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Some gel tinting on the front glass for pop and better on-camera zoom coloration 
I run blues a lot, and went with Roscosun #3407 the last picture compares #3405 but it was too dark in person even though it allowed some natural blue. 3407 is a good balance of in person and on camera.
Starting some uglies as expected and just returned from an 8-day cruise
gotta put some elbow grease in.
I run blues a lot, and went with Roscosun #3407 the last picture compares #3405 but it was too dark in person even though it allowed some natural blue. 3407 is a good balance of in person and on camera.
Starting some uglies as expected and just returned from an 8-day cruise
gotta put some elbow grease in.
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Those were the latest corals! Gotta be patient for the fish to let me get a picture 
. But a nice Royal Gramma and One Spot Foxface from Dr Reef! Along with a few corals and a cleaner shrimp
. But a nice Royal Gramma and One Spot Foxface from Dr Reef! Along with a few corals and a cleaner shrimp
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The corals today were from The Coral Station in Addison, TX. Thanks Jason!
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More from the Coral Station! Definitely this helped start to fill in and build a solid base. He's got a new monti that I'm waiting to be fragged up that I'm definitely grabbing. Here's this weekend's grab! (And a nice shot of the new one-spot foxface and royal gramma from Dr Reef
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Hey, you're in prosper! Not that far!
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Small world! Right down the street!
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More fish from Dr Reef!
- Whitetail Bristletooth Tang
- Purple Tang
- Yellow Tang
- Melanarus Wrasse
- Splendid Pink Fairy Wrasse (camera shy still)
And Corals from Tidal Gardens:
- several montipora
- a mushroom
- another Duncan
- Whitetail Bristletooth Tang
- Purple Tang
- Yellow Tang
- Melanarus Wrasse
- Splendid Pink Fairy Wrasse (camera shy still)
And Corals from Tidal Gardens:
- several montipora
- a mushroom
- another Duncan
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That's quite jump in size and looks really nice. Same size tank I'm thinking of in the near future as my fish are growing fast and my 180 gallon System is starting to look small. Is your Tank staying cool? I'm running a chiller to keep my Temp below 80 degrees.
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Yes! But totally worth it. I have a teco 2000 chilling it. I don’t need it if I keep a heavy fan and AC at 68, but it’s quieter to run the chiller (and probably cheaper too given the hottest days are coming)
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The power may be out at 8pm for the last 35 minutes but loving my whole home generator keeping us running smoothly 
Other updates!
installed a Geo Reef Kalkwasser KR818 Gen 3. Loving the additional pH boost and stability. This is way less onerous to keep up with than my 3-part. Have a part on the way to feed an outside air line to the skimmer as well. I’m normally between 8-8.1 now but slowly working my way up to a good 8.2-8.3 target.
The Geo Ozone reactor OZ618 gen 2 also arrived, although waiting on the geo carbon reactor post filter before installing.
We’re also a full month into reef moonshiners now. Already seeing some good color pop.
Added an Orbit 4 for some back of tank flow that was a little too dead.
Added an AI blade for more front spread and color pop.
Other updates!
installed a Geo Reef Kalkwasser KR818 Gen 3. Loving the additional pH boost and stability. This is way less onerous to keep up with than my 3-part. Have a part on the way to feed an outside air line to the skimmer as well. I’m normally between 8-8.1 now but slowly working my way up to a good 8.2-8.3 target.
The Geo Ozone reactor OZ618 gen 2 also arrived, although waiting on the geo carbon reactor post filter before installing.
We’re also a full month into reef moonshiners now. Already seeing some good color pop.
Added an Orbit 4 for some back of tank flow that was a little too dead.
Added an AI blade for more front spread and color pop.
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Beautiful setup!
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Are you going to add any other tangs? I would love to have a Blonde Naso and your tank looks like the perfect size!
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Yes! I’ve got a blue hippo and flame angel (
going to feed heavy to avoid coral snacks) being quarantined by Dr Reef now. I’ll want to add a few more for sure, still deciding
the tank is 8ft wide with swimming room in front and behind the rocks so they’ll have space to pace
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We’re 13 hours into a power blackout around the city. My generator still running strong, got my propane tank refilled we’re good to ride this out for days (but still rooting for the local power company to finish the repairs this afternoon).
Tank hasn’t skipped a beat! I cannot tell you how much peace of mind and worth it that generator is. I couldn’t imagine trying to scramble to keep it all running with this heat wave we’ve been having.
Tank hasn’t skipped a beat! I cannot tell you how much peace of mind and worth it that generator is. I couldn’t imagine trying to scramble to keep it all running with this heat wave we’ve been having.
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Power is back! 18hrs total, zero interruption.
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A bit of an update!
Well before that last post, I suspected what I thought might have been GHA was not GHA and potentially Dinos. Pulled out the microscope
and well what do you know... Dinos. That's what I've been battling against; however I bit the bullet and put a giant 120W UV on my system (happened to be the common Ostreopsis strain) along with dosing NeoPhos to bring my phosphates off zero and as of this morning I would say it's about 98% gone. 
A bit of intentionally giving myself GHA, and what looks like a small amount of cyano in a low flow spot in the back (solved now) but I'd rather have that actually compete the dinos.
Well before that last post, I suspected what I thought might have been GHA was not GHA and potentially Dinos. Pulled out the microscope
and well what do you know... Dinos. That's what I've been battling against; however I bit the bullet and put a giant 120W UV on my system (happened to be the common Ostreopsis strain) along with dosing NeoPhos to bring my phosphates off zero and as of this morning I would say it's about 98% gone. A bit of intentionally giving myself GHA, and what looks like a small amount of cyano in a low flow spot in the back (solved now) but I'd rather have that actually compete the dinos.
