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[Dsophia]

Could anyone recommend good macro to get started and all around cool things that will do well? I've got a few species of macro started already, and feather dusters/stomatella snails that seem to reproduce daily.

I'm an architect that recently warmed up to the idea of designing and building aquariums. Here are a few pictures of my latest project, an eight gallon refugium that gravity feeds back to a 34gal cube DT.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...AABGI/4qofTMwC7ms/w1461-h1095-no/IMG_4392.JPG

I designed and built this myself because I couldn't find anything on the market close to what I was looking for.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/MgdDjWKqBE4x-oaes7Z8jhsT1Kt2UYCf_bnylUdovHs=w1760-h1026-no

Any input would be greatly appreciated

Regards,
Devan

 

[ReefMaster32787]

Cool and very unique! I personally like hypnea pannosa

 

[Dsophia]

I've been looking for a red branching macro (Rhodopeltis). If anyone knows where to find it. Seems pretty hard to find display macro, commercially, in Houston.

 

[wom001]

There is a guy on CL that sells his clippings from time to time. I cant remember his name right now but when I get home ill see if i can dredge it up. Hes got a bunch of different types with his tank being a Macro show tank.

 

[kgk]

Try tektite. She had a lot of cool macro at one time... Been a while since I have seen her tanks.

 

[Dsophia]

Cool and very unique! I personally like hypnea pannosa

Wow! That looks amazing. Any idea where to find it?

 

[Dsophia]

There is a guy on CL that sells his clippings from time to time. I cant remember his name right now but when I get home ill see if i can dredge it up. Hes got a bunch of different types with his tank being a Macro show tank.

Cool, let me know if you find them. Do you keep macro too?

 

[Dsophia]

Try tektite. She had a lot of cool macro at one time... Been a while since I have seen her tanks.

i would love to get in touch with tektite, lol. She's got some cool stuff, I think she stays kinda busy though. We have the same mindset. Trying to make this hobby more enjoyable/affordable for everyone that wants to get into it... And some new discoveries along the way, lol

 

[wom001]

Just cheato nothing spiffy just functional [emoji14] I used to do a little macro algae when I only had a biocube.

 

[Dsophia]

What do you run now?

 

[Lord Spice]

I have some dragons breath clippings you can have.

 

[ReefMaster32787]

That picture is actually from the ORA website

 

[wom001]

Well im a grad now and i moved back to where my 125 is, iv got a mixed reef right now (zoa garden, LPS, a few montis) but im currently in the process of moving out. Iv been gathering equipment for the past year to upgrade my tank to a 280 and take the leap of a more SPS dominated tank. However I prefer the whole show than just one type of coral so itll just be a big mixed reef with a bunch of acros, Montis, LPS, acans, zoas and probably no leather coral. =)

 

[turtlesoup2]

there is a guy on nano reef selling some red branching. I was thinking about buying some

Red Hex/Branching Rare Macroalgae for Sale! - Livestock Classifieds - Nano-Reef.com Forums

 

[Lord Spice]

Man I remember that stuff ! It was in huge abundance in Hawaii stuff would be in everything.

 

[Lord Spice]

It is beautiful I also saw it in a bluish purple hue as well.

 

[turtlesoup2]

That must have been an amazing sight!

 

[Lord Spice]

It was I have some go pro videos of when I would go snorkeling saw some cool stuff

 

[Dsophia]

I have some dragons breath clippings you can have.

I've actually been looking for dragons breath, lol.

 

[Dsophia]

Well im a grad now and i moved back to where my 125 is, iv got a mixed reef right now (zoa garden, LPS, a few montis) but im currently in the process of moving out. Iv been gathering equipment for the past year to upgrade my tank to a 280 and take the leap of a more SPS dominated tank. However I prefer the whole show than just one type of coral so itll just be a big mixed reef with a bunch of acros, Montis, LPS, acans, zoas and probably no leather coral. =)

Very cool! Let me know how the build goes when you start.