My SPS & Clam Tank

[Miami Reef]

is your top secret method adding fish?

Nope. It’s classified and highly complex…




…I eyeballed a few grams and added it twice a day for a few days.





Before anyone freaks…my tank is established and my nitrifying bacteria can rapidly knock down the ammonium. The NH3 wasn’t high enough to cause any stress to corals or fish.


Corals and algae are happy and fluffy again.

 

[Miami Reef]

Someone came to my store with this…

No comment whatsoever.

 

[Reefer1978]

Someone came to my store with this…

No comment whatsoever.

#miami ;)

 

[W31Olds]

Heh Miami, did you get you panel rewired?

 

[twentyleagues]

Someone came to my store with this…

No comment whatsoever.

Oh no........

 

[Miami Reef]

#miami ;)

lol. Exactly.

Heh Miami, did you get you panel rewired?

Yes, we did. I got 2 new circuits and 2 GFCI. They were properly made this time. I appreciate everyone’s help in that thread I made.

 

[Mschmidt]

Poor dog.

Glad your tank of running well!

 

[Miami Reef]

Poor dog.

Glad your tank of running well!

I think it’s tacky and demeaning.

 

[Miami Reef]

Here’s the Naso.

 

[jonelder68]

Here’s the Naso.

stunning! What a beast!

 

[TheNative192]

Following along!

 

[Miami Reef]

Woot woot! I officially finished the first draft of my article.

I’ve never shared the creative process before, but I thought I’d do something different this time. This is the initial process of how I write an article: It all starts with an idea and a piece of paper.

 

[Goaway]

Here’s the Naso.

Looks like he forgot how to swim. Oddly enough. My choco tangs a bad swimmer.

 

[Miami Reef]

Looks like he forgot how to swim. Oddly enough. My choco tangs a bad swimmer.

Right? That’s the lethargic appearance I was referring to.

He’s more active than before, but he’s such a chicken. He darts the second I approach the tank; I’ve never seen this before.

 

[Goaway]

Right? That’s the lethargic appearance I noticed.

He’s more active, but he’s such a chicken. He darts the second I approach the tank. I’ve never seen this before.

Hes a very large tang. He might need months to adapt. I wasn't kidding. The older the fish, longer time to adapt. Nothing is working with his instincts. From ocean, to holding tank, quarantine, to you. It's a lot for him.

Plus the added starvation for shipping reasons.

nasos are the gentle tangs. Sweetest fish ever!

He's looking good.

 

[Minifoot77]

Congratulations on the win BTW... im just here for the secret sauce recipe lol

 

[Miami Reef]

Congratulations on the win BTW... im just here for the secret sauce recipe lol

Last contest my PO4 ranged from 0.00 - 0.20 ppm.

Nitrate was from 0 - 15 ppm.

I experimented with very high and low levels to see if there’d be a difference in growth. I actually experimented a TON last year.

This contest I’m going to actually try something different…I’m keeping my nutrients much higher.

Genetically distinct colonies of Acropora muricata were sub-divided and distributed among three 110-L aquaria, and exposed to phosphate levels of 0.09, 0.20, and 0.50 mg L− 1 for four months. Total skeletal length, living tissue length, weight, branch production, and polyp extension were measured. Linear extension and tissue growth increased under all conditions. Growth rates were highest at a phosphate concentration of 0.50 mg L− 1.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098111004588

 

[Miami Reef]

I coincidentally took a pic of the efflo last night. Still growing strong.

…PO4 currently at 0.30 ppm. I recently raised it in preparation for the next 4 contests starting soon.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I coincidentally took a pic of the efflo last night. Still growing strong.

…PO4 currently at 0.30 ppm. I recently raised it in preparation for the next 4 contests starting soon.

That acro is getting huge!

 

[twentyleagues]

Last contest my PO4 ranged from 0.00 - 0.15 ppm.

Nitrate was also from 0 - 15 ppm.

I experimented with very high and low levels to see if there’d be a difference in growth. I actually experimented a TON last year.

This contest I’m going to actually try something different…I’m keeping my nutrients much higher.


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098111004588

I have never been in on any growth contest. Years ago when I had my system one of the tanks was sps mostly a few Zoas here and there (I love those guys) combined water volume of the whole system was around 1100g all connected. Because of the 2-300g stock tanks full of fish that are typically considered not reef safe my n&p were crazy high. I had a large display fuge and carbon dosed very large skimmer and weekly 50g water changes. I want to say my phosphates were at one point over 1ppm nitrates got up to 75-100ppm. Never had issues with algae or growth, color was not the best it could have been according to my at the time reef guru. This was also when the ulns thing had become the meta. I could not tell you all the names of every sps coral I had but a few would be red planet, pearl berry, frog skin, Garf bonsai, nothing too crazy hard. I do remember the biggest change I noticed was the Red plant once I got rid of most of the major fish contributing to my numbers it went from a green base with red polyps and pink growth tip to mostly red and pink, it lost all the cool contrasting green. My reef guru said "thats what its supposed to look like", went from my favorite to just ehhh.