100 gallons Acros Tank

[Ryan Friman]

I have never made it past the frag stage, which your FTS reminded me off bar some of the colonies. Anyways, I have been keeping saltwater for a little over a year and a half, and I am getting encrustation (I think I just made that word up lol) on some of my corals. The reason I am getting that is because Flat Worm Stop, or at least that is what I account it to. Do you do any of the KZ products, Mr V?

 

[Volcom6981]

Awesome job on this tank and your others.

Just wondering what your vorteh settings are these days. What mode and percent they are on.

 

[Mr V]

Awesome job on this tank and your others.

Just wondering what your vorteh settings are these days. What mode and percent they are on.

Thank you. I have reefcrest at 100% (antisync) on my mp40s. And "w1" mode on the 2 jebao on the back

 

[daelie]

How far apart do you generally space out new frags when gluing then to the rockwork?

 

[Mr V]

How far apart do you generally space out new frags when gluing then to the rockwork?

I am not really measure exactly. I usually imagine what's the shape those corals will grow if I put them in that particular spots. The rule is not too close (3~5" is a good distance), but you know, we have limited space, and too many acros...[emoji849]

 

[Mr V]

Things doing real good but the tank look boring with just frags. [emoji849]
Just switch to Samsung and tapatalk on Android doesn't let me upload full size pictures like the one on iPhone.
Hopefully the pictures still look decent and still able to...entertain you.[emoji6]

Pictures were taken using Nikon D500 aith Tamron 90mm macro lens. 20k lighting.

More to come...

 

[mannyhernz]

Very nice pics V! Frags looking good

 

[Mr V]

Let's see some more.
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3. Tsa Princess Peach. I was surely this one didn't make it during the crash so I cut the branches and left only the base but now Color and polyps start coming back. I think it will shooting branches soon

4. wwc papaya. Yellow starts coming out

5. Rrc Pretty in Pink

6. Asd Rainbow Mili.

Very nice pics V! Frags looking good

Thank bro, your tank doing good too huh, I saw your Facebook post.

 

[mannyhernz]

Let's see some more.
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3. Tsa Princess Peach. I was surely this one didn't make it during the crash so I cut the branches and left only the base but now Color and polyps start coming back. I think it will shooting branches soon

4. wwc papaya. Yellow stars coming out

5. Rrc Pretty in Pink

6. Asd Rainbow Mili.

Thank bro, your tank doing good too huh, I saw your Facebook post.

Yessir, its finally getting back to where it was. Keep posting i enjoy looking at your pics man..

 

[Mordie101]

Will be reading through whole thread soon. Looking into buying a manufactured or module home soon and i too have a 100 gallon aquarium and a 20 gallon sump! I posted a thread asking if it can be done and you have done it! Can’t wait to read through it!! Following!

 

[Mr V]

Will be reading through whole thread soon. Looking into buying a manufactured or module home soon and i too have a 100 gallon aquarium and a 20 gallon sump! I posted a thread asking if it can be done and you have done it! Can’t wait to read through it!! Following!

It's pretty easy. If you have any questions let me know.

Tgc acrolandia

Cookie monster (I forgot from whom)

This beauty finally ready to shoot branches again!

RRC Shazam

 

[Mordie101]

What a wonderful tank!! What’s your current fish stocking list? I’ve never had sps because I’m new to hobby but I’m very interested in them now!!

 

[BigJohnny]

What's this one?

 

[Stickboy15]

how long have you been keeping sticks and whats your secret to such good growth?

 

[Mr V]

What a wonderful tank!! What’s your current fish stocking list? I’ve never had sps because I’m new to hobby but I’m very interested in them now!!

Thanks.
I currently have 18 fishes in this system
Powder blue tang
Yellow tang
Purple tang
Copper band butterfly
3 x lyretail anthias
4 x green chromis
Orange black wrasse
Purple Dotty back
Yellow tail damsel
File fish
Orange strip maroon clown
Royal gramma
Lawnmower
... i think that's it. [emoji16]

What's this one?

Vivid Tequila sunrise

how long have you been keeping sticks and whats your secret to such good growth?

The entire time I am in love with this hobby. Somewhere between 5 to 6 years. I started with sps though.






More photos

The coral starts encrusting into the overflow box.

RRu Wolverine

 

[Ahbaloch]

1- how are you blocking all the light from fuge ?

2- where is your inlet and outlet for the fuge? Can you please post some pics? I have something similar but i just tore it apart.

The skimmer still acting crazy despite the water lever has lowered to the minimum possible.
But I notice today, on the side of the skimmer has a cap that cover a hole on the skimmer body (why did they drill hole on the skimmer body?!), I unplugged the cap and let more water out, it starts to come down.
Is it the way this skimmer work, you have to unplug the cap on the side?

The refugium is up and running. As you can see, there will be no light leak into the sump ---> no nuisance algae, coralline algae grow in the sump.

Two drain. The main drain (3/4") drain from the bottom of the refug, the emergency (1/2") on the side in case chaeto clogged the main drain.
It feed by the main tank drain water 1" with a valve to limited the flow.

Also add some fishes yesterday.[emoji4]

 

[JoaoTomas]

Mr.V are you still using marine pure block in the sump ? Do you not worry about aluminium from the block, do you ever did an ICP teste to measure the amount of Al in the tank?

 

[Mr V]

1- how are you blocking all the light from fuge ?

2- where is your inlet and outlet for the fuge? Can you please post some pics? I have something similar but i just tore it apart.

The light was just a couple inches above the fuge so it wasn't spill out too much. However I remove it already since I found there's no benefit keeping that small fuge. The only thing I miss is the pods.
For inlet, It was fed by a manifold from drain tube. Outlets was a hole from the side and a hole from bottom.

Mr.V are you still using marine pure block in the sump ? Do you not worry about aluminium from the block, do you ever did an ICP teste to measure the amount of Al in the tank?

Yes, I have 5 blocks in this tank right now. I did icp test once when I had the crash a couple month ago. Execept for phosphate was high, verything else seem normal.
I also had marinepure in my old system for 5 year without any problem.










Both are Vivid confetti. One was in my frag tank, the other one in this display. Both survive the crash and start coloring up

UC Jaw dropper Jr

Rr red bull

Rrc jaw dropper. This is the second time I have this acro. So tiny, Hopefully I will have better luck this time.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Mr.V are you still using marine pure block in the sump ? Do you not worry about aluminium from the block, do you ever did an ICP teste to measure the amount of Al in the tank?

My research seemed to show the issue with Aluminum from MarinePure was mostly a concern for Leather Corals.

 

[JoaoTomas]

My research seemed to show the issue with Aluminum from MarinePure was mostly a concern for Leather Corals.

I don't no the overdose value for corals but I never used it because I was afraid that can become harmless for the corals over the time. but 5 years using it like V does without issues makes me think about it!