MikeC's SOFTY TANK

[dragonfish]

Amazing

 

[KStatefan]

What are the stripped fish with blue eyes?

 

[MJC]

What are the stripped fish with blue eyes?

They are Red striped Cardnels
I want to add some Yellow ones also

 

[MJC]

Amazing

Thank you dragonfish

 

[Mikefromaz01]

Yes this tank is very nice indeed! I am hosting a mixed stony and softer tank going on two years. It does seem every time something goes wrong, the softies seem to fare better than the LPS. The possibilities with softies seems a lot to investigate....like the idea.

 

[MJC]

My Blue clam is spawning in my tank

 

[MJC]

My ORA Orchid Dottyback swimming out of my clam

 

[cincyreef]

That's crazy. Never knew something could actually swim inside the clam. Cool video, and awesome tank!

 

[MJC]

Thank you

 

[Vinh]

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

I'm new and working on softy\LPS tank as well. Was considering Xenia but got scared off by all the horror stories. How do you keep the Xenia in check?

 

[MJC]

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

I'm new and working on softy\LPS tank as well. Was considering Xenia but got scared off by all the horror stories. How do you keep the Xenia in check?

Thank you for your compliments I keep my Xenia on a branch rock facing up only grows up

 

[soggytees]

That's COOL! Never seen that before!

 

[ScubaShane]

Definitely a cool softy tank! This is the third softy tank I've seen thus far and it inspired me to place a softy order! Nothing too common, some of the nicer stuff like a chili. I have a large purple corky finger which is real nice looking. I know they spread like weeds but I love pulsing pom pom xenias. I have them on the back wall.

 

[p.pep85]

i only hope my softie tank looks that good some day. great work!

 

[MJC]

Thank you very much everyone !
I appreciate the positive feedback

 

[MJC]

Happy New Year

My tank made Tank of the month in Reef Keeping Magazine if you like to check it out this is the link.

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/163-tank-of-the-month

 

[Dtackett]

looks great bud.

 

[Wiz]

Great? That tank looks amazing. Absolutely gorgeous.Love to know what your upkeep schedule is. Congrats

 

[MJC]

Great? That tank looks amazing. Absolutely gorgeous.Love to know what your upkeep schedule is. Congrats

I change 40 gallons every two weeks, 30 gallons gets drained from the settling tank and 10 gallons gets siphoned from the display tank. I do not run GFO. I clean my glass every two or three days. The skimmer cup is cleaned every two days.

I use a turkey baster at night to blow off my rocks at least three times a week. This puts the detritus up into the water column and also helps feeds my coral at night. I run carbon and change it out every two weeks. I use Coral Life salt and dose ESV two part through two BRS dosers. I also dose kalkwasser at night strictly to keep pH up. The auto-top-off is filled when needed.

 

[MJC]

looks great bud.

Thank you