My SPS Frankentank

mshonk · Mar 1, 2019

Can anyone id this macro algae?

sikorskys · Mar 1, 2019

mshonk said:
Cam anyone id this macro algae?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caulerpa_racemosa

mshonk · Mar 1, 2019

Thanks. Had my suspicions. I kinda like it mixed in. Maybe if I keep it trimmed I will keep it in the DT. Plus it is slow growing.

mshonk · Mar 2, 2019

Birdsnest looking happy, testing, and watercolor.

NY_Caveman · Mar 2, 2019

mshonk said:

All good, but this picture is special. Very nice.

mshonk · Mar 2, 2019

NY_Caveman said:
All good, but this picture is special. Very nice.

Thanks

mshonk · Mar 2, 2019

Trimmed out some red macro from the reactor. It was dense!!!

mshonk · Mar 4, 2019

Soooo excited for the Nero 5 Wednesday. Hope I lose at least 2 pumps in the display. Ooo on another note I trimmed out algae from the reactor because no3 was at 0ppm again even with dosing. So I have been feeding brine and mysis twice a day, reef roids 6 days a week, and AF supplements every other day and that still didn't increase no3 which is awesome because that means the tank can handle all that food. But saw that the no3 dosing line fell out of the tank! Put that back in 2 days ago and still only got up to .5ppm. Let me tell you how saturated the sps colors got in two days though.

mshonk · Mar 5, 2019

Woooooooo. Nero and screen come today! Looks like its a project night!!! I love projects so long as there are anticipated projects.

mshonk · Mar 5, 2019

Nero only came today. Still a [emoji119]! I have one less pump in the DT now. This nero is awesome. Not much play in pivoting its direction but the programmable bells and whistles are nice. I still really like my jebao wave makers though.

mshonk · Mar 7, 2019

The frame for the screen was easy. I didnt even need measure. That thing is snug. The putting the screen in was not so easy plus I slipped with the wheel and messed up my first attempt. Probably why they give so much. But I am satified and I have extras. And I was able to do some cord management and hide most of the cables with the clips I'm using so you cant really see them anymore!

mshonk · Mar 7, 2019

9/22/18 to 3/5/19. Not the best pics of the poci but still great growth.

mshonk · Mar 7, 2019

When I first transfered in september.

mshonk · Mar 7, 2019

Look how bleached some of the acros in the bottom left were. And the duncans were pretty white.

mshonk · Mar 9, 2019

So the skimmer went crazy for the one hour I left the house. It had overflow and proved to me that the piece of glass I cut was not implemented correctly to prevent overflows out of the sump. So I will use the remaining black eggcrate I have to remedy that. Dispite stating otherwise I bought a gudgeon dartfish and a purple pseudochromis. They were hiding yesterday and the pseudo went into the hole that two fish before had gone into to die.

fingers crossed...

mshonk · Mar 9, 2019

Saw both for a minute and the lights aren't on.

mshonk · Mar 9, 2019

Did some wire cleanup and put in the eggcrate on top to hold the overflow of the skimmer vs the piece of glass that was there. That light has to have 60 degree lenses. Going to order some 120s for it.