dvanacker's 200g SPS tank......
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rowdy29can
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Sick pics dude as always! Scared to think what will happen when you upgrade ? You will probably just set new standards for all of us?
Bluecorals
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Awesome coral and tank!! What brand tank is that?
Dana42078
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Anytime. Theres a few tanks im addicted to on RC and yours is one D. I was going back to try and find yours or Chris's thread and ran into yours first. Cant wait for some more pictures.:thumbsup:
I just went though every page checking out your tank and by far this is on my top 10 list of tank builds I have seen, great pictures and amazing coral color and growth updates I will be watching your tank posts I would love to see better pictures of your sump room and the equiptment you are using.....dosing schedule and what you have found works best for you in the line of brands for dosing. what is your maintance schedule.... you know all the inside info on what has worked for you
Thanks for posting all the great pictures and updates! you have an amazing tank!
Thanks for posting all the great pictures and updates! you have an amazing tank!
Chris Lakies
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Hey Darryl,
Just wondering if you've ever tested the Par in your tank in various area's?
Just wondering if you've ever tested the Par in your tank in various area's?
SpinyReef
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Definitly one of the better tanks on this forum. On all forums for that matter. I must ask, do you have any live rock in there? On a more serious note, you mentioned several months back that you dosed very little additives in your reef. What is your current recipe for success? Other than the biopellets, cal, alk and mag of course.
dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.... :beer:
As for maintenance schedule...I dont have time right now to go over it but its pretty basic. KISS theory for me....lots of elbow grease though.
I realized I messed with a lot of the URL's on the pictures......half the pictures in my thread are messed up ...sorry guys.
Here is new picture of my tubbs pink jade...finally getting some size on it. This frag might be over a year old.....I hate tiny frags but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do...
Let me know Vlad....
Just a local tank builder....the tank its self is nothing special in fact I got it 2nd hand.
The MH bulbs are 9-10months now and the par right underneath them is 400...some acros right under are getting 350 and some near the bottom are getting as low as 120 right now and surprisingly the colour is good. Last time when I changed the bulbs it almost doubled the par.....I also cut the time period down when I change the bulbs.
The live rock is somewhere under those corals...hahaha. I got huge patches of encrusting monti's like superman and sunset that are shaded now by other acro's or monitpora...my superman is starting to look like crap because all the shading but I bet its 8-10"....I got a huge patch of meteor shower on the top of a rock against the wall and its growing down the back side.... There is visible rock though....more noticeable when standing in front of the tank vs. the head on FTS. I'm also going to be rearranging some things here soon to accommodate some new frags.
As for maintenance schedule...I dont have time right now to go over it but its pretty basic. KISS theory for me....lots of elbow grease though.
I realized I messed with a lot of the URL's on the pictures......half the pictures in my thread are messed up ...sorry guys.
Here is new picture of my tubbs pink jade...finally getting some size on it. This frag might be over a year old.....I hate tiny frags but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do...
CeeGee
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Darryl,
When you do get time can you go over in great detail how you care for this tank?
I see a lot of people that ask about this piece of equipment and that piece of equipment as if these things make nice tanks by adding them.
I am currently struggling with my tank and have been for a long time. I run some really nice equipment. There is obviously some type of mistake being made and I think it lies in the "elbow grease".
Proper maintenance is not often discussed and I think it is severely overlooked.
When you do get time can you go over in great detail how you care for this tank?
I see a lot of people that ask about this piece of equipment and that piece of equipment as if these things make nice tanks by adding them.
I am currently struggling with my tank and have been for a long time. I run some really nice equipment. There is obviously some type of mistake being made and I think it lies in the "elbow grease".
Proper maintenance is not often discussed and I think it is severely overlooked.
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dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
Hey CeeGee. Sorry for not doing this earlier but here is method which I feel is pretty well based on elbow grease and the KISS theory, like I mentioned.
-20% water change bi-weekly
-Strong skimming
-Strong and Random flow (I have 2xtunze 6100 and a wavebox which I love)
-Strong light with lots of blue spectrum (I run 2x400w XM20k, 2xVHO superactinic and 20 x 3w cree royal blue LED, I will probably replace the VHO with either T5HO or more LED in the future)
-Feed a variety and a substantial amount of food (I use PE mysis,NLS pellet, NORI, RN tiger pods, OMEGA flake etc)
-Have the means to export the organic waste before it turns to NO3 and PO4 (skimmer) and deal with NO3 and PO4 when they occur (GFO, and personally I like and use bio-pellets). Bio-pellets may not be necessary but with out them I surely would need to feed less and/or provide more water changes and/or more GFO and/or a larger skimmer to get that nutrient balance I'm after.
-Stable chemistry and major element replenishment (Personally I choose to do DIY 2 part on dosers). Also remember that Alk is the most important element to watch. Alk will get utilized twice as fast as calcium (our balanced 2 part makes up for this) yet has less than half the amount in seawater. It also effects pH.
The only thing I dose other than ALK, CA and MG is I use coral snow once a week when I blow the rocks off and stir the top portion of sand. I feel it helps keep cyano in check.
Careful and experienced observation is super important as well. Coral placement and watching the corals to see reactions and slowly making changes. IE. corals are dull and brown....look at your nutrient levels being too high or your lighting too weak. Coral pale....look at your nutrient levels being to low (ie too clean not feeding enough) and/or your lighting being too strong or photoperiod too long. Also look to see if your temperature is fairly consistent (mine floats 3 degrees and maybe 4 no problem but never over 81). Also if your colors are good but you experience rounded tips and slow growth, take a look at your flow. And always be on the look out for pests.
HTH
And for kicks, my buddy jroovers came over and took some amazing photo's and macros for me. He's a great photography so thanks goes to him. He also has an amazing reef too if you want to check it out. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2175051
anyway here is a couple shots he took for me....a nice macro of the caroliniana
and my palmers millepora
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