Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef

[derek_SR]

Clowns were spawning last night:

 

[derek_SR]

Also, just like that, the cyano is gone....I did literally nothing at all.

 

[Darkxerox]

Clowns were spawning last night:

Video is set to private

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Also, just like that, the cyano is gone....I did literally nothing at all.
View attachment 59467

Dude...I love your tank!

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Unfortunately this doesn't work - when the USB cable is energized it just starts charging the battery - doesn't turn on the actual fan.

Wait...so it only works off the battery? It won't trigger on/off from a relay?

 

[derek_SR]

Video is set to private

Oops, thanks - fixed.

 

[ReyDeFarts]

Oops, thanks - fixed.

And you're going to save every egg and raise them right?!

 

[derek_SR]

Started dosing vodka @ 10ml/day since my nitrates were too high for the Hanna to get a reading. I've always been curious about carbon dosing so we'll see what happens.

I also stopped dosing the Isol8 MT for trace given the issues with iodine @JVU , and I mixed some TM Elements A/K into my Alk and Ca at about 10%. It's a more complete trace profile than Isol8, will get dosed in the same ratio as total alk consumption, and hopefully allows my iodine to come down. Got some cool new 5L containers to hold more as well. ESV dosing is up to 120ml/day so these should last longer. They came with a nice john guest fitting and internal acrylic tube:

The GMKs I got from @Finnaddict at the frag swap are really multiplying. Started as 2 polyps. I'm not a zoa guy really but this has always been one of my favorite corals, and they always melted on me. Grateful to Joel and happy they are doing so well lately:

Couple FTS under blues with orange filter:

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I’ll say it again...
Winning!!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

This tank could have been so much cooler if it was 30” tall too

 

[derek_SR]

Haha, quit trolling me in my own tank journal!

 

[Alexander1312]

Haha, quit trolling me in my own tank journal!

Done

 

[derek_SR]

I stopped the vodka dosing almost immediately - a super thick bacterial slime was building up in the return area. I am thinking the vodka wasn't getting dosed into a high enough flow area, so I'll deal with it later. Growth and PE are really great right now so I'd rather just kind of leave things alone anyway.

Some pics, still practicing with the camera:


Vivid Confetti -

Oregon Tort -

Merlin's Staff -

Fruity Pebbles -

Forest Fire Digi -

 

[BlueSallymandr]

Your tank is beautiful, look at those pics!

 

[Coral reefer]

F Merlin, I’m calling that donatello’s staff if I ever get a piece (and yes it’s a nice!)

 

[PjFish]

After I tossed my felt socks and went to mesh only for 3 days a week did notice some slime a month or so later building up!
I put a tiny sicce pump in my return chamber stuck to the wall blowing over the rubble which helped with that slime build since there was really no water movement. Also the amphipod population and other critters in the rubble exploded which have leveled off now most likely from the extra crap and food dumping into the sump now. Gota love the bugs like worm composting they get the job done!
Tank looks killer!
Reminds me of those German/Netherland tanks on this guys YouTube channel he films

Seafriendlyreef

This new channel offers you the opportunity to collect ideas around the topic of sea water aquariums. It shows the spatial and technical possibilities to set up your reef tank at home in the living room, bedroom or office. For this we travel through Europe to capture the perfect pictures for...

youtube.com

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@derek_SR
Just...WOW!

 

[Darkxerox]

I stopped the vodka dosing almost immediately - a super thick bacterial slime was building up in the return area. I am thinking the vodka wasn't getting dosed into a high enough flow area, so I'll deal with it later. Growth and PE are really great right now so I'd rather just kind of leave things alone anyway.

Some pics, still practicing with the camera:


Vivid Confetti -
View attachment 60488

Oregon Tort -
View attachment 60489

Merlin's Staff -
View attachment 60490

Fruity Pebbles -
View attachment 60491

Forest Fire Digi -
View attachment 60492

You totally should get rid of those @ReeFi lights, those colors are terrible!

 

[derek_SR]

The battle rages on between this big chalice and monti. But I think I have to finally deal with it - the monti is about to start climbing up the base of the acro behind it, and the chalice is about to start shading the little mille behind it. The plan is to pull the rock out (it's loose - I think I can get it out by itself) and frag these up and do my best to scrape them off the rock.

I hate to do it, because they're a really cool part of the tank and have been there since the beginning, but I don't think I can just let them grow forever and start killing things. Sad dilemma...

 

[Coral reefer]

Just restart them from small frags again