Taco's 65G LPS Fiesta

Dennco2000 · Dec 9, 2018

Very nice.

Janci · Dec 9, 2018

tacosricos said:
https://flic.kr/p/2doAurS

My cat Darnel finds the sump fascinating for some reason. I think he approves of the new skimmer.

Great shot of that Duncan and the clown. Love it.

Darnel is just waiting for that one fish to be spit out by the skimmer...

tacosricos · Dec 13, 2018

Quick update: all of the changes I've made recently have been paying off! Algae growth on the glass has slowed considerably (it's like once per week cleaning now), coralline is visibly taking off everywhere, and I have tons of little sponges growing in my sump that seemed to appear overnight! I have a youtube channel that I've been working on, mostly for my other hobbies (fishing and kayaking) but I'm thinking about adding some reefing to the mix. When I get around to making a video about this tank, I will be sure to post it here first!

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 13, 2018

tacosricos said:
Quick update: all of the changes I've made recently have been paying off! Algae growth on the glass has slowed considerably (it's like once per week cleaning now), coralline is visibly taking off everywhere, and I have tons of little sponges growing in my sump that seemed to appear overnight! I have a youtube channel that I've been working on, mostly for my other hobbies (fishing and kayaking) but I'm thinking about adding some reefing to the mix. When I get around to making a video about this tank, I will be sure to post it here first!

Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted.

Janci · Dec 16, 2018

tacosricos said:
Quick update: all of the changes I've made recently have been paying off! Algae growth on the glass has slowed considerably (it's like once per week cleaning now), coralline is visibly taking off everywhere, and I have tons of little sponges growing in my sump that seemed to appear overnight! I have a youtube channel that I've been working on, mostly for my other hobbies (fishing and kayaking) but I'm thinking about adding some reefing to the mix. When I get around to making a video about this tank, I will be sure to post it here first!

that would be cool.
Please share your YT channel. I like to check out the fishing and kayak.

tacosricos · Dec 16, 2018

Janci said:
that would be cool.
Please share your YT channel. I like to check out the fishing and kayak.

Sure thing! But keep in mind I'm still pretty new at the whole YT thing and am still getting the hang of shooting/editing...

My YouTube Channel

Janci · Dec 17, 2018

tacosricos said:
Sure thing! But keep in mind I'm still pretty new at the whole YT thing and am still getting the hang of shooting/editing...

My YouTube Channel

Subscribed!

tacosricos · Dec 27, 2018

Since adding the skimmer the water has been very clear, and algae growth has ground to a halt. I clean the glass like once a week. This caused me to get lazy with my testing. a Po4 revealed my Po4 to be at 0.5! I normally try to keep it under 0.1, and if it gets above that algae goes nuts.

So the skimmer/carbon dosing is preventing Po4 from causing an algae bloom (I assume because of very low N03, which I will check this morning).

tacosricos · Jan 21, 2019

Still truckin':

Finally changed out the return lines, these take up less space and cast less of a shadow. I plan to get some SPS going on the uppermost level of the tower.

I have been fighting some weird cloudiness issues, the activated carbon is helping a bit but not as much as I would expect. I think it might be bacterial. Otherwise everything is good. The vinegar dosing keeps N03 low, but I have to keep an eye on po4 and keep it in check through GFO.