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[JR's Reef]

Nice tank. The colors are sweet.

 

[brandyrb]

Beautiful tank! Great pics too. Where is your rainbow monti placed? High/low light and flow?

 

[sailfish]

Well I have been playing musical corals and still not happy but thought I would try a full tank shot. I cut my efflo almost in half, got rid of some corals and have a few in QT to add but here it is as of this week.

The tank is in a small room so I did a crappy job at trying to merge two photos together. That is why their is 1 1/2 vortechs in the middle.

Joe

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Joe you got skills and the corals man! WOW when can I come and check out the tank in person? ;)

 

[Reef Pets]

WOW! You have mastered being able to keep the intense colors of SPS. Just when I thought I was going OK...... Then I see photos of your reef. Share some secrets!

 

[sailfish]

Thanks guys. Rev anytime your down this way let me know.

I have no secrets I believe in weekly water changes lots of light preferably 20k MH and good looking corals. I have always had a knack for knowing which corals well look good in my tank. To me some corals look better in lower nutrient tanks and some look better in a somewhat high nutrient tanks. You have to know what you tank is and which corals will like your tank. I change about 38 gal out of 220 gal a week. I have always over skimmed as well. I have a par meter and most of my corals get at least 400 par most get 500 plus if I could I would have all of them get 550 to 650. In my old tank my fastest growing coral got 750 PAR so I don't buy the theory about to much light can inhibit SPS coral growth.


Here are some pictures of my sump and refugium when I first set up the tank.

Joe

 

[gilmour01]

wow! thats a gorgeous tank.

 

[joecoastie]

Very nice tank Joe! Thank you for sharing.
Joe

 

[Yellowtang]

Nice tank. Is that an elegance coral left front? Do you have a pic or two of that?
I'm kinda partial to those..

JR,

 

[Cherish]

I'm not an SPS lover, but your tank is drop dead gorgeous!

 

[sailfish]

Thanks guys.

Jr yes that is an elegance and I have had it for about three years. It's not the brightest but I am attached to it. I have actually fraged it twice over the years because it starts to take over. lol

Joe

Nice tank. Is that an elegance coral left front? Do you have a pic or two of that?
I'm kinda partial to those..

JR,

 

[I-K@ndY]

Well I have been playing musical corals and still not happy but thought I would try a full tank shot. I cut my efflo almost in half, got rid of some corals and have a few in QT to add but here it is as of this week.

The tank is in a small room so I did a crappy job at trying to merge two photos together. That is why their is 1 1/2 vortechs in the middle.

Joe

WOW!!! Very nice and clean looking ... Colors are amazing too..Wish my 180g looks like that :cry:

 

[f u z z]

outstanding.

 

[sailfish]

Thanks Pnoy.

I have a hard time believing yours does not with all the beautiful corals you have.

Joe

 

[I-K@ndY]

Thanks Pnoy.

I have a hard time believing yours does not with all the beautiful corals you have.

Joe

lol .. I have colors but mine doesn't look like a reeftank more of a frag tank with so many frags on it lol

 

[cmjreef]

Any frags of blue-tip millie? Love to have one. Beautiful pics.

 

[sailfish]

No frags for sale as I am trying to let it grow in.

Thanks Joe

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

Absolutely fantastic Joe... one of the best reefs on R2R for sure. Keep up the great work!

 

[percula]

Joe makes my corals look at minimum 100x than I could ever possibly do myself! TOTM Material all the way!

 

[BlazinNano]

Beautiful tank. I absolutely love the zoas.