My addiction 300DD

[Myka]

What's the second to last pic Rich?

[Bblinks]

I know that the growth rate varies but

How long does it take for you to have a decent colony?

Once again, it's a VERY nice! well scaped!

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Depending on the coral it usually takes about a good year before it gets into colony size, mini colonies can be grown within 6 months. My tank has been up for 2.4 years now so the growth spurts were during the second half of the first year due to new tank trying to establish itself, it slowed down all the way till not too long ago I started to "feed" the tank it picked up again.

I appreciate the nice comments, keeps me grinding through these nice summer weather and still make time for the tank.

Wow man!

Pics look great!
Have heard nothing but good things about your display,
I'm gonna have to pop by one day and check it for myself!

Man, you been telling that for how long now....lol come come.

[Bblinks]

What's the second to last pic Rich?

It's a wolverine look alike. I did not know the exact species though.

[maron6977]

Awesome Rich.
I always look forward to your updates & it gives me something to strive for !

[shiftline]

Rich!!! THOSE corals look amazing! beautiful pics!!!

[Myka]

It's a wolverine look alike. I did not know the exact species though.
It's a real beauty! Much nicer then Wolverine imo.

[Bblinks]

Rich!!! THOSE corals look amazing! beautiful pics!!!

Awesome Rich.
I always look forward to your updates & it gives me something to strive for !

Thanks for the kind words guys! This is what keeps me motivated to do tank maintenance during the beautiful BC summer weather.

It's a real beauty! Much nicer then Wolverine imo.

Thanks, I like it too.

[Stones]

Looking great as always. Every time I read through an update on this thread I wish you lived closer purely for trading purposes.

[TimT]

Gorgeous Rich!!!

Have you thought of selling carbon credits with the amount of CO2 that the corals have bound into their skelies.

[hillegom]

Gorgeous Rich!!!

Have you thought of selling carbon credits with the amount of CO2 that the corals have bound into their skelies.

lol
Wouldn't that be nice

[samiam]

Stunning tank BBLINKS! amazing colours!

can you tell me what you are doing for nutrient export? i read you do bi weekly water changes...are you still running biopellets? do you still have a N03 block? what do you do to keep Phosphates low?

[Bblinks]

Stunning tank BBLINKS! amazing colours!

can you tell me what you are doing for nutrient export? i read you do bi weekly water changes...are you still running biopellets? do you still have a N03 block? what do you do to keep Phosphates low?

Thanks!

Water changes are done bi or tri weekly, that's I try to do it biweekly but some times it becomes 3 or sometimes 4...☺️ Summer time, too much to do outside. I do still run biopellets along with 1 no3 brick directly underneath my drain with no filter sock. I also have 1 marine pure block and a bag of marine pure bioballs. Recently set up a chaeto reactor using a tlf 550 reactor and strip light from jl aquatics, so far its working great. I haven't ran any phosphate and carbon media for a long time and running on a year and a half old 36w uv light. Hope that helps.

[Bblinks]

Looking great as always. Every time I read through an update on this thread I wish you lived closer purely for trading purposes.

Vancouver is a beautiful place to visit in the summer! 😃
Gorgeous Rich!!!

Have you thought of selling carbon credits with the amount of CO2 that the corals have bound into their skelies.

lol
Wouldn't that be nice

Yes, would be nice....lol

[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

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Bought one of these for my profilux.....came in with rj11 cat 5 connector but the profilux runs on rj45 phone jack connector. Contacted profilux north america support and Vince was so helpful he even sent pic on how to connect it to there lbf module.

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I did some testing and found the appropriate wires but after I assembled the unit one channel was working but the other one wasn't....45 minutes later scratching my head I decided to open up the dimmerable unit and found they messed up on the connection internally, one channel was orange wire for + and striped orange for -, the other one was green + and strip blue....wtf.....grrrrr. 2.5 hrs later...success!

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[Bblinks]

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[DKoKoMan]

Sick colonies! The colour is perfect. Loving the new photos.

[Bblinks]

Sick colonies! The colour is perfect. Loving the new photos.


Thanks!

[gregzz4]

So much awesome-ness!

[Bblinks]

So much awesome-ness!

I aim to please. Just kidding. Thanks pal!

[hillegom]

I can't find the proper words
Don't ever stop

[gregzz4]

I can't find the proper words
Don't ever stop
Keep spending so we can see all the wonders of real coral colors and growth :mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

I can't find the proper words
Don't ever stop

Oh man, :redface: thanks for the kind words, I will do my best to keep this going.

[Bblinks]

Keep spending so we can see all the wonders of real coral colors and growth :mrgreen:

I haven't bought anything for a long time. I have great friends....lol

[duncangweller]

What is the vibrant red stick poking up from the bottom right?

Beautiful tank.

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[Bblinks]

What is the vibrant red stick poking up from the bottom right?

Beautiful tank.

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Setosa sir

[WarDog]

Looks awful Bblinks, time to shut 'er down and start again so we can go coral shopping.

[Wheelman76]

Looks awful Bblinks, time to shut 'er down and start again so we can go coral shopping.



I agree , not near enough coral shopping lately !!

Trip to Tim's ? Wait he's gone lol

[Myka]

Looking full amd mature in there! Awesome!

[Bblinks]

Looks awful Bblinks, time to shut 'er down and start again so we can go coral shopping.

Aren't you gonna come by and shop at my house....by shop I mean take...lol
What years you gonna do if I shut'er down.

I agree , not near enough coral shopping lately !!

Trip to Tim's ? Wait he's gone lol

Don't remind me of the good old days. 😔

Looking full amd mature in there! Awesome!

Thanks Mindy!

[WarDog]

I agree , not near enough coral shopping lately !!

Trip to Tim's ? Wait he's gone lol

Road trip to the Island? Throw Jess in the back and let's boogie!

Aren't you gonna come by and shop at my house....by shop I mean take...lol
What years you gonna do if I shut'er down.

Yes yes. Don't worry, I need to empty my penny jar.

[kien]

Spent the last hour or so catching up on your tank. Looking stellar as usual! I really need to make another trip out west and visit everyone again :-)

[Bblinks]

Spent the last hour or so catching up on your tank. Looking stellar as usual! I really need to make another trip out west and visit everyone again :-)

Yes you do kien, we can drag warren out for dinner too! It has been a long time since your last visit.

[kien]

Yes you do kien, we can drag warren out for dinner too! It has been a long time since your last visit.

Definitely ! Too bad summer is winding down and Vancouver is no fun in winter LOL. But definitely will put it on my to-do list for next year so I can plan ahead.

[WarDog]

See you in Vegas!

[kien]

See you in Vegas!

Now we're talkin' !

[Bblinks]

Now we're talkin' !

Let's do it!

[WarDog]

No update in over a year. What's going on?

[guero]

Those acros and the colors are insane. beautiful setup! would love to see what it looks like now that a year has passed.

[Bblinks]

Those acros and the colors are insane. beautiful setup! would love to see what it looks like now that a year has passed.

Been awhile since I updated, thanks for you kind words, I have moved out my corals to a buddy's house due to some nutrient issues and am in the process of rebuilding. I will be posting more pics in the future.

[Snappy]

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VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!

[DKoKoMan]

Say what!!!?

[TimT]

You should offer to sell carbon credits... I can imagine how much carbonate you go through...

[tang daddy]

Been awhile since I updated, thanks for you kind words, I have moved out my corals to a buddy's house due to some nutrient issues and am in the process of rebuilding. I will be posting more pics in the future.

The future is here....hope to see some pics soon!

[Skimmer Juice]

wow that collection is quit impressive . Love the hidden hits of zoas , Very nice work :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Werbo]

Update???

[Bblinks]

Update???

Hold for more pictures... new setup again...lol

[DKoKoMan]

If I had corals growing like that, I’m sure I could convince the wife I need another tank. Unfortunately not too much growth, so she just rolls her eyes �� lol.

[WarDog]

Any update here?

[Odlin74]

I heard he went over to the Darkside.
Started freshwater tanks...6 of them

[Bblinks]

Wait wait wait, I thought that was the bright side...lol

[kien]

I will be posting more pics in the future.

This "future" is 4 years old now. Just sayin'.

[Bblinks]

This "future" is 4 years old now. Just sayin'.

Can someone teach me how to post pictures on this site please? Lol

[hillegom]

You two
lol

[kien]

Can someone teach me how to post pictures on this site please? Lol

Should ask a moderator. They are here to help you. Good luck!