FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

FarmerTy · Apr 6, 2019

Pengs Starry Night - just love the white in the inner parts of the branches

Strawberry Shortcake beaming under actinics in the frag tank

CC Habanero Anacropora - growth form has greatly changed in the higher flow. I reduced the flow in this portion of the tank so hopefully it goes back to the smoother texture.

najer · Apr 7, 2019

FarmerTy said:

Funky!
Mine just, only 1 pair of T5s on, morning ramp up!

FarmerTy · Apr 9, 2019

Actinic pic of my FarmerTy Lava monster colony

MattV Psychedelic under 14k

Baton Rouge under 14k

Wrangy · Apr 9, 2019

FarmerTy said:
Actinic pic of my FarmerTy Lava monster colony

MattV Psychedelic under 14k

Baton Rouge under 14k

Seeeeeeennnnnnnnndddddddddd meeeeeeeeeee a frag pack!!!! It's totally fine I promise!

FarmerTy · Apr 9, 2019

Wrangy said:
Seeeeeeennnnnnnnndddddddddd meeeeeeeeeee a frag pack!!!! It's totally fine I promise!

I just checked DHL overnight to Australia and it asked for a deposit of my 1st born son. Maybe next time? [emoji16]

Peppe · Apr 9, 2019

I saw your new photos on the thread. I remain more and more fascinated by the wonderful colors of your acropores. How do you keep certain colors? Is it due to the light I have water parameters? Do you think it is important to keep nitrates and phosphates at a detectable level is what do you think this level is?

FarmerTy · Apr 9, 2019

Peppe said:
I saw your new photos on the thread. I remain more and more fascinated by the wonderful colors of your acropores. How do you keep certain colors? Is it due to the light I have water parameters? Do you think it is important to keep nitrates and phosphates at a detectable level is what do you think this level is?

Hi Peppe,

Best combination I found for colors is stable parameters, lots of fish poop (I have a ton of fish), feed your tank an absurd amount of food, nitrates in the 5-25 ppm range, phosphates below 0.08 ppm, and a decent amount of par (most receive around 300 average).

zzl630 · Apr 9, 2019

What’s your placement for Peng starry night? Thanks

Wrangy · Apr 9, 2019

FarmerTy said:
I just checked DHL overnight to Australia and it asked for a deposit of my 1st born son. Maybe next time? [emoji16]

I can overnight a kidney to you if you'd like that?

FarmerTy · Apr 9, 2019

zzl630 said:
What’s your placement for Peng starry night? Thanks

350 par... Medium flow.

FarmerTy · Apr 9, 2019

Wrangy said:
I can overnight a kidney to you if you'd like that?

Hmmm, gotta check the US market for Australian kidneys first... [emoji12]

Wrangy · Apr 9, 2019

FarmerTy said:
Hmmm, gotta check the US market for Australian kidneys first... [emoji12]

Low mileage, original condition and well serviced if that helps

Jimbo662 · Apr 10, 2019

...only in this thread can you go from talking about par to kidney tranplants!!!

ngoodermuth · Apr 10, 2019

Corals looking great Ty, as usual!

Back-tracking a little bit, this one looks a lot like my “blue matrix”.

Craigb350 said:
I was gutted when I lost my blue spat

Here it is in all its fame

I think it is actually a tenuis, but I could be wrong. I have mine a the tippy-top of my tank.

Edit. Just checked, it’s a Hoeksemai... not a tenuis.

Not the best picture, it was under blues during a water change lol but, you get the idea....

JMM744 · Apr 10, 2019

This thread is as entertaining as a Paul B. Thread.
Jim

FarmerTy · Apr 10, 2019

ngoodermuth said:
Corals looking great Ty, as usual!

Back-tracking a little bit, this one looks a lot like my “blue matrix”.

I think it is actually a tenuis, but I could be wrong. I have mine a the tippy-top of my tank.

Edit. Just checked, it’s a Hoeksemai... not a tenuis.

Not the best picture, it was under blues during a water change lol but, you get the idea....

Thank you! And great looking blue matrix!

JMM744 said:
This thread is as entertaining as a Paul B. Thread.
Jim

I think he's a tad more witty but I'll work on it! [emoji6] Thank you Jim!

najer · Apr 10, 2019

... sorry catching up, you know the first kidney got me the trachy, what is my second kidney being tempted with?
... do I really need a kidney, thought I'd better check?

FarmerTy · Apr 10, 2019

najer said:
... sorry catching up, you know the first kidney got me the trachy, what is my second kidney being tempted with?
... do I really need a kidney, thought I'd better check?

If kidneys look this good under T5s, I get it if you keep yours. Otherwise, bring on the corals. Who needs a kidney? Show me the corals!

Peppe · Apr 10, 2019

FarmerTy said:
Hi Peppe,

Best combination I found for colors is stable parameters, lots of fish poop (I have a ton of fish), feed your tank an absurd amount of food, nitrates in the 5-25 ppm range, phosphates below 0.08 ppm, and a decent amount of par (most receive around 300 average).

Great; in your opinion which is the best light to get these colors and give the right par? how many and which t5 and how many and which led do you use? at what height from the water surface?