Mark's 150 gallon - Page 70

reefmutt · 12/10/2017, 08:56 AM

Beautiful update!!
Looking superb, Mark!
Really nice.
You can move the Lokani to my tank

Oldude · 12/10/2017, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by markalot

Thanks Greg, just checked out your thread, ooooh weee it's looking good! I wish I had a tank that size.

Thanks Mark. Your tank is looking awesome!

Wrangy · 12/10/2017, 03:46 PM

Just wonderful Mark

Everything is looking spectacular and the tank is gorgeous

DesertReefT4r · 12/10/2017, 04:10 PM

Nice update. Twnks look great.

Reefable · 12/10/2017, 04:28 PM

Wow stunning tank...the growth is just mind blowing...you have achieved ***** (5 star) sir....growth along with pe is such a grace to watch....would you mind sharing your parameters along with any dosing elements....thank you in advance and keep up the great work...

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mhucasey · 01/01/2018, 10:47 AM

Happy New Year Mark!

markalot · 01/01/2018, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mhucasey

Happy New Year Mark!

Happy New Year Matt, nice to hear from you.

nemodan · 01/02/2018, 10:38 PM

Happy New Year Mark !!

Daniel

markalot · 01/03/2018, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by nemodan

Happy New Year Mark !!

Daniel

Happy new year Daniel!

markalot · 02/13/2018, 09:03 PM

Still here, still alive.

NOPOX dosing up to 10 ml now, I've been taking it very very slowly. KH dropped to 6, 2 part dosing up to 150ml daily. Growth responded well but I feel color is down a notch except for that crazy yellow/red acro.

Two Part addict

The horrida on the left seems to be doing a lot better as it grows into lower light but more flow. I wonder if the large hairy polyps indicate that this acro grows in lower light than most?

My small 40 gallon is NOT an SPS tank

KH dropped to 5.5 because I manually dose and sometimes forget ... and sometimes I forget that I forgot. No acros, no problem.

DesertReefT4r · 02/14/2018, 01:19 AM

Both tanks looks to be doing well. You need to frag that green slimer, its growing out of the water. Not a bad problem to have.

joshky · 02/15/2018, 09:53 AM

Mark your tanks look stunning, hope you're doing well my friend.

markalot · 02/15/2018, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertReefT4r

Both tanks looks to be doing well. You need to frag that green slimer, its growing out of the water. Not a bad problem to have.

Everyone else would frag the slimer, I'm letting it go to see what happens, though I have cut off some branches aimed at other corals.

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Originally Posted by joshky

Mark your tanks look stunning, hope you're doing well my friend.

Thanks Josh!

mhucasey · 02/15/2018, 04:34 PM

Damn Mark, that is spectacular!

cFloor · 02/16/2018, 05:42 PM

Oh wow! It's looking insane Mark

Fredfish · 02/16/2018, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by markalot

Everyone else would frag the slimer, I'm letting it go to see what happens, though I have cut off some branches aimed at other corals.

...

Not me. I love the look of the large colony.

reefmutt · 02/16/2018, 07:43 PM

Hey Mark! fantastic!! Both tanks look amazing.
Don’t think you can come around here and post a couple awesome pics and then disappear again without multiple top downs and close ups!!!
This better just be a warm up, my friend.
I will accept nothing less....

markalot · 02/16/2018, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fredfish

Not me. I love the look of the large colony.

Thanks Fred, me too.

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Hey Mark! fantastic!! Both tanks look amazing.
Don’t think you can come around here and post a couple awesome pics and then disappear again without multiple top downs and close ups!!!
This better just be a warm up, my friend.
I will accept nothing less....

Eventually.

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Originally Posted by cFloor

Oh wow! It's looking insane Mark

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Originally Posted by mhucasey

Damn Mark, that is spectacular!

Thank you all, nice to see you around.

I rarely test anymore, except for Alk. KH was down to 6, rose it a bit quick than I wanted, now 7.2. Nitrate was crystal clear, no hint of pink. Phosphate was 2 ppb. I tested again, 1 pbb. No wonder colors are off.

Lowering PhosphateRx to 1 drop daily, from 2. Lowering NOPOX to 5ml from 10. If still too low in a week then will cut PhosphateRx out and see what happens.

Salinity crept up again to 37, all this damn 2 part adding table salt to my tank. I'm a little worried about ending up with some kind of chemical imbalance so I am preparing for some small water changes for the first time in, uh, 6 months maybe? Just to get some fresh saltwater into the mix.

Oldude · 02/18/2018, 12:41 AM

Mark you are something right, things look terrific.

markalot · 02/18/2018, 05:33 PM

Thanks Greg.

I took a picture of my tan 'dragon' because I had an idea.

I simply have favorites, and this one needed a new spot.

reefmutt · 02/18/2018, 07:18 PM

Now, I have probably been guilty of slapping a coral right on top of another coral so I am not entirely sure if you’re planning to leave it there or remove the dragon and put the lokani in its place.. but if you are planning to leave it right on top- which in about a month wouldn’t look so odd, in about 2 months the dragon would probably have outgrown the lokani and started to stifle it.
A top down would make an interesting contrast in color and form..

markalot · 02/18/2018, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Now, I have probably been guilty of slapping a coral right on top of another coral so I am not entirely sure if you’re planning to leave it there or remove the dragon and put the lokani in its place.. but if you are planning to leave it right on top- which in about a month wouldn’t look so odd, in about 2 months the dragon would probably have outgrown the lokani and started to stifle it.
A top down would make an interesting contrast in color and form..

Hi Matt,

I will leave it and hack at the dragon as it gets close. The dragon has a lot of room behind it to grow so maybe I'll get lucky and have a few branches grow behind for some nice contrast.

reefmutt · 02/18/2018, 08:41 PM

Well then, I’ll definitely be waiting for the cool shots.

DiscusHeckel · 02/19/2018, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by markalot

Still here, still alive.

Awesome pictures.

I love the mature colonies in the large tank and the colour variation in the smaller tank. The second tank in particular makes me go back to a mixed reef tank.

Keep up the good work Mark.

markalot · 02/19/2018, 07:38 AM

Thanks Bulent!

So unfortunately my strawberry lemonade shortcake yellow and red coral is under some duress. The back side has no polyp extension and skin is turning blue. I'm worried it's near an STN or RTN episode. I've redirected flow a but to try and make sure it's getting hit with a little more and I've started dosing a little nitrate. Other corals all have good nighttime polyp extension so I don't want to do too much other than gently bring up the nutrients to detectable.

It's been a long time since anything even looked off so I suspect this has been happening slowly as I reduced nutrients and I failed to notice.

12/10/2017, 08:56 AM	#1726
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Beautiful update!! Looking superb, Mark! Really nice. You can move the Lokani to my tank __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

12/10/2017, 03:46 PM	#1728
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Just wonderful Mark Everything is looking spectacular and the tank is gorgeous __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

01/01/2018, 10:47 AM	#1731
mhucasey Acros & wieners, oh my! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oceanside, California Posts: 3,706	Happy New Year Mark! __________________ - Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower

02/13/2018, 09:03 PM	#1735
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Still here, still alive. NOPOX dosing up to 10 ml now, I've been taking it very very slowly. KH dropped to 6, 2 part dosing up to 150ml daily. Growth responded well but I feel color is down a notch except for that crazy yellow/red acro. Two Part addict The horrida on the left seems to be doing a lot better as it grows into lower light but more flow. I wonder if the large hairy polyps indicate that this acro grows in lower light than most? My small 40 gallon is NOT an SPS tank KH dropped to 5.5 because I manually dose and sometimes forget ... and sometimes I forget that I forgot. No acros, no problem. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

02/14/2018, 01:19 AM	#1736
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Both tanks looks to be doing well. You need to frag that green slimer, its growing out of the water. Not a bad problem to have. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

12/10/2017, 04:10 PM	#1729
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Nice update. Twnks look great.

12/10/2017, 04:28 PM	#1730
Reefable Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 213	Wow stunning tank...the growth is just mind blowing...you have achieved ***** (5 star) sir....growth along with pe is such a grace to watch....would you mind sharing your parameters along with any dosing elements....thank you in advance and keep up the great work... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

01/02/2018, 10:38 PM	#1733
nemodan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 1,063	Happy New Year Mark !! Daniel

02/15/2018, 09:53 AM	#1737
joshky Acros & Wrasses Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central KY Posts: 2,546	Mark your tanks look stunning, hope you're doing well my friend. __________________ Josh My 80g: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2677031

02/15/2018, 04:34 PM	#1739
mhucasey Acros & wieners, oh my! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oceanside, California Posts: 3,706	Damn Mark, that is spectacular! __________________ - Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower

02/16/2018, 05:42 PM	#1740
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Oh wow! It's looking insane Mark __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

02/16/2018, 07:43 PM	#1742
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Hey Mark! fantastic!! Both tanks look amazing. Don’t think you can come around here and post a couple awesome pics and then disappear again without multiple top downs and close ups!!! This better just be a warm up, my friend. I will accept nothing less.... __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

02/18/2018, 12:41 AM	#1744
Oldude Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 4,479	Mark you are something right, things look terrific. __________________ ______________________ Greg ~ June 2015 TOTM ~ ~ April 2010 TOTM ~

02/18/2018, 05:33 PM	#1745
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Thanks Greg. I took a picture of my tan 'dragon' because I had an idea. I simply have favorites, and this one needed a new spot. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

02/18/2018, 07:18 PM	#1746
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Now, I have probably been guilty of slapping a coral right on top of another coral so I am not entirely sure if you’re planning to leave it there or remove the dragon and put the lokani in its place.. but if you are planning to leave it right on top- which in about a month wouldn’t look so odd, in about 2 months the dragon would probably have outgrown the lokani and started to stifle it. A top down would make an interesting contrast in color and form.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

02/18/2018, 08:41 PM	#1748
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Well then, I’ll definitely be waiting for the cool shots. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

02/19/2018, 07:38 AM	#1750
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	Thanks Bulent! So unfortunately my strawberry lemonade shortcake yellow and red coral is under some duress. The back side has no polyp extension and skin is turning blue. I'm worried it's near an STN or RTN episode. I've redirected flow a but to try and make sure it's getting hit with a little more and I've started dosing a little nitrate. Other corals all have good nighttime polyp extension so I don't want to do too much other than gently bring up the nutrients to detectable. It's been a long time since anything even looked off so I suspect this has been happening slowly as I reduced nutrients and I failed to notice. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays