BowieReefer84 January 17, 2014 Author January 17, 2014 Wow, pretty fish. Thank you. First time ordering with LiveAquaria DD, and extremely satisfied.
BowieReefer84 January 29, 2014 Author January 29, 2014 Well the Blackcap Basslet died at the 16th day. Looked good up until I noticed it dead with a brownish colored wound on it's stomach. LADD did in fact provide me a refund. It def wasn't ich or velvet. Not sure to be honest as it was always hiding in the same spot just pecking at food. The shrimp and blenny are still doing fabulous.
Orion January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014 (edited) A full refund 2 days after their 14 day alive guarantee is great. Shows that they are a great company to do business with. Edited January 29, 2014 by Orion
BowieReefer84 February 1, 2014 Author February 1, 2014 Sorry to hear, but glad they stuck by their policy.... Yea, it was very good service A full refund 2 days after their 14 day alive guarantee is great. Shows that they are a great company to do business with. Now I need to figure out what to order... So, I just received one of the best/smartest things I have ever bought. I picked up a MJ400 with some 1/2" silicone tubing to use to do "vacuum" style water changes from the sump instead of the display. I had a lot of detritus down there, and it was impossible to get a siphon going. The MJ400 is slow enough to turn it on and have a couple minutes to vacuum before it filled up my bucket. Keep in mind my display tank water is crystal clear, and I had all this junk in the sump. Now its all shiny down there. 20140131_181405 by mteske1, on Flickr 20140131_181400 by mteske1, on Flickr 20140131_181414 by mteske1, on Flickr I'm definitely going to use this method moving forward. I'll go back and forth with water changes between siphoning display and vacuuming sump.
londonloco February 1, 2014 February 1, 2014 I actually do a wc from my sump every 3-4 months, but I don't need to use a pump. I dangle the end of they python off my deck, which is 2 stories high, and let the sw spray the pavers down below. Kills weeds growing between the pavers.
BowieReefer84 February 15, 2014 Author February 15, 2014 Mystic was my first frag added on 9.20.13 Below is growth comparison: 9.20.13 9.20.13 mystic by mteske1, on Flickr 2.13.14 2.13.14 mystic by mteske1, on Flickr Can't wait for that deepwater to grow some as well.
monkiboy February 15, 2014 February 15, 2014 (edited) haha, that things just exploded over that frag plug - nice work sir. Edited February 15, 2014 by monkiboy
BowieReefer84 February 21, 2014 Author February 21, 2014 I am getting a monti that I got bleached out to come back around. I just cut a tiny piece off the original frag, and glued it down hoping the new growth would look better. The polyps are a pretty bright orange in person with a green/yellow base now: ORIGINAL 20131027_210500-1 by mteske1, on Flickr TINY FRAG I CUT OFF 20131029_174906-1 by mteske1, on Flickr SAME CORAL NOW 20140220_214030 by mteske1, on Flickr Some other montipora I cut to grow out some: 20140220_212922-1 by mteske1, on Flickr Tank is doing pretty well with the corals, now I just need to get another fish.
BowieReefer84 February 21, 2014 Author February 21, 2014 Nice, that's night and day. Glad it worked out. yeah, seriously, nice work on the recovery! Thanks guys. It's been 4 months from the small frag I cut to the second picture. Hopefully in the next 4-8 months it will really take off, and I can offer some affordable frags.
JR-Tanked150 February 22, 2014 February 22, 2014 Looks good, what kind of water flow do you have on them?
BowieReefer84 February 22, 2014 Author February 22, 2014 Looks good, what kind of water flow do you have on them? I have an MP10 running around 90% max speed. The return is very low flow, almost nothing.
BowieReefer84 February 22, 2014 Author February 22, 2014 Newest addition sunset monti: sunset monti 2.22.14 by mteske1, on Flickr
sachabballi reef February 22, 2014 February 22, 2014 your favorite if I remember correctly? Tank is looking fantastic!
BowieReefer84 February 22, 2014 Author February 22, 2014 your favorite if I remember correctly? Tank is looking fantastic! It is my favorite, so hoping it does well. Thank you for the compliments.
BowieReefer84 February 24, 2014 Author February 24, 2014 (edited) Looking good Thanks man. Here is a frag of Matt Lebaron's "upper stag" I got early December 2013. I lost some color from what it looked like originally, but growing great. Also, I figured out a better setting for the maxspect. The 120* optics are def an improvement, and colors are no longer looking faded using 55% white and 75% blue for 7 hours a day. 12.13.13 20131213_172401-1 by mteske1, on Flickr 2.23.14 20140223_212521-1 by mteske1, on Flickr Another comparison: 20131125_203053-1 by mteske1, on Flickr 20140223_212505-1 by mteske1, on Flickr Edited February 24, 2014 by BowieReefer84
YHSublime February 24, 2014 February 24, 2014 Love your growth shots. Always consistent. I always have plenty of pictures, but all from different angels with different lenses, I should take some lessons.
BowieReefer84 February 24, 2014 Author February 24, 2014 (edited) Love your growth shots. Always consistent. I always have plenty of pictures, but all from different angels with different lenses, I should take some lessons. All mine are cell shots, and the tank is only 17 gal. I take them, then auto adjust in windows, then crop to similiar size. Pretty quick. To me a build thread is really helpful to track items almost like my own blog. Even if folks don't comment, I like to keep a log of the tank for my own records. I'm also only posting the corals that are growing, and not the ones that seem stagnant... Edited February 24, 2014 by BowieReefer84
BowieReefer84 February 28, 2014 Author February 28, 2014 I keep dosing nitrates, and they are not even at 1ppm. I decided to order some ZEO stuff to get some more nutrients into the water column that may actually be beneficial rather than the stump remover I've been using. I went with sponge power and coral vitalizer. At 1 drop a day they should last me a year. They will probably expire before I run out. My main interest is if I will see increased daytime PE.
Orion February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 (edited) I think Advanced Aquarist came out with this article just for you today http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/finding-the-right-balance-of-nutrients-for-corals While the bulk of past scientific research has focused on the effects of excessive nutrient levels, a new paper from the University of Southhampton examined the necessity of nutrients for corals. Their research has concluded what modern reefkeepers have also learned: that '“too many” nutrients can be as bad for corals as “not enough”. Edited February 28, 2014 by Orion
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