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Hello DMV! I started reef keeping around 2 years ago. Still only 1 tank in. I am a chemist in Rockville area. Ive had pretty good luck so far with my 20 gallon mixed reef and wanted to formally join the community. I'll create a thread for my tank soon but here are a couple of pics. Im itching to upgrade to a ~100gal peninsula. Main bains are vermitid and no polyp extension. Brice
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So finally found a good size tank for me and going to start the build thread up. I have a pile of equipment and a sump to build but I am hoping to have the tank up and running a month before MACNA. Specs: Marineland 150G DD tank with single corner overflow. (24in x 48in x 30 in) Life Reef Calcium reactor 2x 250w halides with 14k phoenix bulbs 2x 46.5 in UVL Super Actinic VHOs 1 48 in reefbrite actinic 2x 50w 460nm Blue led chips 3x RW-15's 2x RW-8's Apex full unit Bubble Magus Nac 6 with neck cleaner 40g breeder triton style refugium Ecoplus 1200 or DC return pump not sure yet still debating between fritz RPM, IO, or Tropic Marin
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From the album: Data's DT
Angled view of large mushroom rock, with large alien eye chalice, medium green favia colony, and "Jedi Mind Trick" monti frag© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Strawberry Fields monti surrounded by misc. other SPS & LPS colonies© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Fifth of a series of final full tank shots before it gets broken down© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Fourth of a series of final full tank shots before it gets broken down© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Third of a series of final full tank shots before it gets broken down© James N. dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Second of a series of final full tank shots before it gets broken down© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
First of a series of final full tank shots before it gets broken down© James N. Dart
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I'm wondering if I am missing something or doing something wrong w/my tank. After trying to maintain good husbandry babits (5-15g weekly water changes, GFO & carbon reactor, feeding lightly, refugium, expensive hardware, etc), running for a year and 1/2 w/some SPS, anemones, and just a light load of fish, I still dont have what I would consider an algae free, coral thriving setup. The algae is minor but it looks like a little redish cyano on a powerhead and some on the gravel. The coraline, which has now exploded, also had some brown **** in places. It's not terrible but I've seen tanks which have none of that stuff! Even worse, a couple corals punched me in the gut and bleached out: A Copps hoek and a red dragon. The hoek bleached out last night but I have no idea why or how. The dragon bleaching I THINK happened after some maint, the water level dropped and when the ATO was turned back on, ran too much through the return and into the dragon. I am not sure of this but that's all I have to explain it. That or a water change which may have been the wrong temp shocking it as water was poured directly onto the coral? I thought I had all the hardware and was doing all of the right things, but outside of upgrading to a 300g monster tank, I dont know how to improve my setup. Can anyone with LOTS of experience suggest something? This is what gets really frustrating about this hobby! Tank 90g w/1-2" gravel. Sump: 40g w/fuge "growing" chaeto and some rock Skimmer: Vertex Omega 150 Filtration: Sock replaced once to 3x a week (usually 2x). Lights: Two Kessil 360we. Ramp up at 8am, ramp down quickly by 7:20. Alk/Calcium: GEOS 620, levels kept at 9dKH, 410-420 Ca Other: Avast Spyglass reactor filled 50% carbon, 50% GFO (expected this to solve issue but hasnt, running only 2-3 weeks)
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From the album: Data's DT
Close-up of tricolor blue acro, neon green sinularia, small pulsing xenia© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Left-center of tank - branching gorgonian, mushroom rock, orange monti cap, small ORA "Joe the Coral" acro© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Various corals - Incredible Hulk palys, blastomussa, heliopora, acan lord, Purple Nurple encrusting monti, pagoda/cup coral, Lemon-Lime Monti Cap, etc.© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Emerald crab, orange Monti Cap, two flavors of green Candy Cane coral© James N. Dart
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From the album: Data's DT
Close-up of GARF Purple Bonsai colony at edge of orange Monti Cap© James N. Dart
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From the album: Frag Pics
Small frag of Purple Nurple encrusting montipora (frag square 1x1")© James N. Dart
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From the album: Frag Pics
Large frag of alien eye chalice (1x1" frag plug on left for scale)© James N. Dart
