Pete's 110 build
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psteeleb
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Sorry I've been away for a while. The tank has been fine but I lost a couple acroporas for reasons I haven't been able to confirm. I suspect a couple things and it could be a combination but the acroporas I lost were ones I considered more hardy (Blue Tort and the yellow Tenuis and a couple others). The odd thing is the monteporas, chalice's, Gorgs, and everything else (including the Acropora Hoeksemai, the Pearlberry and others) continue to do just fine.
The things I suspect:
1. I stopped using the Flatworm exit - I didn't have flatworms but wanted to try this stuff as I heard it did wonders for the corals and it did. The skin and polyps looked healthier then ever but I went away for a couple weeks and just forgot to start using it again. My suspicion is the corals got use to feeding off the stuff and when I stopped they starved.
2. The added white LED lights, though I toned them down significantly.
3. My water TDS crept up to 13 PPT "“ I changed all the filters and it's back down to 0. I even changed my RO to a 75gpd (it was a 100gpd) based on some reading that the 100gpm ones let more through.
4. The two acropora nipping angels in my tank L
5. Low Mg, but it wasn't too bad at just under 1300, I try to keep it closer to 1450 "“1500.
6. Long term effect of reduced feeding. I haven't fed Cyclopeeze in a while so I may start back up. Again if the corals were use to the high feeding rates thy may have starved.
7. Po4 never got out of control but my GFO was old so I changed it out after the acropora loss.
Thanks Chris
Thanks
I will, I need to do some major cleaning and will be out of town again shortly so may not get back to it for a few weeks.
Thanks Brett, they continue to do great. I just hope they stay that way
The things I suspect:
1. I stopped using the Flatworm exit - I didn't have flatworms but wanted to try this stuff as I heard it did wonders for the corals and it did. The skin and polyps looked healthier then ever but I went away for a couple weeks and just forgot to start using it again. My suspicion is the corals got use to feeding off the stuff and when I stopped they starved.
2. The added white LED lights, though I toned them down significantly.
3. My water TDS crept up to 13 PPT "“ I changed all the filters and it's back down to 0. I even changed my RO to a 75gpd (it was a 100gpd) based on some reading that the 100gpm ones let more through.
4. The two acropora nipping angels in my tank L
5. Low Mg, but it wasn't too bad at just under 1300, I try to keep it closer to 1450 "“1500.
6. Long term effect of reduced feeding. I haven't fed Cyclopeeze in a while so I may start back up. Again if the corals were use to the high feeding rates thy may have starved.
7. Po4 never got out of control but my GFO was old so I changed it out after the acropora loss.
Thanks Chris
Thanks
I will, I need to do some major cleaning and will be out of town again shortly so may not get back to it for a few weeks.
Those cloves are insane! Love them.
Thanks Brett, they continue to do great. I just hope they stay that way
psteeleb
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You can make anything look great
thanks
I will but it won't be for a couple weeks
thank you!!!
psteeleb
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I took a picture of one they had in the store but I don't have much more information on them.
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robertcedgar
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Any update on your tank sir? Would love to see another video....have been following you for a while and admire your work...
Greywaczera
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I have a question. I'm trying to accomplish the same color scheme in my tank when taking pictures. When you take your normal photos the rocks look gray and "Rock looking" and the colors of your corals aren't as vibrant compared to your other photos when the rocks look like there covered in coralline, all an amazing purple color and the colors of your coral is jaw dropping....how do you accomplish this? I've tried all different lighting and can not get that effect.
psteeleb
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I haven't made a full tank video for a while- I need to do some cleaning but have been pretty busy to the point I'm just keeping up. I hope to get things in shape soon and then I'll post anohter video. Thanks for watching.
Hmm, hard to decipher exactly, but I will admit my lighting on the top of the rock wall is very different from the walls. The top gets an intense mix of LED's and T5's where the walls (other then reflective) get mainly LED lighting. Many of my photos are taken later at night where the T5's are off and the white LEDs are dimmed. This late night lighting effect (mainly royal blues) set up a lighting environment that really makes the corals pop (at least those that react to the royal blue LEDs).
The timing of photo opportunities for me are mainly at night and is why I want to build the manual override dimming control box.
Other then areas that don't get light my rocks are pretty much covered in coralline or coral.
Thanks for asking
psteeleb
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As noted above, there haven't been many updates. I did finally do my recirc mod to the skimmer but that's about it.
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pictures from last week
a new yuma (actually 11 on the rock) I picked up from Divers Den maricultured, I jus thope they hold teir color and grow out
Ultimate stag
Birdsnest corals
a maricultured
Ponape
ORA Green
Standard Pink
Chalice
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pictures from last week
a new yuma (actually 11 on the rock) I picked up from Divers Den maricultured, I jus thope they hold teir color and grow out
Ultimate stag
Birdsnest corals
a maricultured
Ponape
ORA Green
Standard Pink
Chalice
dotcommer
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drummereef
Team RC
Pete? Any updates? Hope all is well friend!
