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Thanks for all of the comments:

Believe it or not I use tap water and I don't get any algae growth anywhere in the tank. I don't do major water changes anymore but I do clean the filter media I have in my sump every 3 days which takes out a lot of detritus before it has a chance to break down. I also clean my skimmer once a week and it’s a bit oversized for my tank so that helps.

Every 3 weeks I will use a kent pro scraper on the back walls of the tank. It’s basically a big metal blade that scrapes off the coralline growth. I also dose a little bit of vinegar and vodka which I find really keeps my nutrients low, sometimes too low which is why some of the corals are a bit pale at the moment.

Hello everyone, I have a quick update. I have sold the big Duncan colony in the top left of my tank to make room for some of the sps which are growing very fast. I do miss it already; most people only notice the LPS corals because the sps don’t move lol. I sold it for basically a $1 per head to a fellow reefer so hopefully it will have more space in his tank. In hindsight I should have frag it up but Duncan’s take a bit moiré time and skill to frag because of their dense skeletons.

I will post some more pictures soon; I just need to get a hold of a DSLR again.

I found one last picture of the tank before I moved it and as a consequence caused it to crash and kill all of my sps corals except one.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...shenz/r047.jpg

Just took some new pictures of my 50g reef. I used a different lens this time then the last round of pictures. Last time I used a macro lens which was difficult to use but took better close up pictures, these pictures are taken with a normal all purpose lens that came with the camera. The photos are unedited and I think show some color improvement and growth. Enjoy!
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/008.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/018.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/025.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/026.jpg
This coral was a dark brownish green a month ago and now its forest green with crazy polyp extension.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/023.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/031.jpg

This bird nest has grown a lot, it has been fragged twice in the last month so the growth isn’t as noticeable in pictures
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/041.jpg

Growing very quickly
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/054.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/083.jpg

I fragged the birdnest on the left for a friend but they are both fast growers.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/059.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/086.jpg

Zonthids are spreading like wildfire like they used to in my old tank.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/062.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/064.jpg

Fast growing digitata that has been fragged multiple times in the last month
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/066.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/099.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/078.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/109.jpg

I think this picture turned out the best; Red palys that grow like weeds.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/103.jpg

This picture shows of the aquascape nicely
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/111.jpg

Feel free to comment or criticize...

Really nice tank. Aquascape is fantastic! I may have to do some re-arranging.... oh wait... I already did that and what a head ache ha ha! I guess I will admire yours :p

Thanks, I agree aquascaping is one of the most frustrating things i can think of. Everything gets knocked over, rocks never go exactly where you want them to, clown fish and damsels bite your hands lol.

Nice tank! Is there a SWstore in FtMac? Tap water in FtMac? Ya sure, I work there and they say dont drink the tap water. Once again. Really nice.

Yeah there is a pet store that carries salt water fish and corlas but it is insainly overpriced and poor quality. I order everything online and have it shipped. I use nothign but good ol fort mac tap water. I have recently had it tested and it came up zero phosphates, zero nitrates, and 8.3 ph so its great for a reef.

Growth and color change in about 1.5 months

Before addition of potassium
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...ct12010084.jpg

After addition of potassium
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...2026TH/031.jpg