45 gallons Acros tank

[Mr V]

Last time when I did a little trim on my shade of fall colony, when it grow back, it doesn't keep the shape like before. It look ugly, I don't like it![emoji35]

So this time I decide to do a little experiment. I trim this guy down to the root!
Let see when it grow again, will it gain the shape back?[emoji57][emoji57][emoji57]



Before:

After:

Please, wish me luck guy! [emoji28][emoji28][emoji28]

2 weeks update: all the cut sides have healed very good. Polyps coming out from all of the cut sides. This guy will stay strong! [emoji9]

 

[Sahin]

That's fast recovery. Be interesting to see how the new growth is...

 

[Mr V]

I couldn't sleep last night so I took out the camera and got some shots! It's 4:00 in the morning! My wife said there are something wrong with me![emoji28]

Anyway, hope you guy will enjoy the "hairy" night shot!
1. Walt Disney. The coloration has improved a lot since last pic, but it's no where near the "advertise"

2. Acropora Granulosa (???)

3. Vivid fire garden. You know why it got this name?![emoji39]

4. Green milli (sunset milli). My new addition. Man, even the space in my tank is limited, but I couldn't resist adding this guy! So bright and so green! [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

5. BC Battle Juice: paid a fortune for this piece, hopefully it will be something more than just red! [emoji30]

6. Old school Pink Lemonade. This is an eyes catcher for sure![emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]

7. My bad, this one IS an eyes catcher! Sc Orange Passion

8. Oh no, wrong. This one IS an eyes catcher!
OMG, I can't decide!!!!![emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

9. Unknown acro

10. $500 efflo. I was wrong about this acro, it is developing an interesting growth pattern.

Next is my rainbow collection! [emoji39]
11. Jkr Joe's Rainbow

12. Therman's Rainbow: obviously you can see it is not color up yet. However, the growth pattern is nice!

13. Vivid Rainbow Delight: after I chop down the Strawberry shortcakes colony, this acro receive more light and change color a little bit. It was brown. Alot of growth too.

That's it! Thanks for watching friends.
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[Bronc]

Beautiful corals!!

 

[Mr.Rocc]

So was your GFO reactor helping or no? I'm having the same issue as you had in the beginning with untraceable NO3 and PO4. I only have 3 fish in my 40gallon.

 

[Mr V]

So was your GFO reactor helping or no? I'm having the same issue as you had in the beginning with untraceable NO3 and PO4. I only have 3 fish in my 40gallon.

GFO helped to take out the po4, but that is not what I needed, or it wasn't the method that work for me. Like I said, took out those reactors made my tank bloomed.

 

[Mr.Rocc]

I think im in the same boat as you are. I need Nitrates and I think adding more fish and more food should help!

 

[loz]

Time for Feb FTS

 

[Mr V]

Time for Feb FTS

This is a quick screenshot from my Iphone's videos. (Under 10k Radions with all t5s on). It looks very whitish/yellow in person.

I tried to record a video of my tank, but my 18-55mm lens is too bad for fts. And I haven't figured it out how to make it good with iPhone's camera yet. The video has too many noise, the colors are pale/blowed.
Anyway, it's ugly.

 

[dblue]

What's the name of the coral on picture 8

 

[Mr V]

What's the name of the coral on picture 8

This one?

It is an extremely rare coral that you can't find anywhere. Only me have it! [emoji18][emoji18][emoji18]

Just kidding, I bought it as a Gaft Bonsai. It is one of an old school acro.
But for some reason it completely lost its purple, and turn blue instead! [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]

 

[dblue]

That's the one.

 

[Mr V]

New addition: a tiny brown frag of Jf Fox flame [emoji28]

Update on this jx fox flame: it encrusted a little, but still brown. [emoji30]

 

[loz]

Your acro's colourful and PE , what do you feed ?

 

[Mr V]

Your acro's colourful and PE , what do you feed ?

I feed them reefroid, but those picture were night shots.

 

[kevlow]

Absolutely spectacular. It is a joy viewing your thread.
I enjoy seeing acros kept and thriving in small tanks. Not too long ago that was considered impossible.

How many gallons are total in your system?

 

[Sahin]

I watched the video in YT. It's not bad at all. Apart from the white balance issue forcing you to record with the tank lit at 10K and a slight focus issue it's actually very nice.

You have to try recording same way top down videos of the corals. That would be sweet.

 

[Mr V]

Absolutely spectacular. It is a joy viewing your thread.
I enjoy seeing acros kept and thriving in small tanks. Not too long ago that was considered impossible.

How many gallons are total in your system?

Thanks. The tank is 45 gallons. The sump (Emerald 34 green) which have "total 20.4 gallon" on their website. But I don't know if the volume they rate is for normal operation or maximum water volume it can hold. Plus a 5 gallon frag tank.
I would say the total volume is around 50~60 gallons max since we have to deduct the volume of the rock,....

I watched the video in YT. It's not bad at all. Apart from the white balance issue forcing you to record with the tank lit at 10K and a slight focus issue it's actually very nice.

You have to try recording same way top down videos of the corals. That would be sweet.

"Apart of the whitebalance....focus...." those made the video bad! [emoji28]
But how could you watch the video? It was online only a couple minutes, then I watch it again, too shameful, I put it back on private! [emoji28]
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I have a Gopro Session 4, I will try it again!

 

[Tahoe61]

Stunning Acropora, love the Granulosa.

Is that a Maxima Clam?

 

[rideit6578]

Awesome corals. looking healthy and colorful. Love the FTS