StevenSeas Growth thread 2015

[StevenSeas]

About the system:
Display tank is a custom AGE 265 gallon corner tank
Filtration:
Trigger systems Tideline 48" sump
Skimz external skimmer rated to 500 gallons
Biopellets in an Aqua Excel biopellet reactor
Return is a Aqua Ecxel DC 10,000
Flow:
Reeflo Dart through 4 x 1" return jets
2X Aquatop 3200gph powerheads
2X Aquatop 1600gph powerheads

Lighting
3x Ecotech Marine Radion G1

Water Chemistry Last I checked,
Phos. 0.16ppm
Salinity 34-35ppm

[StevenSeas]

Day 1-2 I put the pieces in on Saturday night 7/11 on a frag rock on the bottom of the tank (roughly 27" deep) The chalice and acro both floureced really well but the palys didnt open more than 1/2 way either of the first two days. On Day 2 I noticed my queen angel being a little too inquisitive of the corals for my liking so I moved them all to the sump under a Fluval Sea LED, until I can catch and remove the queen angel.

[StevenSeas]

So I finally caught my queen angel last night after pulling out 90% of my rock work, and redid the 'scape tonight. So here are some baseline pics of my frags. All pics will be taken with my radions set at 10,000k and 30%. They look very underwhelming in the pictures but I didn't want it to be a washout of blue either.


http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad161/aggiereefer12/Mobile%20Uploads/20150714_224033.jpg (http://s932.photobucket.com/user/aggiereefer12/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150714_224033.jpg.html)

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad161/aggiereefer12/Mobile%20Uploads/20150714_224021.jpg (http://s932.photobucket.com/user/aggiereefer12/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150714_224021.jpg.html)

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[Davie118]

Only 30% huh? Maybe i have mine set way to high. I just recently got it and had no idea what to set it to.

[StevenSeas]

I only was doing 30% since for me it will most likely evenings when I take the pictures so I didn't want to shock them or overpower the camera. I am changing it with my reeflink to that for the pictures my normal daytime high is in the 70 or 80% range.

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[Davie118]

Oh lol. Now that makes sense.

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[12_Egg_Omelette]

I have to say thanks for posting what temperature and percentage you're using to snap some pictures, that will help me out and a lot of other people out in the future. I also really like the detailed post your have been making.

[StevenSeas]

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah126/sdvaughan12/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0814_zpsu39wywdn.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/sdvaughan12/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0814_zpsu39wywdn.jpg.html)
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah126/sdvaughan12/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0813_zpssgqn5adr.jpg (http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/sdvaughan12/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0813_zpssgqn5adr.jpg.html)

Here are my 2 remaining frags. My sps fragments RTN'd for some unknown reason I think an alk swing but that's pure speculation. This also caused the chalice to recede quite a bit and now is being taken over by a cyano outbreak.

But on a positive note the plays have a 3rd full size head and I believe there are 2 more "juvenile" heads on the back side of the fragile but I can't tell for sure.

[StevenSeas]

Here are my 2 remaining frags. Hope it not too late. The Palestinian have 5 full polyps and a 6th baby polyp. The chalice.... well not as big as it was when I got it but definitely has come back since almost dying off and has much better coloration.

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