I went back to Mike's house to get an update on his corals, he added a few new pieces from TSA that have a lot of potential! He did lose a few pieces due to a calcium issue but thankfully he is the only person I know of who still has the Jurnee's Unicorn 🦄
Ricky's Reef Corals
Coral Reef Aquarium
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Mike's Tank (Second Visit)
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Acro Update
I recently tested my potassium and magnesium and both were well under natural seawater values. I have since corrected the levels this month and the polyp extension has exploded!
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Mike's Tank
I went to my buddy Mike Nush's place to pick up some frags and took some photos while I was there. His tank is seven years old, he uses a standard 125 gallon (72"x18"x22") with a hang-on back overflow, lit by an 8 bulb 60" ATI Sunpower with ATI bulbs. He uses a refugium with caulerpa macroalgae, and a Reef Octopus protein skimmer. He doses Aquaforest two-part daily with a Jebao dosing pump and hand doses vitamins every two weeks.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
It Has Been Awhile . . .
Life has been busy lately between getting married, having a baby on the way, nursing school, and building a new home but I needed to update the blog with some new photos. I lost a few pieces due to my salinity being 42 PPT thanks to using old refractometer calibration solution. I now use Randy's DIY solution and after two months the tank is really turning around.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Blasto's
I picked up a few very unique Blastomussa corals from Pacific East Aquaculture.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Philaster
I have seen many reefers lately suffering from random SPS losses and see they are finding philaster on the coral under a microscope. I decided to check one of my corals that recently died and found the same thing.