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.

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

New pics

Borrowed the Nikon D3 again and took some new photos, enjoy!
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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

More Older Photos

Red Lobophyllia


Spotted Mandarin


ORA Chip's


PP Tri-Color


Middle of the tank


Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab


Yellow Clown Goby


Silver Branch Pulsing Xenia


Metal Halides and T5's


ORA Blue/Green Tortuosa


Mean Green Zoanthid


Skittles Granulosa

Male McCosker's Flasher Wrasse

Livestock List

Fish List
7 Green Chromis (Chromis viridis) 17.5”
1 Chocolatedip Chromis (Chromis iomelas) 2.5”
1 Female Bluestar Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon bipartitus) 4”
1 Male Eightline Fairy Wrasse (Paracheilinus octotaenia) 4”
1 Red Fin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis) 3"
2 Bartlett's Anthias (1 Male, 1 Female) (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) 7"
1 Desjardini Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii) 12”
1 Blue Spotted Kole Tang (Ctenochaetus truncates) 7”
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15 Fish – 57” (1” for every 2.11 gallons)

Invert List
2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
2 Blood Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)
1 Sand Sifting Sea Star

Algae List
1 Chaetomorpha Algae

Coral List
46 SPS
ORA Blue/Green Tortuosa
ORA Green Birdsnest
ORA Red Planet
ORA Chip’s Acropora
ORA Green Pocillopora Damicornis
ORA Pearlberry
ORA Hawkin’s Echinata
ORA German Green Acro with Blue Polyps
ORA Dustin’s Deepwater
ORA Blue Millepora
ORA Roscoe’s
ORA Bird of Paradise
Oregon Tort
Upscales Microcladus
Aqua Delight
Reefermadness Limeade
Garf Purple Tri-Color
Montipora Setosa
Montipora Sunset
Purple Monster
Orange with Blue Rim Montipora Capricornis
Skittles Granulosa
Fireside Tenuis
Purple/Blue 30,000 Leagues Lokani
Pink Lemonade
Blue Vermiculata
Purple/Green Austera
Purple/Blue/Green Plana
PP Purple Tri-Color Cerealis
Northwoods Tri-Color
Tri-Color Stylophora
Green/Blue Rim Montipora Confusa
Pink Millepora
Green/Pink/Yellow Verweyi
Eggplant Nana
Yellow Caroliniana
Rainbow Nasuta
Ecto Cooler Millepora
Super Pink Pocillopora
Green/Lime Pocillopora
Sky Blue Turaki
Pink with Purple Polyp Stylophora
Forest Fire Digitata
Purple/Blue Turaki
Blue/Green Parilis
Green/Tan with Purple Polyp Birdsnest

9 LPS
Green with Pink Tip Branching Frogspawn
Green Branching Hammer
Neon Green Trumpet
Red Lobophyllia hemprichii

Deepwater Maroon with gold stripe Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Red Blastomussa Wellsi
Red with Blue center Blastomussa Wellsi
Red & Green Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Pink/Tan Fox Coral

10 Zoanthids
Montezuma's Revenge Zoanthid
Pink Panther Centered Zoanthid
Gorilla Nipples Zoanthid
Radioactive Green Dragon Eye Zoanthid
Blue Eyed Watermelon Zoanthid
Mean Green Zoanthid
Bam Bam Zoanthid
Orange & Green Eagle Eye Zoanthid
Green Crossettes Zoanthid
Blue/Brown with White Centered Zoanthid

5 Mushrooms
Green with Orange Spotted Mushroom
Red with Blue Spotted Mushroom
Red Mushroom
Blue/Purple Mushroom
Blue/Green Striped Mushroom

4 Soft Corals
Toadstool Leather
Silver Branch Pulsing Xenia
Green Starburst
Chili Coral