Recent content by Sawdonkey

Looking good. I know you’ll move these corals to the new tank, but pay very close attention to the placement. I looks like you have some of the same corals, because I gave you multiple chunks of some, in different locations. You’re going to ant to put those together. Basically glue them up...

I’m happy to help where I can. Feel free to text me. First, great looking tank and you’ve got way more than enough light! Regarding rockwork, I’d redo it so it slopes up from front to back. Otherwise you just have a plateau with coal all at the same level and no layering effect. Plus...

I use a Panasonic GX85 with either a macro lense, a wide angle lense, or a telephoto lense with extension tubes…depending on the level of zoom I want. I use a portal cylinder or just a top down viewer. I don’t know much about photography other than what I’ve learned through trial and error...

I just dose with my topoff. It’s not perfect, but I’ve been doing it for over ten years with success. I don’t get too concerned with alk…as I mentioned, I haven’t tested for about 45 days. I should do that tonight….

Welcome. Show us your tank!

H Yes, kalk is all I use. I don’t test alkalinity nearly as often as I should. I’ve been dumping a bunch of vinegar in my kalk slurry to supersaturate. I may need to put the calcium reactor online soon, but I’d rather not if I don’t have to. Just more crap to maintain and more potential fail...

Thanks. I’m so busy with kids these days that I rarely have the tank clean. Plus the fact that it’s hidden away in a utility room means that I don’t have to look at it and keep it clean. I don’t think I’ve checked alk for over a month….just looked at my log….in last checked alk on 12/14/24...

Here’s some coral:

Dinos have been gone for months now and things are running smoothly. Here are some macro shots.

No, they were big blotches, like the size of dimes. Definitely his flesh changing colors. Probably some kind of defense mechanism while sleeping.

I would be interested. Also north side (Ravenswood).

This is pretty typical tang behavior. My current tangs hide while sleeping. I used to have a naso tang that would be covered in white blotches for 5-10 minutes after “waking up”.

Looks great. Are you sure your PO4 isn’t .323 rather than 3.23. That’s super high…but maybe it works for your tank. I just hit .4 and I’m using GFO to bring it down a tad. My nitrates are in the 40s too…and I need to get those down a bit as well. My coral all looks happy, but my rocks and...

I’ve had the 40 for a month or so. Works as expected. Dead silent. I don’t think it would be too much for a 75 depending on how much flow you want.

I took a few low-quality full tank shots: