375 update pics

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12274827#post12274827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by str8clownr
rogger, tank looks amazing, if you ever decide to frag that green monti cap please LMK !!
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Lol, Rogger, if you ever decide to frag anything in that tank, let me know!

Lol,
-Mike C.
 
The part that makes this tank IMO, is the fish. The unusual choices of the Emporer, Asfur, triggers, butterflys, etc. really make it feel like a 'reef' and not a 'tank.' The awesome corals don't hurt either :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12275754#post12275754 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaKnight407
The part that makes this tank IMO, is the fish. The unusual choices of the Emporer, Asfur, triggers, butterflys, etc. really make it feel like a 'reef' and not a 'tank.' The awesome corals don't hurt either :D
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I have had my share of bad choices, before I moved to this tank I had a small black back Butterfly that ate have of my corals and was extremely nervous arround me (maybe because I tried harpooning her a few times) so she will hide the minute she saw me, she also did not eat anything but the corals so she had no need to go in the trap. I finally drained the tank and was able to catch her, She now leaves in a FOWLR tank in Palm Beach.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12275929#post12275929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
I had a small black back Butterfly that ate have of my corals and was extremely nervous arround me (maybe because I tried harpooning her a few times) so she will hide the minute she saw me
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Literally L-O-L - I can just imagine you going after that thing.

Sorry to hear that though, but it looks like you have had a great recovery!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12275929#post12275929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
I have had my share of bad choices, before I moved to this tank I had a small black back Butterfly that ate have of my corals and was extremely nervous arround me (maybe because I tried harpooning her a few times) so she will hide the minute she saw me, she also did not eat anything but the corals so she had no need to go in the trap. I finally drained the tank and was able to catch her, She now leaves in a FOWLR tank in Palm Beach.
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With no risk there is no reward. Spend some time in the hobby and I think we've all have made more then a couple regretable decisions.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12276187#post12276187 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaKnight407
With no risk there is no reward. Spend some time in the hobby and I think we've all have made more then a couple regretable decisions.
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Thats for sure... I am sure Rogger can tell you how many calls he got from me... "I flooded my tank..... again....."

lol
 
Rogger,
A couple of questions for you:

How long has this tank being setup?

Are those wild colonies or they were grown from frags?

Do you use carbon at all? I see a slight hue of green in the water....maybe camera not white-balanced??

Can you give us some equipment specs/additives?

Thanks,
djfrankie
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12276271#post12276271 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by djfrankie
Rogger,
A couple of questions for you:

How long has this tank being setup?

Are those wild colonies or they were grown from frags?

Do you use carbon at all? I see a slight hue of green in the water....maybe camera not white-balanced??

Can you give us some equipment specs/additives?

Thanks,
djfrankie
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The 375 gal tank was set up around November '07, most of the corals came from an existing 210 gal tank I had a few feet away, this tank was up since 2004.

99% of the corals were originally grown from frags, there is a couple of pieces that are wild, one of them is the double leg table you see in the pictures with the purple tips. The other is the green A, Austera in the middle of the red Monti cap.

Yes I use carbon but not regularly, I use it for a couple of weeks then take it out for a couple more. The slight hue you noticed is a combination of me cleaning the glass prior to taking the pictures and the White balance, The tank looks crystal clear after a few hours of cleaning the glass, but I didn't wait enough time.

The current equipment as follows.
Filtration, ETSS 800 xl skimmer, small filter pad that gets changed 2-3 times a week.

Controller, Aquatronica

Lights 3x400w 20k radiums running on PFO's hqi ballast

Circulation, 2 wavebox (soon to be 1) 2 tunze 6100, 4 MJ sureflow modded (2x1200-2z900), 2 sea swirls.

Chiller 1/2 hp pacific coast in line chiller (hooked outside)

Calcium & additives, Deltec 600 calcium reactor, deltec Kalk reactor (recently changed from a PM) I dose DIY part two & three when needed. I like to dose Amino-acids irregularly. I use Salifert brand, but plan to experiment with Elos Amino's next.

That's pretty much it
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12277552#post12277552 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
The 375 gal tank was set up around November '07, most of the corals came from an existing 210 gal tank I had a few feet away, this tank was up since 2004.

99% of the corals were originally grown from frags, there is a couple of pieces that are wild, one of them is the double leg table you see in the pictures with the purple tips. The other is the green A, Austera in the middle of the red Monti cap.

Yes I use carbon but not regularly, I use it for a couple of weeks then take it out for a couple more. The slight hue you noticed is a combination of me cleaning the glass prior to taking the pictures and the White balance, The tank looks crystal clear after a few hours of cleaning the glass, but I didn't wait enough time.

The current equipment as follows.
Filtration, ETSS 800 xl skimmer, small filter pad that gets changed 2-3 times a week.

Controller, Aquatronica

Lights 3x400w 20k radiums running on PFO's hqi ballast

Circulation, 2 wavebox (soon to be 1) 2 tunze 6100, 4 MJ sureflow modded (2x1200-2z900), 2 sea swirls.

Chiller 1/2 hp pacific coast in line chiller (hooked outside)

Calcium & additives, Deltec 600 calcium reactor, deltec Kalk reactor (recently changed from a PM) I dose DIY part two & three when needed. I like to dose Amino-acids irregularly. I use Salifert brand, but plan to experiment with Elos Amino's next.

That's pretty much it
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Thanks....and really great growth on those acros!

Keep it up and good luck!

djfrankie
 
truley amazing! your one of the reasons i want a bigger tank :D it seems like just a month ago i was looking at pics of u moving the tank in..... good job, no great job !
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12278107#post12278107 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by illal
truley amazing! your one of the reasons i want a bigger tank :D it seems like just a month ago i was looking at pics of u moving the tank in..... good job, no great job !
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Thank you Illal
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12284497#post12284497 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lacy
Hi Rogger,
How is my coral coloring up?
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Hi Renee, Your coral is doing very nice the tips have turned light purple, I actually placed him a little higher on the rock work cause it kept on tilting into the sand cause of the high flow. I will take a picture and posted later.
 
The fish combination = 10, the coral combination = 10, the aquascaping = 10. This tank has what I like. All from 1-10 are 10!!! Its simpler than tanks of the month, with corals staggered one on top of each other, no room.
 
Rogger, what kind of fish is the one on top of the emperor on the second picture? I got one from Ray but lost it to skimmer pump when he ventured into the sump via overflow, I want to replace it but don't know the name.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12285980#post12285980 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
The fish combination = 10, the coral combination = 10, the aquascaping = 10. This tank has what I like. All from 1-10 are 10!!! Its simpler than tanks of the month, with corals staggered one on top of each other, no room.
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THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS STEVE!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12286314#post12286314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fish2reef
Rogger, what kind of fish is the one on top of the emperor on the second picture? I got one from Ray but lost it to skimmer pump when he ventured into the sump via overflow, I want to replace it but don't know the name.
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LULIO, That is a Candy cane Hog fish, one of the better ones reef-safe wise among this family
 
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