Poknsnok's 240 build

[DaddyJax]

Looking good Joe

 

[LauraCline]

I really like your aquascaping Joe!

 

[poknsnok]

Thanks everyone.

 

[tolthoff]

Great looking build!!! I recently purchased the same tank from GCs and am in the process of plumbing it right now. I will be following your thread and probably "patterning" after you! thanks, tolthoff

 

[tgcreef]

Hey joe its lookin really good man!

 

[poknsnok]

Thanks everyone.. Cool stuff Yesterday morning. I was watching the Dominant male and female anthias do thier morning flirt dance and suddenly the male forced the female to the surface and they spawned.. All the other fish and snails appreciated the breakfast!..

 

[chrismhaase]

Thats a sign of a great tank, not that you didn't already know that.

 

[poknsnok]

I appreciate that Chris.. I need to come by and see yours. when you upgrading??

 

[chrismhaase]

I was going to upgrade however I just found out 2 weeks ago my wife is pregnant. So the tank is on hold till after the baby(sometime in January) So what I am going to do is let everything grow and get big in my tank and then move when I run out of room, which will hopefully be sooner than later. Then I will have to plan for the 180 or 220.

 

[poknsnok]

Congratulations... another little reefer on the way!!

 

[benf]

Joe, I just noticed the sand...thought u were going BB? Tank is looking great though!

 

[poknsnok]

I may eventually vacuum out.. over the last 6 weeks my nitrates have come up.. but the corals are growing super fast so Im just going to observe..

 

[gasman059]

One sweet tank and aqua.
good job.

 

[benf]

what are ur current parameters?

 

[poknsnok]

ca-420--salifert
mg-1400--elos
nitrate 5-7--salifert
kh--10.9-alifert and elos
po4-.01--hannah

 

[benf]

Do u run a phosban reactor?

 

[benf]

only real diff i see in ur numbers vs mine are the PO4 ur getting .01 and mine run .02-.05 Your colors seem more vibrant.

 

[poknsnok]

nope... au natural... filter bags in a 50 gal sump, 50x turnover, bi weekly 20% water changes.. no fuge,

nothing special. Im not smart enough to get all technical..

 

[poknsnok]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12668676#post12668676 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benf
only real diff i see in ur numbers vs mine are the PO4 ur getting .01 and mine run .02-.05 Your colors seem more vibrant.

Im dosing AA from zeovit... could be the difference

 

[sivert55]

great aquascaping. what are you using to mount those corals? i don't see any cement or epoxy under the bases.