imisky's 30g custom tank

[imisky]

i have 4 clams in total 3 of which are fully open while one got stun by an SPS roughly a week or 2 before the move (the one in the right hand side photo) haha... but i would say that one clam is actually slowly recovering then dying soo so hopefully it'll be good

[imisky]

heres a little updates
i recently added 3 new fish to the tank

2 chalk bass
1 cleaning wrasse

the tanks been doing extremely well..the skimmer is pulling out some crazy colored skimmate and every parameter seems to be stable

Ca: 380ppm
Mg: 1350ppm
NH3:undetectable on salifert kits
NO3: undetectable on salifert kits
PO4: undetectable on salifert kits

colors of the SPS has improved tremendously and the growth rate is unbelievable..on my millipora colony it has grown a good 1/8"+ on every tip...heres some pictures of the tank.

[imisky]

heres an update:

The tank has been running without a problem other then some on my end...(like not washing the GFO for long enough) Everything is coloring up fast and some of my corals in the 2 months its been running now has grown a good 1/2"+ But all parameters stay steady Ca at 380~400, Mg at 1350~1400, Alk now at 10.5 instead of 13 which it was at about 2 weeks ago. The only parameter which swings is the temp as right now its cooled by fans from 76~ sometimes 80 if the fans dont turn on for some reason. Im looking into a chiller now..im looking at the JBJ 1/15HP or 1/20HP, but i wonder how i can run that chiller without another powerhead in my tank. Last night i took out about 10lbs worth of LR..now none of the rocks are touching the 4 sides of the glass i like it more for maintance now!.

heres some photos enjoy guys

a front tank shot:


L-side:


R-side:

[mseepman]

It looks great. Nice job aquascaping.

I have never personally liked BB, but on yours it really looks good.

[digital-audiophile]

How do you keep your bare bed so clean?

[imisky]

i dont do anything special, i dont even have much CUC in there..6 snails? and 1 hermit which keeps murdering my snails.. i have a sally lightfood + whitetail drawf angle which is constantly on the work. but other then that i dose a source of carbon to my tank, vodka, sugar, and vinegar + amino acids i dont see to get much coraline growth on the glass but im getting orange, red, pink, dark purple coraline spots all over my LR more of the orange ones then pink for some reason.

[imisky]

heres a few pictures that i took of 2 of my SPS last night. not the best looking photos
but the SPS are starting to color up so im excited! and cant wait til they become small
colonies.

[kwirky]

Originally Posted by imisky

...i dose a source of carbon to my tank, vodka, sugar, and vinegar + amino acids...

can you explain the vinegar + amino acids part a little more? DIY amino acid mix? korallen zucht's coral vitalizer smells like salad dressing so I've always suspected it's some sort of vinegar mixture

nice frags there! "starting" to colour up? lol