Perry's Shallow Water Acro Dominant Build Thread
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No problem man, t5's for mangroves, and some blue light for corals, or whatever. Sandbed raised to 6" on left side, don't think I will have to worry over supplement light until mangroves get larger, and lights get raised higher. Wasted light, sure, but owell, we reef on...
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Hey Tim!
I have a thread under member page called 60 Gallon Mangrove Lagoon
I cannot figure out how to link here over my phone, but it's there, lol.
All is well, and enjoying the tank and hobby again. In time, I think the tank will become quite interesting, in a totally different way. Take care Tim!
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Build Thread - 60 Gallon Acro Dominated Reef
Hey all, I started this thread at a point where I nearly gave up in the hobby, as I struggled with my passion of sps keeping. Back in August, my buddy gave me a dozen acros and urged me to try one last time. Low and behold, they lived and my passion quickly restored and tank transitioned back...
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Build Thread - 60 Gallon Acro Dominated Reef
Hey all, I started this thread at a point where I nearly gave up in the hobby, as I struggled with my passion of sps keeping. Back in August, my buddy gave me a dozen acros and urged me to try one last time. Low and behold, they lived and my passion quickly restored and tank transitioned back...
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Thank you for the link sir
BAUCE
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There are a few guys on this forum that have done amazing tanks with all new dry rock and I still cant figure out how they did it. Within a year and half both tanks were completely packed with sps colonies grown from frags and small pieces. Wish I knew how they did it!Hey Tim,
Yes, a great book indeed!!!
The skimmer is going nowhere anytime soon, lol, but if I can get colony size acros again, I am certain they will be nutrient sinks, so maybe one day, here's to hoping
It wasn't until I started using dead rock that I started having SO many issues.
My current setup is mainly dead rock turned live, but nothing compared to real ocean rock. In this, I will be on the hunt to acquire as much "ocean live" rubble I can source, to fill my sump. Or, aquire from very mature systems. The sump will be light limited, allowing for sponges and crptic creatures to flourish. Pods should also do well, which ultimately will be pumped back to DT.
My next read, lol
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Yes this is possible, but requires a dedicated reefer, in terms of testing, specifically alk and phosphate. I have found many of the reefs you described have success using bacteria driven systems. My rock plains sux, lol.
One day I will return to the dark side, lol.
So many ways to have success, I try and be open minded more these days, and humble
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So a reef buddy of mine is scaling back, and I went over today to pick up a desirable mushroom, here it is, well not exact piece, but sourced directly. My piece is about 3" and looks to be splitting, but not happy right now.
So, moving along here. He has a red sea 750 xl, and packed with acros, and some insane chalice. Anyway, he has been losing acros, but also interest He insisted I leave with some really large chunks, so I obliged That said, mangrove lagoon on hold, mangroves moved to fuge. Lights dropped, sb reefbar actinic ordered, so here we go....
Keep in mind, all were free, but he has AEFW, didn't know it, so he wants to pack some more stuff in my tank for redundancy.
So, they were dipped, and mounted.
So for now, the saga continues
So, moving along here. He has a red sea 750 xl, and packed with acros, and some insane chalice. Anyway, he has been losing acros, but also interest
He insisted I leave with some really large chunks, so I obliged That said, mangrove lagoon on hold, mangroves moved to fuge. Lights dropped, sb reefbar actinic ordered, so here we go....Keep in mind, all were free, but he has AEFW, didn't know it, so he wants to pack some more stuff in my tank for redundancy.
So, they were dipped, and mounted.
So for now, the saga continues
drawman
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It doesn't take long to get back to the dark side!So a reef buddy of mine is scaling back, and I went over today to pick up a desirable mushroom, here it is, well not exact piece, but sourced directly. My piece is about 3" and looks to be splitting, but not happy right now.
So, moving along here. He has a red sea 750 xl, and packed with acros, and some insane chalice. Anyway, he has been losing acros, but also interest
Keep in mind, all were free, but he has AEFW, didn't know it, so he wants to pack some more stuff in my tank for redundancy.
So, they were dipped, and mounted.
So for now, the saga continues
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FTS just now
Don't judge you pros, not up to my standard, but a start, lol...
Don't judge you pros, not up to my standard, but a start, lol...
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Once you have had an acro tank, it is really hard to go back, lol. I will be diligent on testing, especially for the next couple of weeks!
I do love mushrooms too
My expectations are pretty low, corals were not super healthy or happy, so we shall see
najer
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Once you have had an acro tank, it is really hard to go back, lol. I will be diligent on testing, especially for the next couple of weeks!
I do love mushrooms too
My expectations are pretty low, corals were not super healthy or happy, so we shall see
I had a fish basically cycle the tank about a year ago, I have taken a step back as well!
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I hear you!
Sometimes we have to step back, I have done all I can think of to optimize conditions, I am pulling for these acros
Cheers!
BAUCE
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Yes this is possible, but requires a dedicated reefer, in terms of testing, specifically alk and phosphate. I have found many of the reefs you described have success using bacteria driven systems. My rock plains sux, lol.
One day I will return to the dark side, lol.
So many ways to have success, I try and be open minded more these days, and humble
One of them swears by bio digest and yes he seems obsessed on checking his numbers. Is the secret to success with dry rock really just introducing bacteria regularly while things get established during the first couple years...
I’m sure rock solid parameters are huge too.
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I believe bacteria, in as many forms as possible does help. Not necessarily bottled, however for low nutrient systems, it likely allows more food and more fish, assuming the export is up to the task. My issue has been with po4, I think that I am finally seeing it stabilize, as opposed to watching it bottom out, thus the need to dose po4 has been tapered, now seeing it sit around. 08-.1 by feeding 2 mysis cubes with a pinch of reed roids daily, to 11 fish. no3 has not budged from 25ppm, however going to order a new kit(salifert).
I am a huge proponent of biodiversity, so to me, that is my goal, and I want to continue to add as much life as I can. Once the tank has matured, from this standpoint, I believe it becomes less critical for testing. Diligence is key if the tank is established with dead rock, so either wait a year or more before adding sps, or do your due diligence through testing and constant observation
My take
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Thought I would share a pic of the refugium, pulled 2/3 of macro algaes, and tossed in the yard.... Added 6 of 10 smaller size mangroves, and likely will pull a couple more down the line. Skimmer moved into return compartment, before fuge.
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So I tested po4 today, and it is .11, so 24 hours later, it has gone up .03 So, it now appears that I can suspend dosing p04. To me, this is good news, and ultimately means that sps should at least live. I will still continue to monitor daily to ensure this trend. Mushrooms are looking really good, so when open, usually po4 present, otherwise they tend to shutdown. I also recalibrated fracto, off by .03 sg. SG was 1.028 after calibration, so pulled saltwater and replaced with rodi, and adjusted to 1.025. Also changed out CO2 scrubber media.
2 issues I believe were causing death ro sps, main one, imo was po4 limited, 2nd, too much CO2. We shall see
2 issues I believe were causing death ro sps, main one, imo was po4 limited, 2nd, too much CO2. We shall see
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A couple nice chunks
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Oh,
And not sps, but every sps tank needs a clam, lol...
This maxima is big!
And not sps, but every sps tank needs a clam, lol...
This maxima is big!
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