New Pictures...My tank is looking good right now!

[hatfielj]

Here are a bunch of pictures I took today. My colors have really taken off lately since removing my refugium. Enjoy! Please excuse the ones where the focus is off a little. Most of these were taken under full day lights (8 x 36w T5 and reefbrite blues). There are a few that were taken under just the reefbrites (should be obvious which ones). More to come...



Tyree Pink Lemonade

Paletta Pink Tip

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

wow! absolutely astounding!

 

[hatfielj]

Aquavista99 Piece I forgot the name of

RR Dante's Inferno

ReefPets Green Acro

Un-named Wild Piece I got from my LFS

JF Rainbow Stylo

CC Sex Panther

 

[hatfielj]

My current favorite, the PC Superman!


Old School GARF Purple Bonsai

Copps Green Efflo

WWC Super Red Clarathrata

ORA Red Planet (under high lighting so not a lot of green at the top)

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I sure hope my tank looks half as gorgeous one day!

 

[hatfielj]

From Cherry Corals, forgot name

TGC forgot the name again

OG Tyree Purple Monster

WWC Pink Duster (sorry focus is off)

 

[hatfielj]

And some non acros...
JF Slowburn Monti

Sea of Sunny D!

JF Raja Rampage


That's it for now!

 

[hatfielj]

wow! absolutely astounding!

Thanks!

I sure hope my tank looks half as gorgeous one day!

I've said that about many tanks over the years. Patience is key. This tank is 3 years old now and it's taken this long for me to figure out its sweet spot.

 

[TheWhiteFord]

Wow your tank looks amazing!

 

[d2mini]

LOOK OVER THERE!!!! (while i snatch your JF rainbow stylo)



Excellent looking tank. Congrats!

 

[revhtree]

Man superb job! Beautiful corals and photos!

 

[hatfielj]

Wow your tank looks amazing!

LOOK OVER THERE!!!! (while i snatch your JF rainbow stylo)



Excellent looking tank. Congrats!

Man superb job! Beautiful corals and photos!

Thanks so much guys!

 

[Salty1962]

Awesome!!

 

[Latinreefer]

Gorgeous tank and great photo skills. I agree its patience, my coral now grow so fast that I had to learn how to frag Some of my coral took over two years to start growing, they were alive but never grew, thats a problem of the past now, just hit that sweet spot and then just maintain.

 

[kschweer]

Very nice @hatfielj amazing colors. easily the best rainbow stylo I've ever seen.

 

[nelson.jdautobody]

Aquavista99 Piece I forgot the name of

RR Dante's Inferno

ReefPets Green Acro

Un-named Wild Piece I got from my LFS

JF Rainbow Stylo

CC Sex Panther

wow! tank looks amazing and i like your rock scaping. so what was it about removing your refugium that caused your colors to get better? or what was it about the refugium that wasnt allowing your corals to take on their full colorations? just curious

 

[hatfielj]

Well, I'm not entirely sure but I think it was starving my corals of nutrients. As soon as I removed it I replaced it with a new frag tank and I had a bried bloom of diatoms. There are studies out there that show that corals can consume diatoms so I dont know if it was just that they got a big feeding or a combination of both. I was growing a lot of cheato so I think it was just stripping the water of nutrients. Either way the colors continue to improve so I'm not running a fuge anymore.

wow! tank looks amazing and i like your rock scaping. so what was it about removing your refugium that caused your colors to get better? or what was it about the refugium that wasnt allowing your corals to take on their full colorations? just curious

 

[jaguars4263]

Very nice selection of corals.

 

[SunnyX]

The corals are looking great, especially the PC Superman! Great job!

 

[fragit]

I was just going to ask why you took the five off. Did you try dosing anything?