100 gallons Acros Tank

Mr V · Jul 29, 2019

TGC Acrolandia

TGC Megatron_Looks pretty bad at this time. The base kinda rtn

TSA Princess Peach

Wrangy · Jul 29, 2019

That Acrolandia

I'm really glad to hear that things are coming back mate

vetteguy53081 · Jul 29, 2019

Looking good and came along nicely !!

purplereef · Jul 30, 2019

I LOVE the new shallow tank Mr. V.

RedSea500MaxS · Jul 30, 2019

Wow.....great art piece.

Mr V · Jul 31, 2019

Pink and Red acros look awesome thanks to purple plus ATI tube.

RRC Lady In Pink

RRU Apple Jack

Colony shot of the Vivid Tequila Sunrise

A no namer

Vivid Confetti picking up the growth.

tripdad · Jul 31, 2019

Very nice! That confetti is a new classic acro. It looks great everytime I see one.

Mr V · Jul 31, 2019

tripdad said:
Very nice! That confetti is a new classic acro. It looks great everytime I see one.

One can resist a red acro. [emoji57]

mannyhernz · Jul 31, 2019

Mr V said:
One can resist a red acro. [emoji57]

What par do you have confetti at V? Mine is lower and has some hot pink tips with lighter body and greenish/gold polyps

Mr V · Aug 1, 2019

mannyhernz said:
What par do you have confetti at V? Mine is lower and has some hot pink tips with lighter body and greenish/gold polyps

I don't have par meter. The colony under 3 radions at 75% daylight and 4t5s so I assume it's high par.
One thing I notice is that a lot of acros turn green_ish when lesser light. So just plash them with a lot of light and you have red. Par doesn't matter.

Jettareefer223 · Aug 2, 2019

Mr V said:
Pink and Red acros look awesome thanks to purple plus ATI tube.

RRC Lady In Pink

RRU Apple Jack

Colony shot of the Vivid Tequila Sunrise

A no namer

Vivid Confetti picking up the growth.

I vote for the underdog the no namers pretty legit I dig that! Everything looks great as alway, the last in pink is exceptional lol.

SeaDweller · Aug 2, 2019

Mr V said:
So it's been a while since I post.
First off I want to go through some problem I am dealing with right now. I hope I won't sound like whining!;Facepalm I want to share my experience so the other can avoid it.
If you read my other thread, the 45 gallons. You know that I feed a lot, against using reactors and not testing nutrients. Instead rely on algae availability in the display to guess for nutrients level.
My mindset is heavy import AND heavy export. On my 45 gallons, I was very successful with this method. However, I fail on this tank.
Since I set up this system, I fed a lot, and didn't test for po4 and no3 ever. In fact my test kits expired at that time. I had good color, no casualties (except that one big crash I mentioned), algae still available in the display but not outbreak.
One thing I notice that my corals almost has no growth for the period of 6 month to a year. I then test the water to see what's wrong. Surprisingly, my nitrate and phosphate was both out of test range (>100ppm nitrate, >0.62ppm phosphate).
So what did I do wrong? My method of reefing is "heavy import AND heavy export". I did the first one right: heavy import with a lot of fishes and food. But I was too relied on marinepure block (which works very well on my 45 gallons). Turn out, for some reason, I had 5 blocks totals and they just didn't work on this system.
How do I know? Well I fed the fishes way less, I stopped reefroid completely , I did big water changes frequently ,... two months later, my nitrate and phosphate still out of range. Look like the tank incapable of nutrient export.
It made me rethink about marinepure. I can't rely on those as the main method of nutrient export. My initial plan was change out difference sump with refugium chamber. Because my current sump doesn't have one. But the plan failed after I realized the sump was too long to remove from the front. And the tank is putting next to the wall so there's no way to remove current sump unless I break it. And I can't put new sump in anyways!!!
So I modified the current sump. Cut off the filter sock holder to make room for chaeto. The sump now simple and clean. I also invest the kessil 380 which I think grow chaeto like crazy.

I also get another Maxspect 350 to improve flow in the tank. So now it has 2 mp40 on one size and 1 maxspect 350 on the other. All run 100% power, changing different mods during the day.

I am down to 1 marine pure block, a lot of marine pure spheres. For the past 2 weeks my nitrate in between 25ppm and 45ppm. My phosphate is 0.13ppm~0.24ppm. Things definitely go the right way. Well, finger crossed! ;Pompus

So how're the corals after those changes? As of today, they look like crap! I lost about 30% of the colonies, frags in the tank. But it's necessary, it's for the better good. It happened once on my 45 gallons system when I changed from ultra clean method to heavy import/heavy export method. I lost 50% corals in the tank that time.

So what did I learn? Well, every systems are different!

A duuuuu..
Sorry to hear. I run the same methodology as you, but I test every few weeks for NO3 and PO4. I fell into that trap a few years ago, which may have contributed to my crash during that time. Deo want that to happen again!

I feed heavy but use 1/2 the recommended amount of Rowaphos, run Chaeto and a sulfur reactor for NO3 since I have 35ish fish in my tank. I feed 4 times a day and I notice there’s some minor algae spots in my tank, and my glass will tell me when Rowaphos is almost out.

I hope you recover, cuz you have some super nice stuff. Wish I was closer so I could buy from you.

Mr V · Aug 5, 2019

CB Golden Jaw Dropper has lost its color but it survived at least.

TKC Pikachu and its neighbors JF Fox Flame And RRU Carolina Reaper, RRU The Vinh.

Close up shot of the RRU Carolina Reaper. I am too don't think it's look like their website's pictures. But it's a beautiful acro anyway.

Gonzo Cookie monster. It's really hard for the camera to capture its color. Everytime I try, the color come out kinda weird.

One little nub that I find very potential.

One little crazy tenuis, It's been growing a tiny bit since last pictures.

Classic Pink Lemonade.

Another shot of Vivid Tequila Sunrise hope you enjoy.

Johnseye · Aug 7, 2019

Your acro's colors make me want to get LEDs again. Nice macro shots.

Mr V · Aug 8, 2019

WWC Bounce growing so big. The clown's made it home.

Some other chalice that I don't remember names. gifted from a friend.

Group shot.

Wrangy · Aug 8, 2019

Soooooo goooodddd

That bounce is crazy gorgeous man!!

Mr V · Aug 10, 2019

Kessil rocks! The light grow chaeto like no tomorrow!!!
Now even with a lot of feeding, nutrients stay under control.
Reefroid is also back to daily menu. [emoji39]

Nyos Quantum does an exceptional job too.