SaltyTanks Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Took the kids to The Aquarium of the Pacific today. Sat in front of this tank for a long time thinking about how I’d aquascape it. So much potential! 1 6 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Lookin’ like a tough guy today... 6 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Oh not in the mood for any crap from any one. 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 NUTRIENT EXPORT UPDATE: Very happy to report that it appears the addition of chaeto is helping bring down P04. For a long time and up until about a month ago P04 would range between 0.10 - 0.12 and it felt like I had to starve the tank to have any chance of getting it down to 0.08. Cyano was a constant battle and I only had the 2 clowns. A month ago I added 2 new fish + 2 shrimp and dropped some chaeto in one of the back sump chambers (thanks @Matteo for the motivation!). Now a month later, P04's at 0.06, I'm feeding more (including addition of Phyto), cyano is unnoticeable, the chaeto's growing, and I'm pulling out A LOT of gnarly new algae out of that back chamber.... 5 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Is that the aqua gadget led? Mine gets hot af but grows cheato like crazy... I should probably check back there soon.... Who knows what growing haha 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Miraculously, unattended tank survived last weekend’s 100 degree heat wave while I was out backcountry. Literally 100 degree ambient temp with no chiller / no AC - setup 3 vornado fans around the tank & left it in the hands of the coral gods to take mercy on this little eco system. Went through 2 gallons of ATO in 1 day, a new record for survival. 1 9 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 2:40 PM, Matteo said: Is that the aqua gadget led? Mine gets hot af but grows cheato like crazy... I should probably check back there soon.... Who knows what growing haha It is, and I’d be very curious to see what it’s got growing in your sump! 2 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 The tank looks great 1 1 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 11:46 AM, SaltyTanks said: Miraculously, unattended tank survived last weekend’s 100 degree heat wave while I was out backcountry. Literally 100 degree ambient temp with no chiller / no AC - setup 3 vornado fans around the tank & left it in the hands of the coral gods to take mercy on this little eco system. Went through 2 gallons of ATO in 1 day, a new record for survival. Really glad to hear you didn't end up losing power! It's incredible that everything survived, but there you have it I guess - the tank clearly looks as amazing as ever. 👌 Every time I look in this thread I am seized by an overwhelming desire to buy a Nuvo 40... but I've done a pretty good job of fighting off that impulse for now. 😅 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Thanks so much @billygoat and @debbeach13!! Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Been pretty fun hyper focusing on some intricate sps growth over the the past couple months... 4 10 Quote Link to comment
Cannedfish Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, SaltyTanks said: Been pretty fun hyper focusing on some intricate sps growth over the the past couple months... This is amazing! 3 1 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, SaltyTanks said: Been pretty fun hyper focusing on some intricate sps growth over the the past couple months... That is SUPER cool! How long did it take to make? 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, SaltyTanks said: Been pretty fun hyper focusing on some intricate sps growth over the the past couple months... Wow that is incredible 2 1 Quote Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, SaltyTanks said: Been pretty fun hyper focusing on some intricate sps growth over the the past couple months... Wow this is awesome!!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 hours ago, billygoat said: That is SUPER cool! How long did it take to make? thanks! It's pretty easy with the Stop Motion iPhone app. Just snap a quick pic in app every 1-3 days as part of your routine for at least a month & then you can playback whenever you want as a gif or vid. It even stores all the individual pics that you can export. These were all started 2 months ago, and I'll probably just keep them going for a while longer. Super fun for tracking the faster growing sps, but also... super slow growing ecrusters... or zoas meandering up a pillar... or reminding me of when I had too much red wine one time and got a bit too carried away with pruning back a birdsnest... 3 6 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Woooooooooah 2 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Ratvan said: Wow that is incredible thanks @Ratvan, but not nearly as incredible as your Team Budget logo. Quote Link to comment
dling Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Witch craft . Still very nice. 2 Quote Link to comment
lizzyann Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Omg I love these growth gifs!!! I feel like the SPS are definitely the most exciting. Gonna have to start doing this! 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 5 hours ago, lizzyann said: Omg I love these growth gifs!!! I feel like the SPS are definitely the most exciting. Gonna have to start doing this! I hope you do, @lizzyann! I love your tank. Quote Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Nice tall scape, good variety in color and great photography! You stick with iPhone for all coral shots? Use gels or coral polyps lens? 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Spencer7 said: Nice tall scape, good variety in color and great photography! You stick with iPhone for all coral shots? Use gels or coral polyps lens? Thanks so much @Spencer7! Most pics are taken with a Sony full frame camera filterless, and a couple recent pics (the super saturated unreal looking ones) with an iPhone paired those new orange coral glasses pressed up against the lens as a filter. 2 Quote Link to comment
SaltyTanks Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I’m pretty excited about this new monti frag. Can’t tell if the fish feel the same when they flanked from the side and bumrushed in unison.... 5 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hey, found you on insta. Anyway, one of your recent posts mentioned switching from Red Sea to ATI. Was there significant difference in alk concentration between the two brands? Ot was it an easy swap? Quote Link to comment
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