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A friend, owner of a LFS, told me that I'm the only person capable of make that suharsonoi got this color under LED light (PS: he hates leds...lol) .....  About humilis, someone told me that my aculeus isn't an aculeus, as my echinata green thin isn't an echinata too.....and I believe it....  I'm terrible with acro identification so, as we say here in Brasil,"I sell the fish the same way I bought it." I have a lot of acros that have a wrong species identification. And I keep it that way....and fell bad about it....... That "humilis"......do you think that A. samoensis, applies better? I'm testing heavilly latelly.... I'm keeping my Alk between 7,9~8,5, for the past 3 months....really nice and stable and the corals are happy with it.  The rest is: Ca - 430 K - 430 NO3 - 7ppm (raised from 0,2 ppm after a dose os Sodium nitrate) And this is basically what I'm testing right now. Quote:
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The tank is coming back...
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My skills in photography came first...then, the water skills....and...then...only then....my video skills.... 
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Alex, glad to see everything is still looking great, if not better every time you post. Have you taken any par numbers at all? I'd be interested to see what kind of par your corals are getting.
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Not in this setup.... In my previous setup I borrowed a PAR meter from a friend and did take some measures but, honestly, I forgot the values..... I think that some corals are getting PAR at 400~500....and others in the 150~250 range....I didn't pay much attention to that. Alex
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Plana purple
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Stunning, Alex.
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It's time to another set of photos....no big changes....
     Alex Costa
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The best thing of having a large (and wide) tank is the possibility of a "3D layout"....
The small island in the front:    Alex Costa
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....and the big island in the back:
   Alex Costa
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I like this point of view a lot:
  Alex Costa
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Love it, Alex!
You are a true artist reefer.
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Thanks Matt! Things definitelly are going back to the right place.... Now it's time to fight some aiptasia...... 
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Alex, I am running out adjectives to describe how magnificent your tank looks. I think there is one thing missing in your tank though and that is a clam.
As for aiptasia, I would recommend a file fish. As you do not have fleshy corals, i.e. LPS, you should be OK.
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    About the filefish , I'm thinking about to get one but....I do have acans, trumpets, frogs and hammers, favias.....I don't know if it's the way to go... I'm about to get a CBB (another one....) and this particular one is eating aiptasias in the LFS... Let's see... Quote:
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Some top down is always gooooood
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Alex,
Is that GSP down on the sand in front of one of the islands?
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It's a "weed coral" but I like it.....and since you keep it away from the rocks, it gives the tank a nice movement....
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My previous Cooperband lived well for years without touch any of my clams. Clams and the CBB was in the "must have" list for this system so.....I'll give it a shot. I know that CBB are hit or miss when we talk about nipping. Let's see. I'm thinking about the peppermint shrimps but I have a yellow coris that is becoming really big. My previous one had the shrimps for dinner at some point.... For now I am giving vinegar shots in the bigger ones daily... It's a lot of work but it keeps the populations in check, until I got a more permanent solution. The filefish is an option, but it's an ugly option....  I'll keep it for the last case. If I give it a try, I can remove the acans....temporally or permanently, I don't know. Best regards, Alex
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Looking good! That's one active Tang you have in there. He managed to sneak into almost every shot.
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Love it, Alex!
Such amazing open space and balance.
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I forgot to mention that this video was made 1 year and a half after the setup of the tank. No amaaaaaaaaazing grow rate, but it's ok. As I said in the very begining, I must have a REEF in 2 or 3 years from the start. At this rate, it should be true.
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