Geeked Out & Modified 29 gal BC

TinpanVA · Mar 22, 2014

Thanks andy, I really need to post up a picture of the tyree watermelon I got from you. Grown to 4 eyes and about the size of a quarter. I can tell a new eye is forming, just not there yet. Super bright under the led's. The green eyes and rim are very bright.

spspirate · Mar 22, 2014

Awesome great to hear! I bet that thing is purty:) can't wait for the new additions that Fuzzy Watermelon should be a great looking piece:)

TinpanVA · Mar 22, 2014

Yeah, glad I went back for that one. Hopefully looks as good as the pics. Although most nice looking frags turn brown on me for a month or two then brighten back up. I think it's the halide to LED shock even though I program a 40% reduction acclimation period.

EW_Fish · Mar 22, 2014

Looks great my friend. Hope mine looks like this soon lol

TinpanVA · Mar 23, 2014

Our local reef club has been putting on a Growout Competition, it has been running for the last 4 months. RRC Grow Out Contest 2013 I'm not in the lead by any means, but I'm very happy with my growth. Esp. since I had a STN issue right in the middle of this contest.

Frag in tank for a few days (November)

Here we are in December

January - Starting to fill out

February - Was in a hurry to get photo submitted so not a great picture

Here we are as of this morning under my LEDs "sunrise" setting to colors are a little off, but real happy with the growth.

Close up

TinpanVA · Mar 23, 2014

Latest FTS

vlangel · Mar 24, 2014

Looks great!

skinz78 · Mar 24, 2014

Very nice!

TinpanVA · May 3, 2014

Some new pink zippers and what I thought was pink zippers in the foreground turns out to be JF Daisy Dukes

Monti's are starting to mingle, didn't relaize how fast these guys grew, might have to snap em off and send them on their merry way.

FTS

RS

LS

TinpanVA · May 31, 2014

Added some pics of the new chalices and some top down shots.

And some others just for fun.

underwaterfirefighter · May 31, 2014

Seriously nice Bio Cube! Great looking corals.

vwrock · Jun 2, 2014

That tank looks great rimless..... I love rimless biocubes

rockinzebra457 · Jun 2, 2014

What are your target parameters?

YHSublime · Jun 2, 2014

Wow, nice job in such a small little tank! I'm impressed!

TinpanVA · Jun 5, 2014

rockinzebra457 said:
What are your target parameters?

I weigh my salt to the gram so it's rock solid at 1.026 but will creep to 1.027 once in a blue moon.
Calc = 450ish
Alk 9.5 to 10
Mag 1400 ish
No3 is up to 4
And po4 is 0

I only check ammonia now and then. I used to test for trace elements but since I'm using RSCP I just leave it up to the salt to take care of it and don't worry about it.