tank shot

[NYPDFrogman]

taken with my droid X

 

[RAYS REEF]

Nice aquarium,,,,your stand reminds me of mine,no doors yet lol

 

[RAYS REEF]

How big is the tank?nice size coral

 

[NYPDFrogman]

450gal
nope no doors yet LOL I need to redo my sump so I have been putting it off

 

[jadakiss]

wow very nice, can u tell me about ur filtration

 

[dubs]

thats a nice large tank

 

[NYPDFrogman]

wow very nice, can u tell me about ur filtration

140 gal sump
super dart for circulation
filter socks
SRO5000XLTint skimmer
and
6" round By 14 tall carbon reactor reverse flow ( changed monthly)

 

[jadakiss]

wow. do u run a phosphate reactor?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

wow. do u run a phosphate reactor?

nope I vodka dose daily about 30ml

 

[jadakiss]

wow great . im nervous to do that , ive read enough to know that start with a low dose and work my way up. is that ur maint dose? did u run to any problems?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

maintenance dose I do have 8 large tangs in the system the regal angel is almost 6" in size I feed heavy twice a day mix of mysis, reefplankton, squid and clam and there is always Nori in the tank

I should take a pic with all the lights on LOL

 

[jadakiss]

ur tank looks great. pls post more also since ur dosing vodka and feeding heavy has ur algae stop coming back.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

ur tank looks great. pls post more also since ur dosing vodka and feeding heavy has ur algae stop coming back.

thanks
no alage problem to speak of
no cyno
photoperiod is 8 hours on actinics 5 hours on MH

 

[RAYS REEF]

what kind of vodka grey goose.smirnoff.gorgie.lo what do u guys mean vodka dosing lol.....

 

[NYPDFrogman]

cheapest stuff I can find

 

[jadakiss]

pics!

 

[DrHarryLopez]

nice....! Ca reactor or 2 part?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

nice....! Ca reactor or 2 part?

ca reactor and 2 part when necessary manually add Mg when need strontium and iodine

 

[masterswimmer]

F, looks sweet man. Still have lots of growth time ahead to meet your last masterpiece, but growing out beautifully. Kudos to you.

R

 

[NYPDFrogman]

thanks!