Weekend Update

I am starting to see green hair algae grow on the live rock so I started dosing AZ NO3 again as that killed off the algae growth with my previous algae issue. I also added more Chaetomorpha algae to the sump. Nitrates test at 0.2 mg/L (Salifert) and phosphates are 0.02 ppm (Hanna Checker). 

Video Update (Acro's Added)

I added my premium acropora frags on April 2nd 2016.

Ricky's Poison Ivy

JF Fox Flame

RR Rainbow Loom

BC Banana Caroliniana

Purple Bonsai

Tyree Pink Lemonade

BC Rainbow in Spain

TCK Field of Dreams

ORA Hawkin's Echinata

BC Beehive 2.0

40 Gallon Update

My display tank is making progress but here is an update on the corals I am growing for the display.

The tank is currently lit by an 8 bulb TEK T5 fixture. The bulb combo from front to back is as follows:

ATI Blue Plus

ATI Blue Plus

ATI Coral Plus

ATI Purple Plus

ATI Blue Plus

ATI Coral Plus

ATI Blue Plus

ATI Blue Plus

The tank does not have a protein skimmer, the sump is full of live rock and Chaetomorpha macro algae.

Happy New Year

Happy 2015, since my last post I have changed out my UVL Super Actinic T5's for ATI Pure Actinic 03. I borrowed a PAR meter and surprisingly the level was higher on the ATI bulb despite The Grim Reefer's findings in 2007. I have also taken the ATI Power Cone 250 I-Series offline because it does not pull out much waste and the frag tank I have running does not utilize a protein skimmer and the nutrient levels are 0 ppm even with daily feedings and fish in the tank. It is very nice not hearing the protein skimmer running anymore. I will keep everyone updated with my results.

Quick Update

The tank may look like it did not grow much over the past few months because I fragged a lot of coral this summer. I will let the corals heal and grow out more before I take more pictures.

Ricky's Poison Ivy

December Full Tank Shot

December 3, 2013

One Year Growth Shots

I can't believe it has been a year since I added my first SPS frags. Here are a few updates for the blog.

Full Tank Shot

Room Shot

PC Superman

Tyree Pink Lemonade

20,000 Leagues Dragon

Battle Corals Pearly Cadaver

Tyree Purple Dragon Eyes

Ricky's Poison Ivy

Skittles Granulosa

Tyree Red Dragon

Tyree Purple Monster

Aquascene IceFire Echinata

Banana Caroliniana

Quick Top Down Shot

I ordered a photo box to take top down pics; I am still practicing with it but here is a teaser shot.

Coral List

I am finished adding coral to the tank, all corals have gone through at least two weeks in my quarantine tank and have undergone dips (Interceptor, ReVive, and Bayer). This is my current coral stocking list. Now it is time to put fish in the tank!

38 SPS

Battle Corals Lokani 

Aquascene IceFire Echinata 

Red Dragon 

Tyree Purple Monster 

Strawberry Shortcake

Skittles Granulosa 

Baby Wipes Loripes

Blue Tip Granulosa  

Yellow Caroliniana 

Tyree Pink Lemonade

ATL Shades of Fall 

Ulimate’s Rainbow  

Purple Turaki 

Upscales Microcladus 

Tub’s Mystic Blue Stag 

Pearly Cadaver 

Oregon Tort  

Moonlight Secale 

30,000 Leauges Lokani 

ORA Cali Blue Tort 

Tequila Sunrise 

ORA Pearlberry 

ORA Purple Plasma 

ORA Hawkins Echinata 

ORA Red Planet 

ORA Roscoe’s 

ORA Blue Bottlebrush 

Superman Hyacinthus 

ATL Ultimate Stag 

Blue Matrix 

Bubblegum Millepora 

Tyree Orange Setosa

Eggplant Nana

Starry Night Nasuta 

Yellow Hornet Tort 

Blue Polyp Austera

Tri-Color Valida

Periwinkle Dragon

21 LPS

Red Blastomussa wellsi

Red with Blue center Blastomussa wellsi

Red with Green center Blastomussa wellsi

Australian Dendrophyllia coccinea

18 Acanthastrea lordhowensis

New Acan's

I performed a 15 gallon water change and traded some SPS frags for seven nice Acanthastrea lordhowensis.

New Pictures

Full tank shot


Male Eightline Flasher Wrasse




Living room shot


Close up of the new Acan's

New pics

Borrowed the Nikon D3 again and took some new photos, enjoy!
Click on the picture to view a larger photo.

Full Tank Shot


ORA Green Birdsnest & Pink Millepora


Sunset Montipora


Red Sea Desjardini Tang


ORA Blue Tortuosa



My new Acan's acclimating to the lights