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Unread 09/09/2017, 09:44 PM   #26
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Looking fantastic Abhishek!

I still use radiums as the primary, and will probably never change.
Yeah, I got an ATI 8 bulb fixture but returned it in a day. Couldn't be without halides for more than a few hours .

There's something magical about radiums run on magnetic M80s. They just pop colors in acros like no other lights.

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Unread 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



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Unread 09/20/2017, 08:39 AM   #28
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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.

That is a very old school approach if you intend on changing water. It work for decades.

Looks good.


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Unread 09/20/2017, 08:53 AM   #29
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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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Unread 09/20/2017, 11:29 AM   #30
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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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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:18 PM   #31
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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.

That is a very old school approach if you intend on changing water. It work for decades.

Looks good.
I appreciate your input and thanks a lot . Yes ,coralline has taken off and am closely watching it to see any impact .i am just too scared to make any changes


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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:18 PM   #32
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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?
Well I don't have a mp10 .. but the rest is correct ,


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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:20 PM   #33
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Well I don't have a mp10 .. but the rest is correct ,
Oh sorry, I though the one on the back glass was a Vortech.

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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:21 PM   #34
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looks great, man you got a lot of flow it makes me rethink the amount of pumps I have
I saw a presentationby jason fox which changed my way of reefkeeping .
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 .

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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:22 PM   #35
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Oh sorry, I though the one on the back glass was a Vortech.

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The one on the back glass is a jenao rw4 that I had lying around .
So yeah you are kidding f of right in more flow .

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Unread 09/20/2017, 06:36 PM   #36
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Awesome, that's a great amount of flow, good job!

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Unread 09/22/2017, 03:08 AM   #37
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This tank is looking very nice.

What is the fish list? What are you feeding daily?


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Unread 09/22/2017, 07:27 AM   #38
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This tank is looking very nice.

What is the fish list? What are you feeding daily?
Hey sahin ,

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 .

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Unread 10/18/2017, 08:01 PM   #39
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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 .

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Unread 10/19/2017, 04:22 AM   #40
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Nice recovery Abhishek.......... it looks great now


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Unread 10/27/2017, 08:52 PM   #41
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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




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Unread 12/10/2017, 06:10 PM   #42
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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



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Unread 12/10/2017, 07:12 PM   #43
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Looks good to me


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Unread 12/15/2017, 09:12 AM   #44
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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 .

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Unread 12/15/2017, 11:28 AM   #45
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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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Unread 12/15/2017, 02:45 PM   #46
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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!
Thanks Matt!! Well as much as it is fun to collect wilds, I prefer aquacultured from reputed vendors like battlecorals and cherrycorals and WWC so that I dont avoid pests.
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

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Unread 12/16/2017, 09:25 AM   #47
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The classic old forgotten Leng Sy cap - This reminds me why I should never switch to leds and stick to lower kelvin metal halides. I could never get those deep glowing purple edge even with radium on M80.

Love it to death and my favorite monti of all times .

Leng Sy :-



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Unread 12/16/2017, 09:29 AM   #48
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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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Unread 12/16/2017, 09:35 AM   #49
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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.
Yeah absolutely !!! I just cant fit a VHO or T5. Thats why using geissemann halides which has huge spikes in 400nm range . Makes them pop .
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 !

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Wild suharsonai or lokani looking hot today under halides



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