120g of chalice delight

[stylaster]

 

[stylaster]

 

[stylaster]

You have such big colonies! Looks great. How do you have so much coraline? Your tank looks so old and full. How old is it? Keep doing what your doing. By the way, what do you do? Dosing? etc?

Thanks. I wish i didnt have so much coralline, but i think part of it is due to the lower light. Coralline thrives in this system. When i had it as an SPS system i didnt get much coralline growth. One reason is i had another 400w of lights, and now with most of the SPS out there isnt as much competition for calcium, magnesium, etc. The tank has been running for 4 years now, but some of the corals have been with me for over 6 years. I run a calcium reactor, I also have a kalkreactor and i do 25g water change every two weeks

 

[Nuocmam]

Awesome update. Man you have some beautiful colonies. Makes me wish I didn't have a whole bunch of little frags.

 

[stylaster]

Thanks! Got a few more chalices in QT that are getting ready to go in the main display.... just gotta find a spot

 

[stylaster]

Here is a listing of equipment that keeps the system running
RO/DI unit, left is freshwater 55g barrel, center is saltwater 55g barrel, right is kalkreactor tied into a float switch for water evap replacement

Closed loop plumbing, the pipe in the wall goes to the garage to do easy water changes and hold the line to the kalkreactor

Dart pump to keep closed loop running

Calcium reactor and remote deep sand bed (ie 5 gallon bucket filled with fine sand and very slow water movement through it)

Pipes for closed loop and seaswirls that are plumbed to the ehiem 1260 return pump in the sump

Ocean motion 4 way water diverter for the closed loop

Sump and reef octopus protien skimmer

two 250w 20k radium halides and one 4 blue bulb led moon light

 

[KLR]

Nice! I still really like these two chalices!

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[stylaster]

Thanks man, ill take some updated pics, some of the colonies are getting huge

 

[MyReefToYours]

Simply love all those chalices!

 

[KLR]

Thanks man, ill take some updated pics, some of the colonies are getting huge

Your welcome and hmmm maybe it is time to send pieces of them to NC:bounce:?

 

[stylaster]

I do believe you are right, ill make up a list tonight of things that need fragging

 

[stylaster]

 

[BarbH]

Wow what an amazing collection of chalices and beautiful looking tank.

 

[larryl]

Stunning tank!

 

[Pallobi]

Those mummy eye and bubblegum monster chalices are some of my favorites... Very cool...

 

[stylaster]

Thank you guys, once i get a new camera ill take some nice pics like i had earlier

 

[revsgirl]

Gorgeous!!!!

 

[Steelerfan747]

Something tells me you really like chalices. Very nice

 

[FaviaFreak]

great colonies and chalice skills to boot

 

[Texasnano]

Lookin good