A.J.’s 70 gal shallow reef
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Fixed up an old Kessil A350 over my 210 to see if I can get it going maybe grow some coraline that I added from my 70gal. Pretty much growing some light algae is all. Going to take my time before turning the valves and combining it with my 70gal. Just getting stuff around, ordering light fixture stuff for it. Even DIY adds up though, so just saving little by little. Once I'm married on Aug 1st, I'll have some extra funds that can go into this, LOL! Was going to buy a refugium light but decided to just put that money toward the 210 lights and eventually run them on opposite lighting schedules to help with pH. Anyways, that's about it for now, just pretty much standby mode, with the occasional new frag addition.
Forgot to mention I added a couple baby lighting Maroon clowns to my fuge a couple months back, they're doing good. Also, the fish I bought thinking was a yellow tang, looks to actually be a juvenile Chocolate tang/ mimic and is starting to change colors, so I'll get some pictures of them posted soon!
Forgot to mention I added a couple baby lighting Maroon clowns to my fuge a couple months back, they're doing good. Also, the fish I bought thinking was a yellow tang, looks to actually be a juvenile Chocolate tang/ mimic and is starting to change colors, so I'll get some pictures of them posted soon!
Monti Cap Red: 11.24.19-5.20.19 Don't know why but this think grows thick and encrusts more than grows out. All I want it to do is plate, but just doesn't want to.-6.28.20-7.16.20-9.20.20-11.4.20-12.8.20-1.26.21
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Been awhile since I updated my build thread, been busy working on stuff for my wedding. Getting married Aug 1st, and COVID has really thrown some twists. St. Lucia has been postponed and over the last few weeks we've been working very night after work and all weekend on renovating an old 1990 travel trailer. It's looking good and I think it will be finished, but wow. Learned my lesson, just pony up the cash for a new one and save yourself the work.
Anyways besides that, just ordered a new grow light for my fuge as I tested my phosphates yesterday and they were at .29. I added a little brightwell aquatics phosphate-e to get them down slowly but wanted to bump up my fuge and another reefer on here has had good success with this light. I'm going to velcro strip it to the side like he did, and see how it goes. I'll post some pics soon. Hoping it helps bump my pH a little too!
All the corals are doing great. Just ordered some lenses for my DIY LED's from China, so those should be here in about a month. Also got a good deal on a couple used MP40QD's for $225 a piece.
Can't wait for Friday. I ordered a Cherry Bomb and Walt Disney Jr., last week from a fellow Michigan reefer. They look sick, and can't wait to get them in my tank. Other than that, I'll be gone camping for my COVID honeymoon for a week so fingers crossed the tank does well and there are no issues!
Anyways besides that, just ordered a new grow light for my fuge as I tested my phosphates yesterday and they were at .29. I added a little brightwell aquatics phosphate-e to get them down slowly but wanted to bump up my fuge and another reefer on here has had good success with this light. I'm going to velcro strip it to the side like he did, and see how it goes. I'll post some pics soon. Hoping it helps bump my pH a little too!
All the corals are doing great. Just ordered some lenses for my DIY LED's from China, so those should be here in about a month. Also got a good deal on a couple used MP40QD's for $225 a piece.
Can't wait for Friday. I ordered a Cherry Bomb and Walt Disney Jr., last week from a fellow Michigan reefer. They look sick, and can't wait to get them in my tank. Other than that, I'll be gone camping for my COVID honeymoon for a week so fingers crossed the tank does well and there are no issues!
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