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A new thread for a new tank. Been up for 2 months now including cycling.
Tank Specs:
58 Gallon Oceanic
DIY LED/T5 combo
MP40
Tunze 6015 (flow mod)
40 Gallon breeder basement frag tank
DIY LED
WP40
~20 Gallon basement sump
Reeflo Blowhole 1100 return
Skimz SM121 skimmer modified with bubbleblaster 2000 pump
2 Part dosing for Calc and Alk
Kalkwasser saturated ATO reservoir

Here is a current pic of the display, still bring corals up from the frag tank/holding tank as I see fit. Still need to play with coral positioning and such.
 
Livestock list

Fish in DT:
1 x Coral Beauty (thanks Connie)
1 x Yellow Tang
2 x False Percula Clown
Soon to be 1 Diamond Goby and 1 McCosker's Wrasse (lost in move)
Inverts:
hermit crabs
cerith snails
peppermint shrimp
Gold Maxima Clam

Fish in Frag Tank
3 X Misc Damsels
1 x Mandarin Goby
hermits
cerith snails
 
Beautiful! The Coral Beauty has grown a lot and looks great too! If you want frags of the blue Monti, setosa and orange digitata that you gave me months back, just let me know.
 
Beautiful! The Coral Beauty has grown a lot and looks great too! If you want frags of the blue Monti, setosa and orange digitata that you gave me months back, just let me know.
Thanks Connie!
Dookie is fat and happy ;)... I appreciate the offer on frags. Right now all my montis are in good health. Some of the more invasive ones have been banished to the frag tank until I get my acros to grown in a bit. If any have trouble down the road I'll let you know and maybe I can get a frag. I'm glad they are growing well for you.
 
Did you buy all that coral since setup or did you transfer it from another tank?
most of them came from a previous tank before I moved from my apartment to my house. I lost almost all my acros in the move due to poor planning on my part so some of the acros are new. I lost a few fish in the move as well so the two clownfish are new. I still have more coral in the frag tank in the basement but I'm trying to keep the display a little less crowded to give my favorites more room to grow.
 
Closeup Smart Phone pics...enjoy!
Branching Frogspawn


Aussie Scoly


Gree with Purple/Blue Rim Monti Cap


Candy Cane
 
Love the big, pink/purple scoly. What mode do you usually keep your MP40 on?
Thanks! I love that one too. The MP40 is usually run on 100% on reef crest, but sometimes I change the mode by accident and until I notice its different it runs in another mode.
 
Update on the anthelia battle: I'd say 80% is gone. A few more treatments with kalkwasser slurry should finish it up. I've been doing it bits at a time to prevent any large changes in pH from the kalwasser. After leaving the kalk on for an hour or so I siphon it off. By the next day or two I can blast off the anthelia where I treated with a turkey baster.
 

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