45 gallons Acros tank

[Sahin]

Smashing stuff. How is this tank doing? Have you removed the sps?

 

[psiclone]

This tank looks awesome

 

[Mr V]

It's been a while since the last update.
So I had a bad outbreak of bryopsis in my frag tank and do a 14 days treatment with fruconazole. What I can tell is the medicine works, and it's reef safe. However I did have some casualties.
During the 14 days of the treatment, my pH drop significantly (~7.8) and sure the nutrient rising plus no water change. The environmental change makes some creatures living in it become more aggressive. After years living peaceful together, those zoas decided to kill their neighbors.
My pink lemonade colony losed the fight.

So, this is the last pics of it. RIP baby. [emoji26]

I took a risk and removed them...by hand.[emoji32]

The blue bonsai also decided it doesn't want to be around the Pikachu any more (or may be the zoas's toxic juice make them irritate) . Luckily I am able to save the Pikachu colony just in time. It now sitting on my frag tank, color lost and polyps retract. [emoji30]

I also about to get the calcium reactor running.
Currently decreasing the doser rate from 135 mil each part to 100 mil each part with the calcium reactor's pH at 6.75~6.85.

Did 20 gallons water change, add GAC after the treatment finish ( all bryopsis gone) yesterday and today everything blooming again!

Some top down pic , so you have some idea how much of a space vs corals that I have to deal right now.[emoji43]

Trimming my Strawberry shortcake to the root again. Man, this one grow soooo fast I can't keep up with the trimming.

I decided to name this one Mr V's Biohazard since I bought it as RR biohazard and turn out it's not a rr biohazard. [emoji28]
Super hairy and true yellow. (Frags available [emoji4])

My heart skips a beat or two every time I see this baby.
A True pink Walt Disney. [emoji39]

Yes, I removed some. I think I will need to remove more. They keep getting bigger, I can't keep up with the trimming alone.

Smashing stuff. How is this tank doing? Have you removed the sps?

 

[Tbabcock]

OMG.. can you sell me a little chunk of your WD? I have wanted some forever..

 

[Ds04384]

If you're having a hard time with trimming, you can send some to me, glad to help [emoji23]

 

[Sahin]

Very very nice. Please take one photo of the WD in 14K or 12K spectrum. I know it doesnt look as good but I want to see a good DSLR shot of it in 14K spectrum. Thanks.

 

[Mr V]

Very very nice. Please take one photo of the WD in 14K or 12K spectrum. I know it doesnt look as good but I want to see a good DSLR shot of it in 14K spectrum. Thanks.

Old pic, but you got the idea how it look like in less blueish.

P/s: it's so funny when I post this picture on RC, a guy still jump in and said "why your cleaner feeler still glowing in blue...." [emoji28]
Ppl are full of hatred!

 

[revhtree]

Just amazing! That's it...

 

[pelphrey]

Photography skills are awesome! Maybe I missed it, did you ever find out what your ALK was dropping so much?

 

[Mr V]

Photography skills are awesome! Maybe I missed it, did you ever find out what your ALK was dropping so much?

Thank you.

One pump head on my bubble magus getting slower.
I notice it when the cal container level get lower than the alk container (I dose the same amount).

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Beautiful stuff, V! Keep up the great work!

 

[dragonfish]

WOW WOW WOW !

 

[tamama]

Do you have hermit crabs in ur tank? They do clear bryosis after I manually scratch the bryosis off from rock. Also, I think dosing zeozym + coral snow plus do help in controlling all algae from outbreak.

 

[Mr V]

Very very nice. Please take one photo of the WD in 14K or 12K spectrum. I know it doesnt look as good but I want to see a good DSLR shot of it in 14K spectrum. Thanks.

 

[Braves Fan]

I am only on page 3,,, awesome,,,, I am hoping before I reach the end,,, I see a tank upgrade,,, with your skills,,, you need a bigger tank

 

[d_adler]

How do like the calcium reactor vs dosing? I'm contemplating converting as well. Amazing tank btw

 

[Mr V]

Some pics I took yesterday. Hope you enjoy. [emoji4]

Fight to survive [emoji45]

How do like the calcium reactor vs dosing? I'm contemplating converting as well. Amazing tank btw

Thanks. I find that the calcium reactor is very hard to tune in. I just have a roller coaster alk swing in the last couple days. My alk went up to 12dkh and then down to 7dkh just by adjusting a couple of drops per second. [emoji28]
I try to keep my big 3 by 50% dose and 50% calcium reactor.

 

[lennyd19]

Your tank looks great. I had a calcium reactor on my 50 gal sps tank also had a hard time keeping it dialed in on such a small system. Went back to 2 part with apex Dos. All is back to normal. Sounds like you should go back to 2 part for that tank. As for your Ca Rx build another system to fit it. Lol. Just kidding. Keep up the great work. Corals are stunning.

 

[d_adler]

Some pics I took yesterday. Hope you enjoy. [emoji4]

Fight to survive [emoji45]

Thanks. I find that the calcium reactor is very hard to tune in. I just have a roller coaster alk swing in the last couple days. My alk went up to 12dkh and then down to 7dkh just by adjusting a couple of drops per second. [emoji28]
I try to keep my big 3 by 50% dose and 50% calcium reactor.

Why don't you try the ph method of tuning the reactor instead of the drip method. It seems like it would much easier to tune this way especially with a controller. I'll drop a link

 

[sromero287]

Mr V once again there's no better pictures and a SPS better system than yours, thanks again for be the inspiration for many of us!!! Kudos [emoji106][emoji225][emoji886]