Bicyclebill Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Looks awesome Chris! Such a beautiful tank. Very well thought out rockscape and coral placement. All the things I would do different next time around myself! Great info on some new t5 lights on the horizon too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Wow beautiful nice clean setup! ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 That looks good! I remember your old well now older set up many moons ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboys Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hadn't seen this. Love the rock work and pretty much everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Guess it's time for a few updated photos... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Emerald525 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Wow! Your tank is amazing! Great colors on your spa and great growth? What are your secrets oh spa master? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 sick nasty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Wow! Your tank is amazing! Great colors on your spa and great growth? What are your secrets oh spa master? Haha, thank you! Stable chemistry and a good feeding regimen... No GFO in this tank, all phosphate removal is done by the skimmer or consumed by the corals. I do run carbon for a day or two every month or so just to polish up the water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So beautiful! What do you like to feed? Broadcast or spot? Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) So the only thing I feed my fish is Hikari Ocean Plankton, it's a mix of mostly mysis shrimp and a few other things but it's SUPER clean food and everything gets eaten within a few min of feeding. You can feed this and it won't even knock the head of your skimmer it's so clean. As for coral food I feed 2 x per week a slurry that consists of 10ml each of Aquavitro Fuel, Red Sea Reef Energy A&B and 12ml of Oyster Feast. I also add Acropower every other week and only at night. Strangely enough I've found that dosing the Acropower at night keeps the fuzzy brown algae off the rocks and sand. I just dump the mix in front of one of the Vortech's and turn the skimmer off for an hour. Edited June 23, 2015 by Arsonmfg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer503 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for sharing!! Amazing colors! Love the aquascape! Is that an juvi emperial angel in the pic??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for sharing!! Amazing colors! Love the aquascape! Is that an juvi emperial angel in the pic??? Looks like the emperor is in full changing mode and almost in its adult stage. Your tank is looking amazing! Beautiful colors and growth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks for sharing!! Amazing colors! Love the aquascape! Is that an juvi emperial angel in the pic??? Son, I didn't even know that this was your screen name until a few weeks ago lol. We should get together and do some trading! He's about 70% changed to his adult colors. He's a beast and definitely runs the tank now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 So the only thing I feed my fish is Hikari Ocean Plankton, it's a mix of mostly mysis shrimp and a few other things but it's SUPER clean food and everything gets eaten within a few min of feeding. You can feed this and it won't even knock the head of your skimmer it's so clean. As for coral food I feed 2 x per week a slurry that consists of 10ml each of Aquavitro Fuel, Red Sea Reef Energy A&B and 12ml of Oyster Feast. I also add Acropower every other week and only at night. Strangely enough I've found that dosing the Acropower at night keeps the fuzzy brown algae off the rocks and sand. I just dump the mix in front of one of the Vortech's and turn the skimmer off for an hour. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Good information and great pictures. This is another of those threads that makes me want to asses my regiment seeing as your colors or so vibrant. Super clean system with some sleek components, I am sure this tank puts a smile on your ace everyday. A question, could we get a shot of the sump in action, I was interested in your means of nutrient export via macro, carbon dosing, or de nitrate media? One day I would love to swing by, pick up some frags, and see your tanks. As said before, good job man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Good information and great pictures. This is another of those threads that makes me want to asses my regiment seeing as your colors or so vibrant. Super clean system with some sleek components, I am sure this tank puts a smile on your ace everyday. A question, could we get a shot of the sump in action, I was interested in your means of nutrient export via macro, carbon dosing, or de nitrate media? One day I would love to swing by, pick up some frags, and see your tanks. As said before, good job man. Thank you, Sump is about as basic as it gets, filter socks are changed once per week, and all other nutrient export is done via the skimmer. No GFO, I will run carbon a couple days every month or so but not all the time. I snapped off a few crummy iPhone pictures so you can get the gist of the setup. Anytime you want to come up and check out the tank or pick up some corals just let me know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer503 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Son, I didn't even know that this was your screen name until a few weeks ago lol. We should get together and do some trading! He's about 70% changed to his adult colors. He's a beast and definitely runs the tank now! That fish is nice Chris! I can cut you a big piece of shades of fall. I wanted to stop by and check out your tank one day. Minh said your tank is awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 That fish is nice Chris! I can cut you a big piece of shades of fall. I wanted to stop by and check out your tank one day. Minh said your tank is awesome!!! He's cool for sure, he's also caused a total ich outbreak from kicking everything's a$$ in the tank letting everybody know he's the boss now, the big blue hippo used to run the show... All the fish are eating well so I think it'll pass and things will be fine. I already told my wife no more expensive fish so if all these end up dying I'll have a tank full of damsels and chromis lol. You're welcome anytime, I'm sure we can find a couple pieces for you to take home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Man this thing is an inspiration! Such a clean and we'll thought out tank. Good job man! Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titus'reef Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 So what T-5 combo did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Dang Chris, that is looking sweet! My tank is struggling to get by right now for no apparent reason and I'm super jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 So what T-5 combo did you go with? Got this in your text this morning but in case any others are wondering, the new combo is 3 Blue+, 2 Actinic, 1 Aquablue Special & 2 Purple+ obviously all ATI bulbs. The tank and stand will actually be going up for sale, not sure exactly how soon since were just now starting the planning / permit phase of building a new house. The new house will include a larger tank, how big I haven't quite decided on yet =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Dang Chris, that is looking sweet! My tank is struggling to get by right now for no apparent reason and I'm super jealous! That sucks, these little ecosystems can run on autopilot for so long yet the strangest unknown things can piss them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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