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09/09/2017, 09:44 PM | #26 | |
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There's something magical about radiums run on magnetic M80s. They just pop colors in acros like no other lights. Regards, Abhishek |
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09/19/2017, 10:49 PM | #27 |
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Today's update with the tank . Things looking pretty much good . Ofcoarse I have algae - same cyano, hair as everyone does . Measured my phophates and nitrates and after 3 readings with 2 different test kits - I decided NO MORE TESTING of nutrients .
Its heart breaking to see numbers and more confusing as the numbers reflect nothing on the coral colors and growth. Decided to start relying solely on how corals look to decide if I want to change anything . Nitrates at 30 and PO4 at 0.2. No GFO or carbon . Only bubble king and lots and lots of food for my fishes . Flow is pretty high with 2 Tunze 6095s, 1 6055, 1 6105 running at 100% and 1 seaswirl connected to my return . Increased radium hours from 8 to 11 over the coarse of a month and many browned out acros started showing wayyy more colors. Am not gonna change anything even if the numbers are heart breaking Regards, Abhishek |
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Add coraline to your list of things to watch for a healthy tank. When it stops growing, this is usually a sign that the nutrients might be too high for good/normal calcification.
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Tanks looking great so far. So you have the 4 tunzes, plus I see a gyre and an mp10 and a sea swirl?
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looks great, man you got a lot of flow it makes me rethink the amount of pumps I have
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Oh sorry, I though the one on the back glass was a Vortech.
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Water quality and flow are the top most parameters that rule above lightening . It has made a world of difference to me when I added more flow . We cannot replicate ocean currents but as close as I can , I shall try it . Regards, Abhishek |
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Awesome, that's a great amount of flow, good job!
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09/22/2017, 03:08 AM | #37 |
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This tank is looking very nice.
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Pleasure and thanks for the reply . Fish list is - a pair of onyx clowns , 3 Randall's anthias , 1 charlenae anthias ( it's quite aggressive) , a pair of blue star leopards , a solor fairy wrasse .. A copperband is in quarantine and will be released shortly . Fishes are fed like 3-4 times with LRS reef Frenzy , nutramar ova , hilarious mysis and easy reefs Masstick. Plan is to make it an anthias only tank with purple queens and Randall's in a couple of years when I can move rest of the livestock to a bigger tank . Regards, Abhishek |
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Just wanted to document the progress of the only wild frag I have . Its so amazing to see how frags that start STN bounce back with a little TLC and lots of nutrients . Nitrates today are 25 ppm and PO4 - 0.16
First when I got it :- It already started STN at the bottom It slowly turned brown after STN stopped And today - Crappy cell phone pic but it simply doubled in size with yellow tips and bright blue polyps which I cannot capture. Very similar to Poletti Yellow tip or WWC Yellow tip but I love mine more . its an austera to the best of my belief in identification Wish I had a DSLR to take a proper pic . Someday when i stop buying acros . Regards, Abhishek |
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Nice recovery Abhishek.......... it looks great now
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Thanks Ed !!! It means a lot coming from you .
So here's a RAW unedited footage of my tank . Only lights are my halides and unlike many, i love a white tank with minimal blue tint in it. Lights are 2x250 watts radium running on M80 ballasts. Realised how horrible am I at taking videos but you get the picture !!! Pardon the sand and dust floating around as it was just after dinner in my tank and my wrasses enjoy blowing sand all over which I do not complain at all Regards, Abhishek |
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Its 1 year since I started the tank. Few things changed but overall things have been growing good. No major setbacks and thats what am thankful for.
All aiptasia gone - thanks to nudis ! Now they are starving , so Ineed to find some aiptasia for them Lights changed to 2 geissemann Crystal 17.5K 250 watt halides. I am loving them wayyyy more than radiums. Th eblues and purples in acros never looked this good and I love a whiter tank than radium. Stupid video but you get the idea Am ashamed to even post the video but this is teh best I could do with my iPhone 5 Regards, Abhishek |
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Looks good to me
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Decided to take mobile pics of my acros. As of now, just got only 5. Need to find ways to reach the rest . Around 35 acros so lots of pics !
My all time favorite - Oregon Tort . I love it so much that I have 2 frags of it .And it got deepest blue after I switched to Giessemann lower kelvin bulbs from radium. Pink Shortcake from Big E BC Glowstick again from Big E :- This thing actually glows under actinics and lately has amazing PE to rival any millis I have Hawkins Echinata :- Another classic and I love it the most in my tank Stay tuned for more pics . Regards, Abhishek Last edited by abhishek@1985; 12/15/2017 at 09:18 AM. |
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Ooooh nice additions! Hey look super happy..
Very cool recovery on that wild frag. It’s aleay so interesting to see where a mystery frag will go. Looking good!
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Once i have a full fledged quarantine system up and running for acros, it will be maricultured and wild only acro tank while I transfer all my existing aquacultured to a new bigger tank. All coming in 2018 spring Regards, Abhishek |
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UVL Super Actinic is the best bulb in the world for coloring up a Leng Sy, IMO. They seem to really love some large amounts 350 to 400nm spectrum.
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There are so many new montis but nothing comes close to a fully grown Leng Sy cap beauty in my eyes . You should show yours !!! I bet it would be jaw dropping for anyone ! Regards, Abhishek |
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