My 110 Gallon Peninsula Reef Tank
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Thanks for the kind words as always folks!!!
Quinn123, funny that you say that, I actually have a hard time growing zoa and sometimes even keeping them.
I will try to get the camera out this weekend and get an updated FTS.
very nice tank you have. really like the progression pics on the first page it shows how things start and look over time. Looking forward to seeing more.
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thanks strange33w!!! a few update in the next post!
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WOW it's been practically 3 years since I've started this tank!
What worked for me - dosing kalk as part of the ATO, feeding the system NutraPlus Complete Feed as well as dosing vodka. At one point in time or another I have stop feeding/dosing and I have seen negative effect in the system, once I restarted with them the system tends to get better.
Things that I've changed - lighting system from 250DE MH to 6 bulb T5 fixture. Even thought I've always thought of changing to T5 before I've always procrastinated, the turning point or what have forced me to move forward was when the UV glass from the MH broke. The other thing that I've change was salt, I moved from IO to Kent, so far i've used close to 400 gallons (2 boxes) of the kent salt. Overall I have to say the system is more stable and am starting to see a lot of growth again as well as the corals are starting to color up again.
looking back here is how the system look in 2009 when I first set it up.....
August 17th, 2009
September 3rd, 2009
..... the system in 2010
May 13th, 2010
Dec. 18th, 2010 - from my point of view this is what am still trying to achieve again
..... the system in 2011
January 12th, 2011 - user error dosing pump put around 1/2 to 3/4 gallon of ALK in the system
July 27th, 2011 - the lowest point of the system looking back this is the result of the UV glass breaking as well as a bad batch of salt
Winter 2011/2012 - the system is starting to recover again
..... the system in 2012
August 6th, 2012 - the system has done a complete 360 compare to last summer from my point of view
side note, funny how this two photos was taken with 2 ATI Coral+ bulb only, the color of all the corals with the exception of that pink looking birdsnest is correct.
Next steps - prune some of the larger colony such as that birdsnest to make room for more colourful sticks!!!!
What worked for me - dosing kalk as part of the ATO, feeding the system NutraPlus Complete Feed as well as dosing vodka. At one point in time or another I have stop feeding/dosing and I have seen negative effect in the system, once I restarted with them the system tends to get better.
Things that I've changed - lighting system from 250DE MH to 6 bulb T5 fixture. Even thought I've always thought of changing to T5 before I've always procrastinated, the turning point or what have forced me to move forward was when the UV glass from the MH broke. The other thing that I've change was salt, I moved from IO to Kent, so far i've used close to 400 gallons (2 boxes) of the kent salt. Overall I have to say the system is more stable and am starting to see a lot of growth again as well as the corals are starting to color up again.
looking back here is how the system look in 2009 when I first set it up.....
August 17th, 2009
September 3rd, 2009
..... the system in 2010
May 13th, 2010
Dec. 18th, 2010 - from my point of view this is what am still trying to achieve again
..... the system in 2011
January 12th, 2011 - user error dosing pump put around 1/2 to 3/4 gallon of ALK in the system
July 27th, 2011 - the lowest point of the system looking back this is the result of the UV glass breaking as well as a bad batch of salt
Winter 2011/2012 - the system is starting to recover again
..... the system in 2012
August 6th, 2012 - the system has done a complete 360 compare to last summer from my point of view
side note, funny how this two photos was taken with 2 ATI Coral+ bulb only, the color of all the corals with the exception of that pink looking birdsnest is correct.
Next steps - prune some of the larger colony such as that birdsnest to make room for more colourful sticks!!!!
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so pinkyyy! lol
Very nice tank though
As always thanks for the kind words everyone!!!!!!
MarcJacob I know! the funny thing is that I picked up a pink birdsnest before and it turned green in my tank this time it this the opposite!!!!
bknapp here is a photo of my sump....
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I was playing around with the camera and I thought I share a few photos! All photos were taken under 2 ATI coral + only.
still working on taken photos under LED, any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!
still working on taken photos under LED, any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!
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...... and a few new addition that one day am hoping to replace some of the current corals in the system.
...... not the color that I was hoping to get but am liking the current color morphs!!!
...... and a group shot
...... not the color that I was hoping to get but am liking the current color morphs!!!
...... and a group shot
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Great shots! Well done!
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Thanks Marvin!
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Here is a quick FTS update! For the most part the system is doing okay I would have to say that the growth rate of the corals are just fine! the front island corals are now officially touching the back island corals! As per color I lost a little bit of color here and there and the most noticeable are deep green on some of the acros, and the purple seems to be on the lighter side. As per the rest of the color dark and light blue, yellow, light green they all seem to be fine. Any suggestion and or recommendation regarding how to tweak the colors of the corals is greatly appreciated!
November 24th, 2012 - Fall 2012 Update
Photos was taken under two ATI Coral+ and two Reef Brite one XHO and one normal output both are all blue. I would have to say that for viewing purposes this is the one that I like the best.
November 24th, 2012 - Fall 2012 Update
Photos was taken under two ATI Coral+ and two Reef Brite one XHO and one normal output both are all blue. I would have to say that for viewing purposes this is the one that I like the best.
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