CORAL EDITION: It doesn't feel like a reef tank if.......
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BayouReefer
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To me a Reef tank has to simply just have a little of everything that makes it a complete eco system. The types of corals is strictly the aquarist’s preference. As long as it has some! The tanks that are built on that show “Tanked” are simply that Tanks we build Reefs! Here is mine it’s 8 months old
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Purdy corals.
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How about finding a picture of a reef scene and replicating that ? From my experience diving the GBR, the reef doesn't have every kind of coral packed into locations ... very different from reef flat to reef crest to back of the reef.
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Got to love movement in the tank, so even though I have a mixed reef, it's the hammer, xenia, and the gsp corner that get noticed three most.
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It doesnt feel like a reef tank with out a mixture of everything. I love spa to be able to pull colors out and actually see the growth happening I love encrusting corals for areas that most corals could really thrive. But my favorite I think is euphilia through a tunze wave box on it and I can watch them dance all day.
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Hmmm... probably acros for me. That's the only coral I feel like I MUST have.
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I did the mixed reef thing a while back. Minimal maintenance with softies and LPS. Now that I have SPS, I feel more engaged in the process. To maintain this system, I Triton test every 4 months, change my RODI filters every 3 months, test alk and salinity almost daily, and adjust my calcium reactor settings often (its like driving a car - you've got to steer periodically). I watch my equipment more carefully. I dose appropriate elements for varying usage by the coral.
