180G Office Reef Tank

michika · #1 04-17-2013, 08:12 PM

Sexy! Especially that last photo.

FTS?

MCC · #2 04-18-2013, 08:22 PM

don't give up !!!

i agree with you, i kept nano tanks all my life, and now i started a 'bigger' tank - 60 gallons. I know its not as massive as yours, but I been having issues as well.

i guess with nano tanks if you keep up with the water changes then it helps fix whatever problem it is quickly as there isnt much water to replenish/replace.

I have lost some fish/corals too!

but keep at it... i kind of waiting out for my two ich invested tangs to either make a somewhat recovery or die. Either way I plan to stop adding any fish for a while, and focus on corals. I haven't tried sps as i m not confident enough yet to take care of them.

JDigital · #3 04-18-2013, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michika

Sexy! Especially that last photo.

FTS?

Best I can get with my cell phone.

michika · #4 04-19-2013, 02:12 PM

Its coming together well!

Did you ever end up dosing anything for your sponges like the Brightwell additives?

kien · #5 04-19-2013, 04:32 PM

great 'nem shot! Tank is coming along nicely. There's nothing wrong with wanting to limit ones SPS headaches.

JDigital · #6 04-19-2013, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien

great 'nem shot! Tank is coming along nicely. There's nothing wrong with wanting to limit ones SPS headaches.

I need to get my hands back on a decent camera. It drives me nuts having such crappy photos. :P

We'll see how the headaches go at home.. I just picked the Forest Fire Digitata and Branching Hydnophora last night at Concepts for my home tank.

michika · #7 04-19-2013, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDigital

I just picked the Forest Fire Digitata and Branching Hydnophora last night at Concepts for my home tank.

Sweet! I think you got the two that I was eyeballing, but couldn't bring myself to buy.

JDigital · #8 07-10-2013, 02:23 PM

Test Results for July 10, 2013:

Mag: 1350
CA: 540
ALK: 7.056 dKH
Phos: 0.32
Temp: 26C
SG: 1.024
NH3/4: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 5-10ppm

Phosphate reading seems high, but I have no algae issues except for the typical film on the glass every few days. Nitrates seem a bit high too but it is an older test kit so I'm not super confident in the result. I also have a 30G batch of fresh Saltwater for a water-change this week.

I gotta get my CA down too.

JDigital · #9 04-19-2013, 05:05 PM

Thanks Catherine.. The picture does it NO justice. I'm actually quite happy with how things are looking right now. I got lots of space to fill in with corals though. They've got $30 frags (large) of Pulsing Xenia at Big Al's right now, so may have to snag one of those this weekend (or tonight after work).

No dosing for Sponges... My sponge population is getting big in my overflows and sump though. I should start dosing a few things though. (Amino acids, coral snow, etc)