reefrun

I told you those jawbreakers shrooms  are hardy! Looks like a pain, but hopefully it will all be worth it!

My biggest regret is building my aquascape too high in half the tank. I’d also recommend drilling holes to put frag plugs in.. I’m doing that with a new scape and super excited about it 

Make sure you keep in mind where you’ll have your flow too

Looks fantastic!

9 hours ago, obrien.david.j said:

I love my blond naso, glad yours made it through.   Sorry your orange shoulder didn't make it.    They're beautiful fish. 

I love mine too! He’s such a fatty and already king of the tank.. the other tangs are following him around like the pied piper lol

Ok I finally made it to the end of QT and unfortunately I lost one of my 2 dream fish.. the orange shoulder. Good news is the large blonde naso made it through and is now in the DT and my yellow tang doesn’t seem to intimidate him.. I’m gonna call it a win and hope it continues this good luck ❤️

11 hours ago, obrien.david.j said:

amazing color!

You’ll have to come back over and see it sometime, looks so much better than before! 

Bumping this up.. I’ll be at the holiday party this weekend, let me know if you want me to bring anything for you!

I have some hammers I can cut, some bizarre or joker cyphastrea, some JF Freak Hair..

And tie dye jawbreakers 

Well I had 2 tangs in QTand one  suddenly died during the 1st prazipro treatment.. as if it wasn’t stressful doing this already! But the other fish only has one more day and is looking great, and eating even better 🤞

This QT process rough.. hopefully it gets easier with time.

 Maybe it’s some  sort of bacterial thing? I’m far from an expert though

Welcome back! Things have changed a bit from the days of halides and zero nitrates! 

2, maybe 3

1 hour ago, Eatfrenchfries said:

 

I start  fish + inverts in an established tank with: rotating rock and algae for cover + expendable dither fish to see social interactions + live food. 

Easier to make them feel at ease and eat which can be the hardest part. If it passes initial observation it will move to another holding tank to begin a modified TTM. (Prazi, methyl, formalin, metro, erythro, hyposalinity, diatom filter, copper).

 quarantine for fish takes me 45-90 days. Inverts take 20 - 75 days.

 

My lowest survival rates tend to come from uronema. 

 

 

 

Wow, I’ve never seen uronema in person…. I guess I should mention i only buy fish I see eating before buying and I’m running 1.020 for salinity 

Youre much more diligent than me! Thanks for sharing 

I’m QT’ing fish for the first time and finding it super stressful! For those of you who quarantine, I’d love to hear your process 🤔

There are so many approaches to this, and so many conflicting opinions… here’s what I landed on, which is a modified Hybrid TTM

Day 1 –   Fish is placed in initial QT tank 

Day 2

Day 3 

Day 4 – Safety Stop dips  (45 minute Formalin bath, 45 min Methylene Blue), then transfer the fish to a new tank.

Day 5 - prazipro 

Day 6 - 25% water change 24+ hrs after Prazi dose (if fish look stressed)

Day 7 –   Transfer the fish to a new tank.

Day 8 

Day 9

I'm interested in the doser if it falls through

Got a Reefmat for the office tank! 

7 hours ago, islandVib3s said:

Also have any other hardy sticks?

Tons! Most are pretty hardy, though some I've never fragged.. I'd say these are for sure: 
Blue Ghost, Voodoo (mostly it just changes color and polyp extension when it's mad), WWC Heartbreaker, Fox Flame, TCK Rainbow Fusion, WWC Yellow Tip, and Bali Tri Color

So tempting.. but I love my harlequin shrimp too much and I’m pretty sure he’d be a quick snack for such large wrasses

Also I couldn’t pick up till after thanksgiving and it doesn’t sound like that would work 

13 hours ago, islandVib3s said:

Have any boogers?(testers) I changed up my kalk setup to a doser and will start A4R when it's needed on a doser aswell.

I have a booger ready to go if the Blue Ghost (it was an accidental frag lol). 
 

18 hours ago, Sandfab said:

I’d be interested in the Bali tri color

Sweet, I’ll send you a pm to work out what size you want 

I have a handful of sps I can cut and some already ready to go.. and of course, tons of jawbreakers.
 

Photos with iPhone 14 and orange filter 

AVAILABLE 

Left to right: BC Blue Ghost $60, Fox Flame $30, Fox Flame $40, WWC Yellow Tip $15

CC Voodoo Majick: $40

CUT TO ORDER  (prices per frag)

Cc Voodoo Majick, $40 or $70 large, can do mini colony size.. color keeps shifting, but this is at my fave point 

BC Blue Ghost, $60

WWC Heartbreaker, $45

JF Fox Flame, $35

RMF Psychoberry, $60 

ARC Magic Carpet, $30

TCK Rainbow Fusion, $35 or $50 for large

JF Solar Flare, $40
 

WWC Yellow Tip, $15, can do larger pieces

Bali Tri Color, getting really cool yellow on some tips,  $15, $25 for large, can do mini colony size

I am a supporting family member

I imagine Bayer should kill them other than eggs, but I’ve never had to deal with these (knock on wood). I’m happy to donate some monticap once you’re ready

If you’re looking for jawbreakers, can bring one for you tomorrow! I have many ready to go from $100-1000 including some with the super rare purple. Hit me up and let me know what you’re looking for 

Corals available at meeting this weekend..  photos on iPhone with orange  filter

Fox Flame - $45 (need to cut)

WWC Heartbreaker - $45  (need to cut)

You can see moreof my tanks at instagram.com/justanotherreefer 

I don't have a spare tank, but you could try to drain half the tank and push it out enough to get the new one running (then add your water back in).. moving to a new temp as an interrim tank might be stressful for corals.

13 hours ago, Saltfishlover said:

Pretty compact set up. Looks good. Dis you use uniseals on the lower spouts

Yep!