105, 3years on a road of bones

[tribbitt]

Or someone asked you “ hey how’s that coral doing and you said great 10 years now “. Next thing you know. Dead. Never say it out loud. Coral gods are always listening. Lol.

I made a DBTC update about my RR prometheus showing it off.

Next day it begin to RTN from the base.

I tell some friends “welp it’s dead”

Next day it’s stabilized and doing well again.

I swear they can tell

 

[L/B Block]

To those are you with only a vague understanding of the Reef Aquarium gods, or to all of those new to the hobby I highly recommend this article,

How to keep the Coral Reef Aquarium Gods Happy | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The Gods of coral reef aquariums are wrathful. They do not appreciate any display of confidence, comfort, or excitement for the hobby. You must respect them to succeed in this hobby.

reefbuilders.com

Def made my day!

 

[HankDean V]

 

[HankDean V]

 

[HankDean V]

 

[L/B Block]

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Looking good! Happy thanksgiving!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@HankDean V
A kaleidoscope of color in there!
Merry Turkey day
AKA “white man is the cancer of the earth” day
Peace n love
Happy reefing

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@HankDean V
Yo Master P, what’s the bubblegum pink acro in the middle?
It’s the largest pink in the pic
TYA

 

[HankDean V]

@HankDean V
Yo Master P, what’s the bubblegum pink acro in the middle?
It’s the largest pink in the pic
TYA

I think it’s the vivid confetti’s

 

[Cilyjr]

You've got some nice dense growth throughout.
How are you finding flow management?

I've always found the challenge balancing areas in front of large flow pumps where they can literally blow the flesh off to opposing sides where there is nothing to move water.

I'm somewhere between the Steve Weast theory of ” no pump, cable should be seen in a display" and the application of what is practical. So sticking a laminar flow pump on a open viewing panel would likely kill me.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I’ll agree with the no wires in the display tank!
Purely aesthetic, but they do bug me

 

[Coral reefer]

You've got some nice dense growth throughout.
How are you finding flow management?

I've always found the challenge balancing areas in front of large flow pumps where they can literally blow the flesh off to opposing sides where there is nothing to move water.

I'm somewhere between the Steve Weast theory of ” no pump, cable should be seen in a display" and the application of what is practical. So sticking a laminar flow pump on an open viewing panel would likely kill me.

I’ve always liked vortechs on the back wall

 

[Cilyjr]

I’ve always liked vortechs on the back wall

Sure me too, in fact, I have six along the back wall of my aquarium.
Still though the trick is the amount of space between the flow point of the pump and coral. And as those corals grow out, the dead spots start to happen. I'm just curious how people are dealing with that

 

[HankDean V]

Seeing the pumps in the display, definitely bugs me,
But having black pumps on a black wall helps,
I really don’t like pumps on a viewing panel,
At one point, the tank was moderately open, and has a good size tunze style pumping across the back,
I have a close loop going across the front
And two vortex and the return pump on the back wall, facing the front,
Probably would do more close loops if I could do it again,

 

[Coral reefer]

Sure me too, in fact, I have six along the back wall of my aquarium.
Still though the trick is the amount of space between the flow point of the pump and coral. And as those corals grow out, the dead spots start to happen. I'm just curious how people are dealing with that

I had 7 on my bare bottom 72x30x24. Seemed to work for me. Every tank is gonna be different of course.

 

[HankDean V]

Sure me too, in fact, I have six along the back wall of my aquarium.
Still though the trick is the amount of space between the flow point of the pump and coral. And as those corals grow out, the dead spots start to happen. I'm just curious how people are dealing with that

I put my vortex in the most open water areas I could, and have more or less let the corals grow around them,
But the Coral that goes straight at them eventually get a little shredded

 

[Darkxerox]

Seeing the pumps in the display, definitely bugs me,
But having black pumps on a black wall helps,
I really don’t like pumps on a viewing panel,
At one point, the tank was moderately open, and has a good size tunze style pumping across the back,
I have a close loop going across the front
And two vortex and the return pump on the back wall, facing the front,
Probably would do more close loops if I could do it again,

Remember the Tunze rocks that hid pumps? Gotta bring that back or just drill one.

 

[HankDean V]

Bugs in the silicone,
Fun little tunnels, eating their way through my Aquarium seams.
What great fun this hobby is!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@HankDean V
Wait!?!?
What??

 

[boun11]

Yes, saw it in person! Helping him find a new tank