DLz Acro Re-build

[Dlealrious]

Couple more bits added yesterday. Getting really quick corraline growth which is good so hopefully it will compete with algae quicker than normal.

 

[AB_Reefer]

wow.. sps are starting look real nice once again.. Great work.. !!
what are your parameters at ?

 

[Dlealrious]

wow.. sps are starting look real nice once again.. Great work.. !!
what are your parameters at ?

Thank
Ca 420-435
Kh 7.5 but between this and 8 isnt stable yet. It should stabize now im done stuffing around with tank though.
Mg unsure 1380 when i tested last week but prob dropped after doing a couple large water changes. Will try get it back to 1400 1500 when i make up more solution.
No3 2.5 dosing for nitrates still though.
Po4 .03 but im running a phos resin atm as rock is leaching alot

 

[Dlealrious]

Had a delivery of some coral today, i see potential in some of them! Last lot was dipped 3 times and now in main system. They didnt gain much colour, hopefully more stable water in main system will help

 

[Blackice615]

Where do you order your acros from?

 

[Dlealrious]

Where do you order your acros from?

I live in Australia. This lot was from gee marine. First time ordering coral usually just try find locally but I'm on the west coast so we don't usually get the nice stuff

 

[Blackice615]

Jealous. Nice selection you've gathered

 

[Dlealrious]

Jealous. Nice selection you've gathered

Thanks, im pretty picky this time around, only the nicer stuff will go into display.

 

[Dlealrious]

Just over a month down!! The uglies have well and truly arrived, hair algae is going nuts. Maybe it wasnt a good idea to add coral and a tonne of light so quick. Meh the snails and rabbitfish are slowly mowing it down. I think another 2-3 weeks and it should be under control.

My blue tenuis has all but died. It started to STN in frag tank and display. Really weird that the same coral had it happen in 2 different locations at the same time. I had to frag it up some more so hopefully some of it survives.
Moved a few pieces from quarantine into frag tank. Come have lost alot of their colour with the dipping process. Lets see how long it takes to colour them up.

 

[Dlealrious]

Some progress shots of ones the came out of quarantine a few weeks ago

 

[Dlealrious]

Well you know that old saying its to good to be true. Well the deal i got on these was just that. I couldn't pass up on it. Well looks like display is going to be Led after all.

 

[Dlealrious]

New lights have been on since last Saturday, im running the coral colour program with a heavy cloud function as per some recommendations i read. I guess this is so the corals aren't getting scorched all day with the high par output these things give. Im now getting about 620-700 across the top middle and 350 most other places. It has pretty good spread for a LED. Only down side on the end i get shadows again, im still getting used to the colour of these lights also. I did really like the T5/Led combo i had.
Algae is still going strong, i think it subsiding but its hard to tell. Im just letting it run its course.

 

[Dlealrious]

So the algae is slowly subsiding so I decided to add some more coral.

 

[Dlealrious]

 

[Dlealrious]

Tank is kicking along nicely, pretty much all the hair algae has been gone for a few weeks now. Its only on 1 bit or branching rock for some reason. Some other algae is popping up here and there though. Bloody snails introduced it even though i was so careful.....I have been buying so much coral it feels, the grow out system is pretty full so i had to move some corals onto the bottom of DT to make room for more. Dam this hobby is addictive. Lights seem to be doing its thing, im still on the fence if i like the LED look, the shadowing is kinda annoying me still. My sand box has been a complete failure, stupid urchin lifted it up and i went everywhere .
Last 2 shots are some bits on quarantine, hopefully the yellow one stays yellow!!

 

[Dlealrious]

Small update. Added two more gyres to the tank. I had 5 waver makers in there before but wasn't happy with the flow. Saw got a pair second hand and flow seems alot better and less pumps in the tank with only 3 gyres. Thought I'd share my sump set up to.

Pretty simple, fuge does all the nutrient export and I run carbon which I change out once a month. Currently dosing 3 part and dose trace elements also. Litemeter swaps out 10% of the water a week.

 

[Dlealrious]

I finally found a piece of what i hope if echinata though i think it may be lorpies, i have a few bits of speciosa but havent been able to find a true echinata.
I have a grow off of my own going in the frag tank to. I have 2 bits of what could be "fireworks" so waiting to see how they turn out.

 

[Codym808]

Echinata or not, its beautiful!!

 

[CoralWealth]

you have some really nice pieces in here! Definitely following along

 

[Dlealrious]

Thanks guys, very slow progress but its getting there.