Mako's 50 gallon cube(ish)

[glweek]

@Salty.Reefer Thanks! Sounds similar to what i have currently a bit higher in intensity and color but ive got the wE and a shallower tank so i think ill just keep it where its at. ramps up to 38intensity 25 color for 90 minutes then stays at that setting for 7 hours then 90 minutes back down to zero. Using a RKL light controller so my options are a bit limited for settings.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

@Salty.Reefer Thanks! Sounds similar to what i have currently a bit higher in intensity and color but ive got the wE and a shallower tank so i think ill just keep it where its at. ramps up to 38intensity 25 color for 90 minutes then stays at that setting for 7 hours then 90 minutes back down to zero. Using a RKL light controller so my options are a bit limited for settings.

Awesome I think the best thing would be to let it sit for a month and try to keep your water quality super good. I thought my coloration in coral was due to light but I now think it could have been from prarmeter swings as a switched from NSW to Instant ocean.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

My ck razzel berry Yuma looking like it is about to split tonight once the lights went out.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

I recently got this barnicle cluster. I was thinking about soaking it for like a week or two the putting it straight into my reef. Anyone see any issue in that?

Here is where I would put it.
Crappy snap chat quality

And better fts

Fat boys

Brown sticks. Maybe one day they will get nicer lol

Fungia continueing to color up.

Green birds nest

Pp birds nest with hammer and pink and blue zoas. Never got a name for them.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Time for an UPDATE!
I have a ton to talk about so this will probably be two posts.
First, Im going to show my results from using Chemi Clean to help out my zoas, especially my favorites, the scrambled eggs
Here they are on 1/20. Pinched in almost all day, reaching. none fully opened.

1/20 pink and blues reaching and cupped a little.

1/30 Scrambled eggs getting worse. ChemiClean also arrived this day.

2/2 other zoas start showing signs of stress.
purple and green and eagle eyes up higher.

2/2
red zoas

2/2 paly doing something strange lol

2/2 5:30pm start of Chemi Clean
I also decided to clean my skimmer at the same time because it had a ton of coraline so I ran this pump with an air line.
Right when I started.

only 15 minutes later but there was significantly more bubbles. I also had a small airstone in the sump.

2/3 9 am. only a couple hours in. can't tell much difference.

red zoas showing change.

2/5 after the treatment

5/5 top down of most of the zoa area. Scrambled eggs still not looking 100.

paly is still weird.

5/6 scrambled eggs looking a lot better. except for one heads.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Part Dos!
I used an orange filter for most of these. All taken with my iPhone.

Chalice is starting to show noticeable growth.

New acan from Aqua SD

This is the back right hand side of my tank behind the rocks.

Frag rack above water.

Right when it was put in the tank from shipping.
I don't live to far away but I accidentally payed for shipping on eBay. I called them and told them not to ship and they said no worries and would give me store credit for the shipping. Then I go to work on Wednesday my mom calls me saying there was a package at her house with LIVE FISH! written on it. UGH! It even got sent to me old address. Good thing is that my parents only live 20 minutes away. She was able to got to my house at put the bags in the sump. I got home 7 hours later and the frags were a little ticked but alight.

Free Favia from Aqua SD so I guess it makes up for their mess up.

At first I thought the Cyphastrea growing on the rock was cool but then it started to get on the frag plugs and at the rate it was spreading I didn't want to have to break off any of the frag plug. So I glued over it with super glue and will see what happens.

And thats what has been going on in my reef!

 

[Salty.Reefer]

The CK Yuma split last night

 

[Salty.Reefer]

 

[Salty.Reefer]

More pictures with the orange filter

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Went to Tongs tropical fish today and saw some amazing stuff and got some special things but don't want to jinx them.

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Nice addition. I love that black meat coral

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Nice addition. I love that black meat coral

I did too! It took some will to not break my budget for it but when I look at the photo I feel regret lol it would have been perfect next to my other meat coral.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

 

[tupes]

Went to Tongs tropical fish today and saw some amazing stuff and got some special things but don't want to jinx them.

What is this? BTW that is definitely nice additions.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

What is this? BTW that is definitely nice additions.

Ahh I didn't get these just really nice meat corals I saw.

That is a gold cynarina coral that they have priced at $1,200! It's amazing but not for me

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Wow been a long time sense I have updated this thread but I have been spending a lot of time on the tank.

 

[ethridge78]

Beautiful tank

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Beautiful tank

Thanks!

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Wow how time flys! I only have so much time to spend doing reef related stuff but it has been time well spent! So much has changed and over all improved. Lost the Yuma seen in the first photo of my last update. But everything else pretty much looks better than ever. I built a new awesome water mixing station, started using a dozer, and started checking calcium and all daily. I told myself when I first started this tank I wouldn't be "that" reefer but seeing things grow is rewarding and seeing corals die sucks. Anyway here are some photos from the past 2 months.
Tank at its worst.

With the red monti in a new spot and with my new wwc grafted cap above it.

One of the cutest corals ever. Baby bowser ric.

New additions from the OC frag swap.

Water mixing station sans RO/DI unit.

Shook hands with a bristle worm for the first time.

Tank sat this beauty again.

This carpet has exploded! After eating a couple of fish....

And a Southern Pacific rattlesnake to top it off.

 

[Srob]

Nice build