Rimless Reef

Apparently the early reports were that RC was dead! It has now been confirmed on Reefcentral that its demise was a rumor.

From RC home page:

Hello RC Members.

Sorry for the interruption. We'll be back in a little while, I need to check something.

To the folks spreading rumors and making up quotes, it's pretty sad when you have to resort to lying to try and get members.

The truth is that during an upgrade to mySQL we encountered an error that needed to be corrected. Unlike most sites, our database is very large and routine checks can take quite a long time to run. That's one of the reasons why we're one of the few sites that runs a full nightly backup. We'll be back this morning with virtually zero data loss. Sorry to disappoint the folks forging the emails.

Slander and libel are pretty serious things.
Cheers

I for one am very happy with this outcome as RC was my forum of choice.

UPDATE: RC is back up! GO! GO! GO!

Sonny

Check out some of the new shots up HERE in the gallery.

Sonny

After reading many good things about Strontium online and in The Reef Aquarium Vol III, I decided to give it a shot. I only do water changes once a month so I felt that my system was not receiving enough Strontium.

I have been dosing Strontium for almost a month know and have had some positive results. The first thing I noticed was new growth tips on almost all of my SPS. The addition of Strontium seems to have kick-started growth again.

One thing I did not like was the increase in pruple and pink coralline algae growth. Some people like corraline but I dont as it makes my job cleaning the glass much harder.

So, I like the additions of Strontium annd will continue to do so in the future.

I am using Sechem brand Strontium pictures above.

Sonny

Check out this great looking in-wall Zeovit tank: CLICK HERE

Almost makes me want setup an In-Wall reef again.

Sonny

Recently, I traded out a couple Tunze Nano Stream 6045's and some cash for a Vortech MP20. I already had a Vortech MP40W on the left side of the tank and the second Vortech has made a big difference. The width of flow and undertow just cant be touched by any other pump out there. You really cant judge all pumps by GPH(gallons per hour) anymore because the Vortech has completely changed the rules of the game. If you already own a Vortech pump then you know that 3000GPH from the Vortech and 3000GPH from a different pump are not the same. The other pumps push out water in a narrow stream which lead to dead spots and harm to corals. The Vortech on the other had literally moves the entire body of water in your tank, enveloping your corals with life giving aid and respiration.

Polyp extension on my corals has increased and dead spots of low flow are now gone. I have both pumps currently running in Lagoon mode and am very happy with the results.

I highly recommend these pumps to anyone looking for increased flow, growth, and system health.

Vortech MP20 Specifications:

Flow: 500-2000 gallons per hour
Power Consumption: 6-18 watts
Maximum Motor Temperature: 30-40 degrees Celsius
Aquarium Wall Thickness Range: 3/16”-3/4”
Appropriate Tank Size Range: 30-70 gallons
Dimensions: Wet Side- 3” diameter by 2.25” long; Dry Side- 3” diameter by 2.25” long
Clearance Needed Behind Aquarium: 3”

For more information on these great pumps please visit http://ecotechmarine.com

Rimless Reef was featured today on the popular website
glassbox-design.com
I frequent the site daily and you should too. It helps me stay in the "know' when it comes to reef keeping.
Check out the article HERE.

Sonny

New pictures are up HERE. Let me know what you guys think!

Sonny

I just wanted to thank everyone for a great meeting this weekend hosted by MASM and and my good friend Jim. It was great meeting and exchanging information and insight with everyone who had attended. Jim tank looked great as always and really was a showstopper. I have never seen so many people awestruck by a setup, great job Jim!

I picked up a few nice corals as well and recently updated my live stock list on the "Rimless Reef" page here.

These are the new additions this month:

3x maxima clams(Only two now as one was traded)
Cleaner Shrimp
Watchman/Pistol Shrimp Combo
Watermelon zoo's
African Blue zoo's
Rasta Zoo’s (AWESOME!)
Multicolored acan's
Multicolored Chalice(my first one!)
ORA Miami Orchid
Deswali tabling acro
30,000 Leagues Lokani
Lime Green Lokani
Tyree Pink Lemonade
ATL Strawberry fields
ATL Pink Tulips acro
M. Setosa (SUPER BRIGHT!)
Palmers Blue Mille
Blue Turaki acro
Random Blue Stag (wont know what it is until it grows a bit)

I think that was all of it, may be forgetting a couple.....

It was a busy month of additions.

Sonny