I tore my planted tank down

[RennjiDK]

The tank was fun setting up, and I saw amazing growth, but it was just boring to me. The kessil A80s gave 50 par on a 24" tank (13" depth mounted 6" off the surface) and the cuba was carpeting beautifully. Another 3 weeks and it would have been full. All I did was dose easy green x2 a week and set my co2 to 3bps.

Here's the evolution of the tank and the result 8 weeks in. The stems were to the water line, but i trimmed to the height of the scape and replanted, so they're not visible in the pic:

And the new setup:

It's a simple clown/bta tank with some zoas, but I really like it. They've both accepted the btas as their host and are so much fun to watch. They're like 2 cats with a cardboard box. 

Edited July 23 by RennjiDK

[PineSong]

Very glamorous!

 

[nabokovfan87]

If you haven't... be sure to check out "Chasing Coral"

Nice work.

[RennjiDK]

On 7/22/2023 at 10:48 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

If you haven't... be sure to check out "Chasing Coral"

Nice work.

I haven't watched it yet myself, but I'm aware of the issue. I'm a long time SW guy, and a lot of hobbiests/public aquariums are growing frags to later repopulate the reefs. For anyone not in the know, this isn't hobbiests. Most fish and corals are captive bred now a days. It's more of a contaminate/climate issue.

[nabokovfan87]

On 7/22/2023 at 8:10 PM, RennjiDK said:

I haven't watched it yet myself, but I'm aware of the issue. I'm a long time SW guy, and a lot of hobbiests/public aquariums are growing frags to later repopulate the reefs. For anyone not in the know, this isn't hobbiests. Most fish and corals are captive bred now a days. It's more of a contaminate/climate issue.

It's a good one to see because one of the main people on the film is a saltwater coral hobbyist.

Here is a bit more about that process you hinted at. Some new developments.

https://www.barrierreef.org/news/explainers/understanding-heat-tolerance-in-corals-great-barrier-reef