pics 100 gal mixed reef i year old

mproctor4

mproctor4

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Your tank is beautiful. I am particularly jealous of your purple monti and ricordias. I can't find a purple monti locally.....guess I am going to have to order one someday.
 
btwk12

btwk12

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i have a nova extreme pro 12 bulb fixture (in the slow process of switching to all ati bulbs, half way there now!) when im done changing the bulbs i will have 3 rows blue+, 2 rows aquablue special, 1 row purple+. for flow i have a koralia-4 on one side and 2 koralia-3 around 3800 gph (thats why i have to almost hide some of my coral to get them to live well) 30 gal sump only thing in my sump is a turf scrubber, but i have a small hob skimmer which doesnt pull much. my sump turnover i would guess around 400-500 gph
salinity 1.026
calcium 475-500 (varies)
trates 0
phos 0
i drip kalkwasser, and ever since i have been doing that my calcium and alk have been easy to keep where i need them. my ph is dead on always as i run my turf scrubber lights 18 hours a day, opposite of my display lighting cycle. my setup is real simple and almost runs itself.
 
btwk12

btwk12

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thanks all of you for the nice replies! anyone want some shrooms? lol im about to start trimming them (gettin out of control) and so is my xenia
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Tank looks great! I'm jealous of all that coralline in a 1 year old tank! I have suspicion that my massive overload of asterina stars is the culprit for the slow growth of mine lately.
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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That's a fantastic tank! You've got excellent coralline alage for such a young tank! I've also had excellent luck dripping kalkwasser and getting coralline to go nuts! Am doing it in the 475 - it's got a LONG way to go! Very nice tank though - gives me hope!
 
al&burke

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Quote:
Originally Posted by btwk12 http:///forum/thread/385135/pics-100-gal-mixed-reef-i-year-old#post_3376510
i have a nova extreme pro 12 bulb fixture (in the slow process of switching to all ati bulbs, half way there now!) when im done changing the bulbs i will have 3 rows blue+, 2 rows aquablue special, 1 row purple+. for flow i have a koralia-4 on one side and 2 koralia-3 around 3800 gph (thats why i have to almost hide some of my coral to get them to live well) 30 gal sump only thing in my sump is a turf scrubber, but i have a small hob skimmer which doesnt pull much. my sump turnover i would guess around 400-500 gph
salinity 1.026
calcium 475-500 (varies)
trates 0
phos 0
i drip kalkwasser, and ever since i have been doing that my calcium and alk have been easy to keep where i need them. my ph is dead on always as i run my turf scrubber lights 18 hours a day, opposite of my display lighting cycle. my setup is real simple and almost runs itself.
So you like the ATS - that is one of the last things I have left to install, have to get moving on that. Your set up looks great. Could you give us a picture of your ATS?
 
1guydude

1guydude

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Love the tank man!!! sry for the n00b question but wat is a turf scrubber? ATS = auto topoff system if im correct......is that a bittlestar in the 2nd pic of the second post???? If so how big is he? looks like giant worms. Congrats on a great tank!
 
1guydude

1guydude

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o ok thxs!!! still though wat is a turf scrubber??? some kind of filter that cleans the algea out of the water? Iam always learning new things lol aaaahhhhhh
 
btwk12

btwk12

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THEY'RE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE TANK THEY ARE GREEN WITH ORANGE SPOTS THEY CAME ON THE PIECE OF ROCK AND THEY ARE A PAIN IN THE BUT!!! I THINK I ACCIDENATLY PUT THEM IN THE PERFECT SPOT- LOW LIGHT AND LOW FLOW = VERY FAST GROWTH
 
btwk12

btwk12

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i have pics of it on one of the ats threads i erased all the pics i had of it. but like i said all i have in my sump is my ats. i don't clean mine as much as it says to on the threads because if i did it would eliminate all the algae in my dt and leave nothing for the yellowtang,foxface,and flame angel to nip at but it keeps the ph in check because you run the cycle opposite of the dt lights which was one of my probs before i set it up my fish werent stayin healthy because at night the ph would drop bad! but i love it i really do feed at least double what i was before. and im sure my fish and coral both love that
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Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/385135/pics-100-gal-mixed-reef-i-year-old#post_3376698
So you like the ATS - that is one of the last things I have left to install, have to get moving on that. Your set up looks great. Could you give us a picture of your ATS?
 
mproctor4

mproctor4

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Are you happy with your turf scrubber? I have had mine running about 14 weeks now. I feel like I have great growth but it has done NOTHING for my nitrates. I can see a dramatic difference in the amount of algea in my tank . The tank looks much cleaner and I only have to clean my front glass about a 1/3 of what I had previously. I would keep in running just for that but I must say I am frustrated about the nitrates. I have bioballs in my filter, I'm sure they are dumping the nitrates in quicker than the ATS can remove them. That is my next priority in life---replace them with live rock. Just wondering what your results has been with your ATS and how long it has been running.
I'd love some mushrooms, but I'm guessing we don't live close to you. darn. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if a tiny piece of your purple monti. happened to fall off and land in the bag either.
 
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