IN WALL 40/40=80 GAL BOXED FISH

[Boxed Fish]

added 4 baby hippo tangs. seeing how they keep in the system during water recycling. the previous fish i moved into another tank as they got to big for this one and purple tang became agressive. they needed more space. so far eating the pods off the glass

 

[Boxed Fish]

new coral alert, snagged the Walt Disney colony very very happy with this and a awesome Goni and rare zoo's. ill post pics of the Goni and zoas once I get better pics

 

[ReefGeezer]

I mostly follow my own rules. Many are based on old school methods or hybrids of them. One difference from old school requirements is nitrate/phosphate control. While nutrient levels in my tank aren't very high, I wouldn't sweat nitrates less than 25 ppm or phosphates less than 0.2 ppm. I still do some water changes but they are only done if something looks "off" in the tank.

AND... I have two Tangs in my 4' 90 Gallon!

 

[Boxed Fish]

I mostly follow my own rules. Many are based on old school methods or hybrids of them. One difference from old school requirements is nitrate/phosphate control. While nutrient levels in my tank aren't very high, I wouldn't sweat nitrates less than 25 ppm or phosphates less than 0.2 ppm. I still do some water changes but they are only done if something looks "off" in the tank.

AND... I have two Tangs in my 4' 90 Gallon!

I like when hobbyist go rogue, it's perfect to elevate the hobby. I need to check my nutrient levels. I feed the tank alot. as for the fish always start out with smaller fish in the tank so I could give the corals something to go crazy about. after I move them to a large display. I love small fish though. once they are bigger I feel like the job is done lol

 

[Boxed Fish]

the image of this zoa does no justice. very beautiful skirt and center coloration. I need to get on the photography train again. someone name a good filter to remove the blues, can u believe that this was shot under 10% blues

 

[Boxed Fish]

the image of this zoa does no justice. very beautiful skirt and center coloration. I need to get on the photography train again. someone name a good filter to remove the blues, can u believe that this was shot under 10% blues

I remember the name of it now, it's the "fairy fart" zoanthid. here's a stock image. gotta make a spread sheet

 

[Boxed Fish]

lighting schedule update

 

[Boxed Fish]

im starting to some nice growth here from these coral.they haven't been in my system for that long but these specific corals takes a while to grow no??!!!! nice stretch looking to touch down on the frag baskets. ill be putting these on circular plates so the mother colony will be much larger and I can frag hopefully in a few months. maybe even 1 month


Zoanthids are popping out two new heads on the fairy fart and the warp drive im seeing 1 new head. the stretch on the yellow submarine favia is something to see

im adding a frag wrack tonight. colors are getting deeper in the torches. im moving one as its getting to much light I believe + detritus builds up on the Skeleton need more flow in the tank in certain areas

 

[Boxed Fish]

I dont think the coral hate the high calcium. the calcium in my tank is well above 600.

Alk is 9.5. I think this is the sweet spot as certain coral such as torches dont like lower for sure