29gallon mixed reef

[brandon7491]

hello everyone this is my 29gallon mixed reef and its been thriving for a year! please tell me your honest oponoins i really want to know what i can improve on. I am getting the surface skimming part for the aqua c remora and will be switching to a 14k phoneix instead of a 10k ab bulb.

 

[avshockey311]

Very nice looking tank. I would point a powerhead at the surface to break the surface tension.

 

[MR PALM BEACH]

Looking good, second that on the powerhead also. It will clear the service buildup you got there.

 

[Packersfan21]

nice tank. Does your flame angel nip at any of your corals?

 

[brandon7491]

i agree with the power head situation but i will be getting the surface skimmer for the remora. na the flame does not nip at any of the corals. he has been a very good boy

 

[iwishtofish]

Absolutely beautiful, brandon7491! I have a 29 also, with the same light.

How many inches off the water do you run the halide, and what made you decide you will switch to the 14k bulb? Also, do you dose anything to keep your params stable?

 

[joesfiddy]

tanks looking great keep it up

 

[corbett_n]

try some bright colored zoanthids to spice it up a little

 

[brandon7491]

thank you all very much for the complements. i will try some brightly colored zoos to spice it up a little maybe some rics and blastos as well. iwishtofish, thankyou very much for your complement, i keep the 150watt mh pendant about 9-10" off the surface of the water, the reason that i am going to be switching the 14k bulb because i like the "bluer" tint and it should bring out the colors in some of the corals better than with the ab10k bulb. Dont get me wrong the 10k ab is an AWSOME bulb because its a nice crisp white instead of a yellowish one and the growth has been amazing! but as alot of you can see the primary color is brown in the softies. All i really do to keep the tank stable is top off with fresh ro daily and do a 2-5gallon water change a week.Some days ill dose the b-ionic 2 part and other days i wont.

heres a top down shot at the colors

 

[iwishtofish]

Pretty pictures, brandon7491! I look forward to hearing how your bulb change affects things!

 

[nattarbox]

How do you like the 150 watt MH over your 29? I'm trying to decide between that or a 250 for my tank.