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Oysterk's 29 Gallon Mixed Reef Tank (UPDATED FTS)


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Some new pickups from the WWC live sale

 

Nice box and t shirt :D

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WWC Slimeball Anacropora, Been wanting to get an anacropora for a long time, can't wait to see some cool growth patterns :P

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Grafted Cap monti (for just $5!!!!)

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Tyree Aequituberculata

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Nanobox has arrived! Some kinks to work out, unfortunately. The clamps just aren't doing it on my rimmed tank, so I'll get back in touch with Dave to see if there is some way that I could send it back to switch em out for a hanging kit.

 

 

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Merry Christmas everybody! Some big updates coming up here, some new frags:

 

Jfox Burning Banana and Hallucination Paly! Big shoutout to the Manhattan Reef Frag Swap folks, great swap, great people. That little paly in the back is the hallucination, looks atrocious under the T5s I have on right now

 

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Here's the big one! A very much appreciated Christmas present:

 

Vortech MP10W!!!!

 

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Running very nicely on the tank, although a little loud. It's not actually misaligned at all in real life haha, but the perspective of the pic makes it look like it. Any tips on how to quiet it down a little would be very helpful!

 

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Nanobox Quad finally set up and over the tank! I can't thank Dave Fason enough for all the help he gave me setting up this light, here's some pics for you guys. I'll share settings sometime soon.

 

Front tank view,

 

Hanging Mount

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Top Down, with some corals that color really pop now

 

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Checking in and catching up - the new light looks great! Just go slow on increasing power. Your corals will need time to adjust from T5's to LED, and then more time to adjust to even brighter LEDs. It's better to have the colors fade due to not enough light than to have everything STN because they got burned.

 

Also, check out "Photo Mode" in the bluefish app, I set mine up so the whites/limes are at the same level as the blues just for pictures. To the eye it will look white, but the camera will still show a lot of blue, just not super blue.

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Thanks guys, I'll adjust the lighting slowly, I definitely don't want anything getting too stressed out.

 

I'll try the Photo Mode as soon as I get home and take some pics, my iPhone takes really saturated blue pics with these new LEDs so I hope this will be a big help.

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Got an urchin to deal with the hair algae! I've never had one of these little guys before, he's pretty awesome. Love the tentacle feet he uses to move around, pics soon to come!

 

Anyone on here have any experience with the Variegated Urchins?

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Some updates on my tank, and some new pickups also

 

Frag rack of fire:

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Red Planet, TCK Pikachu, UC Strawberry Shortcake (finally!), RR Crazy T Montipora

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Another shot of the UC shortcake, just because :D

 

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Nemo is looking a little lonely since Starburst, my other clown passed away. Anybody got tips on what kind of clown I should get? Has to be another ocellaris, but I was thinking of getting a cooler variant, like a picasso maybe? Let me know! 

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Little update on this no-namer acropora I got a while back. Look at that growth under the new lights! Want the green tips to come back though haha

 

March 24

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Today, May 22nd!!!

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HarryPotter
On 5/23/2017 at 4:11 PM, oysterk said:

Can't wait for this one to come in:

 

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Along with some other nice pieces. Can't shake the SPS bug :rolleyes:

 

Very nice!

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Despite the alk, these Acros are showing off some killer PE

 

 this Shortcake, Scripps, and fake Pink Floyd (tip seen in the upper right) are looking reeeal nice

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