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Member Boards => erky => Topic started by: erky on December 18, 2017, 16:41:13

Title: top down views
Post by: erky on December 18, 2017, 16:41:13
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really enjoying this tank! just need to take pictures without the led spotlights showing lol
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: CoralBeauties on December 18, 2017, 17:40:31
That pink sps in the middle that you were trying to identify looks like a really nice piece.  I made up a really cheap acrylic box that I put my cell phone in and place just under the water surface and the leds are then gone from the pic.  Just wish the cell phone would adjust to the white balance alittle bit better.  Most pics are too blue
Jeff
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: lazylivin on December 18, 2017, 17:55:22
Awesome seeing you having good growth and color again. :)
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 18, 2017, 18:08:59
That pink sps in the middle that you were trying to identify looks like a really nice piece.  I made up a really cheap acrylic box that I put my cell phone in and place just under the water surface and the leds are then gone from the pic.  Just wish the cell phone would adjust to the white balance alittle bit better.  Most pics are too blue
Jeff

I was searching for something here to do just that, but couldnt find anything, so i might make one. I do have some clip on len's for the cell phone,
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 18, 2017, 18:14:24
Awesome seeing you having good growth and color again. :)

im just thankful i have color, if someone reads this and thinks what is he doing different than me, the answer is nothing. I just added flow, two 250 gyres, and just about a month ago 2 more gyres smaller ones. I do not run an apex or other controller, I do have a ph and temp monitors, dosing pump for alk, manually dose ca (too lazy to calculate daily consumption) bio pellet reactor, and just recently last week a kessil h380 fuge light on my 60 gallon fuge.
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: SweetReefOH on December 18, 2017, 19:42:10
Erky, the tank is very nice!
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 19, 2017, 07:47:02
Erky, the tank is very nice!

thanks im just glad it turned around and started to grow
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: SweetReefOH on December 19, 2017, 08:32:22
What did you have going on?
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 19, 2017, 08:42:27
What did you have going on?

Honestly I don't know, I had a Triton test ran about a year ago and there were a few items that were a little high, but nothing crazy. I think adding the proper amount of flow really helped, also adding that extra 50 gallons of water for a fuge seemed to help, or the fresh line to my skimmer to help PH. This tank is about 3 ft from the furnace in the basement.

I think the H380 light is going to really put my tank over the top with the fuge doing the proper nutrient control that it is designed to do.

Things i might upgrade in the future is a better return pump go to a DC pump, and then redo the plumbing into the separate fuge.
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: SweetReefOH on December 19, 2017, 11:13:07
What was happening to your Corals that induced the changes?
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 19, 2017, 11:28:56
What was happening to your Corals that induced the changes?

most corals were brown and not vibrant, little to no growth, and some STN/RTN on new pieces.
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: SweetReefOH on December 19, 2017, 12:11:58
I’m glad you’ve got it back in shape. I hope my situation turns around too...
Title: Re: top down views
Post by: erky on December 19, 2017, 13:14:52
I’m glad you’ve got it back in shape. I hope my situation turns around too...

yeah i remember reading something about yours, just dont remember what it was.