The start of my 300Gal starfire SPS tank

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11983067#post11983067 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
and what are you spot feeding the LPS with? I have one that loves small pieces of shrimp.

I spot feed with the same food that I feed the fish with as there are some large chucks of shrimp as well as some small particles for all the other lps corals to munch on lol

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11983092#post11983092 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
You have amazing coral coloration with traditional husbandry! I hope I can get half the colors you do! I'm sticking with traditional husbandry as well.

Keep them awesome pics coming!

Thanks! and I'm watching your thread too

 

[tbone28]

Thanks, so you've noticed the drab colors on my frags :lol: I don't have many fish right now, but still trying to force feed them!

 

[mcintosh]

Love the tank, just found your build thread after seeing many of your photos in the SPS section. If you don't mind a question I couldn't find the answer to in this thread (could have missed it, if so, I apologize for the reduncancy) what salt do you use? And do you think this helps produce the exceptional colors your corals show?

I just switched to reeflux bulbs and use URI actinic to supplement as you do and hope to "one day" approximate your success.

Thanks

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11998486#post11998486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcintosh
Love the tank, just found your build thread after seeing many of your photos in the SPS section. If you don't mind a question I couldn't find the answer to in this thread (could have missed it, if so, I apologize for the redundancy) what salt do you use? And do you think this helps produce the exceptional colors your corals show?

I just switched to reeflux bulbs and use URI actinic to supplement as you do and hope to "one day" approximate your success.

Thanks

Thanks,
I use instant ocean salt, I don't think the salt helps with color much but its a good consistent salt. Colors come from good lighting, really good random flow and stable alkalinity in my opinion as well as good husbandry.

 

[tbone28]

Mako,

can you provide us with your tank parameters and flow?

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11983636#post11983636 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
Thanks, so you've noticed the drab colors on my frags :lol: I don't have many fish right now, but still trying to force feed them!

lol your tank is doing good for how young it is can't wait to see it as it matures!

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11998624#post11998624 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
Mako,

can you provide us with your tank parameters and flow?

Alk: 10dkh
Calcium: 400 (never can get it higher no matter what I do )
Mag: 1450ppm
I haven't check Phospates lately but will report back once I do

Flow:
Sequence Hammerhead on closed loop with oceans motions 4-way, 2- tunze 6100's on multicontroller, sequence Dart on wavyseas unit.

 

[mcintosh]

Thanks! Now that you have had the MRC Nielson Reactor for 6+ months are you still liking it?

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11998820#post11998820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcintosh
Thanks! Now that you have had the MRC Nielson Reactor for 6+ months are you still liking it?

its working great and helps me keep my ph close to 8.0 lol

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11998715#post11998715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by makoJ
Alk: 10dkh
Calcium: 400 (never can get it higher no matter what I do )
Mag: 1450ppm
I haven't check Phospates lately but will report back once I do

Flow:
Sequence Hammerhead on closed loop with oceans motions 4-way, 2- tunze 6100's on multicontroller, sequence Dart on wavyseas unit.

Thanks, Mako. Do you supplement your Mg to get it to that level?

 

[makoJ]

I run zeo mag in my calcium reactor which keeps it there without me having to dose anything. Before that I was dosing a LOT of ESV liquid Mag.

 

[tbone28]

What were you Mg levels prior to any supplemental dosing? I'm running 1280-1300 from just my salt

 

[makoJ]

they wouldn't stay higher than 1000 without me dosing liquid mag daily one of the reasons for me to move to the zeo mag. My tank really started using mag after about 8 months.

 

[tbone28]

Thanks for your reply. Do you check Potassium levels?

 

[makoJ]

I haven't checked my potassiums levels before. The main two I check are alk and mag

 

[tbone28]

Thanks, Mako. It's astonishing how beautiful your tank is with such basic husbandry. That is my goal, too

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11999086#post11999086 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by makoJ
I run zeo mag in my calcium reactor which keeps it there without me having to dose anything. Before that I was dosing a LOT of ESV liquid Mag.

Brian, I thought the Rowalith C+ came with Mag. How do you run ZeoMag with Rowalith C+?

 

[Canarygirl]

I have a question about your stand. You said it was iron? What made you choose iron as opposed to steel or aluminum? I would think that iron would be problematic (weight, rust, etc.)

thankyou

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11999531#post11999531 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
Thanks, Mako. It's astonishing how beautiful your tank is with such basic husbandry. That is my goal, too

Thats one of my goals is to keep it simple