Starting to get sps growth. What do you think?

Another month has flown by and things are still growing and coloring up. Most of this pics are a month apart and some have a couple of weeks added to them.
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Solid growth, bud. I would not change a thing.
 
Great job man! Can’t wait for my new frags to take off! I haven’t had a tank in over 12 years so it’s fun again! Haha
Thanks. this is my first sps dominant tank after 19 years in the hobby. I am happy I stuck it out with this tank. I was at my wits end a year and a half ago.
 
Good morning reefer

Just a little background. This is my first attempt at an sps dominant reef. First started 4 years ago a year and a half in after nothing but pure hell the tank crashed. Emptied the tank and cleaned all equipment and was really thinking about selling. I snapped out of that crazy thinking and started it back up 15 months ago. With much better results.

Ok to the question. These 2 pictures are 1 month apart. Do you think this is good growth for 1 month?

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May I ask water your lighting choice is please ?
 
Honestly you’re getting great growth! Congratulations on the success.

What are you parameters like? Do you have a full tank shot?
 
Honestly you’re getting great growth! Congratulations on the success.

What are you parameters like? Do you have a full tank shot?
Thanks. My parameters finally started settling out about 4 months ago and steady.

Alk- 8.5 to 9.0 no more than a .2 daily swing
CAL- 420 to 440
Mag- 1360 to 1490
P04- .02 to .04
N03- 5 to 8

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Thanks. My parameters finally started settling out about 4 months ago and steady.

Alk- 8.5 to 9.0 no more than a .2 daily swing
CAL- 420 to 440
Mag- 1360 to 1490
P04- .02 to .04
N03- 5 to 8

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Very nice! That’ll look amazing once gets filled out. Great aquascape
 
Do I gather that’s gotten you more to a KISS method? Water changes, feed the fish, clean the skimmer and no complicated powders and potions.

Would love to hear more about what you’re doing because it’s working a treat! Went to your build thread but wasn’t sure what’s current after your reset.

Edit: I am a dumb. Looks like you mostly explained on the last page here aside from stuff like salt and photoperiod.
 
Do I gather that’s gotten you more to a KISS method? Water changes, feed the fish, clean the skimmer and no complicated powders and potions.

Would love to hear more about what you’re doing because it’s working a treat! Went to your build thread but wasn’t sure what’s current after your reset.

Edit: I am a dumb. Looks like you mostly explained on the last page here aside from stuff like salt and photoperiod.
The K.I.S.S method for sure. The biggest thing I would say is (I am not an expert by any means) on the reboot I let the reef mature. That's why didn't have many updates on m build thread for over a year I was letting the tank find its rhythm and stabilize.

The trident is another reason I think this tank is coming along. I can make sure the big 3 stay in check. As of now the only things I dose are all 4 reef, iodine, and micro bacter 7. With a bi-weekly 35 gallon WC.

My salt is HW Reefer. My lighting is 4 Ecotech XR 15's and 2 60" reefbrite VHO's. With a 10 hours lighting period all blues on the first and last hour. Whites on for 8 hours with all SPS getting between 250 to 420 during this time
 

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