My new project

[Mike from TN]

Some new SPS’s!

 

[sp1187]

Some new SPS’s!

@fishguy242
is the sps gonna get wacked by the hammer?

 

[fishguy242]

yes if to close...
Thanks Mike..lil catching up to do here !! Mike that'll be me dingin ya in the wee hours..

 

[Mike from TN]

@fishguy242
is the sps gonna get wacked by the hammer?

yes if to close...
Thanks Mike..lil catching up to do here !! Mike that'll be me dingin ya in the wee hours..

I actually moved the hammer back. It’s hard to tell from that angle, especially with the macro lens filter. There is about 2” of room for the hammer to extend sweepers. I’ll try to get a top down shot today!

 

[Mike from TN]

Today, I decided to do the first “massive “ water change since my tank has been up and running. For the first month, I was changing 1 gallon per day. After that I went to 1 gallon every 3 days.
The tank has been great. Fish are happy and healthy, LPS’s are growing out of control and SPS’s are encrusting (slowly).
I ran a full battery of testa today and parameters were all good but nitrate was a little high for my liking.
I changed 1.5 gallons, let that settle in for an hour, changed another 1.5 gallons, let it settle and did another 1.5 gallons an hour later.
Hope I didn’t screw things up!
We all know what they say, “If it works, don’t fix it”!

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Also picked up some cleaner “critters” to work on the diatoms and a few more pieces of “structure”. A branch and a plate!

The scape is so awesome!! The monti rock really makes it look awesome. Is that live rock?

 

[Mike from TN]

I also cut back my whites from 100% down to 80% and increased the whites “on” time from 4.5 hours to 5.5 hours.
Blues are still at 100% from 5:00am till 8:00pm.

 

[Mike from TN]

The scape is so awesome!! The monti rock really makes it look awesome. Is that live rock?

Yes it is. Unfortunately, you can hardly see that plate anymore. I’ve used it as a mounting point for many corals. My Fire Shrimp lives between the plates. LOL!

 

[Mike from TN]

Oh, and I found the missing RFA, the red one. It’s half way up the scape facing the back glass. Glad to see it’s still in there but now I need one of those mirrors on an extendable rod if I want to see it.
Its being antisocial!

 

[Mike from TN]

Playing with camera filters again!
Not a front view, not a side view, a combo view!

Looking up at surface with all flow Off!

 

[lazy josh]

Playing with camera filters again!
Not a front view, not a side view, a combo view!

Looking up at surface with all flow Off!

Looking good! Nice and full I like it

 

[sam2110]

Got to be one of the best looking 13.5s I've seen on here.

 

[Mike from TN]

Looking good! Nice and full I like it

Got to be one of the best looking 13.5s I've seen on here.

Thank You BOTH!
I really enjoy working on it.
I have a few more “goodies” showing up this coming Tuesday. After that, I think it’s done! Yeah right, who hasn’t heard that before.
Here is a “sneak preview“ of what’s coming!

Fireworks Clove Polyps! Also a chunk of GSP for the other side of the tank!

 

[Brady4000]

Thank You BOTH!
I really enjoy working on it.
I have a few more “goodies” showing up this coming Tuesday. After that, I think it’s done! Yeah right, who hasn’t heard that before.
Here is a “sneak preview“ of what’s coming!

Fireworks Clove Polyps! Also a chunk of GSP for the other side of the tank!

Whhhaaattt my fireworks cloves don’t look that good!!! Even the coral looks better in your tank lol.

 

[Brady4000]

What are you using for a camera?

 

[fishguy242]

hi Mike,when is the upgrade coming? this Tue or next...

 

[Mike from TN]

Whhhaaattt my fireworks cloves don’t look that good!!! Even the coral looks better in your tank lol.

Not in my tank yet. That’s just a screen shot of what’s coming on Tuesday. I sure hope they light up like that in my tank though!

 

[Mike from TN]

What are you using for a camera?

I take all my pix with either my iPhone (10r) or my iPad. Orphek lens kit From Amazon.

 

[ReefGrammie]

Looking fantastic, Mike (not you, the tank)!! ;Hilarious

 

[Mike from TN]

Random Monday morning pix.

Duncan is super happy today! I don’t remember when I got it (probably should look back through my own build thread) but it’s gone from a 2 head when I got it to a 3 head a few months ago and now it’s got 4 heads.

Weeping Willow is usually very temperamental but seems happy today!

The newer colony of Hairy Shrooms is settling in nicely. The male Clown is showing a lot of interest in moving into these guys.

Doesn’t matter where this guy winds up in the tank. It’s been moved many times. Low light, high light, low flow, strong flow, it just doesn’t care. Always swollen and hungry.

Still waiting for these to reproduce again. Started with 2, now there is 3. They seem to be happy where they are so I’m just letting them “do their thing”!