My mantis tank.

I dropped one by his burrow. He smacked it twice and put it outside his burrow and hasn't touched it since. I'll try makin a vid ASAP
 
top down i took last night

yesplease.jpg
 
Well it's jus a two bulb fixture so I don't have much of a choice...well I do and don't...I played with the ATI combos and I like this look the best for now. ATI purple and blue plus. It's really a pita to get good photos...
 
Thinking about my future reefing. Its so hard to keep my reef in check. Params wise. Yet really the only issue i deal with in the mantis tank is phos.....

Would like some input with everyone else. Whats your set back param wise?

I do 1/4 WC (5g) 3/4's (like every 3 weeks) to monthly ona 20g tall.

jus depends on how the tank looks really on the WC
 
you can also offset phosphates by adding macroalgae. I used chaeto and C. prolifera in my tanks and my phosphates were always zero, though you know those testkits aren't all too accurate....

Love your pics and tank btw. Really cool to get those little stomato-gifts too, I built up quite a little collection of dactyl molts. Save em that way you can compare them over time to see the growth.
 
Go out and get a two two little fishies phosban reactor. I find I don’t have to use much GFO to keep the levels out of the testable rang. But Macro dose help with it as well. I just find with a reactor you can play with your mix. Once you have used GFO in a reactor and see a decline in ugly algaes and in increase in coralline and other calcareous alages you’ll be hooked. Just make sure to rinse if first and use a maxi jet 900 or smaller don’t be a wise guy and use a 1200 (I see this common mistake all the time).
 
Koshmar said:
you can also offset phosphates by adding macroalgae. I used chaeto and C. prolifera in my tanks and my phosphates were always zero, though you know those testkits aren't all too accurate....

Love your pics and tank btw. Really cool to get those little stomato-gifts too, I built up quite a little collection of dactyl molts. Save em that way you can compare them over time to see the growth.
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Yep. Chaeto & Caulerpa in a mantis tank fuge are a good thing to have.
 
I have caulerpa, which kinda gets on my nerves, but i do prune it.....Ill look more into buying a few macro's and a few more plants.
 
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