Lexinverts Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Acans and most of my Favias are fine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Sad news, but excellent info shared and I am excited that someone on our board is trying out triton. If it works well, might be a good solution for my son's AIO 60 cube. Very interested to see how it goes. Once I have coral growing again to share, will set you up for the recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks, Jeremy. I'll keep you posted on how Triton goes for me. It should be a good option for a 60 AIO setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) It's been a while since I updated this thread. I just got back from a month in the midwest, so I am re-stocking and re-booting my tanks. I have Triton dosing dialed in, and it is working quite well for me so far. Here's a picture of my recently re-stocked office tank. Thanks to CuttlefishandCorals, Cerk, and Badxgillen for the frags/colonies for the reboot! Edited August 21, 2015 by Lexinverts 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Looking good! It's nice when you get things dialed in! Makes the hobby so much easier l! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Looks like you are going pretty SPS heavy in this tank, lotsa acro action at the top of those two rises...Not a bad thing. I suppose I do see a bit of LPS in the lower levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Scored some nice frags/mini colonies from Cerk and Garret at The Premium Aquarium. Garret has some nice stuff in his new frag system! Red Planet, Mattv Sailor's Warning, Bali Slimer, TECO slimer, Stags aplenty, etc... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) It has been ages since I updated this thread. Ever since I switched to LEDs in my home RSM250 system, I haven't been able to get a halfway decent shot. I finally got some of those amber filters from Barrierreef, and here are the results. It makes the tank look a little too yellow, so maybe I need to go with a lighter amber. As you can see, I really like Gonioporas! Bring on the LPS growout! As for the SPS, it has been a slow climb back up from my tank crash this summer. Finally, everything is thriving, from Zoas to SPS. Edited February 19, 2016 by Lexinverts 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Looks very nice!! Love all the colors! For picture taking, I recommend using safety glasses:) I know it sounds odd but that's what I use and it gives almost perfect color with my LEDs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Corals look happy and healthy! Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Gotta love redsea tanks! Well done sir, you got a couple nice frags to add to your collection real soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Here's some shots of my home Red Sea Max 250. Pardon the reflection---we have sun outside at long last. I've finally gotten my Triton dosing dialed in, and my sps are starting to really take off. Below is a shot of the Scoly I got from Holly. Thanks again, Holly! Below you can see the LPS growout purple goni frag in the corner. Thanks, Robert! Here's what the color looks like without the amber gel filter that I got from Barrier Reef Aquariums. I'm still trying to find the right shade of amber, since I think the one I currently have on the lens is taking out too much blue. Here's a shot with a slightly lighter shade of amber filter. I think that is a little better. Here's the link again to these filters: http://www.barrierreefaquariums.com/productcart/pc/Cell-Phone-Gel-Filters-10-Pack-546p12111.htm Edited April 3, 2016 by Lexinverts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Here's some gratuitous shots from the frag tank! Don't mind the algae, I'm working on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 What is that guy?? sent from a Samsung note 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 What is that guy?? sent from a Samsung note 4 That's a wild Bonsai that I got from The Premium Aquarium in Salem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 When it gets a bit bigger I would love to possibly get a pice of that!! sent from a Samsung note 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 When it gets a bit bigger I would love to possibly get a pice of that!! sent from a Samsung note 4 Sure. It's really started to take off recently. It's a nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I could cut you a piece of my wild strawberry shortcake if you would like! sent from a Samsung note 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 I could cut you a piece of my wild strawberry shortcake if you would like! sent from a Samsung note 4 Sounds like a deal! ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 That's a wild Bonsai that I got from The Premium Aquarium in Salem. That caught my eye as well - really nice! Makes me want to get the new tank up and running all the more quickly but, patience... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 I am getting some mad growth and PE from Triton Elementz dosing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 APRIL 3 TODAY (7.5 weeks later) APRIL 3 TODAY (7.5 weeks later) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Nice! Some of those have really taken off - how long have you been doing the dosing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 Nice! Some of those have really taken off - how long have you been doing the dosing? Thank you! I started the dosing about a year ago, but things haven't taken off until recently. I had problems with dinos because of phosphate and nitrate leaching from my rock, and was using Red Sea NOPOX (evil stuff) which caused a system crash that derailed everything for about 3 months. I struggled with controlling nutrients without pulling too much out of the water. GFO, Phosguard, Vodka, etc... all lowered my nutrients too much. Finally, I settled on an algae scrubber from Santa Monica Filtration about three months ago: http://www.santa-monica.cc/DROP14-drop-in-upflow-algae-scrubber-with-Green-Grabber-surfaces--14-cubes-feeding-per-day_p_71.html Expensive, but effective at keeping my nutrients at phosphate .05-.08 ppm and nitrate around 4 ppm. Now that I finally have nutrients under control, the corals have been flourishing with the Triton dosing. So, it is actually a combination of the Triton dosing and the scrubber that has led to the excellent growth that I have had over the last two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Interesting. Thanks for the info and link. Glad to hear that things have stabilized. I will have to keep the scrubber in mind as I get my tank up and running - that is a new development since I took the old one down - or at least I hand't been aware of them at that point. Also will check out the Triton dosing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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