dp's 300 gallon build

[dpruter]

I didn't like short pulse that much...but one thing I did notice is that the MP40's in my tank would be noisy if there wasn't proper support from the tab holding the cord. If there is slack, they can droop and loose their alignment. Properly aligned wet and dry sides make almost no noise.

I'll give the tabs a go. Thanks for that advice! I was holding off on attaching until I was sure about their vertical placement. (And was considering adding a third mp40 to that side)

 

[dpruter]

I thought I would try taking a few photos with something other than my iPhone camera. (although that has worked pretty good)

A few of my favorite dudes...

Coral Beauty - Always on cruise through the rocks.

Purple Tang - The most aggressive towards algae sheets.

Achilles Tang - With his little cleaner following him along.

Desjardini Tang - Always first to bum rush the food!

 

[mr_X]

How long have you had the Achilles?

 

[dpruter]

How long have you had the Achilles?

Mid sept... 5 months

 

[mr_X]

Is it eating everything you throw at it, or a bit picky?

 

[dpruter]

Is it eating everything you throw at it, or a bit picky?

Yes. Anything and everything! Follows us around when we walk in the room. Fingers crossed he stays happy.

 

[dpruter]

Breeding Clownfish

Every month our little clownfish lay eggs on the rock next to their anemone. Today I grabbed a little video footage of them in action.

youtube

(a bit sad though when they are all gone in two days)

"Nature all around us boys...take it in, take it all in."
~ The great outdoors (for you movie buffs)

 

[Macscale]

That's very interesting

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Those are beautiful pictures, love that achilles tang!


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[dpruter]

Those are beautiful pictures, love that achilles tang!

Thanks dude!

 

[SeanMonster]

This build is incredible. Looks like a professional install.


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[erichm20]

Awesome video, great song too! Love the great outdoors movie


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[dpruter]

Thanks guys!

 

[dpruter]

Went ahead and pulled the trigger on the Neptune DoS dosing pump last week. (I still call it like the old school Microsoft os) ha

Setup was pretty straightforward. Did most of it in the software vs the apex display. Calibration took a bit to get right.

Been testing alk and cal daily trying to figure out best daily dose. I'm slowly raising both right now.



Looking more flat on my ph graphs. (Doing calcium dose as ph rises later in day and then start alk as it falls in the early am)



Averaging in the 8.5 range for alk right now and 380 for cal which are lower than what I want. But slow and easy we go!

 

[dpruter]

Some new additions to the tank! Trying to get a bit of color and feeling a little more confident in my water stability.

Hollywood stunner for $69

Think he'll be ok mid level with a bit of shade? Love to glue him to my overflow wall vertically. Can that be done?

A blasto frag for $20


Another $20 frag

 

[Sniperhank]

You'll want the chalice like it is. They are medium/medium type of corals. I have a bazooka joe in my tank and I have it way off to the side so it isn't in the direct light from the radions.

 

[SpaceFish42]

Those are beautiful! I know barely anything about SW, but I can tell you have put a lot of effort into making this.

 

[dpruter]

You'll want the chalice like it is. They are medium/medium type of corals. I have a bazooka joe in my tank and I have it way off to the side so it isn't in the direct light from the radions.

10-4! Will leave it as is. Thanks man

 

[dpruter]

Those are beautiful! I know barely anything about SW, but I can tell you have put a lot of effort into making this.

Thank you sir. Well worth the effort as you stare at it for hours!

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Nice additions!


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