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

[hatfielj]

No, funny thing is I used to dose Red Sea coral color program back when I was still running the fuge, but haven't been dosing anything the last few months. I've been trying to keep up with weekly water changes. Small volume water changes though (10 gallons). Just enough to siphon the detritus from the bottom of the display. I use red sea blue bucket salt. I dose 2 part from BRS

 

[rboutin111]

Beautiful stuff!!!

 

[Zane]

That's baller status.

 

[jaguars4263]

What size tank?

 

[steve&mari]

Absolutely stunning. Beautiful photography and steller corals a example for others to strive to achieve.

 

[hatfielj]

Thanks everybody. Its really great to hear from you all.
Tank is 40" x 26" x 20" Display volume around 90 gal. Sump volume probably another 15 gal. and then I have a 34 gallon frag tank (36 x 18 x 12)
Once this tank fully grows in I'll probably upgrade to something bigger (maybe a 72 x 30 x 24 or so) But likely not for a couple more years.

 

[Lowe]

What is your fish line up? For me that it's been one of the hardest things to figure out what fish to put in there...

 

[hatfielj]

Black Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Yellow Tang
Sargassum Trigger
3 Pajama Cardinals
6 Line Wrasse
Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse (the last wrasse I'll ever buy because all of my other nice wrasses committed suicide even though my tank has a cover)
That's it. I'm considering a pair of clowns for the frag tank and an anemone for them, but we'll see

 

[TUSI]

Really nice. Beauty full color and colonies

 

[KritikaL]

Hey dude amazing tank

What bulbs are u using?

 

[jackson6745]

You have some sick pieces! Very nice. How long has this tank been running?

 

[hatfielj]

Hey dude amazing tank

What bulbs are u using?

Thanks! I use 5 Blue Plus, 2 Coral Plus, and 1 Aquablue Special. Plus the 2 reefbrite blue strips

You have some sick pieces! Very nice. How long has this tank been running?

The tank was started back in Nov 2013. I've had a lot of ups and downs in since then with this tank, but patience is starting to finally pay off a little

 

[Slicktop]

Very nice, I am running refugium with Cheato to and just pulled out a clump as big as a basketball after seeing your great colors and pics. There is still a good bit remaining but should help with more nutrients to tank and corals. Always looking for more color.

 

[Big Tuna]

Your reef is beautiful! What are you keeping you nitrates and phosphates at currently?

 

[New York Reef]

Whats your nutrient levels?
Tank looks beautiful!!! Wow!

 

[hatfielj]

Your reef is beautiful! What are you keeping you nitrates and phosphates at currently?

Whats your nutrient levels?
Tank looks beautiful!!! Wow!

Thanks! To be honest, I haven't checked my nitrate/phosphate levels in a very long time. I guess I should now so I have an idea of where I'm at.

 

[jaguars4263]

Thanks! To be honest, I haven't checked my nitrate/phosphate levels in a very long time. I guess I should now so I have an idea of where I'm at.

Yeah I'd like to know too.

 

[Big Tuna]

Thanks! To be honest, I haven't checked my nitrate/phosphate levels in a very long time. I guess I should now so I have an idea of where I'm at.

If you decide to test them, let us know.

 

[hatfielj]

Okay, just checked them for ya!
With Salifert Kits
Phosphates: Undetectable (no color change)
Nitrates: 0.2-0.4 (Hard to say exactly, but it didn't look as dark as the 0.5 reading, so I'm pretty certain its around there)

 

[redwingrob40]

Beautiful tank man great job. Those corals are amazing!!!