TravisParsley
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This tank is 3 years old (125 gal). I credit my apex controller with the tank stabilty which has allowed me to achieve this. Im running the coral lab study SPS AB+ program for color spectrum on the Ecotech radions. My PAR is 260 at mid center of tank.
I feed BRS reef chili, and reef roids 2 or 3 times a week. I auto dose cal+alk ( 80ml per day ) from neptune dos. I run the tank at 77.9 degrees. I dont add additives/trace elements anymore. I change a cup and a half of carbon every two weeks. I do 17% water changes once every 6-8 weeks.
I run a refugium with caulerpa macro algae in my basement (full of pods). I feed 90% frozen foods to fish 5 times a week, and only add pellets once a week. The mandarin is 2 years old and fat.
Close up dead center shot with Neptune's Par sensor somewhere in there. The lower right corner shows a DIY nylon protective box over the clam - preventing nipping.
The blue mushrooms were hitchhikers on my very first live rock purchase. They have exploded to almost pests porportions, but they are nice looking. I have to cut them away from any SPS as they sting them pretty hard.
The armor of god palys have blossomed after being moved away from the Rohodactic. The yellow leather was a lot smaller and less colorful when purchased. I was encouraged not to buy it by the LFS at the time, but I lucked out and the light color program worked great.
This is the left side view looking down 4 feet. The pumps are turned off for the camera, but otherwise I run a great deal of flow with two Ecotech MP40s, and one MP10 in the center. The green stylos have to be trimmed almost weekly now.
The clown fish have laid eggs on the shell to the left. They have ignored the long tentacle plate coral and accepted the Rohodactis mushrooms as hosts for a year.
I feed BRS reef chili, and reef roids 2 or 3 times a week. I auto dose cal+alk ( 80ml per day ) from neptune dos. I run the tank at 77.9 degrees. I dont add additives/trace elements anymore. I change a cup and a half of carbon every two weeks. I do 17% water changes once every 6-8 weeks.
I run a refugium with caulerpa macro algae in my basement (full of pods). I feed 90% frozen foods to fish 5 times a week, and only add pellets once a week. The mandarin is 2 years old and fat.
Close up dead center shot with Neptune's Par sensor somewhere in there. The lower right corner shows a DIY nylon protective box over the clam - preventing nipping.
The blue mushrooms were hitchhikers on my very first live rock purchase. They have exploded to almost pests porportions, but they are nice looking. I have to cut them away from any SPS as they sting them pretty hard.
The armor of god palys have blossomed after being moved away from the Rohodactic. The yellow leather was a lot smaller and less colorful when purchased. I was encouraged not to buy it by the LFS at the time, but I lucked out and the light color program worked great.
This is the left side view looking down 4 feet. The pumps are turned off for the camera, but otherwise I run a great deal of flow with two Ecotech MP40s, and one MP10 in the center. The green stylos have to be trimmed almost weekly now.
The clown fish have laid eggs on the shell to the left. They have ignored the long tentacle plate coral and accepted the Rohodactis mushrooms as hosts for a year.
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