Perry's 50Gallon AIO Waterbox Cube

[drawman]

Glad to hear things are on the up and up Perry!

 

[Perry]

Glad to hear things are on the up and up Perry!

Hey Tim,
Thank you sir, things are now humming along nicely, patience is the key right now. I am happy to take a step or two back in the the evolution of this tank, the reboot was a necessary :) I will be adding corals along the bottom part of the reef to complete my project, lastly I will add sps to the reef. I have a lot of real state, so this process will take time, but at least the new vision is in place, LOL :)

 

[Perry]

Another little update:
Tank for the first time, since I had it, is now actually processing alk. The culprit was finally reduced to a single large piece of live rock that was air freighted in from Fiji. I suspect that I never really cycled it properly. I had tried everything, even a CO2 scrubber, and still gained 1.5dkh weekly. I am certain this is why I could never get SPS to take off. That said, I will be adding some tester sps later today. Key notes to point out:
1. After muriatic acid bath, the rock literally reduced to 1/3 it's original weight.
2. That rock is now very porous, I believe that it is acting as an efficient biological filter, as I am dosing bacteria and carbon source by AF, but no biological media or zeolites.
3. Recent nutrient test results yielded 0.00 on both NO3 and PO4(Salifert/Hanna)
4. Alk dropping by .2 dkh daily, it was a bit higher, around 11 dkh from using IO salt, but it is now down to 9.8. Again first time I have seen consumption ever in this aquarium...Stoked!!! Will be shooting for 6.8 dkh, and for now I will run Kalkwasser to maintain chemistry, but will go back to balling with AF in a few months, once the demand is there.
5. Photo period update: Using ATI C+, Actinic+, and 2x KZ Superblue for t5's(11am to 5pm). Prime LED running 90% at peak on Blues and Violets, no red green, or white.(8am to 8pm) Kessil A160we running peak Blue only at 70%.(9am to 7pm) The color is simply amazing during peak, and I love that for photos I can tune in white with the kessil, really helps in taking pics

 

[siggy]

5. Photo period update: Using ATI C+, Actinic+, and 2x KZ Superblue for t5's(11am to 5pm). Prime LED running 90% at peak on Blues and Violets, no red green, or white.(8am to 8pm) Kessil A160we running peak Blue only at 70%.(9am to 7pm) The color is simply amazing during peak, and I love that for photos I can tune in white with the kessil, really helps in taking pics

Prime-Kessil and T5 oh My.......When I seen this I scanned back and only seen A black box. I have the hybrid and thought about adding 2 xr15's with my 360's. excellent photography bty

 

[GoVols]

Another little update:
Tank for the first time, since I had it, is now actually processing alk. The culprit was finally reduced to a single large piece of live rock that was air freighted in from Fiji. I suspect that I never really cycled it properly. I had tried everything, even a CO2 scrubber, and still gained 1.5dkh weekly. I am certain this is why I could never get SPS to take off. That said, I will be adding some tester sps later today. Key notes to point out:
1. After muriatic acid bath, the rock literally reduced to 1/3 it's original weight.

Well, Perry
You found the culprit and that's great news.

1/3 of it's weight is amazing.

 

[Perry]

Prime-Kessil and T5 oh My.......When I seen this I scanned back and only seen A black box. I have the hybrid and thought about adding 2 xr15's with my 360's. excellent photography bty

LOL, thank you, I am pretty happy with the lighting so far, based on placement, I think the setup will allow for SPS to grow well, thanks for the kind words!!!

 

[Perry]

Well, Perry
You found the culprit and that's great news.

1/3 of it's weight is amazing.

Yes indeed Freddie, just added 3 montis and 4 acro frags, already have seen consumption increase in 3 days since additions. I will begin dosing kalk for now, as the demand will not be heavy. In time, I will address the best option for my reef long term, but for now, just want a simple plug and play solution. Cheers buddy!

 

[Perry]

Journal Update:
I was fortunate to acquire some starter sps frags, and they have done well, so I decided to get a few more, with a total now of 12 sps. Scored some chunky pieces yesterday, and also added a Raja Chalice too. Lineage source not direct, but identical coloration patterns, best of all it did not carry the price tag :) Yesterday I scored 2 chunky acro pieces, I believe from RR is where my LFS acquired, they are extremely bright. I also scored a spath that has tons of potential. I am however still eyeballing mushroom corals, and will continue to add unique non sps corals, as long as they are bright. I am very happy with the structure of the reef, and the placement of corals. Hopefully the vision will come to fruition.
I am currently using the AF program, daily dosing of NP Pro and Pro Bio S. I feed ABEV x 3 days per week. I also use their carbon and phosphate remover but will move to passive, as NP Pro and Pro Bio S seem to handle my bio-load, still maintaining UNLS with one heavy frozen feeding per day. I am also using 3 days per week the Coral powder food and Ricco Food from AF at one spoonful. Within the upcoming weeks, I will be implementing the Comp123 balling program on a 3 channel BM dosing unit.
Thanks, will try and get some pics up soon :)

 

[Perry]

A couple from today

 

[Perry]

New phone with great camera options, S9, so here is a quick video, tank still young...

 

[bubbaque]

Tanks looking great!

 

[Perry]

A few photos

 

[bubbaque]

Very nice, Perry!

 

[Perry]

Thanks Bubba!!! Starting to see signs of extended PE, which is always a plus.

 

[Perry]

Hey guys, for those interested in more info in video format, I have decided to do a series of videos regarding this aquarium running on Aquaforest products, the Probiotic Method. I want to create a platform for more video learning regarding AF, let me know if you have any questions or requests to discuss specific products. Cheers :)

 

[siggy]

Thanks for doing a video series. Perry always curios about AF and am considering the 123 bundle in the near future. I was recently rescaping and asked a LFS about reef cement and he told me he has never seen an offering from his distributors. I ordered it online. Just thought you should know. Following along

 

[Perry]

Thanks for doing a video series. Perry always curios about AF and am considering the 123 bundle in the near future. I was recently rescaping and asked a LFS about reef cement and he told me he has never seen an offering from his distributors. I ordered it online. Just thought you should know. Following along

Thanks for the feed back Siggy!!! Let me know if you have any questions, the cement works great btw :)

 

[Jd_bamd2k]

Looks awesome!

 

[Perry]

Looks awesome!

Thank you

 

[Perry]

Some updates:
Hardware:
*Brand new Kessil A 360WE on order, will replace Block2
*Bubble Magus 3 Channel doser~ESV Ca, Alk, Mg for now
*Skimz Dosing Container, 3x 1.5 liter capacity

Livestock:
*Adult Red Coris Wrasse
*Interstellar Bounce