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[X-37B]

Here is a comparison.
Here is the current system. I turned the whites to 100% for the second pic.

 

[Gjedde]

Love the tank. Just filled a new tank with very similar dimensions and youve got me pondering a gulf live rock order. First coral in the tank is going to be my softball sized pavona. Always nice to see them in other tank builds.

 

[X-37B]

Love the tank. Just filled a new tank with very similar dimensions and youve got me pondering a gulf live rock order. First coral in the tank is going to be my softball sized pavona. Always nice to see them in other tank builds.

GLR is amazing. You can have coral in the system in a very short time.
I love potato chip pavona and have one in this system. It was real nice but I dropped it and it's 2 pieces now. I have one in all my main system.

 

[Gjedde]

GLR is amazing. You can have coral in the system in a very short time.
I love potato chip pavona and have one in this system. It was real nice but I dropped it and it's 2 pieces now. I have one in all my main system.

Yea, i dropped mine back in july. Ended up with about 30 frags. Ha. Super fast grower though and everyone i know got a piece!

 

[X-37B]

Yea, i dropped mine back in july. Ended up with about 30 frags. Ha. Super fast grower though and everyone i know got a piece!

Here is a pic from my old 120 which ran halides and a pic from my first led 18' nano cube. The tank that got me into leds.
Left and right bottom.

 

[X-37B]

An example of how much I feed.
4 to 5 times a day.

 

[X-37B]

After replying to a thread I remembered that I forgot to mention that I had 3 corals that showed stn. I was going to pull them but left them be and started dosing KZ flatworm stop. All 3 have started to encrust over the stn area. I have used this in the past with similar results. It is said to strengthen coral.
All corals are growing well but I do have several that are just slow growers.
I also added a Chalk Basslet to the system so 10 fish now.
7 months of growth on my WD.
Hard to get a focused pic because it's almost 2' back from the glass.

 

[Arkayology]

Awesome growth! How's the color in person?

 

[X-37B]

Color is

Awesome growth! How's the color in person?

Color is getting better now that I run 3 uv/v bars. As the lights ramp down the color is noticeably better for all corals, imo.

 

[X-37B]

A few pics. I will get a video up tomorrow.

 

[X-37B]

Tank is now 9 months and a week.
Video will be comming later today when the lights get to full intensity.
I picked up and ATI ICP from the lfs and will send it out tomorrow after I document my parameters.
Overall the system is doing well.
I just cleaned the small exterior overflow. It is becoming a mini fuge, lol. I remove alot of hair algae every couple weeks. I also have some red macro algae growing in there too.

My maroon clown follows me around the tank when I clean the glass eating the algae as it comes off, weird.

 

[X-37B]

Short video.

 

[t5Nitro]

Short video.

Are you using the original sea swirls? I'm forgetting now, you upgraded your pumps to two 6255? Nice setup. If the guy is still making sea swirls I may look into that at some point.

 

[X-37B]

Are you using the original sea swirls? I'm forgetting now, you upgraded your pumps to two 6255? Nice setup. If the guy is still making sea swirls I may look into that at some point.

Sea swirl is the company. Sea Sweeps are the units I run. I have always had the 6255's from day one.
Yes they are still being made.

 

[X-37B]

Go to YouTube for a better video. It looks much nicer on YouTube than here. Not sure why.

 

[X-37B]

Another. Again go to YouTube for a much better view.

 

[t5Nitro]

Great, thanks for the input. I have the same tank and like that wave maker setup.

 

[X-37B]

Sending out ICP test today.
Current tested levels.
Temp 77°
Sg 1.026
Alk 7.9
Ca 440
Mag 1275
K 420
Po4 .064
No3 6

 

[X-37B]

Just got back from a small coral show in Sacramento.
Picked up 4 frags.
Vivid Confetti top
Pink Highlighter bottom
No name right
Tora Tora Tora left

 

[X-37B]

Ati icp results back

Rodi was zero exctept for very high in Si 295.
In tank was 95, or normal.
Ca was high at 484 mine 440.

Strontium was real high, 24. I was dosing once a week at 1/2 recommended amount.
Stopped dosing St.

Boron low 2.61 normal 4.3
Fluorine low .69 normal 1.24
Those levels should be fine
Al 66 .1 normal. Well, I will stop using phosgaurd and go to gfo today.
The aluminum can only be from the phosgaurd. Never had an issue but have switched.

Fe 0 may dose some but have not decided.

No3 5.5 mine 6.1
Po4 .08 mine.064
These are the levels I run so good.