Perry's 90 Gallon Acro Dominant Bommie

Perry · Jan 15, 2023

drawman said:
The cricket spine and skinny love are going to look amazing once they grow out

Tim,
Cricket Spine is probably the deepest riches red color I have ever seen in an acro. To think it is also a smoothie just elevates the piece to another level. I am seeing some cool under tones come in as well. It is going to be a stunner! Skinny Love looks identical, but in blue, it too is such a cool soft powdery blue

Perry · Jan 15, 2023

Loosechangereef said:
Bro don’t stir nothing up on transfer, you got fire with this tank

LOL,
Not to worry, I think the lead time on this being built and delivered puts it here sometime this summer. Frankly, I will be happy to see it get wet by fall. I am in no hurry, and am likely going to keep this tank running. I have all the equipment I need, lol. Heck, I have so much stuff, I won't need to buy any equipment for the new tank either, lol

Not to worry, I will be making 1000% sure that the tank transfer is ready for instant cycle and success.

Loosechangereef · Jan 15, 2023

Perry said:
LOL,
Not to worry, I think the lead time on this being built and delivered puts it here sometime this summer. Frankly, I will be happy to see it get wet by fall. I am in no hurry, and am likely going to keep this tank running. I have all the equipment I need, lol. Heck, I have so much stuff, I won't need to buy any equipment for the new tank either, lol Not to worry, I will be making 1000% sure that the tank transfer is ready for instant cycle and success.

I know I always follow you, your experience shows simplicity on keeping sps without bells and whistles, thank you

Perry · Jan 15, 2023

Loosechangereef said:
I know I always follow you, your experience shows simplicity on keeping sps without bells and whistles, thank you

Thanks for following along in the journey

Sometimes we can actually be our own worst enemy, and definitely cause more problems than necessary. Adding too many components makes for more failing points, but can also send you down the rabbit hole of data chasing.
All the best my friend!

biecacka · Jan 15, 2023

Yeah I want a bigger cube for sure! One day!

corey

Perry · Jan 16, 2023

This Reefnation Purple Turaki is taking off, this one is also from @therman
Just a lovely coral

t5Nitro · Jan 16, 2023

@therman

I need corals. I want my tank to look like this inspiring tank.

Can't wait to see them all grow out. Nice!

therman · Jan 17, 2023

t5Nitro said:
@therman

I need corals. I want my tank to look like this inspiring tank.

Can't wait to see them all grow out. Nice!

Sure, just shoot me a private message and I'll link you to my sale thread to figure out a pack deal. Don't want to post it here and hijack Perry's awesome thread

Perry · Jan 17, 2023

t5Nitro said:
@therman

I need corals. I want my tank to look like this inspiring tank.

Can't wait to see them all grow out. Nice!

Thank you Tyler, super kind of you to say

Waiting for them to grow out is like anticipating Christmas, in January, lol

Some do grow, but others, they take forever. My Jaw Dropper is almost back to form in color, a 3 month process. It has barely grown too. I do have a back up piece though that was a part of my last pack, so hoping one of them gets in gear!

Perry · Jan 19, 2023

Good Evening,
I decided to run a test this morning on nutrients, and while these numbers can be scary to some, I am quite satisfied with deeply saturated colors and heavy polyp extension.
I feed heavy daily, my skimmer is well over rated, no filter socks, light carbon/bacteria dosing, passive carbon. Like many reefs, algaes too love this environment. Now, I could tone down my full spectrum, and probably solve that problem running heavy blue, but to me, full spectrum lighting promotes coral well being.
Some now say that a 10 to 1 ratio is ideal, I believe that's what TM suggests. I do not get lost in numbers, but I suspect today's results sort of confirm what the eye sees. No harm, no foul, pretty acros, so why would I think to intervene, lol

Rick5 · Jan 19, 2023

Perry said:
pretty acros

You have some of the best smoothies in the game. The side shot you posted (Post No. 688, I believe) is also killer.

Looking forward to the cube you mentioned, as well. How is the quality on the Innovative Marine tanks?

Perry · Jan 19, 2023

Rick5 said:
You have some of the best smoothies in the game. The side shot you posted (Post No. 688, I believe) is also killer.

Looking forward to the cube you mentioned, as well. How is the quality on the Innovative Marine tanks?

Rick,
That's really cool of you to say, I am just enjoying collecting rare cool smoothie gems, and fortunately they are living

I give credit to @therman, Tim, for getting healthy specimens to me in pristine condition. I truly feel much happens early on with the cutting which ultimately determines its ability to survive shipping, and readjusting to its new environment.

Edit: I am not sure about the larger tanks, but do like thd AIO I have. I have heard really good things though

njreefkeeper · Jan 19, 2023

Perry said:
Good Evening,
I decided to run a test this morning on nutrients, and while these numbers can be scary to some, I am quite satisfied with deeply saturated colors and heavy polyp extension.
I feed heavy daily, my skimmer is well over rated, no filter socks, light carbon/bacteria dosing, passive carbon. Like many reefs, algaes too love this environment. Now, I could tone down my full spectrum, and probably solve that problem running heavy blue, but to me, full spectrum lighting promotes coral well being.
Some now say that a 10 to 1 ratio is ideal, I believe that's what TM suggests. I do not get lost in numbers, but I suspect today's results sort of confirm what the eye sees. No harm, no foul, pretty acros, so why would I think to intervene, lol

Those numbers actually look fine to me. I always worry more about pale corals so running higher nutrients has always allowed me to use more and stronger full spectrum light. It’s hard to brown them out if you’ve got a lot of light.

chipchipbro · Jan 20, 2023

Perry said:
Good Evening,
I decided to run a test this morning on nutrients, and while these numbers can be scary to some, I am quite satisfied with deeply saturated colors and heavy polyp extension.
I feed heavy daily, my skimmer is well over rated, no filter socks, light carbon/bacteria dosing, passive carbon. Like many reefs, algaes too love this environment. Now, I could tone down my full spectrum, and probably solve that problem running heavy blue, but to me, full spectrum lighting promotes coral well being.
Some now say that a 10 to 1 ratio is ideal, I believe that's what TM suggests. I do not get lost in numbers, but I suspect today's results sort of confirm what the eye sees. No harm, no foul, pretty acros, so why would I think to intervene, lol

So what do you mean.. Die you change from full spectrum to blue heavy only?

Perry · Jan 20, 2023

chipchipmofo said:
So what do you mean.. Die you change from full spectrum to blue heavy only?

Oh heck no, I am a huge advocate of full spectrum lighting, for both growing corals, and taking pics. My analogy was that I could likely limit algae growth, with my current nutrient levels, by limiting my spectrum to only blues. Instead, I choose full spectrum and good old elbow grease

Perry · Jan 20, 2023

njreefkeeper said:
Those numbers actually look fine to me. I always worry more about pale corals so running higher nutrients has always allowed me to use more and stronger full spectrum light. It’s hard to brown them out if you’ve got a lot of light.

Hello,
I am not concerned by the least, this is where my levels fall, based on feeding, and filtration used. I would however prefer to lower both, but equally, as my ratio seems good, but nothing worth chasing. I suspect that as my corals continue to grow, likely they will help filter and naturally lower nutrients.
Cheers,

chipchipbro · Jan 20, 2023

Perry said:
Oh heck no, I am a huge advocate of full spectrum lighting, for both growing corals, and taking pics. My analogy was that I could likely limit algae growth, with my current nutrient levels, by limiting my spectrum to only blues. Instead, I choose full spectrum and good old elbow grease

Sounds reasonable

Do you have any idea of the AI Hydra 32HD LEDs? I am unsure with my settings...
Corals seem to darken and lose the POP in my tank compared to howthey look when I receive the frags.

Furthermore I am also having higher nutrients.. PO4 is 0.2 and NO3 is 15-20
I am wondering if my corals would get lighter and have more glow when I lower both.. Especially NO3...
Was debating to dose NOPOX to bring them down a bit.. but would need to dose NOPOX with no end I guess...

Perry · Jan 20, 2023

chipchipmofo said:
Sounds reasonable
Do you have any idea of the AI Hydra 32HD LEDs? I am unsure with my settings...
Corals seem to darken and lose the POP in my tank compared to howthey look when I receive the frags.

Furthermore I am also having higher nutrients.. PO4 is 0.2 and NO3 is 15-20
I am wondering if my corals would get lighter and have more glow when I lower both.. Especially NO3...
Was debating to dose NOPOX to bring them down a bit.. but would need to dose NOPOX with no end I guess...

I believe that lower p04 levels will lighten/pastel colors. Your n03 is fine, in fact my personal goal is 5-10ppm, and .08-.12 p04, but not going to do much outside light carbon/bacteria dosing with Prodibio and water changes. Otherwise, I let nutrients sort of fall as they may. Intervention would be a water change 1st. I prefer to not use products like gfo or LC to lower p04.
In your case slowly ramp light each week, allowing corals to adapt, they will

chipchipbro · Jan 20, 2023

Perry said:
I believe that lower p04 levels will lighten/pastel colors. Your n03 is fine, in fact my personal goal is 5-10ppm, and .08-.12 p04, but not going to do much outside light carbon/bacteria dosing with Prodibio and water changes. Otherwise, I let nutrients sort of fall as they may. Intervention would be a water change 1st. I prefer to not use products like gfo or LC to lower p04.
In your case slowly ramp light each week, allowing corals to adapt, they will

Well yeah... I am also not a fan of dosing things like LC or using GFO.. but sometimes I have to dose a few drops LC when my PO4 really skyrockets.. I have too many fish and I feed heavy.

I have a 53gallon system and use the NYOS Quantum 120 skimmer plus a filter sock and some media blocks (nothing too fancy)

Still, I use 2 Hydra 32HD over my 24" cube and it should be enough of light.. Still, I am not sure if I blast them too heavy? Can that be the case?

Perry · Jan 20, 2023

chipchipmofo said:
Well yeah... I am also not a fan of dosing things like LC or using GFO.. but sometimes I have to dose a few drops LC when my PO4 really skyrockets.. I have too many fish and I feed heavy.

I have a 53gallon system and use the NYOS Quantum 120 skimmer plus a filter sock and some media blocks (nothing too fancy)

Still, I use 2 Hydra 32HD over my 24" cube and it should be enough of light.. Still, I am not sure if I blast them too heavy? Can that be the case?

Slow and steady maybe 2-5% weekly bumps in blue, and a little less on white, but yeah, they can handle pretty much whatever you throw, just be patient