Geohawk's 60 gallon cube

[GeoHawk]

I've been here for awhile and have never had a tank thread so I thought I would start one with some pictures I recently took.

Tank Info
60 gallon cube display with 20 gallon sump
Lights: 250 watt MH, 2X24 watt Actinic
pumps: 2 vortech mp10's with backup battery
Skimmer:Vertex IN-80
RKL with 2 pc4 and SL1
Phosphate reactor
Carbon in a sock
2 BRS dosing pumps

Fish
True Percula
Potter's Wrasse
Cleaner Wrasse
Orchid Dottyback
Copperband Butterfly
Tailspot Blenny


Coral
SPS
ORA Hawkins
Green Granulosa
Green Slimer
ORA Red Planet
Tyree Pink Lemonade
CC Retina Blaster Suharsoni
CC Tricolor
Blue Green Tenuis
Red Dragon

LPS
Orange Plate
Sunset Scoly
Frog Spawn
Blue/Green Blastos

Zoas
Rastas
Red Hornets
Blue Hornets
Candy Apple Reds
Super Sunflowers
Sunny D's

Coral Growth Threads
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/135757-blue-green-tenuis-growth-pictures.html
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/103943-oceans-reefs-aquariums-red-planet-growth-pictures.html
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-sps-discussion/105071-oceans-reefs-aquariums-hawkins-grow-out-pics.html
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/ge...ink-lemonade-growth-pictures.html#post1642796

I would like to thank everyone at reef2reef for my success so far, because this is where I have gained most my knowledge since being in the hobby.

If you have any suggestions or comments I look forward to hearing them. I will be posting updates every once in awhile of my progress.

 

[ritter6788]

Beautiful tank and sps colonies! Nice job.

 

[revsgirl]

Beautiful reef!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[fort384]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Those SPS colonies are BOSS.

Are you dosing 2 part with the perastaltic pumps? Can you tell us a bit about your dosing system (how much do you dose, what are your targets)? I recently put a 2 part on my system (about 6 weeks ago) and it has made a tremendous difference, but just curious as to others experiences with it.

 

[revhtree]

Nice! Beautiful corals!

 

[GeoHawk]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Those SPS colonies are BOSS.

Are you dosing 2 part with the perastaltic pumps? Can you tell us a bit about your dosing system (how much do you dose, what are your targets)? I recently put a 2 part on my system (about 6 weeks ago) and it has made a tremendous difference, but just curious as to others experiences with it.

Thanks for the kind comments!

Yeah I dose with the perastaltic pumps from BRS. I currently have my reefkeeper on for 2 min every hour and a half, and I have calcium and alk dosing 30 minutes apart so they are not at the same time. I think it works out to be about 35 ml per day or so. I check every week or so and boost as needed to keep around target, sometimes I will up the time on the reef keeper if I find it dropping to much.

My targets are
Ca 450 (I usually run between 425 and 475)
Alk 9 dkh(Usually runs between 8-11, but I try not to let this swing too much)
mg 1350 (Usually between 1325-1400)

I have found it helpful to keep track of values everytime I check using a notepad app on my phone that way I can see trends overtime, I also make notes in there about how much I add to boost it using the BRS calculator. I use another notepad on my phone for any maintenance like changing, water changes, carbon or phosphate remover changes. This way I know when the last time I changed something and I can see how that affects everything else.

Like you I love the 2 part with pumps it has made life easier and coral happier, I could never go back. I also dose 2 drops of loguls every day that I remember to try to boost the blues and greens.

 

[skinz78]

Looking great, keep the updates coming!

 

[ccreviston74]

You the same Geohawk that was on Salt City a while back, before moving?

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[GeoHawk]

Yup Im the same guy. How's KC?

 

[ccreviston74]

Yup Im the same guy. How's KC?

Kc is good. Where you at now?

You wouldn't believe how big the frag of green birds nest of got from you has gotten - softball sized now. And eagle eyes have gone from 4-5 polyps to 20 +. Quality stuff.

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[GeoHawk]

Kc is good. Where you at now?

You wouldn't believe how big the frag of green birds nest of got from you has gotten - softball sized now. And eagle eyes have gone from 4-5 polyps to 20 +. Quality stuff.

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Im in Trenton Mi for the next 2 to 6 years. So far we have liked it alot here. Im glad that the coral worked out so well for you. I often wonder how my frags do after I sell them. Its kind of fun too think about how I have sold frags in Utah, Missouri, and now Michigan and the possibility that those could now be colonies and people are fragging and sharing those. I really love my those eagle eyes, I don't know about you but I have never been able to find any eagle eyes that are brighter than those. That birdsnest is such a quick grower I got tired of cutting it back, beautiful green polyps though. Its good to hear from you.

 

[ccreviston74]

Im in Trenton Mi for the next 2 to 6 years. So far we have liked it alot here. Im glad that the coral worked out so well for you. I often wonder how my frags do after I sell them. Its kind of fun too think about how I have sold frags in Utah, Missouri, and now Michigan and the possibility that those could now be colonies and people are fragging and sharing those. I really love my those eagle eyes, I don't know about you but I have never been able to find any eagle eyes that are brighter than those. That birdsnest is such a quick grower I got tired of cutting it back, beautiful green polyps though. Its good to hear from you.

Yeah, the eagle eyes are the best I've seen. Both them and the birds are starting to be spread around again. That serio does so well in my tank, I've added BOP and pink birds, and looking to try pocillopora and stylopora, since they're similar.

Green Slimer I got from you never took off under my LEDs, so I'm trading it and my other acro frags on to someone with Halides today.

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[Sahin]

Beautiful tank mate! More photos please.

 

[GeoHawk]

I took some top down photos this afternoon and thought I would share, since Sahin asked. I am not to experienced with top down down photos and I took these with my phone, but I think they turned out well.

On a side note Ive got this nasty algae that I am dealing with in the lower levels of my tank. I think I am going to try some vit c dosing as a fellow reefer has suggested that it helped. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/reef-aquarium-discussion/101333-nasty-algae-id-please.html I will post updates here if I decide to try it.

 

[xxjrealxx]

Great tank

 

[planereefer]

For the most part my tank is currently doing really well. I do 20% water changes every 2 weeks. I always have some hair algae, bubble algae, a bright green algae, and some dark colored slime like algae on my rocks, but its not overtaking the tank.

I'll have to see if I can find it, but I think I remember reading something on americanreef about hair algae and its relation to Phosphate levels.

Here it is.....around the 12 minute mark.

Mike Paletta on Starting a Reef Tank - Part II of the LED Experimental Saltwater Tank - YouTube

 

[GeoHawk]

I'll have to see if I can find it, but I think I remember reading something on americanreef about hair algae and its relation to Phosphate levels.

Here it is.....around the 12 minute mark.

Mike Paletta on Starting a Reef Tank - Part II of the LED Experimental Saltwater Tank - YouTube

Thanks good video!! I just switched my gfo to the high capacity brs kind, and I got my first 0 phosphate reading on my Hannah checker in months. Hopefully I wont hurt my coral for having it too low. Im not sure if the brand switch made the difference or the increased amount in the reactor.

 

[GeoHawk]

I picked up a red dragon frag from a local reefer last week, hopefully it will get some good growth.

 

[GeoHawk]

 

[skinz78]

Nice! Are those Rastas and CAR's?