Rhapsody Reef

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Hi everyone, Wanted to share a recent success I’ve been having. I’ve heard from many acro growers lately about a daily dosing regiment of Flatworm Stop and Coral Booster from Korallen-Zucht to improve growth and color in corals. I don’t have flatworms in my reef, but the there are plenty of benefits of the regiment without flatworms present. I’ve been dosing it for about 4 weeks now and I’ve noticed some amazing results. The colors have totally exploded, corals have greater polyp extension, and they seem to be encrusting at 10x the previous rate. It all seems too good to be true, but honestly the only changed variable in the last 4 weeks was the added dosing of the two products per label instructions and I’m really pleased! Everyone who has told me about it has noticed dramatic results, and now I have too. I’m quite sensitive and skeptical to products being “snake oil” from my professional career, but I can highly recommend Korallen-Zucht from my current experience. I only have Acropora and montipora in my reef but have noticed great results in both. My corals are mostly 1-2” frags as opposed to larger colonies, but I’m seeing good results on every coral. It’s not an inexpensive regiment, but it’s proven to me that I’m getting results for my dollars. Cheers, Andrew

I wish I could but this one won’t work well in the other room and I realized I don’t want a fish tank in the bedroom 😉

I’m also selling a bunch of new, never used equipment I bought for this build. These items are currently at my LFS Cuttlefish and Corals, please swing by or call Jeff/Pete if you’d like an open-box discount on something! 4 - Ecotech Vortech MP 40s 4 - Ecotech Radion XR-15 Blues 4 - Ecotech RMS XR-15 Light Mounts 1 - Reef Octopus Varios 6 Return Pump 1 - RedSea ReefMat 500 1 - Reef Octopus Regal 150 INT Protein Skimmer 1 - Neptune Apex A3 Controller 1 - Neptune Apex MXM Module 1 - Helio Heater Controller 1 - Tunze 3155 Osmolater ATO 3 - MarcoRock Aquascapes (one large, one medium, and one small) (photos attached)

I was all set to start a second tank but realized I only have time for one at the moment with my already busy lifestyle. Therefore, I’m selling this brand new never used Waterbox Infinia Frag 175.6. The stand is assembled, and the display tank was filled with water to pass a leak test and then drained. It’s a really beautiful tank, and this is a good chance to get one assembled and new for a good discount. Asking $3000 with buyer picking it up at my home in Milwaukie, OR. This tank new from Waterbox or a LFS is $3700 and 4-6 weeks for delivery. Dimensions (LxWxH): 1,836 x 643 x 410mm (72.3" x 25.3" x 16.1") • Height with Cabinet: 1,337 mm / 52.6" • Display Volume: 446 L / 117.9 gal • Total Volume: 690 L / 182.2 gals • Glass Thickness: 12 mm (1/2") • Includes: Aquarium, Cabinet, Sump, Plumbing Kit, Filter Socks, Sock Silencers Included is a custom built controller cabinet I made to store wiring and mount equipment controllers. https://waterboxaquariums.com/collections/infinia/products/infinia-frag-175-6

Thanks everyone, really great event today!

Can't wait!

Looking forward to this event, so many great prizes and group buys!

I'm also looking for the immortal tort, hopefully it starts making its way around!

I should have mentioned earlier… I’m planning on this tank running bare bottom so if it seems like I’m having more rock than normal it’s meant to hold some bacteria and microbial population that a sandbed won’t have. I’ve also done a fair bit of research on the NSA aquascapes and many people seem to regret them as fish stress more and become more aggressive because they don’t have places to escape. I’m sure once the corals grow this is less of an issue, but it’s something I’m keeping in mind. Now to mix things up: here’s Option C. It adds slightly more rock, another small island that I made previously and was playing around with working in. It’s probably too much rock but fun to play around with!

I lose the canyon effect when doing that, but I don’t hate the look. In person the rocks seem better in Option A, likely because that is what I had in mind when making it. When flipping it around for Option B, the 2D is more interesting but the rock might need some more work for better coral placement.

Keith (Reefbum) in Vermont does this, here's a link on his process: https://www.reefbum.com/photography-videography/how-to-live-stream-a-webcam-to-youtube/

That’s good to see, thanks for sharing! I was thinking I might need another small rock island but I’ll definitely stick with what I have since that will already fill the tank nicely with time.

Thanks everyone for the votes/comments so far, keep them coming! I initially designed the aquascape with option A in mind, but now I'm torn! I think I have enough room to space them out more, I'll play with that tomorrow and maybe post some pics!

I'm working on an aquascape for a new tank and have been playing around with different combinations and placements for the rock structures I made. It doesn't come across from the photos, but the rock structures have plenty of habitat/cavities for fish and flow. The new tank is a Waterbox 175.6 Infinia Frag, measuring 6ft by 2ft by 18". I'm planning to make this tank more artistic than my first tank Rhapsody Peninsula, incorporating more negative space and minimalism. This new tank will have more of a design concept, as opposed to my peninsula which is more of a one-of-everything collection rather than a cohesive design. For the new build, I'm aiming for a collection of blue corals (mostly acros) with more intention given to coral placement to maximize colors and textures while sticking to the theme. Anyways, more on that in a future build thread... So... which do you like more, Option A or Option B? Option A is the rocks arranged as / / and the first two images, Option B is the rocks arranged as / \ and third and fourth image. Option A: Front Option A: Top Option B: Front Option B: Top New Tank: Waterbox Infinia Frag 175.6