inspiring. Hopefully it won’t be long before my tank is overgrown like yours.
Sold big branches of green nd ochtodes over the week. Hopefully, the red will start recovering soon
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Your air plant idea sounds super cool! You could be right about the ochtodes.
Sharing a top-down view of the Rics after receiving natural sunlight for the whole day. The LEDs are turned on only in the late evening.




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Unread 02/16/2019, 07:13 AM   #263
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Wow, so beautiful.


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Unread 02/16/2019, 09:18 AM   #264
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Your rics and sponge look very happy. Nice pic!


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Unread 03/01/2019, 10:34 AM   #265
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Stunning! I really love your tank and the updates. So much color and life.


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Unread 03/04/2019, 06:52 PM   #266
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Stunning! I really love your tank and the updates. So much color and life.



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Unread 01/27/2020, 03:51 AM   #267
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Decided to give a tank a slightly new look with a slim LED bar and light hanger. Was inspired by how some of the freshwater planted tank looked so natural as a paludarium, hence, trying to do a marine version. Gonna cover the light hanger with more greens.

It is still a natural sunlit tank, with macros and lots of mushrooms.








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Unread 01/27/2020, 09:47 AM   #268
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Your tank looks great! I like the air plants too. Lots of colors and textures!


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Unread 01/27/2020, 09:33 PM   #269
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Thank you Michael

LOL, yea i guess air plants are commonly used in the limited marine paludarium we see.

Thought they are sensitive to saltwater, I'm thinking it might be possible to bring them closer to the waterline, if we run a hose which slowly trickle freshwater onto the air plants, which also serve as a ATO to the tank.

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Unread 01/27/2020, 10:22 PM   #270
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I would think you could move them closer. That's a cool idea!

The new light has great color. Nice mushroom collection too!


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Unread 01/28/2020, 01:48 PM   #271
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Love the addition of the air plants. What a clever idea. The tank looks great as always!


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