A Smart? Aquarium in Taiwan...

[shih87]

Fantastic layout!
Can I ask you photoperiod and % of power of your Ati hybrid?

ATI T5 (Blueplus x 6 and Aqua special x 2) turn on at 12:00 pm and gradually to 100% at 4:00 pm, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm keep 100% and then gradually off at 11:45 pm.

ATI LED is full on since 12:00 pm to 12:00 am.

Kessil AP700 is on 100% from 4:00 pm to 11:30 pm, and I choose sea blue color.

Hope this help.

 

[shih87]

Shih,

Wow!!! Really nice layout, and color arrangement with excellent contrast.
The Green Staghorn is perfect for the center piece.

You mentioned you changed salt. I also noticed you mentioned in the article that you do Water Changes with perfectly matched salt parameters as TANK.
I find that a challenge since most salts are higher Alk.
So one way is to buy low ALK salts and buffer up,
or another is to add Acid to bring Alk down (after aeration to bring PH back up).
What is your method to matching parameter of new Water to Tank Water?

Thanks.

I only choose Zeovit and Aquaforest salt since both of them have dKH below 8, and I keep my tank alkalinity at 7.5 dKh. Zeovit in 2016 silently decided to increase their alkalinity by 1 to 1.5 dKH, I kind of disappoint of that decision, especial silently change, so I turn to Aquaforest, which also cheaper. I try not to lower alkalinity by adding acid seem I don't know it too well.

Mistake I made was choose AF Probiotic Reef Salt which has different bacteria than my KZ Bak bacteria, it somehow cause some coral STN. I original thought bacteria diversity will help my coral. Now I use AF Reef Salt which has no AF probiotic bacteria and dKH is about 7.2

When I said I keep parameters exact same as tank water, I meant alkalinity, salinity, and temperature. I did not check Ca, Mg, or nay trace elements since most of mix salt are very close to tank water if mix correctly, and Ca, Mg, trace element fluctuation seems not easy to make coral unhappy.

Cheers,

 

[codydemmel4]

very nice!

Are you still dosing flatworm stop and coral booster?

 

[shih87]

very nice!

Are you still dosing flatworm stop and coral booster?

Not the coral booster but flatworm stop.

I usually once found flatworm dead body during dipping process of new coral, I will dose flatworm stop for at least 2 months.

 

[Alex Costa]

new salt and some relayout....

Very nice change in layout. I like the more open spaces.
What's your thoughts about the new salt? Any noticeable change in color or it's too soon to judge?
Regards

Alex.

 

[biggles]

Stunning display of acro colors Joseph, really liking your scape and placements. That big stag in the open middle area looks ridiculously good :thumbsup:

Love all the different colors the fish also bring to the reef, i really need to get a bright yellow fish again as nothing looks quite so cool as yellow swimming through all your acro colors.

I wish all the bloody manufacturers would just make salt close to NSW and let us decide what needs raising............. annoys the you know what out of many of us :hammer:

 

[shih87]

Very nice change in layout. I like the more open spaces.
What's your thoughts about the new salt? Any noticeable change in color or it's too soon to judge?
Regards

Alex.

Too early to tell, but after change to aquaforest reef salt, my coral seems happy and healthy from PE and basing view point.

 

[shih87]

Stunning display of acro colors Joseph, really liking your scape and placements. That big stag in the open middle area looks ridiculously good :thumbsup:

Love all the different colors the fish also bring to the reef, i really need to get a bright yellow fish again as nothing looks quite so cool as yellow swimming through all your acro colors.

I wish all the bloody manufacturers would just make salt close to NSW and let us decide what needs raising............. annoys the you know what out of many of us :hammer:

The shape of staghorn grow in T5 often better than under LED, that is from my own experience and watch many video clips and photos of reefers' tanks. The equal distribute light source of T5 give staghorn chance to grow UP equally, while LED light cause its sometime try to avoid and end of unnatural shape. Water current also play big role I believe.

It is a bit upset when KZ owner told me directly that they increase alkalinity and believe that is better for their customer. Anyhow, KZ owner always honey enough when facing customer that I do admire. I am also struggle why salt maker not just simply give us salt parameter close to NSW. I think I saw some video explain that, but don't remember exactly.

 

[westreef]

I love your scape. It reminds me of a colorful flower arrangement.

 

[shih87]

I love your scape. It reminds me of a colorful flower arrangement.

Haha. Thanks. It do look like that ....

 

[shih87]

some coral bouncing back nicely...

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[shih87]

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[reefmutt]

Wow, Shih! Those last photos are really beautiful! Colours are amazing. So rich!!

 

[FernandesReef]

Very nice tank, and well written article.
Inspirational setup thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.[emoji1360]


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[Bulldog88]

Amazing tank, I love the placement of your corals.

 

[Bulldog88]

What if coral labeled f?

 

[shih87]

Wow, Shih! Those last photos are really beautiful! Colours are amazing. So rich!!

Thanks, my friends.
Lately, most of my coral turn to very healthy state. Great PE and color keep improving. I think I finally get through the barrier from pure KZ to KZ + AF mixed. Anyway, I have my fingers crossed.

Very nice tank, and well written article.
Inspirational setup thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.[emoji1360]

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Hope my tank and my article help. I also learned a lot from many reefers here.

Amazing tank, I love the placement of your corals.

Thanks. The placement and using dry rock instead of live rock help me easy maintain the tank.

 

[shih87]

What if coral labeled f?

This one? It is Cyphastrea decadia
f.

 

[chgoblknazn]

WOW! This is exactly what I want. Very impressive!

 

[Wally.B]

This one? It is Cyphastrea decadia
f.

Double Wow!!

So that is what a Cyphastrea can look like.

Mine is growing, but just red.
It only is encrusting the rock.

I've seen that in some of my other SPS corals. Just encrusting no upward growth.

Is that not enough light, or not enough circulation? Or something else?