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Posted: July 08 2015 at 4:04pm |
 Adam Blundell wrote:
Careful with the fish load. Looks like a lot of big fish for such a new tank.
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You are right Adam, it is a lot of fish and some big fish. Careful feeding and keeping watch on the numbers is a must. I have been able to maintain Phosphate at about .020 and nitrate at 2. The rest are good and I will be happy if I can maintain these numbers. I have been doing monthly 30% water changes too. I know I am on the edge. And may never be able to have SPS. If numbers go up I will go with sulfur reactor more than likely.
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Posted: July 08 2015 at 3:57pm |
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That's looking very nice! You have a ton of stuff for just three months, its awesome.
That toadstool looks like the size of a basketball. |
Thanks, got the leather from Mark, my wife had to have it. I love my wife!
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Posted: July 08 2015 at 3:55pm |
Careful with the fish load. Looks like a lot of big fish for such a new tank.
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Posted: July 08 2015 at 2:28pm |
That's looking very nice! You have a ton of stuff for just three months, its awesome.
That toadstool looks like the size of a basketball.
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RedSea Max S400 - 90G Rimless Frag Tanks x2 - 185 Lookdown Bin
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Posted: July 08 2015 at 2:24pm |
It has been awhile, here is a current FTS at 3 1/2 months.
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Posted: April 29 2015 at 6:58am |
 I agree with your lighting choice. 
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Posted: April 28 2015 at 9:19am |
Five weeks in and Hamilton lights are hung. I did not like the looks or the access to the top of the tank with the canopy. These are 250 W MH and 4 80 W T5s.
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Posted: April 09 2015 at 9:20am |
Nice. I'll bet you're having fun. Aloha |
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Posted: April 09 2015 at 8:18am |
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180G Mixed Reef Tank
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 9:36pm |
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Looks great!
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 8:30pm |
Almost three weeks and added some critters.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 6:35pm |
7 Dec 14 to 17 Mar 15 from start to water.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 2:05pm |
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Bryce thanks for posting the pics. It helps keep things in perspective.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 2:03pm |
Hogie wrote:
That pic doesn't really grasp the size of that green stag. It's pretty big!
I love rock and think the more rock the better and healthier the system. It seem like the more rock I can cram in a tank, the less algae/cyano problems I have. With that said, I would leave it down as well. It gives a nice, clear water column for some of the fish to swim around in up on top and looks more natural to me. I would stuff the sump with rubble rock though to get as much like rock in there as I could. I remember you just had sand in the sump on the 45. Are you going to put rubble rock down in the sump on the 210 or just leave it sand? |
I agree, you can't have too much rock. There is rock in the 45's sump you just cant see it for the microalgae. I need (want) a bigger sump for that tank. I hope to get Dion to build be a stand this year (he doesn't know it yet). I plan to put rock in most of the available space in the 210's sump. The skimmer and return sections have a lot of space.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 1:54pm |
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That pic doesn't really grasp the size of that green stag. It's pretty big!
I love rock and think the more rock the better and healthier the system. It seem like the more rock I can cram in a tank, the less algae/cyano problems I have. With that said, I would leave it down as well. It gives a nice, clear water column for some of the fish to swim around in up on top and looks more natural to me. I would stuff the sump with rubble rock though to get as much like rock in there as I could. I remember you just had sand in the sump on the 45. Are you going to put rubble rock down in the sump on the 210 or just leave it sand?
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 10:52am |
Corals actually do grow from 1" frags....just takes a few years, lol
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 10:18am |
That is what we are both thinking. We see so many tanks with it all stacked against the glass to near the top. I sure wish my tank was 36 deep, then we would have so much more to play with front to back. But a 310 is not in my near future. As it is, the center rock structure will look like it is touching the glass once water gets added. We can always add rocks. Thanks for the comments!
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 10:09am |
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In my mind you are fine, no need to have rock any higher, I wish my rock was a lot lower, eventually your corals will start to grow out of the water like mine are 2.5 years later although I never thought that would be an issue, another risk, even with the height you are at now is the structures falling over and damaging the tank/glass. I have seem many a tank with the rock stacked all the way to the top, leaning against the back wall, some looked ok but it's not my preference. Its also more tricky to get proper flow behind those rocks and it can trap detritus and cause nitrate issues. I will see if I can post a pic of my tank with just the rock and a comparison pic 2.5 years later and you will see what I mean about running out of vertical room. If I could do it again my rock would have been 6-8 inches lower.
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 9:00am |
Little worried I don't have enough rock higher in the water column. Thoughts?
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Posted: March 17 2015 at 8:59am |
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It was a pleasure to meet you and your wife. Set up was awesome to see! I'm excited to see it when it's all up and and going. |
It was nice meeting you and your wife. We are excited we are so close to getting water in it.
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