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Dang!!!
FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank
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Me too! I didn't do it on purpose to post the 3 together... just how I took the shots. I noticed when I posted I was like... red theme much today?
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That's actually a good name for it, mark!Looks a lot like Acapulco Gold!
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Too kind sir! I have my ups and downs like everyone else.
Have you been talking to my wife? She says the same thing all the time!
Who’s bubba? Never heard of him.
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I love ur eternalflame
If anyone is like oh it’s not a name brand coral so I’m a pass on it don’t it’s worth the money very nice red hues that turn from maroon to white well worth the money
If anyone is like oh it’s not a name brand coral so I’m a pass on it don’t it’s worth the money very nice red hues that turn from maroon to white well worth the money
+1 I had to get rid of my Emperor for the same reason. Cleaning up all of the tips and making 1/4" frags was getting cumbersome. Now I may have to do the same with my captive bred Majestic. He's destroying tips on several of my acros. All my other Angels could care less about the acros.
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Wha??!? I’m not name brand?
Thanks bud. I’m a big fan of it. Decent grower too!I never tried to look it up and try to identify. I don’t really have anything else in my system with that growth form.
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Oh jeez. You’re getting me worried. I better keep an eye on the majestic now!
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Ur name runs thru the underground coral sceneWha??!? I’m not name brand?
I never tried to look it up and try to identify. I don’t really have anything else in my system with that growth form.
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I just picture a bunch of reefers hanging out in abandoned buildings with music pumping, a DJ spinning, actinic colored laser lights, and everyone wearing orange glasses.
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I got dem corals....
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Alright, I’m going to do one of those weird type posts you may not be used to on here. I’m going to update on the tank itself using words and no pretty pictures. Before everyone unsubscribes, hear me out. It may be helpful to hear process and results every once in awhile for your own planning purposes. Maybe? Let’s try it out. I promise it won’t be too painful.
1) Yes, this will be numbered to keep everyone focused
2) Tank has recovered color nicely since everything went brown after my vacation
3) Nitrates are 2.5 ppm after roughly 1-2 months of the sulfur denitrator running. Highly efficient! Drawbacks... it consumes alk and lowers pH a bit. I’ve had to dose alk 2-part weekly to keep it where I want. Nitrates have gone down from 75 ppm to 50 ppm when I did a water change to bring it down. Then the denitrator did the rest over the span of a month. Set and forget... supposedly I can leave it for years with no maintenance. My kind of equipment.
Divide by 10 when looking at it sideways.
4) The backup system has been mostly ignored until late. My 9 week old and the holidays have kept me busy and away from this system but I’m working to keep it stable now. At one point, calcium was 150 ppm and alk was registering at 4 dKh. I have it stabilized currently. Will be adding kalk in the ATO to maintain parameters.
5) I ordered the Versa 4-pack of peristaltic pumps. I will be using one to feed the CaRX, one to feed the denitrator, one to dose alk in the display to keep up with how much is used up by the denitrator, and one for the backup tank to dose Calcium.
Goals for the new year:
-plumb the bigger skimmer
-swap time larger return pump
-build new manifold
-replumb frag tank
-get backup system up and stable
Alright, here’s one picture as a treat for reading all those words.
Before everyone unsubscribes, hear me out. It may be helpful to hear process and results every once in awhile for your own planning purposes. Maybe? Let’s try it out. I promise it won’t be too painful.1) Yes, this will be numbered to keep everyone focused
2) Tank has recovered color nicely since everything went brown after my vacation
3) Nitrates are 2.5 ppm after roughly 1-2 months of the sulfur denitrator running. Highly efficient! Drawbacks... it consumes alk and lowers pH a bit. I’ve had to dose alk 2-part weekly to keep it where I want. Nitrates have gone down from 75 ppm to 50 ppm when I did a water change to bring it down. Then the denitrator did the rest over the span of a month. Set and forget... supposedly I can leave it for years with no maintenance. My kind of equipment.
Divide by 10 when looking at it sideways.
4) The backup system has been mostly ignored until late. My 9 week old and the holidays have kept me busy and away from this system but I’m working to keep it stable now. At one point, calcium was 150 ppm and alk was registering at 4 dKh. I have it stabilized currently. Will be adding kalk in the ATO to maintain parameters.
5) I ordered the Versa 4-pack of peristaltic pumps. I will be using one to feed the CaRX, one to feed the denitrator, one to dose alk in the display to keep up with how much is used up by the denitrator, and one for the backup tank to dose Calcium.
Goals for the new year:
-plumb the bigger skimmer
-swap time larger return pump
-build new manifold
-replumb frag tank
-get backup system up and stable
Alright, here’s one picture as a treat for reading all those words.
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Jackson’s Tenuis - pink is starting to come in on it. Not bad... especially for full spectrum photo.
MattV Psycho Asylum - a little light from my nitrate reduction from 50 down to 2.5 ppm but still not bad for full spectrum.
Jackson’s Tenuis - pink is starting to come in on it. Not bad... especially for full spectrum photo.
MattV Psycho Asylum - a little light from my nitrate reduction from 50 down to 2.5 ppm but still not bad for full spectrum.
