Cpllongjk's RedSea Reefer 170
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Thanks. I cannot wait for the reef to mature a bit more. I really want things to grow out.
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Hey dude! Great tank! What setting/speed are you running your mp10's at? Using a ReefLink at all?
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Very sorry didn't see your post. Thanks! I use a WXM on my APEX and have a custom profile. If you want I can share the profile I use.
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As requested minor update.
When viewing all these shots keep in mind what's been going on here. I slowly increased the photoperiod of the Giesemann Specta 250w radium from 4 hours daily to 8 hours daily. The Spectra was suspended with the bulb 10" off the water's surface. While going from 4 hours MH to 8 hours MH, which I did over the course of 2-3 months, the colors were great until the 8 hour period. My corals started lightening up and bleaching so slowly I didn't notice until all one day I looked and all my frags were almost stark white. Some had a bit of color but for the most part they were all bleached.
I immediately raised the light a few more inches and backed off the MH schedule to 4 hours in hopes that the corals would recover more quickly. This led to recover and a brown out. The corals are still recovering from "a sunburn" and are getting more color every day.
I saw a local guy posting a 4 bulb ati hybrid fixture at a great price so I decided to try it out while the corals are recovering. So far I am impressed as the ATI hybrid has extended my viewing period by use of the royal blue leds for dusk dawn and moon lighting, something I didn't have before.
So without further ado... a FTS
ProCorals Superman - color still returning but you can see growth on tips
Schizopolis Sunset - Has growth but like all the corals still recovering.
Cali Tort - This was the most unaffected coral from the bleaching because it was in a very low light part of the tank, however it still had some bleaching.
Rainbow in Spain - This one lost a lot of color but has grown a lot since the beginning.
Two weeks ago I added a calcium reactor. I was doing fine with dosing but I am so glad I added it. I really do feel that calcium reactors add so many things besides calcium and alkalinity to the water. I am keeping the reactor at a pH of 6.5-6.6 controlled via a apex and Aquarium Plants Carbon Doser. The reason I got the calcium reactor is that sometime very soon I am expecting a very large shipment from BattleCorals.
When viewing all these shots keep in mind what's been going on here. I slowly increased the photoperiod of the Giesemann Specta 250w radium from 4 hours daily to 8 hours daily. The Spectra was suspended with the bulb 10" off the water's surface. While going from 4 hours MH to 8 hours MH, which I did over the course of 2-3 months, the colors were great until the 8 hour period. My corals started lightening up and bleaching so slowly I didn't notice until all one day I looked and all my frags were almost stark white. Some had a bit of color but for the most part they were all bleached.
I immediately raised the light a few more inches and backed off the MH schedule to 4 hours in hopes that the corals would recover more quickly. This led to recover and a brown out. The corals are still recovering from "a sunburn" and are getting more color every day.
I saw a local guy posting a 4 bulb ati hybrid fixture at a great price so I decided to try it out while the corals are recovering. So far I am impressed as the ATI hybrid has extended my viewing period by use of the royal blue leds for dusk dawn and moon lighting, something I didn't have before.
So without further ado... a FTS
ProCorals Superman - color still returning but you can see growth on tips
Schizopolis Sunset - Has growth but like all the corals still recovering.
Cali Tort - This was the most unaffected coral from the bleaching because it was in a very low light part of the tank, however it still had some bleaching.
Rainbow in Spain - This one lost a lot of color but has grown a lot since the beginning.
Two weeks ago I added a calcium reactor. I was doing fine with dosing but I am so glad I added it. I really do feel that calcium reactors add so many things besides calcium and alkalinity to the water. I am keeping the reactor at a pH of 6.5-6.6 controlled via a apex and Aquarium Plants Carbon Doser. The reason I got the calcium reactor is that sometime very soon I am expecting a very large shipment from BattleCorals.
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Thanks for the update! I really like your scape! I got some Battlecorals a month ago and am in love with them. You're gonna love them too if you've never had them!
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Thanks. I tried to give as much space for corals as possible without doing a rockwall which is kind of hard in a smaller tank. It's more of a semi rock wall. LOL
My first shipment from Battlecorals came a day late and everything was super stressed out and I lost a lot. Adam is a standup guy and did right by FedEx's goofup and resent again however Fedex messed up again. The second time I lost all the frags, none made it. So, in my tank right now I have 10 pieces from Battlecorals. He was such a great guy that I will probably only buy from him in the future. He symbolizes what I expect from a store!
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Man that sucks about the shipments. His stuff is so good, it's sad to hear it didn't work out. 
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Thanks
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At least 10 of the frags made it. They were stressed but are still alive. I cannot wait for my next shipment, it'll be larger and better.
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Man that sucks about the shipments. His stuff is so good, it's sad to hear it didn't work out.
Yeah his corals are amazing!
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Ok its almost been a month since I last posted an update. Here is a FTS and some coral shots. The colors have come back and are improving daily. Everything is happy and healthy!
FTS
PC Superman
PC Rainbow
BC Secale
Rainbow in Spain "Spainbow"
Cali Tort
Pearly Cadaver
Crimson Bliss
Shizopolis Sunset
Reef Ready Grape Juice
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PC Superman
PC Rainbow
BC Secale
Rainbow in Spain "Spainbow"
Cali Tort
Pearly Cadaver
Crimson Bliss
Shizopolis Sunset
Reef Ready Grape Juice
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Thanks
