Steve Wright's SPS takeover

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  1. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    3 more for good measure

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    Amazing to say the least!!!!!!! What fish do you have in your tank?
     
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    Thank you again baugherb

    at present I have 1 Black Leapord wrasse, 1 canary wrasse and 2 x Hi Fin banded gobies (its a 5ft x 18 x 20 so they hardly ever see each other, so no fighting)
    I am going to be adding 2 more Wrasse - probably a Radient and then a Christmas Wrasse and then it will be fully stocked as far as fish goes

    Steve
     
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    Cool selection... Nice talking with ya, off to bed it's 330 in NE Ohio and I'm wide awake on 3Reef... Lol....
     
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    Nice talking with you as always baugherb

    sacrificing sleep for 3 reef, is something I can relate to

    Steve
     
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    Wow wow wow! I can't believe that this tank is looking so good in such a short period of time. Your husbandry and photography skills are more than impressive Steve! I'm almost tempted to set up another tank after seeing your pictures. Almost!!
     
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    Thank you amcarrig
    it was as you told me, once new coraline is forming the tank is ready for SPS , and that worked out really well for me
    added the SPS and they seem to have out competed the coraline in terms of utilisation on supplements

    currently dosing to compensate for 10ppm Calcium and 0.25 ppm DKH on a day/night basis
    I feel demand is going to increase very shortly as many of the SPS seem to be in growth spurt mode

    Steve
     
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    ^^^^^^^ That guy knows his stuff!!!! Colonies look GREAT sir!!
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Looks like the tank has hit warp drive Steve.

    My favorite shot out of the bunch is the side view looking down the tank. Looks very much like a natural reef.

    You can really see the tank evolving, especially with the LPS.
     
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    Thank you M-Ocean Man


    Thank you Corailline
    it does look more natural and better populated when looking at it side on
    when the corals grow out a bit more it will look even better from the front

    I plan to keep those 6 acro frags and place them in some of the gaps between corals and allow them to grow, I feel a recurring theme corals throughout the tank will help with the natural look

    Steve
     
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