InvaderJim's 80g shallow reef

[jackthetang]

this looks amazing always love lowboys

 

[Doons32]

Looks great!

 

[InvaderJim]

this looks amazing always love lowboys

Thanks! I really enjoy looking down into the tank when the pumps are off.

Looks great!

Thanks!

 

[InvaderJim]

Bare with me. Learning a new camera.

 

[InvaderJim]

 

[InvaderJim]

 

[Perry]

Looking really nice Jim!

 

[InvaderJim]

Looking really nice Jim!

Thanks Perry!

Thinking it might be time to pull out the red cap and palys to make more room for acros.

 

[CBonito]

Excellent!

 

[InvaderJim]

Started lowering the lights back down finally. I had almost forgotten how high I raised them when I was having tank issues. They were at 14" off the water! Going to do about an inch a week until I get to around 8". Hoping I get some better growth because I'm sure the PAR is low.

Next thing on the to do list is pull out the rock with the green palys and red monti cap. I love the cap but it and the palys are taking up a ton of real estate. I will probably keep a chunk of the cap and just put it down low on one of the sides or something so its limited to how much room it can take up.

 

[InvaderJim]

Testing out a new top down viewer I 3d printed. I'll eventually get better at taking photos with it, some are a tad blurry

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[Miami Reef]

Do you dose trace elements for your goniopora? Water change schedule? Direct Feeding?

Thanks!

 

[InvaderJim]

Do you dose trace elements for your goniopora? Water change schedule? Direct Feeding?

Thanks!

Not dosing anything or directly feeding them. I just feed the tank with Herbivore frenzy. I try to do 10% water change once a week. Always had good luck with gonis, not sure why.

 

[InvaderJim]

Some 6 Months growth pictures

 

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[Miami Reef]

WOW! Fantastic!!!

 

[MoparMike97]

Looking great! I absolutely love the dimensions of the tank, may have to go with something shallow for my next build.

 

[904fatbouy]

Great looking tank. I pick mine up next week. I was really hoping to see that you ended up drilling the return to give me the confidence to do it.

 

[InvaderJim]

Great looking tank. I pick mine up next week. I was really hoping to see that you ended up drilling the return to give me the confidence to do it.

I had everything ready to go to do it, but ultimately wanted to keep the clear background so drilling it would have ruined the aesthetic. Although you can hardly see the back anymore lol.