Stonecold's Oasis

[stonecold]

Wanted to share some holiday colors.... Wishing you and yours a Joyous Holiday Seasons and a Happy New Year!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76735

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[rovster]

This is a new tank correct? Amazing corals. Thanks for sharing!

[reefmutt]

Nick! so happy to see you posting new shots!! :)
just beautiful.
I am loving the pe on all of them.
Can we get a system run down?
Happy holidays to you, too.

[Piper27]

Very nice, I would love to hear about the tank too. You did start a new tank right? Are they all aquaculture or have you got some wild or mariculture too?

[stonecold]

This is a new tank correct? Amazing corals. Thanks for sharing!

Nick! so happy to see you posting new shots!! :)
just beautiful.
I am loving the pe on all of them.
Can we get a system run down?
Happy holidays to you, too.

Very nice, I would love to hear about the tank too. You did start a new tank right? Are they all aquaculture or have you got some wild or mariculture too?

Thank you, guys.

Yes, this is a new tank. After seeing heavy crazing on the last acrylic tank, I don't know how long it will hold water. So, I decided to setup this tank cause I bleed reefing. LOL

Tank - Deep Blue 80 (48x24x16) L X W X H.
Skimmer - RLSS R6-i.
Internal Flow - 2 Tunze 6095.
Light - T5 Retro Kits (6 bulbs) and Reefbar Pro LED Strips.
Avast Marine Kalk Reactor.
Avast Marine ATO.
Temperature Controller - Eheim heater and fans.
Return - Laguna Maxflo 1500. Serve as a return thru a 3/4" SS and also feeds the below.
GEO 612 Calcium Reactor and Aquarium Plant CO2 Regulator.
BRS Reactor - Use for ChemiPure Blue.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76743

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76745

Some of my SPS are from my old tank. Those that I've added were purchased from hobbyists and online vendors. I would say those from the hobbyists are aquacultured. I can't confirm whether those from the online vendors are aquacultured, maricultured and/or wild. I do know that the below is a wild specie cause I saw the colony and bought the frag in person.

October 2014.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76744

As of yesterday...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76736

[cFloor]

Wow, your corals are looking so healthy. Very clean setup, I really like how organized you have it. Could we get a FTS?

[tripdad]

Very nice build and the corals are really nicely colored, great job!

[sahin]

Hey Nick! I'm very excited to see you've posted a new tank thread.

Would like to see an FTS and please could you provide a fish list.

Thanks.

[reefmutt]

Very nice and neat, Nick,
Nice cabinet as well.
That wild frag looks exactly like a coral that Mark (markalot) has in his tank. It's gorgeous.
What do you think of the Reefbar pro? What color leds did you get in the strip?
I'm looking for a 'bling' led strip, now that I removed my AI Primes.
Also thinking about the reefbright$.....

[368]

Looks great. I really like the blue milli in the this pic.

[stonecold]

Very nice build and the corals are really nicely colored, great job!

Thank you, Scott.

Looks great. I really like the blue milli in the this pic.

Thank you. It's ugly now. Don't know what happened, but was prettier when it had some green polyps. Hopefully, the green polyps will return in due time. Here it is in September. You can see the green polyps. Sorry for the blurry pic.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9951&pictureid=76746

Wow, your corals are looking so healthy. Very clean setup, I really like how organized you have it. Could we get a FTS?

Hey Nick! I'm very excited to see you've posted a new tank thread.

Would like to see an FTS and please could you provide a fish list.

Thanks.

Thank you, gents.

I don't have a recent FTS. I've taken a few in the past. This tank is shallow and long. With a point and shoot camera, each FTS pic looks weird. I'm sure it's a user error. I will continue to work on my camera skills and will post a FTS accordingly.

Current fishes are 5 Bartlett Anthias, 2 Flame Wrasses and 1 Royal Gramma. I will be adding more.

Very nice and neat, Nick,
Nice cabinet as well.
That wild frag looks exactly like a coral that Mark (markalot) has in his tank. It's gorgeous.
What do you think of the Reefbar pro? What color leds did you get in the strip?
I'm looking for a 'bling' led strip, now that I removed my AI Primes.
Also thinking about the reefbright$.....

Than you, Matt.

I saw Mark's colony in his thread. I would say it's very similar if not the same.

My Reefbars are all blue. I like them because it's affordable. I have them for a year and half. Only cons I would say about them would be the acrylic shield that each unit comes with. IMHO the shield traps heat which will caused burnt mark on the shield. When mine had the burnt marks, I removed the shield.

Due to the overwhelming great reviews regarding the Reefbrite, I also would like to try them as well. Unfortunately, they are too expensive. :-(

[Big E]

Those look sweet Nick:thumbsup:

That granny in pic 4 looks familiar

[markalot]

Ah, now it looks like a tank thread. Good to see this, looking forward to more!

[368]

Dude that blue milli is absolutely wicked. I need to get a piece one day. Lmk if you ever frag it. I'm local to you.

[Acronic]

Shallow tanks are such a joy to work in. Everything looks great buddy. Can't wait to see more to come

[sahin]

Nick, you have a reputation for great rockscapes...I've seen your name mentioned by others. Hence why I wanted to see an FTS.

How much liverock do you have in the display? Do you have any additional rocks or filter medit like Siporax or Matrix in the sump?

[stonecold]

Nick, you have a reputation for great rockscapes...I've seen your name mentioned by others. Hence why I wanted to see an FTS.

How much liverock do you have in the display? Do you have any additional rocks or filter medit like Siporax or Matrix in the sump?

As always, you're too kind.

I ordered a total of 60lbs of rocks. So, I'd say that have about 50lbs in the DT and 10 in the sump.

Sump - No Siporax nor Matrix. Just 3 compartments: drain, this is where I put the 10lbs of rocks, skimmer and return.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76773

FTS - As of last week. Current aquascape will serve as a temporary "frag rack". I will replace the rocks once the SPS becomes colonies.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76774

[stonecold]

Dude that blue milli is absolutely wicked. I need to get a piece one day. Lmk if you ever frag it. I'm local to you.

Will PM you when its ready....

[reefmutt]

Nick, the fts looks great!
Can't wait to see the corals rising above that scape.
Happy holidays!

[biggles]

Love the acro pics and your new display dimensions Nick, looking forward to watching things develop over 2017.

Wish i had this baby in my display........

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9951&pictureid=76746

[stonecold]

Wish i had this baby in my display........

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9951&pictureid=76746

Could be easily arrange if you're local....

[stonecold]

Happy New Year, everyone!!

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[Piper27]

Nice yellows! Are they named pieces? Enjoy the rest of the holidays :)

[reefmutt]

Happy new year, Nick!
I'll be looking forward to seeing your tank shine this year!
It's already on it's way. Stunning shots!

[Acronic]

You know your corals are happy when they make a white ring around their base on the rocks. Killing all the algae in sight.

[kc350twin]

Your colors are great and attention to detail is awesome.

Which Reef bar Pros are you running? All blue or the Super Actinic?


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[tang daddy]

Nice looking corals bro, the set up looks sharp too!

[codydemmel4]

Happy New Year, everyone!!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=76839


This mille or the blue mille are my favorite, some insane PE and they both have great colors.

Are you dosing two part or using a calc reactor? What is your bulb combo and how long do you run the T5's for?
Is the skimmer your only filtration?

Thanks!

[crawlerman]

Beautiful colors and PE. Love the aquascaping, it will look awesome when it grows in. Thanks for sharing.

[stonecold]

Happy new year, Nick!
I'll be looking forward to seeing your tank shine this year!
It's already on it's way. Stunning shots!

Thank you for the encouragement, Matt.

You know your corals are happy when they make a white ring around their base on the rocks. Killing all the algae in sight.

I learn something new everyday. Thank you, Kevin.

Your colors are great and attention to detail is awesome.

Which Reef bar Pros are you running? All blue or the Super Actinic?


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Thank you. I'm using the super actinic...
https://www.21ledusa.com/aquarium_led_reefbar_pro_48_5050_p/rbpbl48.htm

Adding another con in addition to my response when Matt asked about these.....

I'm thinking taking them off. With my personal experience, these blue LED "morph" certain SPS and make them look abnormal.

Here is my Purple Dragon under MH and supplement by T5.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9951&pictureid=73370

Frag from the above colony and now in my current tank.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=77029

The difference that I am seeing may be the brand that I am using. If you are thinking of adding blue LED, please research further and determine what would be best for you.

Nice looking corals bro, the set up looks sharp too!

Thank you.

This mille or the blue mille are my favorite, some insane PE and they both have great colors.

Are you dosing two part or using a calc reactor? What is your bulb combo and how long do you run the T5's for?
Is the skimmer your only filtration?

Thanks!

Thank you. I'm using a calcium and kalk reactor.
T5. 4 Blue Plus and 2 Coral Plus. Blue Plus 8 hours. Coral Plus 6 hours.
Filtration. Yes, I only have the skimmer.

Beautiful colors and PE. Love the aquascaping, it will look awesome when it grows in. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you. Personally, I really hate the aquascape. These rocks are not what I want. In due time, I will reaquascape the entire tank.

Nice yellows! Are they named pieces? Enjoy the rest of the holidays :)

In the order that was posted on page 1....
Diabolic Pacman
Battlecorals Fire Polyp Fire Table Fire Acro
Pikachu
Purple Monster
Battlecorals Shades of Fall
RNJ Phoenix Rising
ASD Rainbow Milli

Some of my no "name/brand"...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=77026

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=77025

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These last 2 were sent to heaven last week. Had them for 6 months. No sign of polyp extension nor a millimeter encrusting. Gave them a dip and they decided they want to be in heaven.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=77027

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9276&pictureid=77028

[reefmutt]

Man, all of you frags are looking very nice and rich, Nick.
I am so crazy jealous of that purple dragon!
I do not think it exists in Canada..
I want it baaaaad!

[sahin]

Nick the corals are looking lovely. As usual you have got some very nice bits in your collection.

How long has this tank been running?