Broke out the camera last night

[MikeG]

Took a few pics of some corals in my fairly new tank last night. Here are a couple I liked

 

[trippingrunner]

amazing pics mike

 

[mandrake]

Looking great, you should break out your camera more often.

 

[cstmpprl]

Very nice, yes you should break out your camera more often... I can't take a good pic

 

[trippingrunner]

Very nice, yes you should break out your camera more often... I can't take a good pic

michelle, i cant take a good pic either. i have tried so many times. seems mike has the right idea and camera.

 

[frank180reef]

wow great pics

 

[MikeG]

Tank has grown in a bit, figured I would post a few more pics

 

[MikeG]

 

[MikeG]

Growth over a 12 month period

to (notice my powerhead placement to get my gyro going)

 

[pvh]

Do you dose? If so how much of each?

 

[MikeG]

Do you dose? If so how much of each?

Calcium reactor, I also have my 140g and my frag tank tied into this system. Just upgraded my reactor a couple months ago to keep up with demand.

 

[Skeeter7424]

awesome...just awesome

 

[s_kelley]

Looks great Mike. Awesome growth!

 

[HuuTa]

that's some great growth.did u notice if your corals seem to be any happier after the ph was move?

 

[MikeG]

that's some great growth.did u notice if your corals seem to be any happier after the ph was move?

Haven't really noticed any difference on this tank but saw a huge difference in flow on my 20g frag tank that doesn't really have any obstacles in the way.

 

[new2saltyfish]

wow looks awesome! what are your alk, ca, and mag params?

 

[MikeG]

wow looks awesome! what are your alk, ca, and mag params?

Alk 8-8.5dkh
Calcium 420-430ppm
mag 1550 ( high right now but starting to come back down) I had a little bryopsis a few months ago that I used Kent mag supplement to raise mag and it worked like a charm as many others have reported. Bryopsis was gone in about 4 days and has never come back. The one thing I always found strange was even though all my tanks are connected, I only ever saw that algae in the 40b.

 

[richardong]

Huge different in just 12 months. Beautiful tank, Mike.

 

[new2saltyfish]

Alk 8-8.5dkh
Calcium 420-430ppm
mag 1550 ( high right now but starting to come back down) I had a little bryopsis a few months ago that I used Kent mag supplement to raise mag and it worked like a charm as many others have reported. Bryopsis was gone in about 4 days and has never come back. The one thing I always found strange was even though all my tanks are connected, I only ever saw that algae in the 40b.

thanks for the info. I like to ask people's params when i find a tank that i like and yours are pretty much where mine are but those colors look awesome! Maybe it's the 40B lighting...closer to windows maybe?

 

[MikeG]

thanks for the info. I like to ask people's params when i find a tank that i like and yours are pretty much where mine are but those colors look awesome! Maybe it's the 40B lighting...closer to windows maybe?

It does get about an hour of direct sunlight every morning, looks quite different in that light!