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Guys,
So 5 months ago I stripped down my 400 ltr tank and restarted again , it was neglected for years and I’d decided to give it a rebirth .

I’m now in a position where I can sit back and enjoy it , it’s been a journey of ups and downs and lots of experimenting but I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every minute even with blood sweat and tears.

So, my mixed reef now consists of 53 corals from mushrooms to acroporas and 16 fish and a cuc of an urchin, sand star , various snails and crabs and a million stomatellas, micro brittles -and dove snails which keep my rock free of any algae ( I leave the sides for algae for the cuc)

Set up is rather complicated but the system works.

A little about that… I run a skimmer , dsb and refugium with caluerpa
I use the triton core7 be system and dose trace that comes back from the icp as undetectable.
Also use ozone in a controller and carbon runs the same time during the night in tandem.
7 dosing heads dose the triton supplements and vodka , lc and iodine are to control nutrients and iodine at 600.

I decided and stabilised my parameters at :
Salinity 1.0255
Temp 26
Ph is 8.3
Par ranges from 50 - 450
Orp 300+
Kh 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1300
Phosphate.10
Nitrates 10

As it’s a mixed reef it seems a middle ground for the various corals and gives a little wiggle room if something drops out of range

So here it is

IMG_3004-compressed.jpeg
 

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Guys,
So 5 months ago I stripped down my 400 ltr tank and restarted again , it was neglected for years and I’d decided to give it a rebirth .

I’m now in a position where I can sit back and enjoy it , it’s been a journey of ups and downs and lots of experimenting but I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every minute even with blood sweat and tears.

So, my mixed reef now consists of 53 corals from mushrooms to acroporas and 16 fish and a cuc of an urchin, sand star , various snails and crabs and a million stomatellas, micro brittles -and dove snails which keep my rock free of any algae ( I leave the sides for algae for the cuc)

Set up is rather complicated but the system works.

A little about that… I run a skimmer , dsb and refugium with caluerpa
I use the triton core7 be system and dose trace that comes back from the icp as undetectable.
Also use ozone in a controller and carbon runs the same time during the night in tandem.
7 dosing heads dose the triton supplements and vodka , lc and iodine are to control nutrients and iodine at 600.

I decided and stabilised my parameters at :
Salinity 1.0255
Temp 26
Ph is 8.3
Par ranges from 50 - 450
Orp 300+
Kh 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1300
Phosphate.10
Nitrates 10

As it’s a mixed reef it seems a middle ground for the various corals and gives a little wiggle room if something drops out of range

So here it is

IMG_3004-compressed.jpeg
Good job it looks nice!
 

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Guys,
So 5 months ago I stripped down my 400 ltr tank and restarted again , it was neglected for years and I’d decided to give it a rebirth .

I’m now in a position where I can sit back and enjoy it , it’s been a journey of ups and downs and lots of experimenting but I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every minute even with blood sweat and tears.

So, my mixed reef now consists of 53 corals from mushrooms to acroporas and 16 fish and a cuc of an urchin, sand star , various snails and crabs and a million stomatellas, micro brittles -and dove snails which keep my rock free of any algae ( I leave the sides for algae for the cuc)

Set up is rather complicated but the system works.

A little about that… I run a skimmer , dsb and refugium with caluerpa
I use the triton core7 be system and dose trace that comes back from the icp as undetectable.
Also use ozone in a controller and carbon runs the same time during the night in tandem.
7 dosing heads dose the triton supplements and vodka , lc and iodine are to control nutrients and iodine at 600.

I decided and stabilised my parameters at :
Salinity 1.0255
Temp 26
Ph is 8.3
Par ranges from 50 - 450
Orp 300+
Kh 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1300
Phosphate.10
Nitrates 10

As it’s a mixed reef it seems a middle ground for the various corals and gives a little wiggle room if something drops out of range

So here it is

IMG_3004-compressed.jpeg
Now just remember to keep your hands out of it, just let it do its thing, and of course sps needs maturity. :zany-face: Sorry I'm cursed with a photographic memory. Good job on the reboot it looks nice.
 
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Now just remember to keep your hands out of it, just let it do its thing, and of course sps needs maturity. :zany-face: Sorry I'm cursed with a photographic memory. Good job on the reboot it looks nice.
Brilliant! A fellow wise guy , keep it up sailor
 

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Guys,
So 5 months ago I stripped down my 400 ltr tank and restarted again , it was neglected for years and I’d decided to give it a rebirth .

I’m now in a position where I can sit back and enjoy it , it’s been a journey of ups and downs and lots of experimenting but I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every minute even with blood sweat and tears.

So, my mixed reef now consists of 53 corals from mushrooms to acroporas and 16 fish and a cuc of an urchin, sand star , various snails and crabs and a million stomatellas, micro brittles -and dove snails which keep my rock free of any algae ( I leave the sides for algae for the cuc)

Set up is rather complicated but the system works.

A little about that… I run a skimmer , dsb and refugium with caluerpa
I use the triton core7 be system and dose trace that comes back from the icp as undetectable.
Also use ozone in a controller and carbon runs the same time during the night in tandem.
7 dosing heads dose the triton supplements and vodka , lc and iodine are to control nutrients and iodine at 600.

I decided and stabilised my parameters at :
Salinity 1.0255
Temp 26
Ph is 8.3
Par ranges from 50 - 450
Orp 300+
Kh 9
Calcium 430
Mag 1300
Phosphate.10
Nitrates 10

As it’s a mixed reef it seems a middle ground for the various corals and gives a little wiggle room if something drops out of range

So here it is

IMG_3004-compressed.jpeg
Tank is looking great!
 
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