New Frag Tank
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brstwv
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This is some really nice fraggin, can I see pics of the Blasto frags if any yet?
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brstwv
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This is some really nice fraggin, can I see pics of the Blasto frags if any yet?
maxalmon
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Tank is full, I have no more room, I seriously thought it would take me some time to fill this up. Most of the acros are going, which is about 40% of the tank along with anything thats just basic stuff, going to clear everything out and focus on my aussies, micros, blastos and the interesting montis like superman, pokerstar etc...
maxalmon
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Heres the clove fragging project. Being organized is essential!.. I pretty much try and figure out how many frags I want to make from the mother colony and then have all the supplies layed out and ready. I lucked out, the entire clove colony simply peeled off the rock and from there it was a simple task of using an exacto knife and carving them into 2 polyp frags then using superglue to attach to the frag plugs. These are green cloves and pretty huge when open
maxalmon
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I'm always trying to figure out new or easier ways to do things, one of the issues I've always had is the base of the coral is never flat, so there are some problems with how secure the coral is to the plug. Today I was having major problems with fragging this acro, so I started thinking that maybe if I put superglue gel on the bottom of the frag and dip the frag into dry sand it will then have a more stable base. Wow, it worked and I had no problems even if the base of the frag came to a razor point. Also discovered that if you add some glue to top of the plug and then holding the frag, you kind mix the sand in with the glue, hold it for a second and then it's standing up perfect.
maxalmon
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I'm running the new variable seio's with controller a few maxijets and flow from sump for a turnover of 3400gph, about 40x. MRC calcium reactor, along with a controller for the lights, ph, reactor, temp, time etc..That much flow kinda suxs for zenia and cloves, kinda their standing upright, then they get blasted with some flow and then they get bent over. All the softies get transfered over to a 30g softie tank on Mon or Tue, so that will free up a good portion of the tank.
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Just upgraded the righthand side light to a Aqualine AB 20k and it's awesome.
Left hand side is Pheonix 14k, I'm going to swap the 14k out for a either an XM or Ushio 10 this week. So L side is 10k, R side is 20k, grow out on one side and color up on the other. I may swap out the lights on the left side for SE bulbs and fixture, that way I can get a 6500k and go for ultra fast growth. I could really careless about the funky yellow color from the 6500k bulbs as the tank is in a remote part of the house and lights are usually on only while I'm at work
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Just upgraded the righthand side light to a Aqualine AB 20k and it's awesome.
Left hand side is Pheonix 14k, I'm going to swap the 14k out for a either an XM or Ushio 10 this week. So L side is 10k, R side is 20k, grow out on one side and color up on the other. I may swap out the lights on the left side for SE bulbs and fixture, that way I can get a 6500k and go for ultra fast growth. I could really careless about the funky yellow color from the 6500k bulbs as the tank is in a remote part of the house and lights are usually on only while I'm at work