AJ_Tsin's 47g Shallow Rimless Rebuild

[AJ_Tsin]

Real nice frag....

Thanks which one?

 

[pocci]

Thanks which one?

All of it....But i like the first one....

 

[javsku]

Very nice, following along

 

[Fishy 1]

Hey AJ:wave: I haven't checked in for a while but I really like the progress that has happened during my absents and just love the open space for the SPS to grow. Looking great:beer:

 

[AJ_Tsin]

Very nice, following along

Hey AJ:wave: I haven't checked in for a while but I really like the progress that has happened during my absents and just love the open space for the SPS to grow. Looking great:beer:

Hey, thanks. The open space is awesome highly recommend it to anyone doing some aquascaping. Don't think I will ever build a reef again with equal or more negative space than rock.

I always try and use the "Rule of Thirds" to lay things out and it works.

 

[AJ_Tsin]

JULY 2014 FTS

 

[AJ_Tsin]

Here is a closer look:

 

[Fishy 1]

looking great!! AJ:thumbsup:

 

[cugly]

Nice whats the dims and how long is that light fixture

 

[AJ_Tsin]

looking great!! AJ:thumbsup:

Thanks

Nice whats the dims and how long is that light fixture

30" x 30" x 12"

Fixture is 8 Bulb 24" ATI. I don't know exact dimensions, but its about 26 x 20

Love your tank, are you planning on letting the coral grow out, or making frags pretty quickly once these start growing into each other?

Plan is to grow them out as much as they can but frag them to keep them from colliding. I want to fill the rock work as much as possible but keep them all small multi branch colonies.


So took another trip to RR Canada today got a few more awesome pieces.

Reef Raft Jawdropper

Reef Raft Red Diablo

Reef Raft Multicolor Matrix

 

[gb530]

Dude, you have Jawdropper! That's awesome!... Awesome pics as always!

Question about your light again. How far away is your light from the waters surface? I have mine at 10" and I feel like it's too much for my corals. Some can hang at the top but others can't to where I have to move them down. My light schedule is 12 hours x2 bulbs, 7 hours full.

 

[AJ_Tsin]

Dude, you have Jawdropper! That's awesome!... Awesome pics as always!

Question about your light again. How far away is your light from the waters surface? I have mine at 10" and I feel like it's too much for my corals. Some can hang at the top but others can't to where I have to move them down. My light schedule is 12 hours x2 bulbs, 7 hours full.

Hey thanks. Yea I am stoked to have gotten a Jawdropper.

Light height is a good question as I am in the process of tweaking that at the moment. Currently its about 14" above my water (I recently raised it from about 9"). I have seen a bit of color and growth improvement since the change. I may go a bit higher as I have a 8 bulb fixture on a shallow tank which provides great coverage of the footprint but is a bit overkill in terms of light. I have never done any PAR measurements unfortunately.

I only run an 8 hr cycle. x2 for 8 Hours, x8 for 6.

Hope this helps.

 

[reefid]

Stunning tank as always AJ

 

[gb530]

Hey thanks. Yea I am stoked to have gotten a Jawdropper.

Light height is a good question as I am in the process of tweaking that at the moment. Currently its about 14" above my water (I recently raised it from about 9"). I have seen a bit of color and growth improvement since the change. I may go a bit higher as I have a 8 bulb fixture on a shallow tank which provides great coverage of the footprint but is a bit overkill in terms of light. I have never done any PAR measurements unfortunately.

I only run an 8 hr cycle. x2 for 8 Hours, x8 for 6.

Hope this helps.

Cool, mine at 10" was bleaching out my Rommel's Rainbow a little so I moved it down and raised the light to 12" a few days ago. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks!

 

[tripdad]

Hey AJ, how's the lock on your front door? You better beef it up as your tank is quickly filling with some very cool corals. Seriously, nice collection you've got going there. Can't wait to see all these grow out.

 

[gb530]

Hey AJ, what salt brand are you using? ... I've got questions for days for you! haha

 

[AJ_Tsin]

Stunning tank as always AJ

Thanks!

Cool, mine at 10" was bleaching out my Rommel's Rainbow a little so I moved it down and raised the light to 12" a few days ago. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks!

Let me know how it goes!

Hey AJ, how's the lock on your front door? You better beef it up as your tank is quickly filling with some very cool corals. Seriously, nice collection you've got going there. Can't wait to see all these grow out.

Neither can I. I always wonder if someone broke in would they think to steal the expensive coral lol...

Hey AJ, what salt brand are you using? ... I've got questions for days for you! haha

I used to use Reef Crystals but I recently switched to Red Sea Blue Bucket. I am very happy with the switch. It's far closer to NSW levels which is ideal for ZeoVit and ULNS. Things have been much more stable since the change, although I always mix new salt water for at least 24 - 48 hours before adding to the tank, this blue bucket seems to mix up within minutes.

Keep em coming, happy to answer anything if I can.

 

[gb530]

I used to use Reef Crystals but I recently switched to Red Sea Blue Bucket. I am very happy with the switch. It's far closer to NSW levels which is ideal for ZeoVit and ULNS. Things have been much more stable since the change, although I always mix new salt water for at least 24 - 48 hours before adding to the tank, this blue bucket seems to mix up within minutes.

Keep em coming, happy to answer anything if I can.

Good to hear about the red sea salt. I am using the coral pro. Curious though, why the blue bucket over the coral pro?

btw, Red sea recommends not to mix longer than 2 hours. Here a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIHJ02NaKk . In the comments section of that video, Red Sea left this as a comment: "The maximum we recommend mixing is 2 hours ,it is important not to mix for more than 4 hours, you can use your mix as soon as it is clear (30 minutes to 2 hours) and the pH is stable between 8.2 and 8.4". Have you noticed it getting cloudy when mixing it for a long period?

 

[Montireef]

I think that is only valid for the Pro bucket. I also use the blue bucket which is cheaper and better balanced; I mix it for 2, 3 or even more days without any issues at all. The Pro one is artificially saturated and therefore should be used as soon as it gets mixed so that it does not precipitate.

 

[AJ_Tsin]

Good to hear about the red sea salt. I am using the coral pro. Curious though, why the blue bucket over the coral pro?

btw, Red sea recommends not to mix longer than 2 hours. Here a video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIHJ02NaKk . In the comments section of that video, Red Sea left this as a comment: "The maximum we recommend mixing is 2 hours ,it is important not to mix for more than 4 hours, you can use your mix as soon as it is clear (30 minutes to 2 hours) and the pH is stable between 8.2 and 8.4". Have you noticed it getting cloudy when mixing it for a long period?

I think that is only valid for the Pro bucket. I also use the blue bucket which is cheaper and better balanced; I mix it for 2, 3 or even more days without any issues at all. The Pro one is artificially saturated and therefore should be used as soon as it gets mixed so that it does not precipitate.

I use blue bucket because the Alk and Ca levels are closer to NSW and does not have additional trace elements added above and beyond the basics. This becomes very important in ULNS as higher dKH levels can burn tips of SPS/

I have never had an issue mixing it for longer periods of time. Usually I like to have 5-10 gallons mixed up and on hand at all times in case I need it or have to perform an emergency water change for something.