DGee's Box O sticks V2

[revhtree]

Can't wait for more!

 

[dragonfish]

wow

 

[Magem]

Beautiful tank!
I,ve seen you have a gomezzi acro isn't it? Has it always been so blue? Mine was as blue as yours but it has lost its blue sky color and now it is not so brillant...hope I can recover that fantastic blue...i will be grateful any tip you can give me. Thanks!

 

[Fercho]

Amazing tank and amazing pictures! :eek:
Where the photos enhanced?
Or is that the true color of your corals?

If true colors, what aditives do you use to get such beautiful colors?
Where does your No3 & Po4 sit at?

 

[FrootStick]

What lighting do you use mate?

 

[rovster]

Gorgeous reef thanks for sharing. Does your sand always stay like that? What percent do you run vortecs at? My tank is similar size with similar hardware and I can't keep my sand put. Thanks!

 

[echopiece]

Stunning tank!! Thanks for sharing! I assume you set this tank up in December 2014 and not December 2015? I love the simplicity of your sump and equipment. You have such deep, rich colors and zero algae! You certainly have the touch. Hope you keep this thread updated.

 

[1stNoel]

Amazing tank and amazing pictures! :eek:
Where the photos enhanced?
Or is that the true color of your corals?

If true colors, what aditives do you use to get such beautiful colors?
Where does your No3 & Po4 sit at?

Bump

 

[Fredm]

Wwwooowww, wonderful !!!

Just one question, how do you fix your corals ? Thanks

Fred

 

[DGee]

Beautiful tank!
I,ve seen you have a gomezzi acro isn't it? Has it always been so blue? Mine was as blue as yours but it has lost its blue sky color and now it is not so brillant...hope I can recover that fantastic blue...i will be grateful any tip you can give me. Thanks!

I honestly can't decide if it's Tort of some sort or a Gomezi... It actually had some green to the center of it but then decided to turn completely blue. Sadly I think it grows about as slow as my Oregon Tort, possibly slower!

Amazing tank and amazing pictures! :eek:
Where the photos enhanced?
Or is that the true color of your corals?

If true colors, what aditives do you use to get such beautiful colors?
Where does your No3 & Po4 sit at?

Those are the true colors, no fancy royal blue lighting or trick photography, I shoot all my photos in camera Raw then correct them in photoshop to show how they look to the naked eye. What you see in the photos is exactly what you'd see if you were standing in my living room.

I feed the corals every week a mixture of 7ml Seachem Fuel, 5ml of Oyster Feast and 10ml each of Red Sea Reef Energy A & B.

The fish are fed daily frozen Hikari Ocean Plankton which some of the corals pick up as well.

I honestly have no clue what the levels are like, I haven't tested No3 in probably a year or more, I did test the phosphates recently just because I was curious, the tank seems to be happiest maintained between .05-.08 on a Hanna HI 93713. I do test my Alk every other month or so but that's pretty much it.

I mainly rely on visual cues but for the most part I just stick to routine and schedule I've developed and the tank runs on autopilot I guess you could say. Twenty some odd years of doing this and you tend to know when things are happy and when they aren't.

What lighting do you use mate?

The tank is lit with an 8x54w ATI Powermodule, in the next few weeks I'll be adding another center section to the fixture to make it a 10x54. There's also a small little led strip I built on the front side of the fixture, it's mainly just for targeting specific low range UV spectrums and 3 white led's to add a little touch of shimmer.

Gorgeous reef thanks for sharing. Does your sand always stay like that? What percent do you run vortecs at? My tank is similar size with similar hardware and I can't keep my sand put. Thanks!

The sand does stay put for the most part, I found if I'm really careful with the pump placement I can keep from digging a hole in the center of the tank. I run all of the pumps at 100% in Reef Crest mode linked together, one side will run the front pump and the opposite side on the rear and vise versa.

Stunning tank!! Thanks for sharing! I assume you set this tank up in December 2014 and not December 2015? I love the simplicity of your sump and equipment. You have such deep, rich colors and zero algae! You certainly have the touch. Hope you keep this thread updated.

Thank you, you are correct the tank was setup in 2014, sure doesn't seem like it was that long ago. The tangs and other critters do a pretty good job of keeping things clean, I did have a little battle with Valonia for a bit but it's now 99% gone.

 

[DGee]

Wwwooowww, wonderful !!!

Just one question, how do you fix your corals ? Thanks

Fred

Nothing fancy, just a little super glue gel. Most pieces lay down and encrust fairly quickly.

 

[Bps619]

Amazing!

 

[NeverlosT]

I didnt see the magnifica in that last shot, did you get rid of it for more coral real estate?

Amazing tank!

 

[Fercho]

I honestly can't decide if it's Tort of some sort or a Gomezi... It actually had some green to the center of it but then decided to turn completely blue. Sadly I think it grows about as slow as my Oregon Tort, possibly slower!

Thanks.
Your reef is truely beautiful!
Nice DIY camera lens housing BTW.
I will try to make me one, shouldnt be that hard to do.

Im assuming the 32ml total additives you feed the corals you do it all at once. Correct?
Do you turn off the return pump while feeding the corals to let the food suspend on the water and allow corals to feed?

Thanks again in advance, promise this will be my last question.

Those are the true colors, no fancy royal blue lighting or trick photography, I shoot all my photos in camera Raw then correct them in photoshop to show how they look to the naked eye. What you see in the photos is exactly what you'd see if you were standing in my living room.

I feed the corals every week a mixture of 7ml Seachem Fuel, 5ml of Oyster Feast and 10ml each of Red Sea Reef Energy A & B.

The fish are fed daily frozen Hikari Ocean Plankton which some of the corals pick up as well.

I honestly have no clue what the levels are like, I haven't tested No3 in probably a year or more, I did test the phosphates recently just because I was curious, the tank seems to be happiest maintained between .05-.08 on a Hanna HI 93713. I do test my Alk every other month or so but that's pretty much it.

I mainly rely on visual cues but for the most part I just stick to routine and schedule I've developed and the tank runs on autopilot I guess you could say. Twenty some odd years of doing this and you tend to know when things are happy and when they aren't.



The tank is lit with an 8x54w ATI Powermodule, in the next few weeks I'll be adding another center section to the fixture to make it a 10x54. There's also a small little led strip I built on the front side of the fixture, it's mainly just for targeting specific low range UV spectrums and 3 white led's to add a little touch of shimmer.



The sand does stay put for the most part, I found if I'm really careful with the pump placement I can keep from digging a hole in the center of the tank. I run all of the pumps at 100% in Reef Crest mode linked together, one side will run the front pump and the opposite side on the rear and vise versa.



Thank you, you are correct the tank was setup in 2014, sure doesn't seem like it was that long ago. The tangs and other critters do a pretty good job of keeping things clean, I did have a little battle with Valonia for a bit but it's now 99% gone.

 

[DGee]

Ask away, I'm always happy to help... This hobby is a whole lot more fun when you can help others be successful.

To answer your question, I just mix it all up into a single measuring cup and dump it in front of one of the pumps, I usually turn the return pump off for about 15 min and leave the skimmer off for about a half an hour or so.

 

[DGee]

I didnt see the magnifica in that last shot, did you get rid of it for more coral real estate?

Amazing tank!

That's exactly what I did, I regret selling it but I really wanted the extra space... I'm in the market for another carpet here soon, I've got a fair amount of space on the sand. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up a nice Gig or another red Haddoni here on a transship in the next month or two.

 

[DGee]

A couple more coral photos before bed...

 

[Luqmaan]

Wow amazing!!!!

How often do you do water changes?
How often do you change T5 bulbs?
What are you bulb combinations?
Are you dosing DIY chemicals for Alk and Calcium?
How are reducing Phosphates and Nitrates?

 

[Aleks]

Awesome tank. Colors are excellent.

 

[WDKegge]

Here I am constantly messing with different types of media to "help" my tank and here comes along yours running just a skimmer. I think I may give your try and go for a bit.

What is your weekly maintenance look like?

Stunning tank!