Moser
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I do! :lol2:
I love it when a system blows you away and then does it again with the simplicity of how it is run!….
Mo
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I do! :lol2:
I love it when a system blows you away and then does it again with the simplicity of how it is run!….
Mo
JPMagyar
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Olly,
You're not giving yourself anywhere near enough credit.
Here's a list of items I can think of that make a tank great:
1) Nice layout and coral placement.
2) Good colors and variation.
3) Corals that weren't just bought and placed, but grown out.
4) Growth formations that look "natural". (Tough to define but you have it.)
5) Nice photography.
6) Dedication and patience.
7) Too me the simpler the better.
You've covered each of these facets in spades. Add a coral or two and maybe a clam, then clean the sand and add little more to cover the front for some pictures and lastly scrape the back wall and you'll have your own TOTM worthy tank. Really :beer:
We'll, it's very nice for you to say. I just try and keep things simple and as stable as possible and not tamper too much. I'm trying to focus on colour at the moment, picking up some Acropower as mentioned at the weekend and have been reading up on homemade coral food/paponne on other threads.
Tanks due for a back wall scrape soon, so I'll try and figure out my DSLR and get some more photos up.
And some sump photos for you Mo, but a cracked glass box with a skimmer, heater and some cheato isn't that exciting tbh!
Tanks due for a back wall scrape soon, so I'll try and figure out my DSLR and get some more photos up.
And some sump photos for you Mo, but a cracked glass box with a skimmer, heater and some cheato isn't that exciting tbh!
Its called pro coral mineral by Tropic Marin, I only dose in the quantity as per instructions but maybe only once a fortnight or so, just because I don't dose any other trace elements.
JPMagyar
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That's a fact of life, but if you promise not to tell anyone I'll let you in on a little secret . . . I always clean and smooth my sand before taking pictures of my tank. Truth is I usually have a bare spot on the left side of the tank for the same reason, high flow. I figure it's like airbrushing the wrinkles on a model in a makeup add. May not be "real" but folks seem to prefer the airbrushed look over the "real" deal.
So I scraped off the back wall of the tank today to get a better FTS.
Quite pleased with how the tank looks at the moment, still coping with high temperature due to the hot weather over here at the moment but everything seems to be coping so far, due to a decreased photo-period.
Still no Acropower..:sad2:
Quite pleased with how the tank looks at the moment, still coping with high temperature due to the hot weather over here at the moment but everything seems to be coping so far, due to a decreased photo-period.
Still no Acropower..:sad2:
tommyboynj
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This is a stunning tank. Growth formations are so natural. When in England are you. I grew up in winchester but moved to the states abouts 12 years ago.
reefmutt
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beautiful tank!
Excellent placement, fantastic execution and beautiful health… love it.
I'm also very curious to see what the acropower and pappone will do to your system.
totm? not quite.. imo, it's not that your tank isn't nice enough, it's just that in about 6-12 months your tank will be that much more natural looking with the corals more grown in..
Gonna be crazy, crazy!!!
Looking forward to watching it grow..
Excellent placement, fantastic execution and beautiful health… love it.
I'm also very curious to see what the acropower and pappone will do to your system.
totm? not quite.. imo, it's not that your tank isn't nice enough, it's just that in about 6-12 months your tank will be that much more natural looking with the corals more grown in..
Gonna be crazy, crazy!!!
Looking forward to watching it grow..
Thankyou. I live just outside of Bath. Where in the US did you move to?
Cheers Nav. That's no problem, you want to come and see it you let me know. Entry price is one frag!!
I couldn't agree with you more, it still looks like I could have bought the corals as colonies all at the same time and just stuck them to the rock and took a picture. Needs way more growing in to make it look natural, that for me is the best thing about the more mature tanks.
And I'd never get TOTM with Aiptasia in the tank...
JPMagyar
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Ahhhh . . . the purple coral of death!!!!! Run away, run away!!!! Just kidding sort of, but does that monti looking coral on the front right lower edge look like this:
If so I personally recommend you NOT put that coral in your tank as someday it will cover every inch and kill all your other corals. It grows at a rate logarithmically faster than any other coral and simply surrounds them and suffocates them to death, and it is almost impossible to remove as tiny pieces seem to survive even if you cover the tiny piece entirely with puddy.
Anyways, just one guys thought
Looking great otherwise!
If so I personally recommend you NOT put that coral in your tank as someday it will cover every inch and kill all your other corals. It grows at a rate logarithmically faster than any other coral and simply surrounds them and suffocates them to death, and it is almost impossible to remove as tiny pieces seem to survive even if you cover the tiny piece entirely with puddy.
Anyways, just one guys thought
Looking great otherwise!
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