TheClark

Interesting, I wondered myself.

That was one heck of a wet windstorm. Power stayed on here surprisingly and thankfully. When it does go out for me, its not quite the luxury experience you guys have. I have to go out, start the generator, run the extension cable, engage the interlock and selectively turn on circuits. However, the tanks never go without power for more than 5 minutes if I am home, feels good.

Of course I am looking at this thing thinking "I can 3d print one!" "When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail"

Looks great! I have been feeding decapsulated brine just for fun, this looks like a better value

That was mean of me, sorry reef people! Title should have been "OMG Look At That Wild Hammer Colony!"

Sadly I could not find it on youtube... Added a screen shot though...

Please see video for mother colony pics https://fb.watch/2UTnf3Wg4E/ 😂

Same here, just over Christmas break! One fixture a night, I am slooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww

She already wants to spin em up, but we haven't told mom yet 😉

Thanks! Same, so glad it turned out ok so far. No, sorry, she did not recall the name when we picked it up. Its a birds nest of some type, with purple polyps, and a green base.

Thanks again @jadams7, she loves it. Probably one of her favorite gifts ever.

Quick Update: - Plate corals lost flesh, probably goners but will hold out hope for babies. - Pretty much everything else looks good - Alk is in the high 10s range Glad to have some decent survival pics to share (A beauty from @Gil&Fin growing well, with the massive hydno in the back) Big old torch coral that serves as a host for an old, old clown.

Had a chance to stop by and see @Jorge and Jeff at @CuttleFishandCoral Picked up this hottie, thanks guys! Tough to get the colors right, will have to dig out some filters It's a stunner (to me).

Like a DaStaco?

I can dig around this weekend or next week. Have some large pieces of birch trimmed this summer that are probably still great.

What are people using now? I am down to my last 44 lbs of the OG.

Dang! What are people using now?

Thanks Sean. Secretly I am hoping they will partially die off, then recover with a baby plate factory! So cool!!

Yep, those prices. Wasn't that long ago even. With no bans, I just don't get the current pricing. Something else will get 'hot' again and see its prices soar I suppose.

Updates: - Alk has dropped rapidly, almost 2.0 dkh in 3.5 days. - All but the plate corals seem to be doing ok - Some coral is showing rapid growth - I plan to lower the reactor PH to slow the drop as we near 12.0 It is a relief to be getting back to an acceptable range, even if on the high end.

Dt last night

BTW, 17 days into this experiment, still no coral deaths surprisingly. So maybe this will turn out ok....

For sure, an unplanned experiment. Good to know, I like the discussion for sure. Not sure why I went this route. Probably because I am allergic to rapid alk down swings! By the seat of my pants for sure at this point.

Me too! Maybe that is what made the difference? Data, for others, at the least... I sure don't plan on repeating this ever!