Troy Valentine's CGOC Pics

[Troy Valentine]

- Tank: 60 gallon cube (2'x2'x2') frag tank tied to 240 mixed reef.
- Lighting: 4-T5's and 1-250watt MH
- Filtration: 30 gallon Xenia fuge and 15 gallon Chaeto fuge
- Chemistry: CA 400
Alk 8.3 dkh
PH 8.0
PO4 .042
NO3 Undetectable

Biweekly 10%(30 gallons) water changes with Reef Crystals

-Additives: Feed DT fish 3 times a day and feed corals 3 times at night with Hagen automatic feeders.
Calcuim Chloride is added through a dosing pump (3 Cups of CACL diluted in a 2.5 gallon container.
Alkalinity is also dosed with a dosing pump from a 2.5 gallon container. (2.66 cups of Baking Soda and .33 cup of Seachem Marine Buffer to keep the PH at 8.0)

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[12_Egg_Omelette]

That's a massive frag tank.


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[Troy Valentine]

Thank you

Acro Week 1 Growth

[12_Egg_Omelette]

I'm playing in the big leagues with all your acropora buffs.

[quicksilverz]

Were not all that lol

[12_Egg_Omelette]

In due time, in due time.

[quicksilverz]

Lol its been a long time trial and error.

[12_Egg_Omelette]

I've been pretty lucky, I've only had one acropora die on me and it was because I dropped it on a favia. I'm hoping to learn a lot for the heavy acropora keepers.

[Troy Valentine]

I've been pretty lucky, I've only had one acropora die on me and it was because I dropped it on a favia. I'm hoping to learn a lot for the heavy acropora keepers.

Trial and error for me too Mike...... I have a back yard littered will a lot of errors! I should start up my own curio shop with the amount huge dead colonies I've got.

[quicksilverz]

Thats not good... =/ i am trying to learn from past mistakes wish me luck.

[Troy Valentine]

Week 2 (1/8th inch total growth)

It has reached the 1" mark
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27150&d=1437855898

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27171&d=1437871999

[Troy Valentine]

Can't see any new growth.

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27156&d=1437857296

[Troy Valentine]

Week 6

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27285&d=1440333584

The original 2 headed Paly now has 6 heads

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27286&d=1440333623
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27287&d=1440333625

[Davie118]

Awesome growth man!

~Greg

[Troy Valentine]

Thank you!

[Francis]

Wow zoas are growing fast!


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[alton]

[QUOTE=Francis;985336]Wow zoas are growing fast!


Looks like everything is growing great, Troy you use Reef Breeders Lights correct?

[Troy Valentine]

On my display YES, however on the frag tank I use T5/MH combo. The DT has 2-18" value fixtures and a single 48" photon. I also supplement with 2-36" Hamilton Aruba fixtures on the DT. I did swap out most of the LEDs on the value fixtures with a NM range that better suited my needs. Particularly in the 400nm, 415nm, 430nm, 450nm and lower kelvin temps <6000.

[leliataylor]

Can you babysit my palys for a couple of weeks? I think they need your special touch. They are growing very slowly. LOL

Yours are looking fantastic.

[Troy Valentine]

Week 8
Now 7 heads
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27332&d=1441663465

Acro 1 1/8"
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27333&d=1441663468

[Reefnub]

Dang you really know how to grow those palys! Sps looks like it's about to take off.


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[Troy Valentine]

Dang you really know how to grow those palys! Sps looks like it's about to take off.


Thank you!

Only certain Palys do well for me, others will just wither away. I just got lucky this time. As for the Acro I've moved it all around the frag tank to see if I can get better color/growth. It seems to like indirect light and a lot of flow.

[Reefnub]

Yea I have mine off to the side of the tank and next to the mp-40 but I will leave it alone until it encrusts the plug then move it to more light and see what happens.


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[Troy Valentine]

Seems to be fully encrusted, but not much vertical growth.
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27377&d=1443296182
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27378&d=1443296188

Palys now have a total of 9 heads. 7 full heads and 2 babies.
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27379&d=1443296194
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27380&d=1443296198

[Davie118]

Awesome growth! Looking really good! :cool:

~Greg

[Troy Valentine]

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27417&d=1445047370

9 heads: They are starting to move off the frag plug.
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27418&d=1445047502
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27419&d=1445047506
Can I have them grow onto a rock so they can continue to spread?