Some of my Acro Collection

Dilan Patel · Oct 30, 2017

Do you take photos at night so you get that polyp extension?

coral reeftank · Oct 30, 2017

I take my photos during the day.

Dilan Patel · Oct 30, 2017

You have some really nice PE then

coral reeftank · Nov 9, 2017

A few more pics

RR Inferno

RR Black Cherry

CoralNerd · Nov 9, 2017

Wierd Tapatalk won't display images on to the Web view or copy url works

Tahoe61 · Nov 9, 2017

Spectacular images, love your updates.

Rob.D · Nov 9, 2017

Your acros and photos are top notch!

mbmax · Nov 10, 2017

Very, very , very nice

Gabaghoul · Nov 19, 2017

One of my favorite collection of corals. What parameters do you strive for? Alk, Cal, PO4, NO3. I'm curious if you think you own the growth and coloration to anything in particular? CaRX, additives, stable alk, lighting, flow, etc. Ordered in priority. We all seem to think we have it figured out until it doesnt work anymore.

coral reeftank · Nov 25, 2017

Gabaghoul said:
One of my favorite collection of corals. What parameters do you strive for? Alk, Cal, PO4, NO3. I'm curious if you think you own the growth and coloration to anything in particular? CaRX, additives, stable alk, lighting, flow, etc. Ordered in priority. We all seem to think we have it figured out until it doesnt work anymore.

Thank you
Alk 8-9
Cal 450
PO4 - .04
NO3- 4

coral reeftank · Nov 25, 2017

I believe that stability is the main thing with sps.
You have to get your water correct first then everything else comes after.

Gabaghoul · Nov 26, 2017

coral reeftank said:
I believe that stability is the main thing with sps.
You have to get your water correct first then everything else comes after.

I think my biggest issue right now is getting any kind of nitrate and I feed a heck of a lot of food. Various coral foods and fish foods everyday and Red Sea Energy A&B every other day. Corals are looking good and growing but I think I can achieve even better colors and growth with a bit of nitrate liek you have. My refugium, Marine Pure blocks and BubbleKing SM250 just wont allow any nitrate.

Its a great problem to have for the benefit of my fish (they are super fat and heatlthy) but I do want some nitrate I think. Do you do anything to get your nitrate to 4? Mine is always zero. I'm using an Elos test kit.

Mattrg02 · Nov 26, 2017

I increased my feedings, quite a bit, and now my nitrates stay up. No more dosing nitrates for me. My phosphates tend to drop through.

Gabaghoul · Nov 28, 2017

Mattrg02 said:
I increased my feedings, quite a bit, and now my nitrates stay up. No more dosing nitrates for me. My phosphates tend to drop through.

How do you keep your PO4 in check? GFO? My PO4's rise the more food I add but not my NO3. Really weird. I used to think they went hand in hand.

Mattrg02 · Nov 28, 2017

Gabaghoul said:
How do you keep your PO4 in check? GFO? My PO4's rise the more food I add but not my NO3. Really weird. I used to think they went hand in hand.

Honestly, not sure. I do run a skimmer and do 15% water changes once a week. I've been upping the feedings to include broadcast feeding of some filter feeder food I got awhile ago. Fish gets either mysis or pellets once a day.

coral reeftank · Dec 17, 2017

Quick pics on some of the pieces

CRT Monstro

CRT Big Kahuna

TGC Planet of the Apes

alten78 · Dec 18, 2017

Amazing pics as always!

coral reeftank said:
CRT Monstro

I must have one of these!

Alitoo.81 · Dec 27, 2017

hi,

I asked ones about your light T5 combo and the schedule you said that you use a "15 hours schedule" can you please explain more as I use 8 and I am curious to know how you do it with 15 hours with T5s. That is a lot.

larangcon · Dec 28, 2017

Hi Hung, I see your tank and corals are still stunning as ever. Since my tank crashed I haven't been on any site for a long time. You just inspired me to start with a new tank. I'll PM you once my tank is ready, you know which sps I want.