My minimalistic 180g SPS tank

Best of luck with everything taking off, but most of all with the waiting and watching part. lol. I struggle with the desire to keep tinkering with the routine.

Can you give the type or names of the corals in the last five pics? Some look very interesting with great PE. I want to watch because they may need to get added to my shopping list.

Thanks and will be following along.

Kevin
 
kevlow said:
Best of luck with everything taking off, but most of all with the waiting and watching part. lol. I struggle with the desire to keep tinkering with the routine.

Can you give the type or names of the corals in the last five pics? Some look very interesting with great PE. I want to watch because they may need to get added to my shopping list.

Thanks and will be following along.

Kevin
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Thanks Kevin. I am going on vacation this Saturday for a week so I am already nervous to see how the tank looks when I come back. I have a friend staying at my house with my dog for the week but he knows nothing about corals. going to try to teach him something before I leave but we will see haha.

No idea on the first one, that was a no namer.
The second was sold to me as an oregon tort.
The third, I forget what it is haha
The forth is Blood Red Milli from Battlecorals
The fifth is Old Blue Milli from Battlecorals.


I am going to try to take some more pictures tonight with a filter to hopefully get the blue out of those pictures. Also did a water change earlier, everything is looking great still.

Alk tested at 7, Calc at 430.

Honestly not really worried about phosphates and nitrates just feeding a lot as normal with only my skimmer and cheato. Keeping things as simply as possible
 
Going to take some pictures later tonight, I am a little nervous for the coming up week as I am going on vacation from the 10-17th and my friend who is staying over with my dog knows nothing about saltwater but hopefully I can teach him something about it.

I am going to be adding 2 Lamarck Angelfish on the 17th. That is the plan for now at least. Do I have to add one male and one female? I know I cant add 2 males, but could I possibly add 2 females?
 
here we go with some pictures. Hopefully these arnt near as blue as the others, I used a green filter but I still cannot get the color they are. I give a ton of props to the people who can take good pictures. I also need to find something so I can take top down pictures with my cell phone.



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Forget the name of this one, like a majority haha


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These are all no namers


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Milli in the back is from Battlecorals and named "Pink Milli" so pretty much a no namer



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another no namer



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This is from battle corals but it is Sunnyx OG Sunset Milli


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no namer


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The blue milli in the front is from battle corals "old Blue Milli" so pretty much a no namer




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Excaliber from Battlecorals




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Oregon Tort
 
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Blood Red Milli from Battlecorals
 
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Pife said:
Put some names with these! I think they are a lot better than your previous pictures.
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Thanks!

Just updated with some names, but majority are no namers since I did not want to get expensive pieces since I am still recovering. Hopefully in the next couple months :)
 
Well today is the last day till I go on vacation for a week. Going to do one last 30g water change and have water ready to do one or multiple when I get back if needed (lets hope not). I am hoping I come back to healthy corals that have noticeable growth but who knows. Right now I am dosing 36ml alk and calc, 12 times a day so only 3ml every 2 hours. I really doubt dosing that with my small corals that my alk could drop too low. Being that it is only 36ml a day, I think even if my corals decided to take nothing in that my alk would only jump to 9 in a week with my water volume but maybe I am overlooking something.

I am starting to notice more algae on the sand which I dont like but at the same time since my corals are looking great, I really do not want to change anything. I tested my P04 with a ULR Hanna and get 6 which is pretty much 0.02, I am thinking it may be a little higher then that. For nitrate I know it is lower then 10 but higher then 4.
 
Now's not the time to change anything.
You have it as dialed in as you possibly can.
Go on vacation and try not to think about the tank too much!
 
reefmutt said:
Now's not the time to change anything.
You have it as dialed in as you possibly can.
Go on vacation and try not to think about the tank too much!
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Definitely not changing anything. Happily had to up the daily dose from 24 to 36ml because alk dropped to 6.7, has be 7 everytime i tested since Wed when I upped it. Going to test everything one more time tonight, then wake up tomorrow and off to the beach. Get to see the ugly jersey water haha
 
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