michaelmmreef01
aka redsea
I like the tank, Patrick!
Cool fish, especially the Lyretail Anthias!
Cool fish, especially the Lyretail Anthias!
I like the tank, Patrick!
Cool fish, especially the Lyretail Anthias!
Everything is really looking great, good stuff!
Those monti caps....UGH.....want
Those monti caps....UGH.....want
I was just thinking that same thing!
Pretty tank!
Is that last picture a red planet?
Wow, one of the best planets I've seen! I hope mine looks like that someday! Do you dose any coral food or trace elements to keep such bold colors?
Thanks for the compliment, it's always nice to show off my tank to another reefer who can appreciate the work it took to get there.The crazy thing is that the colors of Patrick's reef are even more vivid in person. I was in awe of the deep, bright, and rich color pallet of his corals.
Wow, one of the best planets I've seen! I hope mine looks like that someday! Do you dose any coral food or trace elements to keep such bold colors?
Aren't they? I got to see a 300dd fowlr in person and it was impressive. Looked like it was more than double my tank for some reason. I supported my floor with a 4x4 header to keep it from sagging over time. One of the 4 joist it covers was higher than the other 3 and hasn't moved yet.These deep dimension tanks are really awesome. I've been lusting over a 300DD for awhile now. Just a bit worried about the ability of my floor to hold the thing up.
Thanks for the compliment, it's always nice to show off my tank to another reefer who can appreciate the work it took to get there.
Sometimes I do. I've tried reef energy, seachem fuel, KZ aminos coral vitalizer b-balance and pohls extra. They definitely help and the extra seems to work the best but only if you have 0 nitrate and phosphate. didn't see any change from the b-balance or when I dosed any of them with p04 above .04.
What seems necessary is having very stable alk. My dosing pump has been pretty dialed in for awhile now and keeps alk at 8. And strong enough light in the right spectrum. When running my AI's with only blue and white leds it wasn't cutting it. When I added the t5's it made a world of a difference in a few weeks. And I don't over clean my water. Passive activated carbon and no gfo no vodka vinegar. My p04 stays under .08. I do run a 55 watt UV for water clarity that helps with light penetration and fish health but that doesn't matter. The magic ticket seems to be fish poo. I feed my tank every time I look at it which is a lot. And I think this for 3 reasons, my colors got a lot better when my tank was fully stocked. The colors in my frag tank aren't as good and that water is supplied from the sump in a way that it is much cleaner than the display. When I did a 3 day lights out for cyano and didn't feed the fish my sps colors shifted and my scroll coral bleached.