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Well I have been playing musical corals and still not happy but thought I would try a full tank shot. I cut my efflo almost in half, got rid of some corals and have a few in QT to add but here it is as of this week.
The tank is in a small room so I did a crappy job at trying to merge two photos together. That is why their is 1 1/2 vortechs in the middle.
Joe
The tank is in a small room so I did a crappy job at trying to merge two photos together. That is why their is 1 1/2 vortechs in the middle.
Joe
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Joe you got skills and the corals man! WOW when can I come and check out the tank in person? 
sailfish
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Thanks guys. Rev anytime your down this way let me know.
I have no secrets I believe in weekly water changes lots of light preferably 20k MH and good looking corals. I have always had a knack for knowing which corals well look good in my tank. To me some corals look better in lower nutrient tanks and some look better in a somewhat high nutrient tanks. You have to know what you tank is and which corals will like your tank. I change about 38 gal out of 220 gal a week. I have always over skimmed as well. I have a par meter and most of my corals get at least 400 par most get 500 plus if I could I would have all of them get 550 to 650. In my old tank my fastest growing coral got 750 PAR so I don't buy the theory about to much light can inhibit SPS coral growth.
Here are some pictures of my sump and refugium when I first set up the tank.
Joe
I have no secrets I believe in weekly water changes lots of light preferably 20k MH and good looking corals. I have always had a knack for knowing which corals well look good in my tank. To me some corals look better in lower nutrient tanks and some look better in a somewhat high nutrient tanks. You have to know what you tank is and which corals will like your tank. I change about 38 gal out of 220 gal a week. I have always over skimmed as well. I have a par meter and most of my corals get at least 400 par most get 500 plus if I could I would have all of them get 550 to 650. In my old tank my fastest growing coral got 750 PAR so I don't buy the theory about to much light can inhibit SPS coral growth.
Here are some pictures of my sump and refugium when I first set up the tank.
Joe
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Yellowtang
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Nice tank. Is that an elegance coral left front? Do you have a pic or two of that?
I'm kinda partial to those..
JR,
I'm kinda partial to those..
JR,
sailfish
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Thanks guys.
Jr yes that is an elegance and I have had it for about three years. It's not the brightest but I am attached to it. I have actually fraged it twice over the years because it starts to take over. lol
Joe
Jr yes that is an elegance and I have had it for about three years. It's not the brightest but I am attached to it. I have actually fraged it twice over the years because it starts to take over. lol
Joe
Well I have been playing musical corals and still not happy but thought I would try a full tank shot. I cut my efflo almost in half, got rid of some corals and have a few in QT to add but here it is as of this week.
The tank is in a small room so I did a crappy job at trying to merge two photos together. That is why their is 1 1/2 vortechs in the middle.
Joe
WOW!!! Very nice and clean looking ... Colors are amazing too..Wish my 180g looks like that :cry:
Absolutely fantastic Joe... one of the best reefs on R2R for sure. Keep up the great work!
Beautiful tank. I absolutely love the zoas.
