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Thanks for the compliment =) About 5 months ago I added an LED accent strip to the front side of the fixture as a little experiment and to add a bit of shimmer, it consists of 3 cool white diodes, a 12 different yet very specific UV led's ranging from 360nm up to 420nm and 3 Royal blue diodes. Other than that the bulb combo is still the same... I've really been happy with the FM Ultra Royal Blue tubes over the ATI Blue+ they just seem to have a little something special to them that the Blue+ doesn't have. |
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04/08/2016, 03:37 PM | #29 |
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While I'm not an SPS guy, your tank is absolutely stunning!!
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04/08/2016, 05:11 PM | #30 |
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You have an amazing set up, you have crazy skills.
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04/08/2016, 09:07 PM | #31 |
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If you don't mind me asking, Where do you get your corals from, some of those Acros are amazing. The orange one, and the yellow with the purple polyps are so beautiful. Those are the two I am most interested in.
Also that stag horn is huge!. very impressive tank my friend. I am in the process of setting up a 48x24x16 rimless right now and I am getting a lot of inspiration from your tank. thank you. |
04/09/2016, 01:13 AM | #32 |
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You have an amazing setup, i read that you dont run any gfo, just socks and a skimmer for nutrient export, is that all? No cheto or carbon dosing etc Im a little paranoid about turning off my rowaphos!
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The other piece was from a wild colony I picked up a year ago or so, it would randomly rtn and I lost the majority of it, finally it decided to settle in and has developed into what you see in the pictures, it's finally started to really branch out and start growing. I do sell frags from time to time if you want specific pieces. |
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04/09/2016, 02:10 AM | #34 | |
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I feed my fish frozen food daily and I feed my corals twice per week. My coral food is a slurry I mix up in a single cup and just dump in front of one of the Vortech's it consists of: 7ml Sachem Fuel 10ml Red Sea Reef Energy A 10ml Red Sea Reef Energy B 10ml Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast |
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04/09/2016, 04:59 AM | #35 |
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Tank is amazing....but I also love your aquascape. What kind of rock is that and where you score those things? In the process of planning a 30x30 or 36x36 cube in the upcoming months and like the island shelf look.. Thanks |
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04/09/2016, 07:14 AM | #37 |
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All of that growth within a year or so?
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04/09/2016, 10:51 AM | #38 |
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super tank. how is your tank so clean??? are you using zeovit?? or any other products? more info will be helpful
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04/09/2016, 11:06 AM | #39 | |
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The tank previous to this one was a 30x30x18 and before that I had a much larger tank. We're in the market for another house so I'll be building another large tank eventually. |
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04/09/2016, 11:15 AM | #40 |
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Most everything came from my previous tank, however that whole tank was started from frags for the most part about 7 months prior to me building this tank.
There are a few pieces that started out as bigger wild colonies as well. But there's definitely been quite a bit of growth over the past 16 months or so. Last edited by DGee; 04/09/2016 at 11:35 AM. |
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Seriously though, I just like a clean tank, I try to wipe it down every couple of days, I blast the rocks and corals with a turkey baster every couple weeks to keep things clean and check for any unwanted pests. I'll also wrap my return pump in a filter sock every few months and I use an old powerhead to blow any junk that's settled in the sump over to the return side so it'll get collected in the sock. There's no other supplements added to the tank other than what I've listed above. ALL nutrient export is done via the corals, skimmer or filter socks. To keep color and growth I maintain my p04 between .05 - .08 I don't really test the tank but those are the numbers it seems to thrive at so I've just adjusted my feeding to keep the tank around there. I should also mention I've done two water changes on this tank in the last 16 months. I really kinda employ the lazy guy method of husbandry, I try to just let the tank do it's thing and don't intervene much. Find where your tank is happy and thriving and just do what you need to keep it there... This is the way I've been doing things for the last 20 some odd years and it works for me. There really is no magic to keeping a colorful sps tank. |
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What are FM bulbs?
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Ill have to check into that
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You have some very nice corals. I will no doubtedly hit you up in the next year when I am ready to start placing some SPS in my tank.
Currently deployed and in planning stages of my tank so it won't materialize for quite some time. But I have subscribed so you can't get away that easy. |
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Sweet, thanks for sharing. You have a beautiful tank. What kind of sand are you using?
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Well I'll be sure to follow you so I can start shopping when my tank is ready. Notice I say tank is ready, cause I am about ready right now, even without a tank ha ha ha ha |
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