Stonecold's Oasis

stonecold · 12/11/2016, 08:57 PM

Wanted to share some holiday colors.... Wishing you and yours a Joyous Holiday Seasons and a Happy New Year!

rovster · 12/11/2016, 09:47 PM

This is a new tank correct? Amazing corals. Thanks for sharing!

reefmutt · 12/12/2016, 06:02 AM

Nick! so happy to see you posting new shots!!

just beautiful.
I am loving the pe on all of them.
Can we get a system run down?
Happy holidays to you, too.

Piper27 · 12/12/2016, 12:54 PM

Very nice, I would love to hear about the tank too. You did start a new tank right? Are they all aquaculture or have you got some wild or mariculture too?

stonecold · 12/12/2016, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rovster

This is a new tank correct? Amazing corals. Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Nick! so happy to see you posting new shots!!

just beautiful.
I am loving the pe on all of them.
Can we get a system run down?
Happy holidays to you, too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piper27

Very nice, I would love to hear about the tank too. You did start a new tank right? Are they all aquaculture or have you got some wild or mariculture too?

Thank you, guys.

Yes, this is a new tank. After seeing heavy crazing on the last acrylic tank, I don't know how long it will hold water. So, I decided to setup this tank cause I bleed reefing. LOL

Tank - Deep Blue 80 (48x24x16) L X W X H.
Skimmer - RLSS R6-i.
Internal Flow - 2 Tunze 6095.
Light - T5 Retro Kits (6 bulbs) and Reefbar Pro LED Strips.
Avast Marine Kalk Reactor.
Avast Marine ATO.
Temperature Controller - Eheim heater and fans.
Return - Laguna Maxflo 1500. Serve as a return thru a 3/4" SS and also feeds the below.
GEO 612 Calcium Reactor and Aquarium Plant CO2 Regulator.
BRS Reactor - Use for ChemiPure Blue.

Some of my SPS are from my old tank. Those that I've added were purchased from hobbyists and online vendors. I would say those from the hobbyists are aquacultured. I can't confirm whether those from the online vendors are aquacultured, maricultured and/or wild. I do know that the below is a wild specie cause I saw the colony and bought the frag in person.

October 2014.

As of yesterday...

cFloor · 12/13/2016, 12:41 AM

Wow, your corals are looking so healthy. Very clean setup, I really like how organized you have it. Could we get a FTS?

tripdad · 12/13/2016, 12:05 PM

Very nice build and the corals are really nicely colored, great job!

sahin · 12/13/2016, 06:20 PM

Hey Nick! I'm very excited to see you've posted a new tank thread.

Would like to see an FTS and please could you provide a fish list.

Thanks.

reefmutt · 12/13/2016, 06:55 PM

Very nice and neat, Nick,
Nice cabinet as well.
That wild frag looks exactly like a coral that Mark (markalot) has in his tank. It's gorgeous.
What do you think of the Reefbar pro? What color leds did you get in the strip?
I'm looking for a 'bling' led strip, now that I removed my AI Primes.
Also thinking about the reefbright$.....

368 · 12/13/2016, 08:00 PM

Looks great. I really like the blue milli in the this pic.

stonecold · 12/13/2016, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tripdad

Very nice build and the corals are really nicely colored, great job!

Thank you, Scott.

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Originally Posted by 368

Looks great. I really like the blue milli in the this pic.

Thank you. It's ugly now. Don't know what happened, but was prettier when it had some green polyps. Hopefully, the green polyps will return in due time. Here it is in September. You can see the green polyps. Sorry for the blurry pic.

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Originally Posted by cFloor

Wow, your corals are looking so healthy. Very clean setup, I really like how organized you have it. Could we get a FTS?

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Originally Posted by sahin

Hey Nick! I'm very excited to see you've posted a new tank thread.

Would like to see an FTS and please could you provide a fish list.

Thanks.

Thank you, gents.

I don't have a recent FTS. I've taken a few in the past. This tank is shallow and long. With a point and shoot camera, each FTS pic looks weird. I'm sure it's a user error. I will continue to work on my camera skills and will post a FTS accordingly.

Current fishes are 5 Bartlett Anthias, 2 Flame Wrasses and 1 Royal Gramma. I will be adding more.

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Very nice and neat, Nick,
Nice cabinet as well.
That wild frag looks exactly like a coral that Mark (markalot) has in his tank. It's gorgeous.
What do you think of the Reefbar pro? What color leds did you get in the strip?
I'm looking for a 'bling' led strip, now that I removed my AI Primes.
Also thinking about the reefbright$.....

Than you, Matt.

I saw Mark's colony in his thread. I would say it's very similar if not the same.

My Reefbars are all blue. I like them because it's affordable. I have them for a year and half. Only cons I would say about them would be the acrylic shield that each unit comes with. IMHO the shield traps heat which will caused burnt mark on the shield. When mine had the burnt marks, I removed the shield.

Due to the overwhelming great reviews regarding the Reefbrite, I also would like to try them as well. Unfortunately, they are too expensive. :-(

Big E · 12/14/2016, 04:58 AM

Those look sweet Nick

That granny in pic 4 looks familiar

markalot · 12/14/2016, 07:45 AM

Ah, now it looks like a tank thread. Good to see this, looking forward to more!

368 · 12/14/2016, 01:14 PM

Dude that blue milli is absolutely wicked. I need to get a piece one day. Lmk if you ever frag it. I'm local to you.

Acronic · 12/16/2016, 01:23 AM

Shallow tanks are such a joy to work in. Everything looks great buddy. Can't wait to see more to come

sahin · 12/16/2016, 09:54 AM

Nick, you have a reputation for great rockscapes...I've seen your name mentioned by others. Hence why I wanted to see an FTS.

How much liverock do you have in the display? Do you have any additional rocks or filter medit like Siporax or Matrix in the sump?

stonecold · 12/23/2016, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sahin

Nick, you have a reputation for great rockscapes...I've seen your name mentioned by others. Hence why I wanted to see an FTS.

How much liverock do you have in the display? Do you have any additional rocks or filter medit like Siporax or Matrix in the sump?

As always, you're too kind.

I ordered a total of 60lbs of rocks. So, I'd say that have about 50lbs in the DT and 10 in the sump.

Sump - No Siporax nor Matrix. Just 3 compartments: drain, this is where I put the 10lbs of rocks, skimmer and return.

FTS - As of last week. Current aquascape will serve as a temporary "frag rack". I will replace the rocks once the SPS becomes colonies.

stonecold · 12/23/2016, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 368

Dude that blue milli is absolutely wicked. I need to get a piece one day. Lmk if you ever frag it. I'm local to you.

Will PM you when its ready....

reefmutt · 12/24/2016, 06:33 PM

Nick, the fts looks great!
Can't wait to see the corals rising above that scape.
Happy holidays!

biggles · 12/24/2016, 06:54 PM

Love the acro pics and your new display dimensions Nick, looking forward to watching things develop over 2017.

Wish i had this baby in my display........

stonecold · 12/31/2016, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by biggles

Wish i had this baby in my display........

Could be easily arrange if you're local....

stonecold · 12/31/2016, 05:00 PM

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Piper27 · 12/31/2016, 05:05 PM

Nice yellows! Are they named pieces? Enjoy the rest of the holidays

reefmutt · 12/31/2016, 09:51 PM

Happy new year, Nick!
I'll be looking forward to seeing your tank shine this year!
It's already on it's way. Stunning shots!

Acronic · 12/31/2016, 11:29 PM

You know your corals are happy when they make a white ring around their base on the rocks. Killing all the algae in sight.

12/11/2016, 08:57 PM	#1
stonecold Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 679	Stonecold's Oasis Wanted to share some holiday colors.... Wishing you and yours a Joyous Holiday Seasons and a Happy New Year! __________________ TOTM - May 2014 Last edited by stonecold; 12/11/2016 at 09:05 PM.

12/11/2016, 09:47 PM	#2
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	This is a new tank correct? Amazing corals. Thanks for sharing! __________________ "Cause you don't need to be a scientist to see, what we can accomplish with good chemistry..." -Sophia the First Current Tank Info: Tank killed by Hurricane Irma...once dust settles restart to come...

12/12/2016, 06:02 AM	#3
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Nick! so happy to see you posting new shots!! just beautiful. I am loving the pe on all of them. Can we get a system run down? Happy holidays to you, too. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

12/13/2016, 12:41 AM	#6
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Wow, your corals are looking so healthy. Very clean setup, I really like how organized you have it. Could we get a FTS? __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

12/13/2016, 12:05 PM	#7
tripdad Frustrated Stick Gardener Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: near chicago,Ill. Posts: 701	Very nice build and the corals are really nicely colored, great job! __________________ Scott Current tank: 65 gal DSA rimless, mixed reef, 20 gal sump, T5 6bulb, big skimmer, 40B Fowler, 20 gal sump, 4 bulb T5

12/12/2016, 12:54 PM	#4
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Very nice, I would love to hear about the tank too. You did start a new tank right? Are they all aquaculture or have you got some wild or mariculture too?

12/13/2016, 06:20 PM	#8
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Hey Nick! I'm very excited to see you've posted a new tank thread. Would like to see an FTS and please could you provide a fish list. Thanks.

12/13/2016, 06:55 PM	#9
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Very nice and neat, Nick, Nice cabinet as well. That wild frag looks exactly like a coral that Mark (markalot) has in his tank. It's gorgeous. What do you think of the Reefbar pro? What color leds did you get in the strip? I'm looking for a 'bling' led strip, now that I removed my AI Primes. Also thinking about the reefbright$..... __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

12/13/2016, 08:00 PM	#10
368 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 18	Looks great. I really like the blue milli in the this pic.

12/14/2016, 04:58 AM	#12
Big E Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Euclid, OH Posts: 4,281	Those look sweet Nick That granny in pic 4 looks familiar __________________ 80g Rimless Acropora System reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2197142&page=31 Ed

12/14/2016, 07:45 AM	#13
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Ah, now it looks like a tank thread. Good to see this, looking forward to more! __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

12/14/2016, 01:14 PM	#14
368 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 18	Dude that blue milli is absolutely wicked. I need to get a piece one day. Lmk if you ever frag it. I'm local to you.

12/16/2016, 01:23 AM	#15
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	Shallow tanks are such a joy to work in. Everything looks great buddy. Can't wait to see more to come __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

12/16/2016, 09:54 AM	#16
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Nick, you have a reputation for great rockscapes...I've seen your name mentioned by others. Hence why I wanted to see an FTS. How much liverock do you have in the display? Do you have any additional rocks or filter medit like Siporax or Matrix in the sump?

12/24/2016, 06:33 PM	#19
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Nick, the fts looks great! Can't wait to see the corals rising above that scape. Happy holidays! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

12/24/2016, 06:54 PM	#20
biggles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3,907	Love the acro pics and your new display dimensions Nick, looking forward to watching things develop over 2017. Wish i had this baby in my display........ __________________ Andrew

12/31/2016, 05:00 PM	#22
stonecold Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 679	Happy New Year, everyone!! __________________ TOTM - May 2014

12/31/2016, 05:05 PM	#23
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Nice yellows! Are they named pieces? Enjoy the rest of the holidays

12/31/2016, 09:51 PM	#24
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Happy new year, Nick! I'll be looking forward to seeing your tank shine this year! It's already on it's way. Stunning shots! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

12/31/2016, 11:29 PM	#25
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	You know your corals are happy when they make a white ring around their base on the rocks. Killing all the algae in sight. __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.