I'm bored, let see your first coral you added to your reef!

[RiptideAquaculture]

Well I borrowed a friend's PAR meter and found that it was getting about 75 PAR with my Current USA lights. I upgraded to a Maxspect Razor 150w and slowly ramped up the PAR until it was at about 250.

That's a pretty nice upgrade! what size tank do you have? i've looked at the maxspec lights never had a chance to use one, how do you like it ?

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Thank you and it's almost 9 months old I started it January 3rd 2021

coming up on a year! that's really impressive! what size tank is that?

 

[atomos]

I really like these coral! they are really underrated in my opinion. how old is your reef now?

agreed---Alveoporas are great corals. this is from my son's 20G which is about a year old (give or take a day or two..).

 

[PeterB113]

coming up on a year! that's really impressive! what size tank is that?

20 gallon long

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

agreed---Alveoporas are great corals. this is from my son's 20G which is about a year old (give or take a day or two..).

what kind filters do you have in that? i find that's what i always struggle with in the 20 size? got any full tank shots?

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

20 gallon long

20Gallon Challenge! gotta love the 20 gallons. what kinda filters are you running on it, do you have a sump?

 

[Brymac1]

That's a pretty nice upgrade! what size tank do you have? i've looked at the maxspec lights never had a chance to use one, how do you like it ?

I had a 46 gallon bowfront when I had that light, I have since upgraded to a 200 gallon with kessils. But I really liked the spread and spectrum that I got from the Maxspect, although it was a little blue for my taste.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

I had a 46 gallon bowfront when I had that light, I have since upgraded to a 200 gallon with kessils. But I really liked the spread and spectrum that I got from the Maxspect, although it was a little blue for my taste.

Quite the jump! got any full tank shots?

 

[Brymac1]

Quite the jump! got any full tank shots?

First pic is the 46, second is the 200. The monti is still recovering from being smothered but the BTA.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

First pic is the 46, second is the 200. The monti is still recovering from being smothered but the BTA.

how long has it been since you did the tank swap! looks really good!!

 

[Brymac1]

how long has it been since you did the tank swap! looks really good!!

Thank you! It's been almost two weeks since the transfer.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

Thank you! It's been almost two weeks since the transfer.

that is the troubling period!! your pretty much through the rough part! cant wait to see that thing full of coral!
how are you liking the kessils do they get good par?

 

[PeterB113]

20Gallon Challenge! gotta love the 20 gallons. what kinda filters are you running on it, do you have a sump?

No sump, no refugium, no dosing. I do weekly water changes to maintain it. As for filter I only have a cheap 15$ HOB filter I got on Amazon and carbon sponge I cut to size and put in the HOB filter. I replace it about every 2 weeks. IMO it's easier then dosing refugiums, sump etc.

 

[Brymac1]

that is the troubling period!! your pretty much through the rough part! cant wait to see that thing full of coral!
how are you liking the kessils do they get good par?

They get slightly lower par than I thought they would but better spread than my Maxspect. It's about 100-175 par throughout the tank.

 

[NewAgeDottyback]

First coral was a Kenya tree. I ended up giving them away but now I wish I had kept a couple

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

No sump, no refugium, no dosing. I do weekly water changes to maintain it. As for filter I only have a cheap 15$ HOB filter I got on Amazon and carbon sponge I cut to size and put in the HOB filter. I replace it about every 2 weeks. IMO it's easier then dosing refugiums, sump etc.

Pretty impressive results for a HOB filter.! ive never had luck with them but clearly you can. do you spot feel your corals or just let the fish do the work?

 

[PeterB113]

Pretty impressive results for a HOB filter.! ive never had luck with them but clearly you can. do you spot feel your corals or just let the fish do the work?

I spot feed my Acans, scolys, trachys/meat corals, trumpets and sometimes my mushrooms once a week right after a water change.

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

They get slightly lower par than I thought they would but better spread than my Maxspect. It's about 100-175 par throughout the tank.

so i recently did a PAR check on one of my Acan tanks and i was very interested to find out that almost all my acans and LPS where thriving and coloring up at around 75-100 par. Here are some pic to show you what I mean!

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

First coral was a Kenya tree. I ended up giving them away but now I wish I had kept a couple

i really love those clowns! those kyna trees can really get outa control so im sure it was a good move. what's your tank look like now? do you have any full tank shots?

 

[RiptideAquaculture]

I spot feed my Acans, scolys, trachys/meat corals, trumpets and sometimes my mushrooms once a week right after a water change.

thats really impressive that you have been able to keep all of those in a 20 gallon! what kinda lights are you running!!