Rich Ross - Home Tank - guess the phosphate

[revhtree]

Thanks again. I am really happy with that pic. It's from december. Almost time to take a new one, and some new top down shots.

Yes please do! Great photo as well.

 

[brandon429]

That algae control methodology is reinforced here as well

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/small-urchins-and-parrotfish-provide-hope-for-caribbean-reefs

Natural models are grazer controlled as well, awesome.

 

[spieszak]

this is my follow dot, right here ---> .
interested to see what if any discussion follows on nutient levels.

 

[Y2KReef]

Do you have another tank?????

 

[Rick.45cal]

I'm exploring elevated nutrient levels in my system currently. Algae growth is not one of the things that I have observed!

 

[Jizu Puentes]

You have an angel, marine betta, copperband, happy dendros and 41 Nitrates....what kind of magic are you working sir?

What kind of dendros are the large ones in the lower left?

 

[sil40sx]

Wow! Looks so pretty!

 

[711reefer]

thank you for stopping by. you prove so many people wrong in this hobby. does anybody realize who this really is ???

 

[revhtree]

thank you for stopping by. you prove so many people wrong in this hobby. does anybody realize who this really is ???

Yep, Richard Ross.

 

[rinckemd]

I want more photos. This is incredible. I need to up my feeding to get some NO3!

 

[bugiguy]

So many questions...but I'll refrain.
Simply awesome!

 

[reef_ranch]

That's the subtle irony of the post

Which hopefully was reflected in the subtle irony of my post. [emoji12].

 

[Higher Thinking]

I just want to know why you have all that bare wall space on the back right wall.

 

[Slim_Okrug]

Stunning ! In my opinion real term used for this tank is Mixed reef. Can we have more photos , side photos ? Good example that higher NO3 and PO4 isnt that much of bad thing after all.

 

[Thales]

That algae control methodology is reinforced here as well

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/small-urchins-and-parrotfish-provide-hope-for-caribbean-reefs

Natural models are grazer controlled as well, awesome.

I was just at a conference about this. Parrotfish are responsible for only something like 18% of grazing, urchins the bulk of the rest. Before the diadema die off in 82, there was something like 4-5 urchins per square meter, now you are lucky if you find .1 urchins per meter.

 

[Thales]

Thanks again everyone!
Some top downs from a couple months ago

 

[Thales]

HA! Here is the thread from when I made the tank an in wall in 2005. This thread was accidentally deleted from the site, but I was able to find cached versions and store them on my own server.
http://www.stickycricket.com/aquarium/faux/thales1.htm

 

[reefwiser]

Rich, Jim Welsh hasn't taken his Alk monitor away from you yet has he?

 

[Thales]

Rich, Jim Welsh hasn't taken his Alk monitor away from you yet has he?

He has not. He and Apex can have it when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
Or replace it with a production model.

 

[revhtree]

He has not. He and Apex can have it when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
Or replace it with a production model.

I'm so jealous! Can't wait to be able to just look at a screen and know the Alk of my reef!