Slave sps tank

[slavetonet]

Awesome thanks for the reply. I'm really thinking of getting one.

Have any pics of what you use? Or a link? Thanks

Have a pic of link? Sounds like a great idea.

The DIY amino acids is a pet friendly type.
They don't use that for the million dollars horses if it wasn't good right? :deadhorse1:
Troy Amino Forte
http://troylab.com.au/petproducts.php?tid=4&iid=18&pid=189

Pretty sure you can find them on ebay too.

 

[slavetonet]

 

[slavetonet]

Update 17-02-2016

Update 17-02-2016

 

[slavetonet]

 

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[Tweaked]

post 16 number4 is that a paraclavarina [leopard coral]

Had to look that one up, very cool.

 

[tripdad]

Wow, very nice. I like your fish selection as well.

 

[jpfishfan09]

Bulksupplements doesn't have aspartate.
Aspartate either comes in potassium aspartate or magnesium aspartate.

The glutamine can be found from Bulksupplements brand.

Which aspartate did you use?

They do, it's L-aspartic acid. Aspartate is just the ionized form of the molecule after it gives up its hydrogen in a relatively high enough pH (which shouldn't be an issue in most reef tanks since aspartate's pKa is 3.9). The same is true for glutamate. I think you're confusing glutaMATE (glutamic acid) for glutaMINE. They are different molecules altogether.

 

[Wrangy]

Not looking too shabby Kevin good to see things doing really well!

 

[reefmutt]

Nice shots.
Tank is looking nice and healthy!

 

[slavetonet]

Update 30/3/2016
I am still dosing DIY amino acids - Amino forte with aspartic acid. :idea:

 

[slavetonet]

Continue 303/2016

 

[slavetonet]

Continuing 30/03/2016

 

[slavetonet]

Thank you - feel free to ask any question. :thumbsup:

 

[GSMclowns]

Beautiful clam.. What kind of clam is that?

 

[reefmutt]

Nice photbomb. Corals are looking good.

 

[slavetonet]

Beautiful clam.. What kind of clam is that?

It is a squamosa clam - blue spots

 

[slavetonet]

Nice photbomb. Corals are looking good.

Thanks Matt, I don't post often as things are slow... its corals we are talking about... LOL

I don't know how Biggles can keep it up - at least he throws humour into those photos which make it interesting.

 

[slavetonet]

Last month posting here.. update on what's been crazy with my experimental tank.
Will get some photos up soon...

Basically started making my own balling trace elements.
1) Strontium / Barium - to add to the Calcium
2) Heavy metals - copper, cobalt, nickel, chromium, manganese, zinc,molybdenum, iron, selenium - to add to the Calcium
3) Boron, Bromide - Separate bottle
4) fluorine, iodine - to add to the Alkalinity

So far its been good - for 1 month now with no ill effect.
Colours and growth have been great.

Before I was testing out the manganese, zinc and iron dosing on its own. That was inspire by Matt's post. I have since stop as it was pulling things out of wack because I was pushing the system too hard and caused some RTN with zinc.

 

[reefmutt]

Been a couple months without photos..
Might be time to see the progress.