Out of control?
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Topic: Out of control?
Posted By: Pete1122
Subject: Out of control?
Date Posted: June 23 2012 at 11:35am
I bought some really small corals for my 29 Biocube and now a few months later they have exploded and I feel like they may be getting too big. Any suggestions based on the picture or am I doing fine? Should I try to thin anything out? |
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Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: June 23 2012 at 11:58am
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I think it looks good man... If anything gets too close to the hammer it will start chemical warfare.. But not too shabby...Looks like you have a little while until that GSP reaches it. ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: June 23 2012 at 3:06pm
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Actualy looks pretty neat, but yea, obviously dont let any thing get too close or touch:0 ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: June 23 2012 at 4:51pm
If it was mine I would reduce the clover as it grows fast .But all in all it looks very healthy 
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Posted By: rufessor
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 3:53pm
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Agree with the thin early comment. My experience with Reef Tanks is you need to be the predator. If your not on top of the tank something will take over and quick. Every 2-3 months I spend a few hours swearing as I prune out some macro algae that I have that some people actually pay for (mermaids finger) but that grows EVERYWHERE... then I have to go through and nuke the random polyps that show up, and then well... be the predator. Its your tank- if you don't MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU WANT... well... Have you ever gardened and tried not weeding for a few years... yeah.. same thing. ------------- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler -A.E. 57 Gallon RImless build in progress check the thread before if becomes boring and just full of nice pictures of colorful coral! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 10:13pm
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I like the look of it. In the experience of many hobbyists here, including Tim, the guy who, with me, founded this club, it's good to not let any coral take up more than 20% of the total coral mass. He had a Klyxum that had grown to the size of a basketball. A powerhead slipped and was blasting the Klyxum. Before he came home that evening, there was a total crash going on. That Xenia may disappear one day. That's how Xenia is. Checking and maintaining Alk, Ca, Mg and I (Iodine) will help keep it around as long as possible.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: rufessor
Date Posted: June 26 2012 at 10:25pm
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Sorry... I hope you didn't think I thought it needed work... I actually think its looking great now, but wanted to also add that as you are experiencing all ready, things change fast and if you go the "natural route" and let nature be nature (in as much as possible in less than a few trillion gallons)... your essentially running a competitive growth assay and something is going to take over... and its usually (in my experience) not the piece you really want to show off... HAVE fun and don't worry about pruning, you will actually be able to sell EVERYTHING your pruning out... even if you get 2 dollars for a piece, its fun because someone will come to your house to buy it, and you get to talk about tanks for a few minutes and when they leave, your tank looks better and you get to go buy some more food or whatever for the tank. Which reminds me... I gotta post some frags! ------------- Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler -A.E. 57 Gallon RImless build in progress check the thread before if becomes boring and just full of nice pictures of colorful coral! |
Posted By: Pete1122
Date Posted: June 27 2012 at 9:05am
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Thanks for the advice everyone, I am kind of alarmed at how the Xenia spread and continues to grow at an alarming rate. Once I installed a Sump in the stand of my Biocube everything has started growing like crazy, I'll keep an eye on it for sure and figure out how to thin it shortly. Thanks again! Mike
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