AmateurAlchemist's Final Upgrade... For Now
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Do these help? I have them 2-3cm further forward than they probably should be and slightly tilted back, purely due to the location of a beam in the ceiling. In that position it doesn’t create noticeable glare from the eurobrace.
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Those are really helpful.Do these help? I have them 2-3cm further forward than they probably should be and slightly tilted back, purely due to the location of a beam in the ceiling. In that position it doesn’t create noticeable glare from the eurobrace.
Thank you!
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No problem! Any other questions just ask. Looking forward to seeing your S-1000!
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I was worried about my citron clown goby- it used to hang out among corals but has been glued to the top back corner since moving into the 850. Looks like it's getting comfy again!
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I changed powerheads (again…) to 4x Tunze 6075s. The cloud functionality is dogsh… doodoo, so was immediately replaced by 0-10v control via the Profilux. They’re setup to run 2 at any one time, random + permanent opposite, long pulses, flipping between groups four times per day. The corals love them.
I started getting crazy cyano, so did something I never do and tested phosphates.
Oopsies…. Nitrates (which I do test) are around 4PPM with nothing beyond the skimmer and a few ml of nopox per day to control them, so I started running Seachem PhosGuard to get them under control.
The red face glitter Goni is back and looking better by the day!
The biggest lyretail, unsurprisingly, seems to be turning male
New addition- warpaint scoly
I started getting crazy cyano, so did something I never do and tested phosphates.
Oopsies…. Nitrates (which I do test) are around 4PPM with nothing beyond the skimmer and a few ml of nopox per day to control them, so I started running Seachem PhosGuard to get them under control.
The red face glitter Goni is back and looking better by the day!
The biggest lyretail, unsurprisingly, seems to be turning male
New addition- warpaint scoly
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I've been ramping the Stratons up verrrrry slowly (1% per week) now that the corals have had time to acclimatise, so figured I'd share my schedule.
I run fluorescent > custom more blue version of LPS+ > LPS+ > LPS/SPS+ and back down again, with a long period of fluorescent in the evening. Overall intensity is currently at 30% which provides about 250 PAR at top of rocks, 140 mid-tank, 50 at the sand, at the peak of LPS/SPS+. This was measured with an ITC PARwise, which are known to read a little under.
I plan to ramp up to about 40% overall intensity over the next 5 weeks, assuming no signs of stress in corals.
I run fluorescent > custom more blue version of LPS+ > LPS+ > LPS/SPS+ and back down again, with a long period of fluorescent in the evening. Overall intensity is currently at 30% which provides about 250 PAR at top of rocks, 140 mid-tank, 50 at the sand, at the peak of LPS/SPS+. This was measured with an ITC PARwise, which are known to read a little under.
I plan to ramp up to about 40% overall intensity over the next 5 weeks, assuming no signs of stress in corals.
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I should really take more photos.... let's start with the captive regal angel 6 month update!
April 2025. I'd guess it was about 2cm long and this photo had to be taken from 6ft away. He'd immediately bolt if I got any closer.
October 2025. He's approximately 6cm long, much more confident and has a glorious blue hue that obviously doesn't show with the orange filter.
When worlds collide
April 2025. I'd guess it was about 2cm long and this photo had to be taken from 6ft away. He'd immediately bolt if I got any closer.
October 2025. He's approximately 6cm long, much more confident and has a glorious blue hue that obviously doesn't show with the orange filter.
When worlds collide
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Random photo dump of recent additions!
Red glitter Goniopora
Hologram hammer
Purple/green Bernardpora
Dragon soul torch (terrible pic, sorry!)
Kung Pao montipora
Incredible Hulk Montipora. Info on this one is scarce. Some suggest it's a digi. Either way, it came in tiny and brown but is slowly recovering.
Sunset Monitpora
Not a newbie but this plating monti was obliterated during the last tank move, it's really taken off recently!
Splatter hammer
Montipora Confusa
Superman Montipora
Rainbow Montipora
Cyano has largely (naturally) cleared up and everything is really starting to stabilise.
I've started enacting my grand master plan for the tank- more on that soon. This is the closest you're getting to a full tank shot in the mean time
Red glitter Goniopora
Hologram hammer
Purple/green Bernardpora
Dragon soul torch (terrible pic, sorry!)
Kung Pao montipora
Incredible Hulk Montipora. Info on this one is scarce. Some suggest it's a digi. Either way, it came in tiny and brown but is slowly recovering.
Sunset Monitpora
Not a newbie but this plating monti was obliterated during the last tank move, it's really taken off recently!
Splatter hammer
Montipora Confusa
Superman Montipora
Rainbow Montipora
Cyano has largely (naturally) cleared up and everything is really starting to stabilise.
I've started enacting my grand master plan for the tank- more on that soon. This is the closest you're getting to a full tank shot in the mean time
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A few before and afters from start of March to end of September
Amazeballs Goniopora
Seriatopora
Blue bubble
Amazeballs Goniopora
Seriatopora
Blue bubble
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How it started vs how it's going
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Toying with the Orphek phone / macro kit. I could get into this....!
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I got hold of an acclimation box, designed and 3D printed a cave, and moved the regal from its nano into the big tank last night.
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After two weeks in an acclimation box, nobody was paying much attention to the Regal Angel, and it was successfully released into genpop. Downside- it's immediately taken a liking to candy canes!
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So uhhh, I got a new tang.... 
It was out of the bag for barely two minutes before sitting front and centre!
It was out of the bag for barely two minutes before sitting front and centre!
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The zebrasoma tang gang weren’t getting along as well as I’d like. The yellow in particular was getting more aggressive with age. So, with a heavy heart, I made the decision to find a new home for him.
By the time I’d caught him I’d almost entirely dismantled the tank. Knowing that the chevron was going to be moving to the big tank, I reluctantly removed and re-homed the gem at the same time, to avoid having to dismantle the tank again to get it out should the problems continue.
On the plus side, the chevron was successfully moved into the big tank. It initially tried taking on the (at the time, much, much larger) black. I thought I was going to be removing a corpse the next morning! Now order has been restored and they swim about completely unfazed by one another, for now at least!
The regal angel had an 18 month head start but the chevron already dwarfs it!
By the time I’d caught him I’d almost entirely dismantled the tank. Knowing that the chevron was going to be moving to the big tank, I reluctantly removed and re-homed the gem at the same time, to avoid having to dismantle the tank again to get it out should the problems continue.
On the plus side, the chevron was successfully moved into the big tank. It initially tried taking on the (at the time, much, much larger) black. I thought I was going to be removing a corpse the next morning! Now order has been restored and they swim about completely unfazed by one another, for now at least!
The regal angel had an 18 month head start but the chevron already dwarfs it!
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