Sostoudt's tanks again!

chalk bass pics for the request.

 

Over all set up.


GOT A NEW Vertex ballast, It's supposedly exactly the same as a Icecap but 30 dollars cheaper. The ballast it's replacing is a old magnetic dinosaur.

OLD HORRIBLE BALLAST


NEW BALLAST


The new ballast runs alot cooler and is Silent! The old one would hum like a transformer. Also the vertex it lights the bulb 2x as fast. The only possible way the old was superior was it had a switch, but that doesn't matter because the hum was horrible though.

 

new frag (unsure of species)



one of my clowns

 

Smile for the camera!

Thanks for the pics. He looks pretty cool.

 

the little guy is pretty inquisitive he honestly reminds me of cichlids as he will just stare back at me.

 

Ok you guys deserve a update(with pics but not now). I got my powerheads 2 coralvue 101bs(appearently they are shipping modified jvp-101's now as the new model).

I got a two little fishes phosban reactor, using a maxijet 400 with it.

HOWEVER I am not running phosban in it. I am running a little something special in it, I will reveal what I using when I post next pics. It has made my nitrates drop 15 ppm in 4 days, now my api nitrate test kit is useless, I will be getting a low range test kit soon(haven't decided the brand).

I'm extremely happy with the progress I'm making, all algae is vanishing and the few sps corals I have are coloring up.

 

OK pics, check out the two new powerheads, they are coralvues 101B. Yes I know they look like sun sun, but they are the new model, basically coralvue only sticks a titanium shaft in there.


halide turning on, look at that detail on the chalk basslet(yes I got a new Camera ;D )


SPS's from reefempire auction:




the secret I'm using in my TLF reactor is gasp Biopellets.



PS: sorry about the glass I haven't cleaned it in a week.

 

Little update:
current parameters I checked for recently
Mag=1200
Nitrate= less then 2
phosphate= less then .1


Ok so the biopellets are working but I still wanna drop phosphate. I have only been doing a 2 gallon water change every few weeks.

I got some new test kits and a stronger powerhead for the biopellets coming. Hopefully I will be better able to test for nitrates and phosphate with the saliferts(using the LFS to test with red sea kits right now).

Also I have some amino acids coming to hopefully improve polyp extension.

 

random picture of a mushroom


also I got this guy

 

Nice looking tank!!
i love your zoas, where did you get them from?