Rich's Frag Tank Build

[SaltyScotty]

I have the light sitting about 12 inches from the top of the water. I have mostly palys and chalices in the tank so I keep the light fairly low (40-50%) since there really isn't any depth to the tank for me to soften the light.

Any recommendations for a 29g biocube? (Just got the light recently, trying to zero it in...)

 

[richiet]

I would try to get the light pretty close to the surface without being in the way. 5-6 inches. Just a guess. Probably doesnt need to be as high as what I have. Start with a low intensity and gradually move it higher week after week.

 

[SaltyScotty]

I would try to get the light pretty close to the surface without being in the way. 5-6 inches. Just a guess. Probably doesnt need to be as high as what I have. Start with a low intensity and gradually move it higher week after week.

Thanks Rich!

 

[richiet]

Just picked up a few of these. Very unique shrooms. View attachment 6882

 

[poidog]

mmmmm shroomy

 

[DB9181]

Just picked up a few of these. Very unique shrooms. View attachment 6882

That is a freakin awesome shroom - Mind if I ask where you got it? would love one...

 

[Nxt]

Def a cool looking shroom.

 

[richiet]

I'll let you guys know how they look tomorrow when they get here

 

[Nxt]

So about that mushroom......

 

[richiet]

working on it. They look good in person. That photo does a pretty good job to capture the intricate colors and the greenish hues.

 

[richiet]

A few more pics:

Tyree Baby's Breath Favia:

Watermelon Lobo:

JF Ultimate PPE Cyphastrea on the right & WWC Sunrise on the left

Unnamed Golden Polyps:

Yellow Jackets:

A little bit of everything:

Hallucination Paly: Loving this thing

 

[rosko23]

Awesome... and DIBS!!!!

 

[jayjigga]

A few more pics:

JF Ultimate PPE Cyphastrea on the right & WWC Sunrise on the left

That cyphastrea is hideous...I'll relieve you of it.

 

[EricTheRed]

Dang, Rich. you sure have some sweet corals in your collection.

 

[gomery12]

Very nice eye candy. I'm just North of you but I work down in Champaign. You weren't the one I got the chaeto from about 6 months ago were you? Left it on the porch in your cooler?
Anyway great pics!

 

[AndyP27]

WOW...lots of colors on this thread. I finally got a few new colors in my tank-just waiting for the frags to grow. Great pics!

 

[richiet]

Thought this was interesting. I have two different strains of CARs. One is huge with bright red skirt but no orange in the center. The other is small with a less red skirt and a definate orange ring in the center. Both have the red ring in the center.

 

[rosko23]

Thought this was interesting. I have two different strains of CARs. One is huge with bright red skirt but no orange in the center. The other is small with a less red skirt and a definate orange ring in the center. Both have the red ring in the center.

Look like the "bowsers" Topwater was posting. They are sweet though... I got dibs!