rigleautomotive's Tank Pics Thread
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Hi Dan,
Amazing tank. I bought some corals from you a while back. Great stuff! Sorry if you answered this question already along the way but I was wondering what you run your Alk, Ca, and Mg levels at?
Equipment.......$$$$$
Livestock..........$$$$$
Time & Effort......Countless Hrs.
Having a tank look like that:spin1:...........Priceless!!!!!!
Nicely Done!
Amazing tank. I bought some corals from you a while back. Great stuff! Sorry if you answered this question already along the way but I was wondering what you run your Alk, Ca, and Mg levels at?
Equipment.......$$$$$
Livestock..........$$$$$
Time & Effort......Countless Hrs.
Having a tank look like that:spin1:...........Priceless!!!!!!
Nicely Done!
rigleautomotive
Premium Member
yea, lol . His a$$ is grass. Or broccoli I should say
Thanks.
Alk from 7.8 to 8.8 dkh,
Cal 420 to 450 ppm,
Mg 1350 to 1450
rigleautomotive
Premium Member
Air dry
latinreefer
New member
Dan
Your tank is so motivating and thanks for the help and suggestions you give to RC. I didnt notice but what ballast are you using to run your 250 Radiums?
Thanks
Your tank is so motivating and thanks for the help and suggestions you give to RC. I didnt notice but what ballast are you using to run your 250 Radiums?
Thanks
latinreefer
New member
Sorry, just noticed you are running ARO. Thanks for everything and keep up the great work and dedications to the hobby!
SneekaPeek
New member
when you say "Air Dry" in the last photo, is it exposed to air? and do you consider it beneficial for acroporas to be exposed to air for x amount of time? I find it very interesting your photo and the thought. Maybe when they excrete mucus, it helps flush out waste product? As always, thank you for the pictures.
rigleautomotive
Premium Member
No problem. You're welcome
Yes, They are exposed for 3 to 5 minutes when I do water changes. I could remove the sump water and not expose the reef crest acroporas but I believe it does not harm them and may tend to help them grow in a more normal formation and shape. Sensing the surface is near and possibly tabling out more in a more natural shape. Most of my acropora colonies at the top of the reef pillars table as opposed to growing up .
tdb320reef
Active member
Kalk
Kalk
Are you still 100% KALK?
I ended removing all of my glass tops and glass on sump and my alk has been stable at 8.5 via kalk stirrer since. Have my Ca Rector at the slowest drip and considering shutting it down.
Kalk
Are you still 100% KALK?
I ended removing all of my glass tops and glass on sump and my alk has been stable at 8.5 via kalk stirrer since. Have my Ca Rector at the slowest drip and considering shutting it down.
SneekaPeek
New member
That's very cool. once my redo grows out I might have to try that out. I find it very fascinating that you can control that with no harmful effects. any more pictures...pic it or it didn't happen
rigleautomotive
Premium Member
rigleautomotive
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biggles
Premium Member
First off i have no idea how i haven't commented on your reef journal until now mate, simply stunning in all aspects that most of us strive for :thumbsup:
Second, that feeder clip looks like a small yellow space man feeding the fish from his nether regions - it's just wrong tbh lol........
Lastly, those out of water shots are truly beautiful mate So do you really think that the continual exposure or 'low tide' is in some way telegraphing a signal to the corals that the surface is near and horizontal growth or tabling becomes more common. I find the idea very plausible btw so thanks for bringing up that aspect of your coral husbandry - i love learning these little 'secrets' occasionally and never require actual science before i run with it lol :beer:
Second, that feeder clip looks like a small yellow space man feeding the fish from his nether regions - it's just wrong tbh lol........
Lastly, those out of water shots are truly beautiful mate
So do you really think that the continual exposure or 'low tide' is in some way telegraphing a signal to the corals that the surface is near and horizontal growth or tabling becomes more common. I find the idea very plausible btw so thanks for bringing up that aspect of your coral husbandry - i love learning these little 'secrets' occasionally and never require actual science before i run with it lol :beer:
rigleautomotive
Premium Member
Thank you
leveldrummer
New member
amazing tank. Im gonna sit down and dig through this tonight, to many pictures and pages for one short visit.
