Fishy's back with a rimless A.G.E.

[fishypets]

The tank is looking good- I need to buy a new lens and snap some pictures. Maybe I'll get to that next month.

 

[fishypets]

I figured I'd stop by and update this thread. The tank has had it's share of issues however I've almost worked through all of them. Colors are starting to come back and sps are growing again! I also picked up a new camera/lens and snapped a few pictures last night. I'll work on doing a better job of keeping this tread fresh in the future.

Enjoy some pics.

 

[fishypets]

 

[fishypets]

Full tank shots.

 

[dave.m]

Could you relate some of the issues you experienced and what steps you found were helpful in resolving them?

Dave.M

 

[worm5406]

Nice updated pictures!

 

[qwuintus]

Nice!

Looks like the ATI bulbs are working great. How often do you switch them out for new bulbs?

 

[fishypets]

qwuintus and worm5406 thank you!

dave.m Lets see here my S.G. was way too high @ 37 ppt and my alk was on the high side too for a ULNS @ 9. I also started running Bio-Pellets about six months ago and could not get my nitrates above 0 no matter how much I fed. Needless to say during this time my corals stopped growing and my colors went to crap. It wasn't until I dosed 3X the recommended Zeovit amino acids that I started seeing improvement. And last week my sps started growing again which is nice, it's been almost six months since I've seen any real growth.

I also changed out my bulbs- I not run all ATI brand bulbs with the following combo

Blue plus
Blue plus
Actinic
Purple Plus
Blue Plus
GE 6500K
Blue Plus
Purple plus
Actinic
Blue Plus

 

[fishypets]

Some pictures from last night.

 

[worm5406]

It would be nice to see some of those pictures from a year ago taken with new ones to see how the growth came along.

Can you look at those angles and see how much is still there and maybe get a new picture?

If you are not busy that is.

 

[gkarshens]

Hey Clint! Tank looks so good it makes me want one again!

 

[fishypets]

Hey Clint! Tank looks so good it makes me want one again!

Hey Gabriel good to hear from you! I get to see your parents all the time at the dealership. Great folks just like you.

Are you really setting up a new tank? Austin needs some "old blood" back in the reef game. Welcome back.

 

[rpjaws74]

you have a nice coral collection but would you mind sharing your parameters now!

 

[fishypets]

you have a nice coral collection but would you mind sharing your parameters now!

Sure thing

KH 6.5-7.0
CA 410
MG 1300
PO4 0.0
NO3 0.0
SG 34.5

 

[gkarshens]

Hey Gabriel good to hear from you! I get to see your parents all the time at the dealership. Great folks just like you.

Are you really setting up a new tank? Austin needs some "old blood" back in the reef game. Welcome back.

I wish! I just can't afford it. I have too many other things going now. I do miss it though. Maybe someday.

 

[69bird]

Hi, in your full tank shot, what is that growing up the back wall of the aquarium? That is awesome.

For having some set backs your tank looks great.

 

[fishypets]

Hi, in your full tank shot, what is that growing up the back wall of the aquarium? That is awesome.

For having some set backs your tank looks great.

Thanks! That is a purple validia

 

[fishypets]

Wow what a gorgeous tank!!!

Thank you!

 

[fishypets]

New picture

 

[hobogato]

man clint, you are a coral growing beast. tank is looking awesome!