Perry's 120 Gallon Reef

[reefmutt]

It is always a pleasure visiting your thread. The FTS shows how much growth you are getting. The left side is filling in rapidly. The second pic in your second upload today is breathtaking. Absolute stunner! But then, everyone of them is gorgeous.

+1! That would be the already infamous lucid dreams, Kev..

Perry, no need to ever apologize for too many pics!
It's never enough.
Beautiful!

 

[chessmanmark]

Your tank is truly an inspirational work of art. It's exceptional!

 

[drawman]

Perry what happened to the bimaculatus? Out of curiosity what are you keeping your NO3/PO4 at? I'm on pins and needs waiting for that spath to grow out! Keep the pics coming.

 

[plyle02]

It is always a pleasure visiting your thread. The FTS shows how much growth you are getting. The left side is filling in rapidly. The second pic in your second upload today is breathtaking. Absolute stunner! But then, everyone of them is gorgeous.

Thanks Kevin,
The left side is finally coming along and showing a more balanced appearance. I appreciate the kind words, that coral was a brown out special, I love the coloration pattern and beautiful polyps

+1! That would be the already infamous lucid dreams, Kev..

Perry, no need to ever apologize for too many pics!
It's never enough.
Beautiful!

Hey Matt,
Thank you very much, I am happy to have seen this tank get through a few patches unscathed, very fortunate indeed I took pictures and while processing I thought to myself that I wanted to share all of them today, so that is my update for awhile. Thanks again for the compliments, it means a lot man

Your tank is truly an inspirational work of art. It's exceptional!

WOW,
Thank you very much for the kind words, I really appreciate the compliments!

Perry what happened to the bimaculatus? Out of curiosity what are you keeping your NO3/PO4 at? I'm on pins and needs waiting for that spath to grow out! Keep the pics coming.

Hey Tim,
The large bimac pretty much has chased off male lyretail and another female bimac, they have disappeared, and based on a nutrient increase with NO3, I am fairly sure I know what happened I will be adding more fish, but want to wait a couple of weeks. I will likely add another tang, and some smaller fish too. I love the idea of the anthias, but they are so demanding to keep with their diet and all. Owell, at least the corals are doing well.

 

[FloformAustria]

love your last update! looking amazing!! :bigeyes:

are you using the Life Bio Fit already? if yes what is your take on it?

Cheers and keep those massive updates coming

 

[DiscusHeckel]

Amazing colours Perry. I am in love with the pinks in particular.

On a completely separate note, I notice that the tags,

, are displayed at either side of your images. There is a way to avoid it. When you are in Photobucket, after selecting an image, you need to click the "direct link" button and copy its URL link. Then, on RC, when you select the image icon, copy that link directly without using any tags (see images below).

 

[plyle02]

love your last update! looking amazing!! :bigeyes:

are you using the Life Bio Fit already? if yes what is your take on it?

Cheers and keep those massive updates coming

Yes, have been for a couple of months with Life Bio Fil, I use 2 liters passive in a spaghetti strainer basket in the middle chamber of my sump. I use 2 liters of siporax in a reactor, and maintain lower nitrates this way. I will be getting this week the AF 150 reactor, there I will be running a total of 3 liters with Life Bio Fil, still waiting here in the states for it, but will move the 2 liters I have now into the reactor, I am convinced through my personal use, that running the media in a reactor is more efficient

Amazing colours Perry. I am in love with the pinks in particular.


On a completely separate note, I notice that the tags,

, are displayed at either side of your images. There is a way to avoid it. When you are in Photobucket, after selecting an image, you need to click the "direct link" button and copy its URL link. Then, on RC, when you select the image icon, copy that link directly without using any tags (see images below).

Hello Bulent, and thank you very much for the kind words I appreciate the tip, this is how you attach pics in other sites, so I will most certainly give that a try next update. Cheers

 

[FloformAustria]

Yes, have been for a couple of months with Life Bio Fil, I use 2 liters passive in a spaghetti strainer basket in the middle chamber of my sump. I use 2 liters of siporax in a reactor, and maintain lower nitrates this way. I will be getting this week the AF 150 reactor, there I will be running a total of 3 liters with Life Bio Fil, still waiting here in the states for it, but will move the 2 liters I have now into the reactor, I am convinced through my personal use, that running the media in a reactor is more efficient

good to know... two months you ***** :lolspin:

my nitrate has dropped under 1mg/l so I am not sure if it is a good idea to use it, but i will get mine on the next weekend, when i am visiting Aquaforest and Coralfarm :bounce1: :bounce2:

i got my AF150 right here...

cheers mate

 

[Wrangy]

Looking reeeaaallll nice Perry :inlove: it gets better every time you post an update mate!!

The AF bacteria's finally got approved for import into the country so I'm looking forward to playing with pro bio s and f Definitely enjoying 1, 2 and 3 though

 

[JPMagyar]

Perry,

Love your reef!
Your corals are beautiful and your design is elegant!

A quick question on aesthetics and this is not meant in any negative fashion what so ever because what you have is unquestionably great, it's just a question of aesthetics or "eye of the beholder".

Have you ever considered minimizing your display slightly? By that I mean I see you have 3 or 4 corals growing on coral grow out rocks on the sand in front. Personally I think it would look even better if you removed those as well as the single dark purple green coral dead center hanging forward, and then you would have a more open look to the reef. Perhaps you could then put one yellow colored coral towards center left top where the dark puple-green one is right now or just behend that spot.

Anyways, just a thought, but don't let me stop you doing what you're doing 'cuz its awesome as is!!!

Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

Joe

 

[SawCJack00]

The tank looks spectacular Perry!

 

[tripdad]

Your reef looks great! The photobomb was super good. The thing I appreciate the most is they look very "true"....I don't see any crazy colored rocks or coraline in them. For guys like me it helps keep our expectations in the real world when we see people giving us great pictures that aren't over proccessed. Thank you.

 

[plyle02]

Perry,

Love your reef!
Your corals are beautiful and your design is elegant!

A quick question on aesthetics and this is not meant in any negative fashion what so ever because what you have is unquestionably great, it's just a question of aesthetics or "eye of the beholder".

Have you ever considered minimizing your display slightly? By that I mean I see you have 3 or 4 corals growing on coral grow out rocks on the sand in front. Personally I think it would look even better if you removed those as well as the single dark purple green coral dead center hanging forward, and then you would have a more open look to the reef. Perhaps you could then put one yellow colored coral towards center left top where the dark puple-green one is right now or just behend that spot.

Anyways, just a thought, but don't let me stop you doing what you're doing 'cuz its awesome as is!!!

Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

Joe

Hey Joe,
Thank you so much for the compliment, it really means a lot to me! Yes, the corals have taken away from original layout, mainly due to growth, and I agree that the colors in that area are sort of muted, due to redundancy, too much of the same colors in the same region. That one coral, the Chips Acro, has taken off and sort of blended the right side pyramid design as one structure, the valley if you will has become connected. I agree with what you are saying, and I will see if I can make some adjustments in my next update. Thanks again, I am happy to see such growth, but sometimes the growth takes away from the initial vision. Cheers!

The tank looks spectacular Perry!

Thanks Jack! I appreciate your kind words, I am just trying to keep some healthy happy acros, let's hope this bad boy can fill in in the next few months, lol.... Thanks again!

good to know... two months you ***** :lolspin:

my nitrate has dropped under 1mg/l so I am not sure if it is a good idea to use it, but i will get mine on the next weekend, when i am visiting Aquaforest and Coralfarm :bounce1: :bounce2:

i got my AF150 right here...

cheers mate

Thanks Flo! I was able to get some Bio Fil at MACNA, jealous over your visit to the farm, so jelly.....lol....

Looking reeeaaallll nice Perry :inlove: it gets better every time you post an update mate!!

The AF bacteria's finally got approved for import into the country so I'm looking forward to playing with pro bio s and f Definitely enjoying 1, 2 and 3 though

Hey Dom, thanks so much mate! Glad to see your gov finally allowed the bacteria in, lol... Keep me posted man, looking forward to seeing your reef go nutz! Cheers Mate!

Your reef looks great! The photobomb was super good. The thing I appreciate the most is they look very "true"....I don't see any crazy colored rocks or coraline in them. For guys like me it helps keep our expectations in the real world when we see people giving us great pictures that aren't over proccessed. Thank you.

Thank you, I am not really too good with photos or tech, but I try to replicate what the eye sees, nothing more I use Picassa to touch up photos, but really only to get the color and saturation right, not to embellish or show something that you would not see on a visit to my house. Thanks again!

 

[kevlow]

" but I try to replicate what the eye sees, nothing more"
I would say you are pretty darn accurate to what is seen in person.

Also, I would be slow to rearrange and discard. You have a very balanced and beautiful system.

 

[FloformAustria]

Thanks Flo! I was able to get some Bio Fil at MACNA, jealous over your visit to the farm, so jelly.....lol....

thinking about doing a picture story about my visit...

cheers

 

[cugly]

Glad everything is doing great Perry tank looks amazing beautiful colors

 

[bobssecrtsn]

Your tank is definitely on the right track!


Perry I'm not sure if you can answer this but, The Aquaforest Additives ABCE? can they be diluted and be on a doser? Winter time is coming and that means vacation. I dont know how my family will be able to keep track of amounts of dosage etc...

I do know Np pro can be diluted something like 1L:50ML and dosed 5ml Per 27Gallons..

 

[eg8r210]

thinking about doing a picture story about my visit...

cheers

Please do. Also, it would be interesting to know how heavy they are dumping in the micro e. Some of their pictures make the corals look so pale. It will be cool to see other pics of the facility and the coral.

 

[plyle02]

" but I try to replicate what the eye sees, nothing more"
I would say you are pretty darn accurate to what is seen in person.

Also, I would be slow to rearrange and discard. You have a very balanced and beautiful system.

Thanks Kevin, as always I appreciate you stopping in and the kind words as well

thinking about doing a picture story about my visit...

cheers

That would be awesome, keep me posted!

Glad everything is doing great Perry tank looks amazing beautiful colors

Thanks Dan, I hope all is going well your way bud! Thanks for checking in

Your tank is definitely on the right track!


Perry I'm not sure if you can answer this but, The Aquaforest Additives ABCE? can they be diluted and be on a doser? Winter time is coming and that means vacation. I dont know how my family will be able to keep track of amounts of dosage etc...

I do know Np pro can be diluted something like 1L:50ML and dosed 5ml Per 27Gallons..

Yes you can automate and dilute NP Pro or purchase the diluted dosable version, Pro Bio S as well, but you need the magnetic stirrer, and the Kore 5th doser. ABEV cannot be diluted. While at MACNA I had dinner one night with the owner of Pacific Sun and Co-Owner of AF, and the Deepwater team, we were all discussing a unit that would handle the entire probiotic lineup at a realistic price, one that would have 10 dosing heads. Hopefully we will see something like that in the not so distant future

Please do. Also, it would be interesting to know how heavy they are dumping in the micro e. Some of their pictures make the corals look so pale. It will be cool to see other pics of the facility and the coral.

 

[Flexin5]

Great colors and tank!