FarmerTy 215-gal No Water Change SPS Tank - Page 41

FarmerTy · 04/18/2018, 09:25 PM

The "factory", my grow out rack for frags I've acquired, and the other rack is starting to fill up with frags from some of my colonies! Having a frag tank is just good fun!

FarmerTy · 04/19/2018, 09:17 AM

Alright, had some fun with the actinic shots and gel filters the last couple of weeks. Back to the good ol' white lights and what I like to refer to as WYSIRL (What you see in real life) pics... Well... If your eyes could see at the macro level at least.

FarmerTy · 04/19/2018, 09:37 AM

Not done yet!

FarmerTy · 04/19/2018, 09:41 AM

Alright, that's it! Phew!

FarmerTy · 04/19/2018, 10:14 AM

Oh, growth shot since everything has been happy since the beginning of the year.

Feb 6 - April 18th... Roughly 2.5 months. I frag so much it's hard to do these growth shots but this one was on my do not frag list so good one to track growth.

FarmerTy · 04/19/2018, 09:45 PM

No fooling... No gel filters... No saturation boost... No DSLR magic as I snapped it with my android phone... Just ATI T5s and SBREEF actinic bars... WYSIRL (what you see in real life)! Wow! I've always had them under LEDs or LEDs with supplemental T5s but under mainly T5s with actinic bars... Its mesmerizing! Colorado Sunburst! Wow!

FarmerTy · 04/24/2018, 02:13 PM

Part of me wonders why I've been in reefing for 14 years now and never had a small frag rack just for the purpose of staging frags for pictures like this. So awesome!

FarmerTy · 04/25/2018, 09:03 AM

So my tank has recently hit what I would call a mature state after its one year mark. Consumption of alk/ca has been pretty stable lately, everything in the tank is happy, colors are about 90% back now versus 70% a couple months ago.

Its hard to describe but you can just see it in the health of the coral. Flesh looks great on the acros and you can see little growing terminal ends on just about every piece in the tank.

With this also comes the major growth phase of a mature tank. Once it hits its stride, you'll be rewarded with amazing growth.

Here's 2-2.5 months of growth on the first two pieces and 1.5 months on the small frag. Growth rates have just exploded in the last couple of months and its been great to see that again after weathering the move and the 1st ups and downs until the tank is mature.

2.5 months growth

2 months growth

1.5 months growth

FarmerTy · 04/26/2018, 12:13 PM

1:26 of pure, uninterrupted Colorado Sunburst watching.
https://youtu.be/nL1W2ZgZ0kQ

FarmerTy · 04/30/2018, 08:03 AM

More pics!

My budding high end monti collection:

Cornbred Flaming Phoenix mother colony under Blue LED actinics

My new shipment I received. PC Superman, OG Garf Bonsai, Mr. Pac man, SC Orange Passion, Paletta pink tip, and C2C Calamity.

SC OP

PC Superman

Randoms from my frag tank.

FarmerTy · 05/02/2018, 11:17 PM

Alright, I did it. Another annoying Colorado Sunburst video... But this time, top down...And bonus treat of my Aussie gold torch in the corner as well.

https://youtu.be/YrxT4cwrnvU

FarmerTy · 05/05/2018, 10:41 PM

Picture dump part 1...

FarmerTy · 05/05/2018, 10:45 PM

Part 2...

FarmerTy · 05/05/2018, 10:45 PM

Part 3

FarmerTy · 05/07/2018, 08:20 AM

Some more fun actinic pics:
Reefwise Lemondrop with CC Inferno anemone underneath

My high end montis beaming under blues:

My Aussie gold torch

Reefwise Long tentacle fungia plate

My two subzero frostbite clownfish

markalot · 05/08/2018, 07:32 AM

Love all the pics Ty.

FarmerTy · 05/08/2018, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markalot

Love all the pics Ty.

Thanks Markalot! I've been having fun with the new camera!

Bpb · 05/08/2018, 07:49 AM

Love the montipora. In the new tank only palawanensis will be allowed....on and bubble tip nems are the devil lol

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FarmerTy · 05/08/2018, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bpb

Love the montipora. In the new tank only palawanensis will be allowed....on and bubble tip nems are the devil lol

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yeah, I swore off montis but these are just my style, slow growers and gorgeous. And yes, BTAs are the devil... Currently burning my red devil nasuta and Tyree Superman frags!

Bpb · 05/08/2018, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FarmerTy

Yeah, I swore off montis but these are just my style, slow growers and gorgeous. And yes, BTAs are the devil... Currently burning my red devil nasuta and Tyree Superman frags!

You sound like you need a dedicated anemone frag system to collect all these designer nems in so they won’t cause collateral damage

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FarmerTy · 05/08/2018, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bpb

You sound like you need a dedicated anemone frag system to collect all these designer nems in so they won’t cause collateral damage

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I have no clue what you're talking about.

Reefpuck · 05/08/2018, 08:51 PM

Looking good Ty! That anemone collection start with one?

FarmerTy · 05/08/2018, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefpuck

Looking good Ty! That collection start with one?

Both of them, yes! Hey, quit stalking me! I thought this was ARC at first!

FarmerTy · 05/08/2018, 09:32 PM

Actinic pic of the "factory", my frag grow out area.

Actinic pic of available frags

Actinic pic of right side of the tank

Actinic pic of left side of the tank

Reefpuck · 05/09/2018, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FarmerTy

Both of them, yes! Hey, quit stalking me! I thought this was ARC at first!

Haha. It's funny cuz I've looked at your thread a bunch over the years....but had no idea I'd ever get to see it in person.

04/25/2018, 09:03 AM	#1008
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	So my tank has recently hit what I would call a mature state after its one year mark. Consumption of alk/ca has been pretty stable lately, everything in the tank is happy, colors are about 90% back now versus 70% a couple months ago. Its hard to describe but you can just see it in the health of the coral. Flesh looks great on the acros and you can see little growing terminal ends on just about every piece in the tank. With this also comes the major growth phase of a mature tank. Once it hits its stride, you'll be rewarded with amazing growth. Here's 2-2.5 months of growth on the first two pieces and 1.5 months on the small frag. Growth rates have just exploded in the last couple of months and its been great to see that again after weathering the move and the 1st ups and downs until the tank is mature. 2.5 months growth 2 months growth 1.5 months growth Last edited by FarmerTy; 04/25/2018 at 01:29 PM.

05/08/2018, 07:32 AM	#1016
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Love all the pics Ty. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

05/08/2018, 08:51 PM	#1022
Reefpuck Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 1,122	Looking good Ty! That anemone collection start with one? __________________ Josh Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef w/ 55g sump/fuge.

04/18/2018, 09:25 PM	#1001
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	The "factory", my grow out rack for frags I've acquired, and the other rack is starting to fill up with frags from some of my colonies! Having a frag tank is just good fun!

04/19/2018, 09:17 AM	#1002
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Alright, had some fun with the actinic shots and gel filters the last couple of weeks. Back to the good ol' white lights and what I like to refer to as WYSIRL (What you see in real life) pics... Well... If your eyes could see at the macro level at least.

04/19/2018, 09:37 AM	#1003
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Not done yet!

04/19/2018, 09:41 AM	#1004
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Alright, that's it! Phew!

04/19/2018, 10:14 AM	#1005
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Oh, growth shot since everything has been happy since the beginning of the year. Feb 6 - April 18th... Roughly 2.5 months. I frag so much it's hard to do these growth shots but this one was on my do not frag list so good one to track growth.

04/19/2018, 09:45 PM	#1006
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	No fooling... No gel filters... No saturation boost... No DSLR magic as I snapped it with my android phone... Just ATI T5s and SBREEF actinic bars... WYSIRL (what you see in real life)! Wow! I've always had them under LEDs or LEDs with supplemental T5s but under mainly T5s with actinic bars... Its mesmerizing! Colorado Sunburst! Wow!

04/24/2018, 02:13 PM	#1007
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Part of me wonders why I've been in reefing for 14 years now and never had a small frag rack just for the purpose of staging frags for pictures like this. So awesome!

04/26/2018, 12:13 PM	#1009
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	1:26 of pure, uninterrupted Colorado Sunburst watching. https://youtu.be/nL1W2ZgZ0kQ

04/30/2018, 08:03 AM	#1010
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	More pics! My budding high end monti collection: Cornbred Flaming Phoenix mother colony under Blue LED actinics My new shipment I received. PC Superman, OG Garf Bonsai, Mr. Pac man, SC Orange Passion, Paletta pink tip, and C2C Calamity. SC OP PC Superman Randoms from my frag tank.

05/02/2018, 11:17 PM	#1011
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Alright, I did it. Another annoying Colorado Sunburst video... But this time, top down...And bonus treat of my Aussie gold torch in the corner as well. https://youtu.be/YrxT4cwrnvU

05/05/2018, 10:41 PM	#1012
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Picture dump part 1...

05/05/2018, 10:45 PM	#1013
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Part 2...

05/05/2018, 10:45 PM	#1014
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Part 3

05/07/2018, 08:20 AM	#1015
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Some more fun actinic pics: Reefwise Lemondrop with CC Inferno anemone underneath My high end montis beaming under blues: My Aussie gold torch Reefwise Long tentacle fungia plate My two subzero frostbite clownfish

05/08/2018, 07:49 AM	#1018
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Love the montipora. In the new tank only palawanensis will be allowed....on and bubble tip nems are the devil lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05/08/2018, 09:32 PM	#1024
FarmerTy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 871	Actinic pic of the "factory", my frag grow out area. Actinic pic of available frags Actinic pic of right side of the tank Actinic pic of left side of the tank