My red goniopora, which was a really deep red completely lost ALL of its colour when the temperature in the tank crashed last December. This thing was ghost white and I was sure it was toast. It also retracted ALL of its feeding arms/mouths and kinda looked like a favia/brain coral. Fortunately, this thing is NUKE PROOF. Slowly but surely, it started to get its colour back and slowly started to extend its arms/mouths. I got pink, then darker pink, then orangy-red-pink. It's still not quite the deep red that it once was but it's getting there.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6pa8fyd7.jpg

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...pshumfwgmg.jpg

A different blue-purple goni.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...psl7eo30dw.jpg

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...psayo5qkce.jpg

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...psjjumr5uk.jpg

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...pszgwrbczm.jpg

Current FTS' (with a background taped to the opposite side to block the ambient light coming through the other side).

The South Face

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...psgjri8sgc.jpg

The North Face

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...psoc55ariy.jpg

Wow that's gorgeous.

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!

B E A UTIFUL,... As always inspiration as what we can all do with our tanks


On that note need to buy another goniporia now that my p04 and parameters are solid now ...

Everything looking great again Kien, nice work!

Is that a blue-polyped pink stylo I see in there?

Pretty colours, everything looks so nice..

Very nice Kien! Tank has always been really clean looking, well done!

Tanks like this give me the itch for a running tank again. I know it would never be that nice though.

Looks very nice.

Thanks everyone ! It's hard to believe that this tank is in its 7th year. Time flies when you're having fun. It's still "fun," right guys ? :lol:

Yes, Tony. I think I gave you a frag once. Need another frag?

You probably did, I've started to forget all the sorts of things I lost last year :( (familiar theme of a controller failure... sigh). Anyhow if you ever do make another piece, yes please!!!

Oh I can make a frag anytime! We can just schedule something :-) I can also frag a bunch of other stuff that I really should prune..

* Red monti cap (*yawn*)
* Green birdsnest (*yawn*)
* Pink birdsnest
* multi-colour birdsnest
* Green confusa
* neon red/orange monti
* Forrest fire monti (that lost its green last December but is slowly coming back)
* Red/Orange/pink Montipora cebuensis (Bloody Mary Monti ?)

You guys are making me nervous now that I have installed a controller…

My tank has been up for 7 years also. I still have some of the original corals I started out with, including a bit of pulsing xenia which has somehow survived a lot of changes including bio-pellets.

Don't panic! There is no need to worry.. unless/until your controller crashes. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that, if something can go wrong, it probably will, at some point. Just enjoy the ride until the wheels fall off. :lol:

I wouldn't say "ditch your controller" but ultimately it is a piece of equipment like any other that is prone to eventual failure of some kind. Make sure that there are mitigations in place for any one thing that can take out a tank. In my case I've added a Ranco to my heater: both controllers have to fail for the heater to get stuck powered on. (Frankly I need to go even one step further and buy a smaller wattage heater, shame on me for not having done that yet, I better get on with that.)

But yeah "eggs all in one basket" kinda thing. I do prefer the ability to control outlets via a single controller (and correspondingly using my laptop or phone to do programming adjustments), but that's really where the convenience ends for me.

But yeah Kien is right. Eventually a wheel will fall off no matter what you do. Just enjoy the ride and hope for the best and deal with whatever comes your way as it plays out..

Awesome build, how did the ikea countertop hold up? I was thinking of using one for my 220g

Seven years now and still holding up just fine! I think.. I hope.. I better go check.

Sweet, also did you put anything under your stand to help level it out? Like 1/2" foam, or 3/4 plywood?

There's foam between the tank bottom and the counter top but nothing under the stand itself.

This thread needs some pics.

This thread already has a crap load of pics! :-)

Then shut this tank down and start a new build with new pics.

No current ones!

Cave to the peer pressure, cave!


Sent from space while riding a T-Rex.

There is never enough pics

I agree with everyone else there is never ever enough pictures

Kien!

This thread needs updated photos and an update.


Sent from space riding a T-Rex

PLUS 1

I think it should be mandatory to post a bi-weekly picture cause this tank is sick and it inspires me to get back into it again when I'm in between WC or anything

I forgot you even had a tank. I thought you just came here to do the POTM and ban people.

Time to trim
 

Isnt it time to trim those coral or accidentally break some SPS branches? I'm looking to buy ;-)

bump.

:pop2:

OMG, UPDATE!
 

Okay okay fine.. here's an update!

Wow, I just realized that this tank is going on 8 years running this year. Time flies when you're having (and not having) fun! The tank is actually doing quite well, all things considering (ie, reduced maintenance time). I think the tank has kind of been on auto-pilot for the last couple of years. I haven't really done much to it other than the bare minimum which I would consider:

1. Cleaning algae off the glass.
2. refilling ATO container weekly.
3. Checking for any dead fish (my boxfish died last weekend and nearly nuked the whole tank.. oops!).
4. Empty skimmer cup every 1-2 weeks.
5. Clean out skimmer cup every 3-4 weeks or when my house starts to smell funny. Whichever comes first.
6. Refill autofeeder every 3-4 weeks.
7. Refill carbon and GFO bags (in the sump) every 1 to 6 months.
9. A water change every 1 to 2 months.

I have stopped dosing 2-part (calc/alk). Growth is slow but I'm OK with that for now.

I still quite enjoy having my tank and viewing it but I admit I don't fuss over it like I used. Mostly because I just don't have the time anymore :neutral:

Incoming! :-)

See the thing is, the updated picture that I'm about to post probably looks EXACTLY like the last pic from maybe a year or two ago. The tank really hasn't changed much, if at all. I haven't added or removed any corals or fish (other than my boxfish last weekend) so the tank kinda looks the same.

Ya, my larger fish do a got job of fragging and I admit that my sandbed does tend to get littered with some corals, but mostly the vary hardy and easy to acquire pieces like digitata, birdnest, montipora, etc.

Thanks! Yes, I think the tank is thriving :-)

Okay, so here's a quick FTS I just snapped on my iPhone. Thanks for your interest and keeping in touch everyone :-)

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...m.jpg~original

That flowerpot is off the charts!!

You should know by now we have standards to look up to you generally have One of the nicest tanks around and I'm pretty sure if we saw it in person your ego would burst with our comments of praise.

So stop eating that pop corn get your arse off the couch dust off the camera and wow us into your shadows :faint:

Absolutely stunning, especially with the reduced maintenance schedule. I love the groove you have established as your mature tank really shows! Excellent photographs, your powder blue "ich magnet" is perrrrrty.

This just makes me want to put some lead in to my 150g and get it started... won't be that nice but I can strive toward having a nice mature tank like yours kien.

Are you still rocking the maristar and the reefbright led's?