45 gallons Acros tank

[Mr V]

I will just leave this one here.[emoji28]

 

[Bronc]

I will just leave this one here.[emoji28]

I've got that same problem right now.

 

[Peng]

I couldn't sleep last night so I took out the camera and got some shots! It's 4:00 in the morning! My wife said there are something wrong with me![emoji28]

Anyway, hope you guy will enjoy the "hairy" night shot!
1. Walt Disney. The coloration has improved a lot since last pic, but it's no where near the "advertise"

2. Acropora Granulosa (???)

3. Vivid fire garden. You know why it got this name?![emoji39]

4. Green milli (sunset milli). My new addition. Man, even the space in my tank is limited, but I couldn't resist adding this guy! So bright and so green! [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

5. BC Battle Juice: paid a fortune for this piece, hopefully it will be something more than just red! [emoji30]

6. Old school Pink Lemonade. This is an eyes catcher for sure![emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]

7. My bad, this one IS an eyes catcher! Sc Orange Passion

8. Oh no, wrong. This one IS an eyes catcher!
OMG, I can't decide!!!!![emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

9. Unknown acro

10. $500 efflo. I was wrong about this acro, it is developing an interesting growth pattern.

Next is my rainbow collection! [emoji39]
11. Jkr Joe's Rainbow

12. Therman's Rainbow: obviously you can see it is not color up yet. However, the growth pattern is nice!

13. Vivid Rainbow Delight: after I chop down the Strawberry shortcakes colony, this acro receive more light and change color a little bit. It was brown. Alot of growth too.

That's it! Thanks for watching friends.
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#3 is a rosaria not granulosa. It looks like an aussie rosaria.

 

[Kevin Estevez]

Nice stuff [emoji106]

 

[bubbaque]

In the picture you posted of the frag tank, it looks like a bunch of zeovit bottles on the shelf. Are you using any of their supplements?

 

[Mr V]

#3 is a rosaria not granulosa. It looks like an aussie rosaria.

Huhm, after googled these 2 types of acros. I still think it's a granulosa.
But I'm glad that we came up with common names for corals! [emoji39]

In the picture you posted of the frag tank, it looks like a bunch of zeovit bottles on the shelf. Are you using any of their supplements?

Here is what on my shelf:

From the beginning, when I struggled with growth and coloring acros, I used a bunches of additives. These are just what left over.
Zeos: too expensive, and I have no idea if they work or not. But if I stop using them and I lost the color, as well as the growth, I will definitely use them again!
Red sea color program, iodine, and Fe, those are cheap so I keep them handy, dose (blind dosed) a mil every now and then.

 

[Peng]

http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0417
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0033

Granulosa has thinner, longer, and smoother branches. Rosaria tends to be thicker, with more polyps, and the growth form is more bushy & has more radical coralites on emerging branches whereas granulosa's emerging branches tend to be cross shaped and smooth (usually no polyps and no radical coralites). You'll likely need to wait a bit longer to be able to distinguish the two.

 

[Sahin]

Hey buddy. Sorry about the recent tank issue. Hope all is recovered well.

What do you feed the fish daily and how much? Next time before you feed please take a quick photo with your phone to give us idea. Many thanks.

PS More photos please. :)

 

[Mr V]

Feel like a FTS is overdue! [emoji39][emoji39][emoji39]

Hey buddy. Sorry about the recent tank issue. Hope all is recovered well.

What do you feed the fish daily and how much? Next time before you feed please take a quick photo with your phone to give us idea. Many thanks.

PS More photos please. :)

Nothing special. Just 2 cubes of brine shrimp and some reefroid.
Since I lost 2 fishes recently, 2 cubes is a little too much for my fishes.

 

[Acrofiend]

Would you go with sand i f you had the chance to start all over again?

 

[Mr V]

A friend of mine take down his tank, I hold this coral for him until he set up a new tank. Pretty cool coral with blue tips and yellow ring. I have no space l, so this guy will be on the glass. [emoji52]

This look better and better everyday with purple tips and blue polyps
Rr the vinh

Sunset Milli:

Yellow carolina:

Rr Biohazard:

Anyone know the name of this acro? More and more orange everyday.

I love my rose milli, every deep color!

Would you go with sand i f you had the chance to start all over again?

Yes, and No.
If all I care is maximize flow for sps, then I will go bare bottom again.
But if i want some wrasses, sand critters, blenny....then I sure go with sand.
Since this tank is bare-bottom, I will try sand (2inches) on my next build.

 

[Sahin]

Thanks for the new coral eye candy. All is looking so well.

 

[Sahin]

Nothing special. Just 2 cubes of brine shrimp and some reefroid.
Since I lost 2 fishes recently, 2 cubes is a little too much for my fishes.

Do you rinse the brine shrimp in clean water or just dump the solid cubes into the tank?

 

[CoralWealth]

Thanks for the new coral eye candy. All is looking so well.

I second this, very very nice.

Can you update me on your params that you aim for? How often do you do water changes and what do you dose, if anything?

 

[Mr V]

Some more shots today:
Jkr Joe Rainbow: I like the "vintage" beauty of this acro. Not fancy as the other tenuis, but also not required heavy royal blue to pop the colors. (Don't mind the monti behind, it just making effort showing its blue polyps to photobomb the acro!)

Pc Rainbow:

Bc Therman Rainbow:

Rr Pretty in Pink:[emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]

Green mili:

Blue mili: pick up some grow recently. This acro Only 4inches under the water. Receives at least 600 par but still keep very deep blue color.

Sc Orange Passion

ATL Shade of Fall

Wwc WT* acro

Vivid Fire garden

ORA Pearlberry

(No name)

Asd Sweet tort

No name:I have a feeling that after two years in my tank, it finally start...encrusting [emoji30][emoji30][emoji30]

Do you rinse the brine shrimp in clean water or just dump the solid cubes into the tank?

No rinse, I defrost it with tank water and use long turkey baster to feed.

I second this, very very nice.

Can you update me on your params that you aim for? How often do you do water changes and what do you dose, if anything?

Thanks.
I aim for 8 to 9dkh , 450 cal and >1400ppm mag.
Right now the daily dose are Alk and Ca. The other elements such as Iodine, Fe, Redsea and Zeo additives are dose occasionally.
Water change is 5 gallons a week.

 

[Peppe]

Wow...fantastic colors... how do you manage to mount the led? You have some starboard for those Who want to get these result whit this lighting? Also can you indicate your photoperiod and your lighting schedule?

 

[Mr V]

Another frag tank up and running. [emoji39][emoji39][emoji39]

Put in some pieces to test the new tank, and the light.[emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]

Wow...fantastic colors... how do you manage to mount the led? You have some starboard for those Who want to get these result whit this lighting? Also can you indicate your photoperiod and your lighting schedule?

I have a canopy that make the mounting so easy. All I did is zip ties the nuts into the canopy rails.

 

[Peppe]

I have a canopy that make the mounting so easy. All I did is zip ties the nuts into the canopy rails.

I said that badly. Sorry but my english is not very good.
I wanted to ask you:
What do neon mounts?
What program did you set on the radion?
How do you get these fantastic colors? Many say that with the LEDs you can not get that.

 

[Mr V]

I said that badly. Sorry but my english is not very good.
I wanted to ask you:
What do neon mounts?
What program did you set on the radion?
How do you get these fantastic colors? Many say that with the LEDs you can not get that.

Don't worry, English is not my mother language also. [emoji30]
I think you mean how I mount the t5?
Well, they are retrofit kits I bought from Bulkreefsupply. They fit just fine inside the canopy. I screwed the end caps into the canopy sides.

I am a firm believer of LEDs. I have 2 Radions on this tank. 1 radion on the frag tank and 1 AI PrimE HD on another frag tank. All corals doing great.
I gonna use 3 Radions on my new build also. Yes, a teaser.....I'm working on another build![emoji39][emoji39][emoji39]
Stay tune, I'm gonna put up a build thread very soon. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]


Here is what my schedule look like

P/s: please take time review the previous posts. I've tried my best to answer every questions, but I don't want to answer the same questions too many time. It makes the thread diluted.

 

[Peppe]

Don't worry, English is not my mother language also. [emoji30]
I think you mean how I mount the t5?
Well, they are retrofit kits I bought from Bulkreefsupply. They fit just fine inside the canopy. I screwed the end caps into the canopy sides.

I am a firm believer of LEDs. I have 2 Radions on this tank. 1 radion on the frag tank and 1 AI PrimE HD on another frag tank. All corals doing great.
I gonna use 3 Radions on my new build also. Yes, a teaser.....I'm working on another build![emoji39][emoji39][emoji39]
Stay tune, I'm gonna put up a build thread very soon. [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]


Here is what my schedule look like

What percentage of channels are used? What is your neon combo?