Some new pictures taken with my buddy's Canon 5D Mark IV.

JF Beach Bum

Ricky's Poison Ivy

Ultimate Stag

ARC Fireworks

Ricky's Blue Polyp Austera

Walt Disney

WWC Boom Boom

Dale's Purple Unknown

RR Rainbow Loom

Ricky's Plana

Vivid's Rainbow Delight

PC Rainbow

WWC Yellow Tips

ORA Purple Plasma

ATL Shades of Fall

TCK Dragonfire

WWC 500 Degrees

Frag Tank Update

I installed a GFO/carbon reactor on the frag tank as well and began dosing vinegar to lower the nitrates. Hopefully the color and growth will take off again.

Vivid Rainbow

April Frag Tank Update

Joe Knows Reef Rainbow

PC Superman

TGC Dragon Slayer

Frag Tank

Here are a few corals in the frag tank.

SPS Frags

Here is a picture of some frags I have cooking for a buddy.

Acropora Spathulata

Tub's Pink Jade

SPS Pics

TCK Dragonfire

Oregon Tort

Tyree Red Dragon

ORA Purple Plasma

Majority of the corals have paled out due to the nitrates reading at 0.2 mg/L (Salifert) and phosphates at 0.02 ppm (Hanna Checker). As a result, I started dosing KZ Amino Acid's and Sodium Nitrate to help dirty up the tank. I would normally clean the glass of green slime algae every other day and with vodka dosing I clean the glass once a week.

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.

May Update

The corals have been in the tank for two months are beginning to encrust and gaining color. The Mystery Wrasse has developed a strange red bump on its lower lip, I am not sure what it is.

My ZEOvit dosing schedule is:

Daily

0.5 mL of ZEOstart3 

Shake rocks daily

Twice per week

4 drops of ZEObak

15 mL Micro-Lift Special Blend

5 mL Brightwell MicroBacter7

4 drops of ZEOfood7

4 drops of KZ Sponge Power

4 drops of KZ Amino Acid Concentrate

Current parameters:

Temperature: 79

pH: 8.1

Salinity: 35ppt

Alkalinity: 9.3 dKH

Calcium: 430

Magnesium: 1240

Potassium: 430

Phosphate: 0.11

Nitrate: 2.5

I am running ROX 0.8 carbon and GFO passively in a mesh bag in the sump.

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