So, New tank......

[oneradtek]

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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/288189/so-new-tank/360#post_3321424
WOW...are we going to get some closer shots? Do you still have all the montis???
Thanx and yes once i get the tank settled i will take some nice pics of it. I have re-organize all my corals.
I threw out my montis lol i saved a few chunks, they are a SPS weed and take up alot of alk and ca

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by oneradtek http:///forum/thread/288189/so-new-tank/360#post_3321425
Thanx and yes once i get the tank settled i will take some nice pics of it. I have re-organize all my corals.
I threw out my montis lol i saved a few chunks, they are a SPS weed and take up alot of alk and ca
THREW THEM OUT!!!!

OMG....I would have taken them in a heartbeat

 

[oneradtek]

haha well they were pretty tore up and bleached out. Probably coulda been brought back, but the colonies got so deep that flow couldnt reach it.

 

[oneradtek]

new pics, this time the coral is somewhat organized!

 

[grammygigi]

OMG!!!! I wish I had your cash flow! AND... ALL OF YOUR TANKS, AT ONCE!!!! You've made AMAZING leaps and strides!!
I can only HOPE to make an 1/8 of your progress,
AWESOME!!!!
Lori

 

[oneradtek]

haha thanx, yea my cash flow goes into my tank and triathlon. im sure with some time your tank will progress and so will your hobby. I need to take more pics here soon. I have some SERIOUS improvement in color and growth
Oh and by the way, everyone always seems to think i have more than one tank. haha i have only ever had one tank up and going at once. I just keep upgrading the original one lol

 

[nikesb]

curious as to what you did to get some more coloration. i remember reading a thread on rc where you were saying your colors were there but not deep enough or something along those lines. im experiencing the same thing right now

 

[oneradtek]

Yea i did have a huge issue with color for about a year.
I figured out that a majority of my issue was back when i had soo much growth in my 75 gallon tank. It was over crammed. I dosed my alk and ca very poorly by just dumping large quantities in at once. (around 200ml and more) i was inexperienced, but now i bought 2 drews dosers and that changed everything. I started then dosing over 8 5 minute time a day for only about 75 ml a day now. The alk and ca has stayed normal and in decent levels. But that didnt fix my issue all together.
The big change came when i swapped into my 100 gal tank and opened up more room and got better flow, along with about a 75 gallon water change. since then, colors are coming back amazing! HTH

 

[nikesb]

awesome, i think im on the right track. i figured i was losing 2 dkh a day and that was causing it. so far i've minimized it by adding alk to my top off, and some color actually has come back

 

[oneradtek]

also, to "reset" things, do a huge water change, like 60% or so

 

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[jerth6932]

I see you reincarnated Old thread to rub in some quality tank! I'm jellous!

 

[gemmy]

Your tank looks awesome!!

 

[btldreef]

Beautiful. The RBTA looks soooo red, what lighting are you running?

 

[life~reefer]

WHOA! I can't believe you got a new tank!! It looks terrific as always oneradtek!!!!
I still wish I had your tank!

 

[oneradtek]

haha thanks people, i just dont post much on here because i dont get much response!
Im currently running a 2x250watt radium setup with 2 54 watt t5 ATI super blues(with par value!)
i also attribute my great color to large water changes, i do 32 gallon changes bi-weekly. i dose elos amino acids

 

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[1guydude]

Sweet tank tek...i just got my first sps tonight...two acro frags and a couple monti. Any tips? Think t5 would be ok? Most are under my LED though