Oceanic 40gallon Sps tank.
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Apex Salinity and orp probes are basically useless.
I saw, if the memorial day sales wasn't on cfm weekend I wouldn't have already spent my reefing budget for this check already.
Not the probe is in the ato?
05/23/25
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 8.9 1805p.
Salifert Calc 475
Salifert Mag 1110
Hanna ULR .90
Hanna Po4 HR .64
Hanna Nitrate HR 27.9
05/24/25
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 9.9 1815pm
Salifert Calc 450
Salifert Mag 1110
Hanna ULR 0.9
Hanna Po4 HR 0.64
Hanna Nitrate HR 32.5
*I Added Rowaphos yesterday for the first time since swaping tanks. Was always used in the biocube32
*I also did a esv magnesium adjustment dose last yesterday as well.
05/25/25
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 9.7 1823pm
Salifert Calc 450
Salifert Mag 1360
Hanna ULR .036
Hanna Po4 HR 0.24
Hanna Nitrate HR (not tested)
I will probably test 1-2 more days. However I'm happy overall with the latest testing trends so far.
Still dosing 5mil daily of afr.
The only thing I wanna watch is p04, and getting it slightly lower and holding it there over time.
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 8.9 1805p.
Salifert Calc 475
Salifert Mag 1110
Hanna ULR .90
Hanna Po4 HR .64
Hanna Nitrate HR 27.9
05/24/25
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 9.9 1815pm
Salifert Calc 450
Salifert Mag 1110
Hanna ULR 0.9
Hanna Po4 HR 0.64
Hanna Nitrate HR 32.5
*I Added Rowaphos yesterday for the first time since swaping tanks. Was always used in the biocube32
*I also did a esv magnesium adjustment dose last yesterday as well.
05/25/25
40 gallon sps
Hanna Alk 9.7 1823pm
Salifert Calc 450
Salifert Mag 1360
Hanna ULR .036
Hanna Po4 HR 0.24
Hanna Nitrate HR (not tested)
I will probably test 1-2 more days. However I'm happy overall with the latest testing trends so far.
Still dosing 5mil daily of afr.
The only thing I wanna watch is p04, and getting it slightly lower and holding it there over time.
Will do. I've ran the same amount for over a year in my 32biocube. Yet will definitely pull it or cut the amount it in half if it continues to drop that rapidly.
A few updates on this tank. To start with out of all my tanks this tank gets my most attention 2nd would be the nem tank. My frag tank I'm crazy hands off with it very rarely do water changes only dose AFR/ forbidden elixer.
Equipment upgrade:
Removed the filter socks and went with a redsea nano reef mat about 2 weeks ago. It seems good so far but in fairness it's to new for me to have a solid opinion on it currently.
Went back to also running Rowaphos. I put a small bag suspended inside the reef mat.
I do have brightwell phosphate E I was playing with a month or so back. I paused because I was hand dosing based on feedback back seems far more effective to use it with a dosing pump. I may go back to it later oncenI determine if I wanna invest in a hydros blenny or minow etc to get a extra dosing head. I only have a single head hydros doser used for afr now.
Dosing update:
Done a icp test a while back mentioned it in a previous update. It showed some heavy metals traced to busted mp10 wet side. It also showed some traces were lacking.
So @Coral Hub (Nathan) was kinda and looked over my icp test and recommended the forbidden elixir. I have been using this since July 18th. I haven't sent in a follow up icp test yet maybe I will this coming week. Yet I must say I see differences in the sps colors now.
It includes all the traces listed on the label and pairs well with being easy just a few drops a day. It doesn't contain every known trace but it has many of them. Following another Icp test I will take things from there if I may need to add something else not contained in this product. Overall I wanna keep things simple yet I want to get the crazy colors many of the sps people in the club have shown.
Acro Photo updates.
Top row: bill Murray, Tgc creamsicle, pc rainbow#2 , vivid confetti
2nd row left to right:
Forgot the name of this acropora. Pc rainbow, copps cali cali, pink Cadillac
Front to back:
Jason fox flame, Tri color acropora, tsa the fuzz
Bill Murray#2, Jason fox flame #2, ssb grape freeze
Top right: rainbow watermelon
Unnamed millepora from recent Clearwater import. Walt disney to the right of it.
Acropora from Pringle Lab break down (can really see difference between now and previous update showing it)
*There are many more sticks but just wanted to show a few highlights of the tank.
Equipment upgrade:
Removed the filter socks and went with a redsea nano reef mat about 2 weeks ago. It seems good so far but in fairness it's to new for me to have a solid opinion on it currently.
Went back to also running Rowaphos. I put a small bag suspended inside the reef mat.
I do have brightwell phosphate E I was playing with a month or so back. I paused because I was hand dosing based on feedback back seems far more effective to use it with a dosing pump. I may go back to it later oncenI determine if I wanna invest in a hydros blenny or minow etc to get a extra dosing head. I only have a single head hydros doser used for afr now.
Dosing update:
Done a icp test a while back mentioned it in a previous update. It showed some heavy metals traced to busted mp10 wet side. It also showed some traces were lacking.
So @Coral Hub (Nathan) was kinda and looked over my icp test and recommended the forbidden elixir. I have been using this since July 18th. I haven't sent in a follow up icp test yet maybe I will this coming week. Yet I must say I see differences in the sps colors now.
It includes all the traces listed on the label and pairs well with being easy just a few drops a day. It doesn't contain every known trace but it has many of them. Following another Icp test I will take things from there if I may need to add something else not contained in this product. Overall I wanna keep things simple yet I want to get the crazy colors many of the sps people in the club have shown.
Acro Photo updates.
Top row: bill Murray, Tgc creamsicle, pc rainbow#2 , vivid confetti
2nd row left to right:
Forgot the name of this acropora. Pc rainbow, copps cali cali, pink Cadillac
Front to back:
Jason fox flame, Tri color acropora, tsa the fuzz
Bill Murray#2, Jason fox flame #2, ssb grape freeze
Top right: rainbow watermelon
Unnamed millepora from recent Clearwater import. Walt disney to the right of it.
Acropora from Pringle Lab break down (can really see difference between now and previous update showing it)
*There are many more sticks but just wanted to show a few highlights of the tank.
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I’m happy to hear it’s working out for you!! Have yet to hear anything negative about the product so this is awesome you too are seeing results!
That looks a lot more like a garf bonsai than a tri-color something, to me.
Anyway this is the best I've seen your SPS looking probably ever, whatever you got going in this tank is working! Looking great.
I see a ton of very defined shadows - maybe an opportunity for more light spread as these grow out. Just something to think about - the battle for spread becomes a real fight eventually.
Anyway this is the best I've seen your SPS looking probably ever, whatever you got going in this tank is working! Looking great.
I see a ton of very defined shadows - maybe an opportunity for more light spread as these grow out. Just something to think about - the battle for spread becomes a real fight eventually.
I have two kessils 360xs on tank currently.
Not sure if I should consider a 3rd for the future (I have 2 more currently available)? Or maybe some type of light bars.
*Seriously open to suggestions in this area.
The tri acropora is what it was labeled at last frag swap picked up from @mlan
I have a garf bonsai and I agree they do look really similar.
I'm definitely concerned of the few larger mini colonies I have in one of the pictures above of them at risk of growing into each other. I've been wrecking my brain trying to figure out how to move one or two of them before they encrust too much.
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Been just over 2 months since last update:
zoomed out views
When fully expanded some of the sunkist bounces.are starting to reach the 3-3.5 inch size.
I have what I believe is ora pearl berry becoming a mini colony on top of the frag rack. I've had a few others risking the same so just yesterday I broke a few of the stems and glued the smaller plugs on to larger plugs before I have the same problem.
I think things are coloring up some more and I'm definitely seeing some visible growth new shoots and more encrusting especially comparing photos from the last update.
It's slowly becoming more difficult to place coral and give them adquate spacing needed to grow out more.
I've lost maybe 2 smaller sticks (nubs since last update, mainly from evil clownfish knocking them into other acros.)
When fully expanded some of the sunkist bounces.are starting to reach the 3-3.5 inch size.
I have what I believe is ora pearl berry becoming a mini colony on top of the frag rack. I've had a few others risking the same so just yesterday I broke a few of the stems and glued the smaller plugs on to larger plugs before I have the same problem.
I think things are coloring up some more and I'm definitely seeing some visible growth new shoots and more encrusting especially comparing photos from the last update.
It's slowly becoming more difficult to place coral and give them adquate spacing needed to grow out more.
I've lost maybe 2 smaller sticks (nubs since last update, mainly from evil clownfish knocking them into other acros.)
This is awesome! Coloration looks great
Looking awesome man!
So things in my main tank are doing exceptionally well happy to report.
To the point they are almost doing two well and some of the mini colonies are starting to encroach on each other. There are a few peices That I definitely need to trim and frag.
Cobbs cali cali, pink Cadillac, wwc yellow tips. (Growing out of the water) tri color acropora (grrr this one is my biggest problem beautiful coral but I didn't realize it's a tabling acropora i put it dead center of other acros in steady of on a ledge. It's tabling out in every direction towards at least five other acros. I definitely need to do something about it and frag the heck out of it yet I don’t know where to start. Fused to parts of the rock structure and the tiles of other acros)
The acropora growth and coloration has just really exploded in the last few months. I see visibly differences almost every other day.
The mushrooms are looking better than every.
If you zoom in on the Pics with the zoas stratosphere & gmk. They are becoming a problem Growing to well. Seeing how much they are still being sold for I should frag them back to managble sized. Maybe offer some as trade or sale a few to add to the reefing salt fund.
Lastly I finally got unlazy for 15 minutes and decided to actually do one of the icp tests I've been hoarding for the last year.
Next update likely this coming week I'll share the results.
To the point they are almost doing two well and some of the mini colonies are starting to encroach on each other. There are a few peices That I definitely need to trim and frag.
Cobbs cali cali, pink Cadillac, wwc yellow tips. (Growing out of the water) tri color acropora (grrr this one is my biggest problem beautiful coral but I didn't realize it's a tabling acropora i put it dead center of other acros in steady of on a ledge. It's tabling out in every direction towards at least five other acros. I definitely need to do something about it and frag the heck out of it yet I don’t know where to start. Fused to parts of the rock structure and the tiles of other acros)
The acropora growth and coloration has just really exploded in the last few months. I see visibly differences almost every other day.
The mushrooms are looking better than every.
If you zoom in on the Pics with the zoas stratosphere & gmk. They are becoming a problem Growing to well. Seeing how much they are still being sold for I should frag them back to managble sized. Maybe offer some as trade or sale a few to add to the reefing salt fund.
Lastly I finally got unlazy for 15 minutes and decided to actually do one of the icp tests I've been hoarding for the last year.
Next update likely this coming week I'll share the results.
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