Randy’s Flock o' Reef Tanks

[psidriven]

did the solenoid have a flow direction?

 

[RandyC]

did the solenoid have a flow direction?

Yes.

 

[RandyC]

Gonis in tank looking good as of late!

 

[Patio]

Looking really good! Is that the/your Randy's Flaming Lotus in the back right on sand bed of the video?!

 

[RandyC]

Looking really good! Is that the/your Randy's Flaming Lotus in the back right on sand bed of the video?!

Yup, that is the flaming lotus.

 

[CaseyP]

Damn that Amazeballs (?) in the front looks amazing! Mine's kinda meh and darker looking. What par and flow are you giving them?

 

[RandyC]

Damn that Amazeballs (?) in the front looks amazing! Mine's kinda meh and darker looking. What par and flow are you giving them?

PAR is 250-300 (300 closer to the glass).

I have 3 MP40s running.

2x on the front sides running 55% reef crest
1x on the back left side running 25% reef crest

 

[derek_SR]

These gonis look even better in person! Thanks for showing me your tanks the other day.

 

[ashburn2k]

dibs on your first lotus frag, lost my colony to stupid aiptasia in the rsr170

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Yup, that is the flaming lotus.

Ohhh wowww you’re The Randy Flaming Lotus!

 

[Patio]

The one I picked up from you in 2020 is trying its hardest to come back from the dead. I am not sure if I should leave it alone or frag out the dead stuff.

 

[Coral reefer]

Get rid of the vermetid tubes if that’s what they are

 

[RandyC]

The one I picked up from you in 2020 is trying its hardest to come back from the dead. I am not sure if I should leave it alone or frag out the dead stuff.

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I've had frags come back from the dead. Just need to keep things stable and in normal ranges. There is some rumor manganese may help gonis grow, but no one has ever had any solid evidence.

Get rid of the vermetid tubes if that’s what they are

This may help so it isn’t irritated constantly when the worms throw their webs to catch food.

 

[Patio]

Thank you guys! Sorry for derailing your journal.

tubes- They are the small type that grow out of light and underside of rock (I dont know what they are called). I had the goni in the shade to recover for a while. I will brush off the algae and vacant tubes.

 

[RandyC]

Candy Corals Blazing Rainbow - I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t make its rounds and get in more SPS collectors hands. For me, it been one of the heartiest acros I’ve had and it has great colors! I got the original frag back in June of 2019, so I’ve had it a while, but when I started the IM75, I put in a smallish frag in Jan 2023. I may need to cut it back on some sides so it doesn’t encroach on some other acros.

May 31, 2024

May 31, 2024

And some pictures of it through the last couple of years in the IM75.

January 16, 2024

June 20, 2023

Added to the tank on January 20, 2023

 

[Darkxerox]

Bring some to the swap! That's some impressive growth though and interesting how it's looking like it's tabling downward rather than up and out (unless it's an optical illusion).

 

[RandyC]

Bring some to the swap! That's some impressive growth though and interesting how it's looking like it's tabling downward rather than up and out (unless it's an optical illusion).

It’s going both ways. It’s on a Tonga branch that is mounted at an angle. Has plenty of light there (350-400 PAR), so maybe is just growing with the “flow.”

 

[AARP-reefer]

Candy Corals Blazing Rainbow - I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t make its rounds and get in more SPS collectors hands. For me, it been one of the heartiest acros I’ve had and it has great colors! I got the original frag back in June of 2019, so I’ve had it a while, but when I started the IM75, I put in a smallish frag in Jan 2023. I may need to cut it back on some sides so it doesn’t encroach on some other acros.

May 31, 2024
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May 31, 2024
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And some pictures of it through the last couple of years in the IM75.

January 16, 2024
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June 20, 2023
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Added to the tank on January 20, 2023
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Candy Corals Blazing Rainbow - I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t make its rounds and get in more SPS collectors hands. For me, it been one of the heartiest acros I’ve had and it has great colors! I got the original frag back in June of 2019, so I’ve had it a while, but when I started the IM75, I put in a smallish frag in Jan 2023. I may need to cut it back on some sides so it doesn’t encroach on some other acros.

May 31, 2024
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May 31, 2024
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And some pictures of it through the last couple of years in the IM75.

January 16, 2024
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June 20, 2023
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Added to the tank on January 20, 2023
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Wondering if it similar Acro
Got it from Neptune

 

[RandyC]

Corals’ ability to recover never ceases to amaze me. Here’s a BattleCorals Backdraft the Movie Table Acro. This one’s been through falling under rock and me not noticing for days, then it recovered, then it went through my bacterial infection phase twice, and then here we are. Red on this piece is pretty awesome.

July 27, 2024

May 31, 2024

Apr 23, 2024

Mar 15, 2024

Feb 26, 2024

Sep 16, 2023

Aug 23, 2023

Jul 20, 2023

Feb 17, 2023

Jan 15, 2023 - around the time I obtained this piece

 

[tribbitt]

The transformations in the colonies you keep are super impressive