ChicagoReefs.com Summer 2012 Palythoa Grow-Out Contest

[Funlad3]

Congrats on the lucky draw, and great choice!

 

[Tbonekilla]

Congratz!

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[Catran]

Congratulations! Sunny D's are awesome!


I love reefers...

 

[Funlad3]

Alrighty then!

My Paly is in the top of my 90 gallon reef directly in front of one of two returns from my RIO 3100+ Return pump. Tank Specs are:

Equipment:
90 gallon Peninsula Tank
Rio 3100+ Return
MaxiJet 1200Pro
(2) EShine 48x3W Dimmable , set to peak at 40% for three hours
Marineland Pro 300 (rated to 270 gallons)

I feed with:
Reef Chilli daily
Azox Daily if I remember
Rod's every other day
Frozen mysis when I have it and don't feed Rod's

I have these fish:
Yellow Tang
Solarensis Wrasse
Long Nosed Hawkfish

Paly is in high light, high flow. Here are some pictures.

 

[William Lutman]

Frag update

Last night my Frag decided it needed more minerals. After a long struggle it escaped my frag rack and spent the night consuming sand.
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My Frag face down skunk drunk on sand

 

[lunacris]

I have made a slight change to my tank reaquascaped and pulled out all the fish feeding only corals every few days if it matters

 

[Funlad3]

Will, is it okay?

 

[FishBeard]

Benlad! That is some serious frag rack! Is the vertical for corals and inverts that feel like climbing to freedom? LOL

 

[William Lutman]

Will, is it okay?

looks fine. I thik I need to find a spot and glue it

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

took all fish out chris?

 

[Funlad3]

Benlad! That is some serious frag rack! Is the vertical for corals and inverts that feel like climbing to freedom? LOL

It was the easiest way for me to get multiple layers! I have actually used it to put acro frags horizontally.

 

[KeishaKornbread]

I've never seen a frag rack like that.

 

[Funlad3]

I'm strange. Hey though, it holds well over 100 frags and can accommodate anything! I want a frag tank...

 

[lunacris]

Yea after 3 fish are gone i figured perfect time to start first hypo treatment just in case and while i was at it i pulled alot of rock out looks good i think just five huge shrimp roaming around

 

[Tethered_Limbs]

haha nice. you were losing fishies?

 

[gomery12]

Goms Initial Write-up

57g rimless Oceanic with 20g sump/refugium
Running charcoal and gfo through 2 avast reactors.
SWC Skimmer.
2 MP10's for flow running in lagoon.
2 Clowns, Coral Beauty, Pink/Blue Spot Goby, Coral Banded Shrimp, GBT Nem, Hermits blue and red, snails for clean up.
Corals:
Frogspawn, Neon Green Acro Frag, Green and Purple Spongodes Frag (ty fishbeard), Purple Monti Frag (ty Fishbeard), Pink Sytlophora Frag and Paly for grow out.
Lighting is a Kessil 350A Cannister. Dimmable two spectrums blue and white.
I have the poly on the bottom in the left rear of the tank, getting plenty of light and has opened up big since I got it in the tank. Did do a 30% water change today, didnt seem to bother him.
Ca+ 420
Mg 1250
Alk:10
Sp Gr 1.026
Temp 76.9
ph-8.1-8.25
Ammonia: 0 Nitrates:0 Phosphates:0.02
I am using BRS two part, frozen mysis, marine snow, and oyster feast. Salt is NeoMarine by Brightwell.
Everything is ran on a RKE.
And here it is!

By the way, anyone with the name of these polys because I can't seem to find it anywhere in the posts!

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[gomery12]

Whats the name of the paly?

 

[Funlad3]

Pepperoni. Mmm.....

 

[gomery12]

But the pepperonis on aquasd are really red, this is orange/blue, although when you select it, under its care the picture to left looks like it. I would like to name it the Chicago Bears Paly! jmo!

 

[FishBeard]

These are AquaSD orange pepperoni palys. I'm sure this has been commented on several times now...