A couple of weeks ago I was driving through Seattle on my way back down from vacation in Anacortes and I stopped off at a few reef shops looking for a deal. Barrier Reef Aquariums had a buy 2 get 1 free deal, so I grabbed these three pieces. Other than a grow out contest that I was apart of for all of 4 months, I've never done progressive growth documentation of acros. So...we'll see if I can figure out how to grow these suckers and color them up and provide pics along the way.
P.S. Dont judge me for my lack of cord management. I have no excuse for it, but nonetheless...
System Specs
Tank:
Barebottom 40b aqueon drilled tank with a synergy shadow overflow box
Sump:
29 gallon aqueon DIY sump w/ live rock/filter roller section, sump section, and return pump
Mechanical Filtration:
Clarisea SK-5000 auto filter roller
Bubble Magus NAC3.5 skimmer
Chemical filtration:
GFO in BRS deluxe media reactor
Return Pump:
Generic Chinese pump w/ random flow generator nozzle
Lights:
3 AI Prime HD (not 16's)
Flow:
2 AI Nero 5 powerheads ran between
Element supplementation:
Saturated kalkwasser stored in 5 gallon hardware store bucket. Refilled every ~2 months.
Dosing Pump:
Kamoer X1 Pro
Auto Top-Off:
XP Aqua Duetto w/ 5 gallon hardware store bucket
The Numbers, Mason. What do they mean? (Inside joke. You may or may not know. Not exclusive to me):
Salinity 1.025-1.026 measured with Misco Seawater Refractometer
pH 8.01 measured with Hanna pHep+ checker
Nitrate 10-15 ppm measured with Hanna HR checker
Phosphate 0.03-0.06 ppm measured with Hanna Phosphorous LR checker (GFO changed at 0.06)
Alkalinity 7.8-8.2 measured with Hanna dKh checker (All tanks ebb and flow like this. Slow swings over several weeks are still stable and won't cause issues).
Calcium 380-420 ppm measured with Red Sea test
Magnesium 1400-1440ppm measured with Red Sea
Tank and Equipment Pics:
Flow and Lighting Schedules
First Month's Pics (1/15/2022)
BC Battlestag
(top down)
(side view)
Vivid's Confetti
(top down)
(side view)
TSA Princess Peach
(top down)
(side view)
P.S. Dont judge me for my lack of cord management. I have no excuse for it, but nonetheless...
System Specs
Tank:
Barebottom 40b aqueon drilled tank with a synergy shadow overflow box
Sump:
29 gallon aqueon DIY sump w/ live rock/filter roller section, sump section, and return pump
Mechanical Filtration:
Clarisea SK-5000 auto filter roller
Bubble Magus NAC3.5 skimmer
Chemical filtration:
GFO in BRS deluxe media reactor
Return Pump:
Generic Chinese pump w/ random flow generator nozzle
Lights:
3 AI Prime HD (not 16's)
Flow:
2 AI Nero 5 powerheads ran between
Element supplementation:
Saturated kalkwasser stored in 5 gallon hardware store bucket. Refilled every ~2 months.
Dosing Pump:
Kamoer X1 Pro
Auto Top-Off:
XP Aqua Duetto w/ 5 gallon hardware store bucket
The Numbers, Mason. What do they mean? (Inside joke. You may or may not know. Not exclusive to me):
Salinity 1.025-1.026 measured with Misco Seawater Refractometer
pH 8.01 measured with Hanna pHep+ checker
Nitrate 10-15 ppm measured with Hanna HR checker
Phosphate 0.03-0.06 ppm measured with Hanna Phosphorous LR checker (GFO changed at 0.06)
Alkalinity 7.8-8.2 measured with Hanna dKh checker (All tanks ebb and flow like this. Slow swings over several weeks are still stable and won't cause issues).
Calcium 380-420 ppm measured with Red Sea test
Magnesium 1400-1440ppm measured with Red Sea
Tank and Equipment Pics:
Flow and Lighting Schedules
First Month's Pics (1/15/2022)
BC Battlestag
(top down)
(side view)
Vivid's Confetti
(top down)
(side view)
TSA Princess Peach
(top down)
(side view)
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