225g CDA SPS dream build

AaronFReef · Apr 10, 2023

About full

scottbapilot · May 22, 2023

Love the Bar ideal, Mind if I barrow it?

AaronFReef · May 23, 2023

scottbapilot said:
Love the Bar ideal, Mind if I barrow it?

Sure, just don’t tell the people I stole it from

AaronFReef · Jun 3, 2023

Tank is humming along with some mishaps here and there such as my calcium tanking for unknown reasons. I may have mixed up my dosing quantities in making my last batch. Has slowed growth but nothing major. Some new corals in the tank from the QT and lots given away locally making more room and less clutter. I lost a prom queen/pink highlighter frag to snails so I replaced it at CFM and and got a Jake Adam's Immortal tort frag when I visited Denver this spring and a BC Space Laser. Also a POTO Optimus Prime (mille not TSA). New phone with great camera so here's sok eye candy

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AaronFReef · Jun 5, 2023

Fun with the UV radions.

AaronFReef · Jun 5, 2023

Gumbies R Us · Jun 6, 2023

gatohoser said:

Tank is amazing to look at!!! Loving all your recent photos!

AaronFReef · Jun 6, 2023

Gumbies R Us said:
Tank is amazing to look at!!! Loving all your recent photos!

Thanks much! Your feedback is big to know that people are reading this and enjoying. Thanks to all who are tagging along.

Daniel@R2R · Jun 7, 2023

gatohoser said:

Looks amazing!!

THESTRZA · Jul 9, 2023

Awesome build! Doing it right for sure! Love that bench for viewing!

Couple of questions:
About how much of your old tank rock/media did you use during the early days to seed? I know you said your awesome rockscape was about 75 pounds with out your old rock.

How many XR15's do you have and how far are they spaced apart? I am going to be using them as well for my Waterbox 220 build!

Thanks and keep up the awesome work!!

AaronFReef · Jul 10, 2023

When I started the tank I took all the media and rocks from my sump and put them in the new tank. Probably about 10-15 lbs worth. I figured the old tank with the rocks in the display would be fine.

I have 8 XR15s at this point and two reef brite XHO. To be honest I'm considering swapping them for some large panel style lights. I still feel like I have too much shading though the par is very even across the tank. I just feel like I don't get enough light on the front, back and sides of acros.

AaronFReef · Jul 12, 2023

I started kallwasser dosing at a slow level today. 4 mL a minute for 68% saturated kalk. Heres my pH for the last 24 hours. In. Sane.

Petcrazyson · Jul 12, 2023

gatohoser said:
I started kallwasser dosing at a slow level today. 4 mL a minute for 68% saturated kalk. Heres my pH for the last 24 hours. In. Sane.

Glad it’s working for ya!

lubeck · Jul 16, 2023

Just finished reading this build. Love it. the bar counter is cool and is part of my next build. Your aqua scape is impressive. Great job

AaronFReef · Jul 16, 2023

Thanks and glad to hear it!

AaronFReef · Aug 15, 2023

So I realized I didn't have the radions on at 100% like I thought. The sliders were all at 100% on my template but the silly app has a limiter on the main page I must have missed. I was at 50%! So my radions are slowly ramping up from there PAR of a pretty solid 350 around the tank to probably closer to 450-500. Hopefully that will help enhance the coloration a bit as I feel like things should look a little more colorful then they do. It's still looking and growing great though. The PAR can reach 650 on the upper reaches if I max the lights. I won't go that high unless I see some stellar results going higher though. Pics to come soon.

Gumbies R Us · Aug 15, 2023

gatohoser said:
So I realized I didn't have the radions on at 100% like I thought. The sliders were all at 100% on my template but the silly app has a limiter on the main page I must have missed. I was at 50%! So my radions are slowly ramping up from there PAR of a pretty solid 350 around the tank to probably closer to 450-500. Hopefully that will help enhance the coloration a bit as I feel like things should look a little more colorful then they do. It's still looking and growing great though. The PAR can reach 650 on the upper reaches if I max the lights. I won't go that high unless I see some stellar results going higher though. Pics to come soon.

It should increase the colors!