FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[FarmerTy]

Will you name the unnamed and it become a Ty Signature?

Not this one. It was an unnamed CC piece I got from Therman. I always relinquish to the source. Haha.

edit: CC piece... not BC

 

[TexAgReefer]

Not this one. It was an unnamed BC piece I got from Therman. I always relinquish to the source. Haha.

Gotcha. Well it's a really nice piece!

 

[saltgogi]

Whats your nitrate and phosphates at?

 

[CCauthers]

Not this one. It was an unnamed BC piece I got from Therman. I always relinquish to the source. Haha.

LOL I just asked therman a week or so ago if he ever found a name for it! Cool piece tho

 

[FarmerTy]

Whats your nitrate and phosphates at?

Since denitrator added 3-4 weeks ago... nitrates 10ppm and phosphates 0.06 ppm.

 

[FarmerTy]

LOL I just asked therman a week or so ago if he ever found a name for it! Cool piece tho

I’ll start calling it “The acro who must not be named”.

 

[FarmerTy]

RR Lady in Pink I think... or maybe RR Pretty in Pink. Haha

CC Disney Jr

 

[FarmerTy]

I’ll start this week off with a video.

My TSA Dragonfruit, Oregon Tort, and RR Firecracker colonies under dusk... slightly more blue but not all blues.

 

[tripdad]

Are those in your display?

 

[FarmerTy]

Are those in your display?

Yes they are.

 

[ScottB]

Thanks for the advice on the gig! I’ll keep my eyes peeled!

I’ve actually started to do water changes every 2 months. With going with the Dastaco Calcium reactor and it’s media, I’m only getting straight alk and Ca with it and no trace elements so changing water is probably a good idea at this point.

Why not run Reborn or similar? It seems to keep my trace stuff in line. (Granted, I also change about 20% per month.) The only exception is Iodine for some reason. I have no idea where it all goes.

 

[FarmerTy]

Why not run Reborn or similar? It seems to keep my trace stuff in line. (Granted, I also change about 20% per month.) The only exception is Iodine for some reason. I have no idea where it all goes.

The Dastaco runs at 6.0 pH to dissolve media. It is non-configurable as that is the whole design.... every setting is static so the only one you change is the output level which is based on the amount of effluent released. Reborn I heard turns to slush at that pH. Dastaco media is just calcium carbonate... nothing else... dense as all can be.

 

[sanzz18]

Great pics, love sis

 

[Nilo]

TGC Northern Crush

Wow! This is the nicest pic of TGC Northern Crush I’ve seen. I got a frag a couple years ago and can’t color it up like that. I broke a piece from the original one and put it in different location in the tank getting higher light but still looks the same. Some crappy iphone6 pics

 

[FarmerTy]

Great pics, love sis

I’m going to assume this isn’t my sister. Lol.

Wow! This is the nicest pic of TGC Northern Crush I’ve seen. I got a frag a couple years ago and can’t color it up like that. I broke a piece from the original one and put it in different location in the tank getting higher light but still looks the same. Some crappy iphone6 pics

I joked with the guy I got it from for the longest time what a turd this acro was. Nothing special and always mostly brown. Then it started to do that and I was like... uhhh... I apologize for doubting you.

 

[jpas]

Wow, your tank is simply awesome!

What lights are you currently running.

Jason

 

[FarmerTy]

Wow, your tank is simply awesome!

What lights are you currently running.

Jason

Aquatic life Hybrid with Radion G4 Pros running AB+ and 2 actinic and 2 blue + bulbs.

 

[dragon99]

Aquatic life Hybrid with Radion G4 Pros running AB+ and 2 actinic and 2 blue + bulbs.

I thought you preferred a whiter look? Not doubting or questioning that (corals look amazing ;Drool ), but it's certainly nowhere near the T5 mix you had before that included 6500k.

 

[ScottB]

The Dastaco runs at 6.0 pH to dissolve media. It is non-configurable as that is the whole design.... every setting is static so the only one you change is the output level which is based on the amount of effluent released. Reborn I heard turns to slush at that pH. Dastaco media is just calcium carbonate... nothing else... dense as all can be.

Roger that. I only tested at startup on mine and it was 6.8 IIRC. A mix of personal skeleton, Reborn, ARM coarse, Middle Keys. (It was all hands on deck with Covid supply chain struggles). All would be mush at that level for sure.

 

[FarmerTy]

I thought you preferred a whiter look? Not doubting or questioning that (corals look amazing ;Drool ), but it's certainly nowhere near the T5 mix you had before that included 6500k.

I went a couple more shades blue when I swapped the ATI T5 fixture for Radions with T5 supplements. My eyes must have adjusted as it’s pleasant to look at. I would guess 18-20k spectrum but it really is a guess.