My 125gal Mix Reef Tank

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This is a post to detail my 125 Gallon SPS/LPS dominant Reef Tank. The specs are as follows:

Tank started 02/07/2020
-125 Gallon Dual overflow glass display tank
- 3 Radion XR15 pro version 4 about 10" above water
12hr light cycle Modified AB+ spectrum (6hrs full power) Ramp up 3hr and down 3hrs
- 2 ecotech MP40 Vortech wave makers.
120+lb of argonite base rock (started dry)
1-2" of coarse argonite sand on the bottom.
-Trigger emerald 39 sump
(In sump)
Red Sea reefer 600 skimmer
CO2 scrubber
Rubble rock
Dual aqueon pro Heaters
Heater controller
Cheato fuge with a little sand
Running chemipure elite media and sometimes seachem phosnet
Current eflux 1900 return pump
AI fuge light 12hr cycle opposing tank lighting
Bubble magus dosing pump running sea chem fusion 1 and 2 part
ATO unit
My RO/DI is the Aquatic life twist in cartridge system.

Tank specs last time I tested:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate trace
Phosphate .01
Salinity 1.025
Ph 8.1
Alk 7.6
Calcium 450
Mag 1300
Temp 77
 
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Picture of tank as of now. Dealing with a algae/cyano issue since the start of the tank.
 

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Thread to current issue I am having. Any input would be appreciated!
 
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Current fish/ inverts:
Sailfin Tang
2 Azure Damsels
Royal Gramma
Pink Spot Watchman Goby
Lawnmower Blenny
Zebra leg Reef Hermits
Blue leg hermits
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
2 Peppermint Shrimp
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
Astrea Snails
1 Emerald Crabs
5 lyretail anthias
 
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Current corals:
Pink Birdsnest
Purple Birdsnest
Green Digitata
Forrest Fire Digitata
Bubblegum Digitata
2 red monti caps
Jedi Mind trick monti frag
Blue acropora
Indo blue acropora
Carl's acropora
Miami orchid acropora
Frogskin acropora
Hammer coral
Torch coral
Frogspawn coral
Trumpet coral
Elegance coral
Hairy mushrooms blue and green
Long tentacle goniopora
Mint pavona
Blue chalice coral
Assorted acan Lords and 1 acan echi
Several types of palythoa and zooanthids
 
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Have you changed light fixtures since the photo you posted? Those in the picture don't look like xr-15's.
 
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Have you changed light fixtures since the photo you posted? Those in the picture don't look like xr-15's.
They are xr15s there is a piece of cardboard in front of each one so the light doesn't blind me sitting on the couch.
 
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Current Light schedule
 

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Updated Picture of my reef. Just had my current wave makers die a few days apart. Just upgraded to 2-MP40 vortechs. Also added a pink birds nest and a group of lyretail anthias
 

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