From humble beginnings!

kinibay reefer · 05/29/2017, 10:34 AM

Here are a few pics of my 280g from 3 1/2 yrs ago to now.
Always nice to see before and afters

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celebrityovernight · 05/29/2017, 10:51 AM

Man, that's so freaken awesome. Not only the sps growth, but your school of blue tangs growing along with the tank!!!

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cFloor · 05/29/2017, 12:39 PM

Beautiful reef! How are you maintaining your alk and calcium?

kinibay reefer · 05/29/2017, 12:47 PM

Thanks , dosing baking soda and CaCl ,from the RH 2 part balling method

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maxxII · 05/29/2017, 01:00 PM

What anthias are those?

Excellent growth and your tank is beautiful!

kinibay reefer · 05/29/2017, 02:37 PM

Lyretail Anthias , somehow didnt keep their color

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Stolireef · 05/29/2017, 05:27 PM

I love a KISS system. Really nice growth. Could you tell us more about your build? Lights? Skimmer etc?

Dennio · 05/29/2017, 06:32 PM

great monti!

kinibay reefer · 05/29/2017, 11:20 PM

Tank 80x36x20 Lighting for the most part has been 2 400w radiums , skimmer Tunze , i run Dsb in the sump with some macro algea and a 'diy' test scrubber at the moment.
I dose with vodka and vinager , 12 ml and 120ml pd.

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shih87 · 05/30/2017, 02:36 AM

Very nice and lovely tank. Your fish must love your aquascape, easy to hind and easy to swim around.

kinibay reefer · 05/30/2017, 10:36 AM

Some more pics from closer and above

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jda · 05/31/2017, 09:10 PM

Very impressive.

Try some New Life Spectrum pellets - they keep my Anthias nice and colorful.

WLachnit · 05/31/2017, 11:42 PM

Very very cool! Love the before and after.

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codydemmel4 · 06/01/2017, 05:51 AM

very nice! cant believe you are able to keep all those blue tangs together, very nice grow on everything too!

Piper27 · 06/01/2017, 08:33 AM

Only two 400w radium's over that long tank? Or are you saying two 400w radium's per reflector? Beautiful full colonies, looks great! Takes a good reefer to grow out such a small amount of coral into nice big colonies like that!

kinibay reefer · 06/01/2017, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jda

Very impressive.

Try some New Life Spectrum pellets - they keep my Anthias nice and colorful.

Thanks will try get some

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kinibay reefer · 06/01/2017, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by codydemmel4

very nice! cant believe you are able to keep all those blue tangs together, very nice grow on everything too!

I had 5 blue tang initially for about 3 yrs , 1 jumped out and then I added another 5

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kinibay reefer · 06/01/2017, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Piper27

Only two 400w radium's over that long tank? Or are you saying two 400w radium's per reflector? Beautiful full colonies, looks great! Takes a good reefer to grow out such a small amount of coral into nice big colonies like that!

I have only 2 radiums over the whole tank , seems to work OK and the tanks only 20 deep

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jda · 06/01/2017, 02:19 PM

It is also very nice to see colonies that are not dying from the base-up and colorless and white on the underside. Well done, indeed.

Piper27 · 06/01/2017, 02:42 PM

Wow, can you share a front tank shot showing your lights? How high are they hung?

kinibay reefer · 06/02/2017, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Piper27

Wow, can you share a front tank shot showing your lights? How high are they hung?

Here's some tank shots

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kinibay reefer · 06/02/2017, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kinibay reefer

Here's some tank shots

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Piper27 · 06/02/2017, 10:02 AM

Holy Moses! That's insane! I would love to see two LED fixtures do that. Goes to show how good radium's bulbs really are. Even though you pulled the rockwork in towards the middle of the tank, those bulbs are still reaching a long way and growing the coral really well. I wonder what difference you would have seen if you had four bulbs over that tank.

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minus9 · 06/02/2017, 10:08 AM

Very nice! I love shallow tanks.

kinibay reefer · 06/02/2017, 10:17 AM

I think 4 build 1600 w may be an overkill in this tank as it's only 20 deep
And my current Bulbs are way over expiry date , over 2.5 years old

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05/29/2017, 10:34 AM	#1
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	From humble beginnings! Here are a few pics of my 280g from 3 1/2 yrs ago to now. Always nice to see before and afters Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

05/29/2017, 10:51 AM	#2
celebrityovernight Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: dallas Posts: 230	Man, that's so freaken awesome. Not only the sps growth, but your school of blue tangs growing along with the tank!!! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk __________________ vinh

05/29/2017, 12:39 PM	#3
cFloor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,552	Beautiful reef! How are you maintaining your alk and calcium? __________________ 250g. SPS tank Instagram: @cfloorsaltwater

05/29/2017, 01:00 PM	#5
maxxII Super Housemonkey! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 4,442	What anthias are those? Excellent growth and your tank is beautiful! __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun!"

05/29/2017, 05:27 PM	#7
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	I love a KISS system. Really nice growth. Could you tell us more about your build? Lights? Skimmer etc? __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

05/29/2017, 12:47 PM	#4
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	Thanks , dosing baking soda and CaCl ,from the RH 2 part balling method Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

05/29/2017, 02:37 PM	#6
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	Lyretail Anthias , somehow didnt keep their color Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

05/29/2017, 06:32 PM	#8
Dennio Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 161	great monti!

05/29/2017, 11:20 PM	#9
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	Tank 80x36x20 Lighting for the most part has been 2 400w radiums , skimmer Tunze , i run Dsb in the sump with some macro algea and a 'diy' test scrubber at the moment. I dose with vodka and vinager , 12 ml and 120ml pd. Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

05/30/2017, 02:36 AM	#10
shih87 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan Posts: 1,294	Very nice and lovely tank. Your fish must love your aquascape, easy to hind and easy to swim around. __________________ Zeovit DTOTQ Q3 2015 RC TOTM April 2016 Reef Hobbyist Magazine Q2 2017 R二R TOTM Oct 2017 Aquaforest ROTM June 2019

05/30/2017, 10:36 AM	#11
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	Some more pics from closer and above Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

05/31/2017, 09:10 PM	#12
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Very impressive. Try some New Life Spectrum pellets - they keep my Anthias nice and colorful.

05/31/2017, 11:42 PM	#13
WLachnit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,722	Very very cool! Love the before and after. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ (1) 300g mixed reef (Starfire DT) + 100g Sump (2) 100g Softie tank (Starfire DT) My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263472

06/01/2017, 05:51 AM	#14
codydemmel4 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Center Valley PA Posts: 1,479	very nice! cant believe you are able to keep all those blue tangs together, very nice grow on everything too! __________________ -Cody SPS Dominant 180 gallon. Link to my tank: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2618245

06/01/2017, 08:33 AM	#15
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Only two 400w radium's over that long tank? Or are you saying two 400w radium's per reflector? Beautiful full colonies, looks great! Takes a good reefer to grow out such a small amount of coral into nice big colonies like that!

06/01/2017, 02:19 PM	#19
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	It is also very nice to see colonies that are not dying from the base-up and colorless and white on the underside. Well done, indeed.

06/01/2017, 02:42 PM	#20
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Wow, can you share a front tank shot showing your lights? How high are they hung?

06/02/2017, 10:02 AM	#23
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Holy Moses! That's insane! I would love to see two LED fixtures do that. Goes to show how good radium's bulbs really are. Even though you pulled the rockwork in towards the middle of the tank, those bulbs are still reaching a long way and growing the coral really well. I wonder what difference you would have seen if you had four bulbs over that tank. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

06/02/2017, 10:08 AM	#24
minus9 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: I'm in the Valley, Dude! Posts: 1,349	Very nice! I love shallow tanks.

06/02/2017, 10:17 AM	#25
kinibay reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kinibay South Africa Posts: 50	I think 4 build 1600 w may be an overkill in this tank as it's only 20 deep And my current Bulbs are way over expiry date , over 2.5 years old Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk