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Thanks bud, I'll check it for sure! Pretty excited about getting a frag tank up and running to create some space in my DT. Thanks for the constant encouragement @FarmerTy
I considered it nagging but without the spousal tone. I can't wait to bring all my overflow corals to your frag tank now... I mean for you to clear clutter in your DT. [emoji12]
 

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Started working on a frag tank on the 4th of July. Progress is surprisingly good when you don't have to travel all week for work!
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This piano finish I added to my work top is almost too pretty to use! Now I'm afraid I'm going to get it messy and scratched [emoji38]
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That piano finish would look 100x better reflecting burnt orange....
 
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I feel like I haven't posted a FTS in a while, and I have finally replaced the funky light I had to throw up on the right side of my tank when my Orphek stopped working properly. Wow, what a difference that makes!!! Corals are starting to look really good now that I have lowered my phosphates for over a month.
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Red dragon is looking more red again now that I've eliminated the greenish lights on the right
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RCA the Hotness mille is looking hot as usual
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It's been a week full of lighting projects. First I removed my hood and tore out the lights and revamped it. So far I'm pleased with the result, I definitely have more control over lighting intensity and coloration throughout the day.
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My current setup running everything at 100% looks the closest to a sunlit reef I have ever seen. It's not quite in line with the current fad of all actinics all the time, but I like the natural look and I'm excited to see the results on coral health and growth.
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I also tore apart my Orphek Atlantik and replaced the V1 guts with V4 diodes and board. I can now control this light better too, it will be going over a species specific tank in the future.
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Phew! That was a lot of light projects for one week [emoji28]
 
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Any plans to add new corals?

Here's a crummy shot of it with the iPhone from a distance:
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In other news, I'm in the process of leak testing all the plumbing for my new species specific/frag system I've been working on over the past couple of months!
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Digging my new light settings. Thought I would grab a few photos to share this weekend
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A tip of my A. sarmentosa got knocked down and thought it was a cool shot
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The bravest fish in my tank, little eviota gobies
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Goniopora is still alive and kicking
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CB flaming Phoenix looking good even under white lights
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Blues:
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Rainbow monti
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Unfortunately I have been dealing with one of those phantom coral death issues that just can't seem to be solved. I've checked my water parameters, everything is normal and all other corals look fine. I've changed out over 50% of my water over the past week and it hasn't slowed the death of this table. I've been running UV for weeks and I ran ozone on the tank yesterday and didn't seem to help. I'm going to do one final water change today and if it dies, it dies. Sometimes the complexity of these animals can't be explained at the hobbyist level. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear it!
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I find it hard to save a coral once it starts to die like that unless you start to frag it. It's sad to see such a large colony die.
 
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How did you plump that frag tank? I wanted to do something like that from my DT.

Both tanks have a full siphon with an emergency over flow. The return pump is a single manifold line that splits at the top of the frag tank and then feeds into the anemone tank.

This is not a complete picture of the plumbing, but gives you an idea of the return line below the tanks
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Couple shots for a short update. Tables have randomly stopped receding. Can't really explain it, just one of those acro pots things where you just shrug and admit not everything can be explained at a hobbyist level. I'm just happy they're done self destructing for now.

Reefwise Lemon drops have been looking good, more yellow everyday
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Got a new H. magnifica from River City Aquatics. I couldn't be happier with it! What a gorgeous tricolor specimen. Can't wait to see it in the DT [emoji7]
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Tank during the actinic hour
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Been a while for an update. Things have slowly been recovering. Ripped out some pieces that needed to put today including my dead table I grew from a frag.
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I’m hoping whatever the issue was has been resolved now. Colors are slowly returning on corals and I stared dosing Vibrant to knock this annoying GHA.
 

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