Ricky's Reef (120 Gallon)

Sounds like you are off to a good start. Do you have any type of controller, Apex, Reef Keeper, etc? Or what about temp or pH monitoring?

 

Nope, I never felt a need for one. Never saw the pH values be enough of a value for me to drop $300 to $500 on a controller. They are an overpriced timer in my eyes. I run three smaller heaters in case one fails it won't overheat my tank to the point where my corals fry. I would be interested in the MindStream because testing the tank water is very time consuming.

 

Nope, I never felt a need for one. Never saw the pH values be enough of a value for me to drop $300 to $500 on a controller. They are an overpriced timer in my eyes. I run three smaller heaters in case one fails it won't overheat my tank to the point where my corals fry. I would be interested in the MindStream because testing the tank water is very time consuming.

 

Here is a full tank picture from today along with a short video clip.

 

Here is a full tank picture from today along with a short video clip.

 

Everything is going great in my 40 gallon breeder. I just added a Jebao dosing pump to keep up with the alkalinity and calcium demands of the corals. Still no protein skimmer, just a 30 gallon sump full of live rock and chaeto lit by two PAR 38 flood lights!

 

Looking good! Can't wait to see those grow out to colonies.

 

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 Chaetoporpha algae into the sump. Nitrates test at 0.2 mg/L (Salifert) and phosphates are 0.02 ppm (Hanna Checker).

 

BC Pink Matrix


JF Bubblegum


PC Superman

 

The sps looks amazing and so does the tank!

What camera are you using?