Looking good Rich. You are getting some nice growth on that back ridge. As for the other picture I dont know what to say. lol

LOL Thanks buddy, I have cleaned up some of the algae, I promise some better pics next time.:redface:

Well it's about time you posted some pics up! Can't pretend to be busy all the time. Tank looking super sexy and there is a noticeable absence of green hue in it. Now if you could only convince your other friends in that exclusive club of yours to posts recent pics too that would be even gooder!

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One more.

Very cool,
I'm coming over with clippers :)

Ummmm. .. excuse me... there's a line! Lol.

Looking good Rich!

I'm boycotting this thread until the tank has it's own journal. :)

LOL, come come

come come.....

Don't be like that.

I could make the thread for you?? :)

Very nice pictures Rich. Getting some real nice colours. What is the name of the coral in the 2nd picture you posted? The red one.

mmmmm.. love me some strawberry shortcake. Very nice! I need to scroll back from some FTS goodness, if there is one. Is there one ???

It's my ultra pink milli but coloured downed a bit...
Ya....okay!🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
Pretty lame right now huddy. Nothing compare to yours. 🤗 I think there is a few pics couple of pages back.

The good (photo bomb)
 

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Wow, looking very good there, Rich. You've got quite the premium collection alright.

The bad....fish death.
 

Rosy scale fairy wrasse.

Second last addition to the tank just before the Rhomboid, fat, healthy for 2-3 months, eating like a champ then boom, under the tunze pump. What the....cyanide caught? That's the only thing I can think of. Pretty Lame.

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This is what it looked like.

Thanks buddy, I have some really good friends in the hobby that constantly hooks me up with amazing corals. One in particular....even though I tell him I am jam packed he still shows up with something amazing every time....no name mentioned but he is the whitest Asian guy I know on the island...:mrgreen:

The ugly (Bryopsis)
 

So....bryopsis...so many different kinds, Some say to raise your mag and some say to get lettuce nudies. Well, let me tell you that I have tried everything and IT'S NOT WORKING!

Now, I have taken out all the rocks and dipped them in peroxide and so far it looks promising, I got my fingers crossed and if this doesn't work then I'll be setting up a new tank to transfer everything over and re-set the dt.

Peroxide has worked well for me, just time consuming. I've removed rocks and basted and that did it long term. Just blasted some with yesterday's water change, slowly chipping away it it.

Did you use Tech M by Kent Marine?

Its not the magnesium that kills off bryopsis, it's a secret ingredient in the tech m recipe that seems to do it.

Don't blame your addiction on other people buddy lmao!
Sorry about the fish. Maybe it and the small orca you call an Achilles had a disagreement?
Your FTS doesn't do the tank justice. Last time I was there it looked like a completely different tank. Corals lightened up in color due to less nutrients in tank? Better flow from powerheads? Looking forward to seeing more progress.

I've given up on keeping Flashers & Fairy Wrasses just because they will jump and either carpet surf even with the glass lids (they aim for the spaces in between I'm sure) or they smack into the glass and knock themselves dead. Sorry to hear about your loss. It was a beauty. I'll have to pop in one day and check out the new tank. Looks great.

Made the mistake of adding a couple of sps into my tank and now I'm starting to check out other sps to add, like RR Red Dragon. Arrrg, this addiction is never ending. I've always liked the appropriateness of this Tank Journal's name:wink::twised:

Anthony

I am glad I went with bare bottom, made things so much easier. how many times did you do that Brad before it is completely eliminated?

I used Tech M with several different range of mag level. I suspect it only works on certain types of bryopsis and not all.

I don't blame anyone except for Jess, he is the reason why I am back in.....just when I thought I can get out they pull me back in! :biggrin:

I will snap a better full tank shot soon.

For the rocks I pulled and did it over the sink, first time. I have a couple rocks I did 6 months ago, still clean. I used 29% H2O2, don't get it on your hands! Or corals.

If you are gluten for punishment then please, by all means, give them a try. :biggrin: just kidding. If you are looking for a challenge, not just to keep them alive but to manipulate the coloration then this is it! Come in to the dark side!

Thanks Brad, I will use that next time instead of the 3 percent.

Bryopsis progress report
 

Just want to say that the peroxide dip has slowed down the growth of my (Dave's) bryopsis dramatically. I am seeing a slight glimpse of hope. Will continue to dose vinegar and peroxide to maintain water clarity and nutrient control.

For anyone that want a reference for the dosing regime, this is what I do...I am dosing 10 ml of peroxide 3% daily and 12ml of vinegar (recommended dosage is 1 ml per 10 gallons and monitor the tank to adjust dosage), of course this is working for me but might not work for you, so it's all subjective.

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Coral master's grape soda, I had a nub that was broken off from shipping and I put it on the disk to see if it will survive, look at it now...lol

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Neat little aussie piece, color should turn out blood red, it's yellow greenish.

Very nice Rich.

I've determined I'll never have a successful SPS tank and thats it... this means I'll enjoy others tanks that much more lol.

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Wayne, our 10000 leagues lokani is looking pretty good buddy!

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Oregon tort.

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Looking great buddy!!!

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FEW MORE...
 

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Orange passion looks like another tenius....what the

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Potential

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Don't give up Chris. It's pretty straight forward bro, all you need to do is to keep your calcium, alk and mag steady and the rest will follow.

Thanks Jess.

Ha, if it was only that easy. I never have problems with ALK/CA/Mag and lost all sps - probably zeo.

Lot of other things do come into play of course but if you have stable parameter that's half the battle already. Zeo system works but only for guys with lot's of patience which I wouldn't even consider. Most of our tanks gets set up and it will be good for the first few months then it goes through some hard times and if you can maintain through them tough times you will eventually come out ahead. Hang in there bud!