Macro's 120 and 270 Tank Thread

[Macropora]

Very nice. Why do you think your having trouble with your Ca n Alk?

It takes practice leveling and adjusting the dosing amounts which I haven't gotten used to. It's getting better though...

 

[Macropora]

Gorgeous collection, it looked like in the first picture the clam was about to eat the hippo lmao.

I got rid of that Hippo Tang because it started to pick on the clam a couple of years ago. LOL, it could have swallowed it!

 

[DrHarryLopez]

It takes practice leveling and adjusting the dosing amounts which I haven't gotten used to. It's getting better though...

Do you find that corals grow in spurts. Similar to hair growing phase then a transitional phase then a growing phase?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Do you like the light mover? I was looking to purchase one.

 

[ctxmonitor]

Time for some growth pics. Group shot of my mummy eye collection... All started as a one eye frag and had them for about 8 months (except for Meng's which is 2 months at that size). Three types in group shot: Oregon Mummy Eye #1 , Oregon Mummy Eye #2, Cornbred Trash Mummy Eye and Meng's Mummy Eye. Can you guess which is which?

hey nice collection, i can't tell which one is which one.. haha.. where u buy those big dish for the mummy eye??

 

[Macropora]

Do you find that corals grow in spurts. Similar to hair growing phase then a transitional phase then a growing phase?

When I first started dosing I noticed a spike growth with some of the corals. This was especially apparent with the giant gigas clam. It's grown another two inches with the dosing. In the past the CA levels hovered around 400 and dkh around 9. Now I keep the CA around 450 and dkh around 12 for the chalices. It's hard to keep the levels up because the tank has a tendency to drop back down to those levels. LOL, I like your hair transplant analogy :tongue1:.

 

[Macropora]

Do you like the light mover? I was looking to purchase one.

It seems to work pretty well and has been in use for 4 months now without any problems. You can check out Manhattan Aquariums or Wet Thumb Frags website. They both use the light rails.

 

[Macropora]

hey nice collection, i can't tell which one is which one.. haha.. where u buy those big dish for the mummy eye??

Thanks for the compliment. You can pick up the frag disk from Chief Reef: http://www.chiefreef.com/

 

[Macropora]

New pics taken with Pentax W90 underwater camera.

 

[Macropora]

A couple more pics added. Pics take from frag tank using AI Sol Blue LEDs 60% Blue 20% White. The Mengs ME just grew another eye in the past couple of weeks. Second pic is my Mars Man colony if I remember correctly :scratchch.

Update... I stopped dosing and added back my MTC ProCal Calcium Reactor a couple of months ago. The levels have stablized even better than using a doser in my system. Also been maintaining bi-weekly waterchanges.

 

[krzysiek]

Wow!!! You have few chalices…. Nice

 

[Macropora]

Wow!!! You have few chalices…. Nice

Thanks! I haven't updated the chalice pics in a while. Some of them have grown into good sized colonies while other's whithered away and died.

 

[bruce922]

Wow

 

[Macropora]

Wow

Thank you!

 

[charliethetuna88]

Very nice bro

 

[Macropora]

Very nice bro

Thanks Charlie!

 

[charliethetuna88]

I love chalices I have few nothing crazy though if u ever frag ur chalice let me know .do u feel they like strong light .and high current .some that I have grow pretty quick others take forever man .Whatta ur thoughts on chalice placement .and alk levels

 

[charliethetuna88]

Lets see some grow out shots of those chalice frag

 

[Macropora]

I love chalices I have few nothing crazy though if u ever frag ur chalice let me know .do u feel they like strong light .and high current .some that I have grow pretty quick others take forever man .Whatta ur thoughts on chalice placement .and alk levels

I'm not that successful. Apparently phosphates and alk play an important role. Suddens drops in Alk or elevated phosphate levels cause problems. FWIW, low light and low current for most chalices I keep.

 

[jerl77]

nice buddy i have to stop by and see your set up one day