Before and After

[gpwdr]

I started this 120 gallon two years ago. These are the start and two years later pictures. Using the Triton reef keeping method.

 

[Psymon]

Some great growth. Could you share some specs and your daily dosing, weekly routine, equipment, lighting, you have/use

 

[gpwdr]

Display Tank

Dimensions: 4’ x 2’ x 2’
Volume: 120 gallons
Lighting: HQI/T5 Giesemann Infinity Moon
Water Movement: 2 - VorTech MP40wQD
Substrate: 1.5” Carib Sea Special Grade Arag-Alive

Sump Tank (Basement)

Dimensions: 36” x 24” x 18”H
Volume: 46 gallons
Refugium Volume: 26 gallons
Macro Algae Lighting: 2’ Giesemann Razor T5 Retro Strip/ 2 - GIESEMANN T-5 / tropic
Skimmer: Reef Octopus RODC 3500s Variable Speed Pinwheel Pump Regal 200INT Protein Skimmer
Reactor(s): 2 - Reef Octopus MF 1000 Advanced Media Reactor
Reactor Media used, how: Triton AL99 or ROWAphos GFO & Triton Carbon
Auto top up unit: SpectraPure LLC-UPLC-II
Return Pump: (2) - Abbyz 200

Algae species in refugium: C. prolifera, C. sertulariodes, C. mexicana, C. paspaloides, Botryocladia, Chaetomorpha, Gracilaria, Hypnea pannosa, Portieria, Sargassum, Halymenia floresia, Ulva lactuca, Bryopsis, Cyanobacteria

Heating/Cooling

Temperature control: TECO TK2000 Chiller
Tank temperature: 74º

Dosing

Dosing Pump: Neptune (2) DOS, (2) DDR
Related Equipment: Apex Fusion
Dosing Schedule: 66 ml per day Triton Core7
KH: 8 Hanna
phosphate : 0.016 mg/l ICP
Nitrate : 0.00 Red Sea
S.G : 35

Trace Base Weekly manual addition:
Sr - 14 ml/day
Mn – Mn 2.5 ml/day
I - 7 ml/week
V - 0.84 ml/week
Zn – 0.42 ml/weel
Cr - 1ml/month
Co - 1ml/month
FE - 3ml/month

Water removed: no water changes

Live Stock

Fish: 2 P. Clown, 3 damsel, 2 sand sifting gobies, 2 Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby
Coral SPS: Seriatopora, Stylophora, Porites, Acropora
Coral LPS: Catalaphyllia, Caulastrea, Euphyllia
Coral Soft: Gorgonia
Inverts: Lysmata, Stenopus hispidus, Alpheus, Stenopus cyanoscelis, Lytechinus
CUC: 2 large detritus clean up crews

I placed 7 - serpent stars in the refugium to help remove excess detritus.

 

[Psymon]

Nice nice! Have you moved over to the new core 7 elements?

 

[gpwdr]

yes, 66 ml per day Triton Core7

 

[Psymon]

yes, 66 ml per day Triton Core7

Ah my mistake. I must have missed that. 66ml of each element. Wow that seems like a lot... wow.

 

[Psymon]

But.. those are some pretty huge corals. What's the one on the left. The really big one.
Above where the gorgonio used to be.

 

[Psymon]

Could you show us some pics of your sump. I always find that interesting.

 

[gpwdr]

But.. those are some pretty huge corals. What's the one on the left. The really big one.
Above where the gorgonio used to be.

Birds nest

 

[aaron23]

uh .... lol and NOW THERE IS CORAL; BAM!

 

[gpwdr]

Could you show us some pics of your sump. I always find that interesting.

 

[Psymon]

It takes a long time to grow all friends! Hahah, I love it.

Do you have separators in your algae chamber? For the different algae?

All the Neptune equipment +1

 

[gpwdr]

No separators, the different types of algae come and go as they please. The cheato took over for a while then the caulerpa. There is no refugium maintenance needed.
I did put seven star serpents in the refugium and they help the algae keep the detritus down. I often see baby star serpents flying into the main display tank, doing cart wheels trying to find a place to land.

 

[revhtree]

Wow nice job!

 

[gpwdr]

Thanks Rev, I've been reef keeping for over 30 years and this Triton method makes this hobby the easiest way to keep and grow acrows ever.
Just dose equal amounts of Core7 and keep the DKH at 8 via the daily dose. Clean the skimmer weekly and change the carbon and pfo monthly. Test the water every three months, make the adjustments, budda bing budda bang, watch'em grow.

 

[Tim@Triton]

Thanks Rev, I've been reef keeping for over 30 years and this Triton method makes this hobby the easiest way to keep and grow acrows ever.
Just dose equal amounts of Core7 and keep the DKH at 8 via the daily dose. Clean the skimmer weekly and change the carbon and pfo monthly. Test the water every three months, make the adjustments, budda bing budda bang, watch'em grow.

Couldn't of said it better myself