55gal mixed reef

[jonny]

So I've got a 55g mixed reef, LPS dominant tank..it's been running since early 2011...2010? I think 2010 lol
Current inhabitants other than corals of course are 2 clowns, a falco hawkfish, long spined urchin, a conch, one giant turbo snail, and other various CUC members.

Skimmer is an Aqua C Remora HOB
Lights are cheap-o "Ultra light" Single 250w metal halide. (Previously with 2 rows of PC built in..but they've both tried to catch fire so I'm limping with what I've got for now haha)
Small 5g HOB fuge/sump
Couple of Koralias for flow, and a fluval 205 that's pretty much only there to run carbon

40ish lbs of mixed black/white sand, and some odd amount of live rock..50lb..75lb? I'm not sure lol

Nothing too special here, I do the occasional testing to make sure everything is in order, and generally try to keep my hands out of my thank..mainly due to my mean *** clown haha

Pics to come..terrible pics..using an android camera..these will be unedited, but when I get some better shots, I'll try to throw them in photoshop and clear them up a bit.

 

[solar]

PICS HUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYY lol!

 

[jonny]

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[jonny]

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[jonny]

I think...I think it's over..lol

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[jonny]

PICS HUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYY lol!

Is this enough??? lol

 

[jonny]

As you can see (mostly on the galaxia) some of the stuff is recovering from the move..I just moved in February, and some of my help put buckets of corals in the back of a pickup..somehow "almost" everything survived..even though this happened and a lot suffered from tissue damage, the tank is on it's way back!

 

[revhtree]

Looks great!

 

[jonny]

Thanks! It's a darn big jump from what it looked like after the move lol


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[solar]

Looks fantastic!!!!!
What lights are you using?

 

[jonny]

Ive just got a cheapo "ultra light" Center 250watt MH..Not even sure what the telp is haha..


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[jonny]

Temp that is..slipped and tapped the submit button lol..and thanks!


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[jonny]

Whats your guys experience with growth pattern of ORA Red Planet? Ive had mine about 2 months and has grown over the top of the frag plug has not started branching, and the original branch hasn't gotten any taller..I'm a noob with branching SPS..I've only got 2 tiny frags haha..here is my red planet frag..poor picture, I just wanted to show the overgrowth

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[jonny]

Very happy with my trip to the LFS today..picked up a rock with 6-8 of these amazing rics on it..baby blue with purple and bright pink stripes..also picked up a nice 3 head pink colored hammer..it hadn't quite opened up by the time the lights went out though..hope to grab some shots tomorrow..

Keep in mind this is about 20 minutes in tank, and this little iPhone cam can't pick up the colors nearly the way they actually look..

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[jonny]

And it would seem that my mini brittle stars are multiplying..

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[jonny]

Here's a few updated photos. It's crazy, I never really notice any growth in my tank until I look at old pictures, and realize it's going pretty well haha.