Ryans Reef

[Oscarsdad608]

Watch that sps frag. On the stocks it looks like there are some dead spots. That might be stn.

 

[RyanG]

Here is a better shot of the Yumas

 

[RyanG]

Oscar what is STN? The one spot is where the LFS cut another frag of the mother colony. This piece came from their propagation tank not wild caught.

 

[Oscarsdad608]

Much better good luck with the corals. Great looking flow in the video. You should have a really nice reef in a couple years.

 

[reeffreak]

STN=slow tissue necrosis.
RTN-rapid tissue necrosis.

Usually one of those two usually starts from the bottom upwards.Who know what that bare area is,maybe Capt knows.

 

[flojo]

Nice adds. Hopefully they do stay healthy and ya can't beat free!

 

[yote]

Those new adds look great.
Those spots could be where the coral blocked light from getting to those places,there fore causing that section to bleach out.

 

[RyanG]

Woohoo! In a pay it forward type of situation Im getting a BUNCH of free SPS. I let one of the local reefers borrow my magnetic 250w ballast so in return he is "going to load me up" with SPS frags as payment(not that I expected any) since he has seen me getting into them in the last couple of week. Im excited for tuesday to come.

 

[Altohombre]

you can't beat free!

 

[flojo]

I hope I get that lucky when I start my build

 

[Oscarsdad608]

Did he say what kind, did he say what kind? I am just so happy for you I almost peed alittle.

 

[RyanG]

Scott keeps some VERY nice stuff and said I could pick anything that I wanted. He keeps a 90 gallon frag tank that the last time I saw was packed to the hilt so who knows what Ill end up with. Im not going to go hog assed about it but a few frags would be cool with me. He told me he could give me a tank full if I wanted but Im going to be respectful with the situation.

 

[yote]

Cant beat that kind of deal.
So what brand calcium reactor are you planning on:D

 

[RyanG]

The kind that involves two part by Randy Holmes-Farley. Dont really have room for a reactor but if I did I would choose an Octopus with twin chambers because they have a spot for the Ph probe without floating it on a piece of styrofoam.

 

[RyanG]

Just for conversations sake, if I do have the option of a calcium reactor, which is going to be the easiest to get dialed in and maintain on a daily basis? Then what do you do for alkalinity and magnesium?

 

[ccCapt]

Then what do you do for alkalinity and magnesium?

The ca reactor will take care of ca and alk, you just need to dose mag.

 

[yote]

I'm thinking I might look into the Geo reactors later on.But I have no idea which one would be the easiest to set up and use.

 

[Oscarsdad608]

I have heard that the secret to the reactor is the bubble counter. Most of the reactors are built a lot alike.

 

[RyanG]

So here is the list of what Scott passed on to me;

Idaho Grape Monti. Cap.
Neon Green Hydnophora
Red Millipora
Dr. Macs Purple tip tri-color acro(white, green w. purple tips)
Teal Acro. Tenius
Pagoda Cup Coral(turbinera)
Blue Oregon Tort
blue-green-purple tri-color acropora

If I ever get a decent camera Ill put up some shots. Sick of posting garbage.

 

[yote]

Yeah,your gonna need a reactor:D
Nice score Bud.And your pics aint no worse than mine.Show those SPS off.