FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[FarmerTy]

I’m sure we can work something out on one

Haha, oh heck yeah.

 

[FarmerTy]

Getting slowly back in the swing of things after the vacation. Had my portable AC unit stop working right before I left so I left the door open to the fish room for the normal HVAC to supply it but temperatures went up about 2 degrees. Also my white channel on one of my Ocean Revive units go the morning I left so 1/3 of the frag tank got the blue treatment for a bit. Finally, added two float valves and after 16 months of being in the new house, I automated my topoff. That even feels sad as I type it. ;Meh

Got back and everything checked out fine which was great. I went to replace any burnt out white diodes and realized half the blue diodes have black soot over them... just life of the fixture since I have been running them for 4 years... going on 5. I retired that fixture for spare parts and modified a new Ocean Revive fixture, replacing again, all green, red, and 10k diodes for 3.5k. I also added 4 True UV 395 nm diodes for that extra bit of pop.

Checked my other oldest fixture and saw the same blacking over of blue diodes and replaced it with a new fixture with the same custom light configuration above. I only burnt my hand once on the soldering gun so I consider that a good session.

Snapped a couple pics of my anemones for the Sunburst Marketplace group on Facebook which I frequent so I thought I would share here. I know... I come back from vacation and don't even post a picture of sticks... just gooey anemones.

Arizona Sunset Anemone

Mak Corals Inferno Anemone

Reefwise Lemondrop Anemone

 

[zzl630]

Solid.
I saw your next house down payment here.

 

[FarmerTy]

Solid.
I saw your next house down payment here.

Maybe one with a bigger fish room? Hmmm....

 

[revhtree]

Nice man looking good!

 

[Jimbo662]

Maybe one with a bigger fish room? Hmmm....

Good luck with that next move!

 

[FarmerTy]

Nice man looking good!

Thanks Rev!

 

[FarmerTy]

Good luck with that next move!

I'm never moving again! Ever!

 

[Jimbo662]

I'm never moving again! Ever!

HA...I say that every year...

 

[FarmerTy]

HA...I say that every year...

I know! I lose track of where you are each time. Its like where's Waldo but with homes.

 

[FarmerTy]

Well, looks like I made it through 1,000 frag plugs since Jan 2017. That's between frags sold, plugs swapped on pieces I acquired, and I'm sure other miscellanous purposes. Either way, that was a startling revelation when I reached for another bag and there wasn't one! [emoji50]

1,200 purple frag plugs are on their way to me for 2018-2019!

 

[FarmerTy]

I haven't been posting the weekly/biweekly photos in my build thread of the anemone lighting experiment (moving anemones under LEDs to T5s for 3 months) because I figured too much documentation for anybody other than the people on the Facebook Colorado Sunburst marketplace.

So here is my last picture and my first picture. I'll take a side-by-side of LED anemones and their T5 counterparts this weekend and summarize my observations for all.

3 Colorado Sunbursts
3 Mak Corals Infernos
1 Reefwise Lemondrop

1st picture

Last picture (3 months later)

 

[NY_Caveman]

I haven't been posting the weekly/biweekly photos in my build thread of the anemone lighting experiment (moving anemones under LEDs to T5s for 3 months) because I figured too much documentation for anybody other than the people on the Facebook Colorado Sunburst marketplace.

So here is my last picture and my first picture. I'll take a side-by-side of LED anemones and their T5 counterparts this weekend and summarize my observations for all.

3 Colorado Sunbursts
3 Mak Corals Infernos
1 Reefwise Lemondrop

1st picture

Last picture (3 months later)

Um, just a little growth perhaps. Great job.

 

[FarmerTy]

Um, just a little growth perhaps. Great job.

Hey hey, don't spoil my summary! [emoji12]

 

[FarmerTy]

While I'm on the subject of anemones, took some fun actinic shots with my DSLR with an orange filter...both normal and macro.

Close-up bubbles:

Full shot

 

[Reeftub]

Wow every time I come check you out on here everything is so colorful and growth is outstanding and with the move and alk drop and the water issues light issues your tanks still are healthy. I look at my tank that’s been running more than 4 yrs in the same house and hardly any issues and my tank is blown away by yours lol. One day when I have money lol I’ll come over to your candy store and buy one of each. You really do make it look easy bud.

 

[FarmerTy]

Wow every time I come check you out on here everything is so colorful and growth is outstanding and with the move and alk drop and the water issues light issues your tanks still are healthy. I look at my tank that’s been running more than 4 yrs in the same house and hardly any issues and my tank is blown away by yours lol. One day when I have money lol I’ll come over to your candy store and buy one of each. You really do make it look easy bud.

Thanks Reeftub! Its all smoke and mirrors! [emoji16]

There's been some months were its two steps back instead of two steps forward but you just have to chug on through and keep the end game in mind. At least that's how I approach reefing... Its not about the immediate... The payoff is much further down the road if I just keep pushing on.

 

[FarmerTy]

Actinic shots of my "high end" monti collection.

JF Beach Bum

BigR Freak Nasty

WWC Kung Pao

Jason Fox Altered Ego

Zs Dream Monti

ECC Yellow Freeze

 

[Fudsey]

Hey @FarmerTy, I was just watching your youtube vid from your sig. Can you tell me what these 2 corals are? The one on the top and the one on the left.

 

[FarmerTy]

Hey @FarmerTy, I was just watching your youtube vid from your sig. Can you tell me what these 2 corals are? The one on the top and the one on the left.

Left are grandis palys and top is Meteor Shower cyphastrea Fudsey! That's an old video you are watching. [emoji4]