monkiboy December 3, 2015 Share December 3, 2015 good work tony - thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman December 3, 2015 Author Share December 3, 2015 good work tony - thanks for the update! Thanks Marcos! Sorry, was on my phone and hate typing long things on the phone! If I ever get a big tank again, it will be a minimal work tank, I want to say FOWLR, but I will still include some easy corals. Welcome back. This is what I was trying to sell you on when you were trying to sell me on the blue bottles! KISS! That's what it's all about. Nobody likes extra work, especially if it isn't rewarding. When I mentioned I would have a couple of corals if I went big again, I would pretty much do what you're doing now. I would also do a bunch of montipora along with the frogspawn, and nems! You nailed it. Anything going in is an easy/hardy sps. Montis, birdsnest green slimer etc. I always have liked the easy sps and got caught up with all the fancy expensive stuff. If it has a fancy name at this point, I don't want it in my tank haha. I finally added a rainbow BTA I purchased from Curtis. I had always wanted one but didn't want to risk it wandering around and stinging all of my sps (don't have to worry about that now ). It has been in the tank about a month at this point and has settled in nicely. It is still on the small side but I am sure to see it grow. I broadcast feed and it always seems to get a crumb or two each feeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman March 7, 2016 Author Share March 7, 2016 (edited) So after debating with myself for a while I bit the bullet and added two 48" T5 strips to the tank to help with some shadowing. I really like the combo. I am running one ATI blue plus and one giesemann aquablue azure. I have enough room to add a third right down the middle and may do so down the road Since taking the KZ Zeovit system offline I have seen great growth and color. The new SPS have been doing very well and now having a couple of months removed from all of the dosing I am really enjoying the change. In terms of livestock nothing new has been added other than an extremely bright green Hadonni. This thing glows even with the lights turned off. I was prepared to treat it with cipro when it arrived but it came in extremely healthy and has settled in nicely. Edited March 7, 2016 by Apcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf March 7, 2016 Share March 7, 2016 Looking good Tony!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 7, 2016 Share March 7, 2016 Awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipg March 8, 2016 Share March 8, 2016 best combo...looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman March 8, 2016 Author Share March 8, 2016 (edited) Looking good Tony!!! much appreciated Frank! Awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks Isaac. Found your old build which got me off my butt best combo...looking good Thanks Dip! You running the combo got the wheels turning. I love your tank Edited March 8, 2016 by Apcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 8, 2016 Share March 8, 2016 much appreciated Frank! Thanks Isaac. Found your old build which got me off my butt Thanks Dip! You running the combo got the wheels turning. I love your tank The pictures are hard to show the difference it made, but the t5 essentially just filled in all the shadows that the LED's created. It really is a great combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman March 8, 2016 Author Share March 8, 2016 I keep telling myself one of these days I will use my DSLR to take some pictures that will be better than my iphone. You are right though, the difference is noticable but not drastic. I was aiming for bulbs that wouldnt completely alter the look of my schedule with the radions. Radions currently come on at 9am and turn off at 9pm. I have the T5s coming on at noon and off at 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf April 12, 2016 Share April 12, 2016 Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 Lookin good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman April 14, 2016 Author Share April 14, 2016 (edited) Any updates? I have been really busy with work lately but the tank is doing well. Since my last update I was able to get my Masterflex pump up and running pulling the effluent through the CaRX. Since that has been running the PH in the CaRX has been steady as a rock. I had previously been running it off of a manifold which would require adjustments every now and then. I should have done this from the get go. Coral growth has continued to be nice and steady. I have also taken the GFO offline and seen much greater growth in the macro algae. The fuge is being lit 24/7 by the red biased LED horticultural light. The system seems to have settled into its own since the Zeovit was taken off line late last year. Filter socks have also been taken offline. Changing them out every three days just wasn't going to work with my schedule lately and at this point, they will probably remain off. Edited April 14, 2016 by Apcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf April 14, 2016 Share April 14, 2016 Good to hear Tony. Post some more pics when you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii April 26, 2016 Share April 26, 2016 Hey Tony! How about an update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman April 27, 2016 Author Share April 27, 2016 (edited) Good to hear Tony. Post some more pics when you get a chance. I am charging up the camera right now and will post some pics later today. Hey Tony! How about an update? Everything is going well but the latest update is that my largest female bellus has started the transition to male. I thought she had started towards the end of last summer but when I added the Regal it completely halted to process. Her black coloring darkened back up and the blue was even more prominent. Now the black is very faded along with the blue and the yellow is starting to show. Aggression hasn't changed between the three but there is very much a hierarchy that has been maintained. Edited April 27, 2016 by Apcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman April 27, 2016 Author Share April 27, 2016 These ladies are very camera shy. This was the best shot that I could get that shows the difference in color between the one changing and the smaller females. In person the contrast is much more apparent but you can see the color starting to change for sure. The Haddoni has been doing very well and has been fed once a week. The clowns completely ignore it even though they are less than 8 inches away from it. A few pics of some corals in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman April 27, 2016 Author Share April 27, 2016 Feeding time with LRS and spirulina enriched brine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii April 27, 2016 Share April 27, 2016 Cool mang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf April 27, 2016 Share April 27, 2016 Wow, very nice Tony, looks awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman May 1, 2016 Author Share May 1, 2016 Bellus is continuing its transition to male. The yellow it really starting to show and the blue and black are continuing to fade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman May 5, 2016 Author Share May 5, 2016 Continuing to document the change. My photo skills are not good enough to capture the colors of this fish. The yellow is starting to show on the lateral line of the fish. One of the females to show the contrast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 5, 2016 Share May 5, 2016 Such a nice tank. Is that flower petal Monti from my 150? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apcoleman May 5, 2016 Author Share May 5, 2016 (edited) Such a nice tank. Is that flower petal Monti from my 150? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It sure is. One of my favorites. If you ever want a frag back let me know! Edited May 5, 2016 by Apcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 5, 2016 Share May 5, 2016 It sure is. One of my favorites. If you ever want a frag back let me know! One of these days, it would take my 6 gallon quick. Tanks looking phenomenal, looking forward to watching it all grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy May 6, 2016 Share May 6, 2016 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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