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Got my Triton results back today. I thought I'd give it a shot to check on the things I don't test for. Everything looks Ok for the most part. Bromide is a little high (but I have no idea how this impacts a tank or what to do about it). K is a little low, but Lithium is really high. I guess I should stop dropping watch batteries in my tank? The only action I'll take due to these results is to dose a little K.
 
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Took some pics yesterday. Mostly of my older stuff, because my acro frags aren't much to look at yet. Tank is running smoothly, except for some weird algae I've bee getting. I suspect it may be dinos, so I've been dosing peroxide, shortened my light schedule, raised my alk to 9, and have been aggressively vacuuming my sandbed. I've had no ill effects, just trying to keep the tank looking good. On with the pics:

ORA Fluorescent Green Birdsnest. One of the very first corals in my tank.
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ORA Kelly Green Psamacora. Another one I've had forever.
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Forest Fire Digi. Another one that I've had forever.
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Orange Setosa. This is toward the rear of my tank so I often overlook this. I just noticed that this thing has gotten huge.
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BC Shaggy Del Fuego. Just a frag, but coloring up nicely.
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BC Therman's Rainbow. I got this as a TINY frag, and it's still a tiny frag. It's laid down a nice base, so hopefully it will take off soon. Adam's (Battlecorals) colony of this is absolutely beautiful.
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BC Sky Dopple. This thing has really shifted colors in my tank over the last few weeks. It is looking sweet, but unfortunately I cannot pick up the colors with my camera. You'll have to take my word for it.
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BC Hyperberry. This thing is coloring up, but it took a real beating in it's first few weeks in my tank. My fish knocked it off of my rocks about three times, so it spent some time rolling around on the sandbed. It's gonna make it though.
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Ultimate Miyagi Tort. Unlike the Sky Dopple, this thing photographs really well!
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BC Rosaria Rainbow. This one is growing nicely.
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A few more:
SunnyX Sunset Milli. This really took off when I first put it in my tank, but is seems dormant lately.
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BC Gary's Yellow, turned into more of a Gary's Green in my tank.
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Blue Matrix. Love this coral.
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Don't know what this is. This is another one that has completely shifted colors recently. I like where it's going.
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Ultimate Rainbow Prostrata. This has really colored up recently.
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A couple of monti caps I've had for a long time. I love the Reef Tech Starburst.
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Birdsnest growing out of a monti cap. I thought the monti would kill it, but it's been fine for quite a few months.
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My tank was at 74.5 degrees this morning. The second finnex 500w heating tube quit working in two years. Luckily it was the weekend and I was home to notice the temp. I have another finnex tube laying around, so I put it on the tank. Stupidly, I did not have redundant heaters which is precisely the the reason I had the second tube. I was just too lazy to hook it up. Never again.
 
Just some other updates. A lot of the frags I got from Battlecorals and Hung are really coloring up and starting to take off:


RMF Raspberry Lemonade:
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BC Glowsktick. This was looking a little bleached and didn't seem to keep the yellow. I moved it down to see if that helps. If it turns green, I'll move it back up:
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BC Hyperberry. This got really beat up in it's first week in my tank. The shape still looks bad, but you can see the color potential:
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BC Shaggy De Fuego. I like where this one is headed:
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BC Rainbow Rosaria. This seems to be growing pretty well:
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PC Rainbow. I had to get this one again. Right before I got the AEFW, my old PC Rainbow was starting to take off. This one has laid down a nice base.
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Palmer's Blue. This was my biggest loss when I got AEFW. My colony was getting pretty big. I had to replace it. Adam [MENTION=2483]Battlecorals[/MENTION] gave this to me for free. It was two little chunks that are now encrusted together. I have it pretty low in my tank, but it seems to be bluing up pretty well.
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BC Blueberry Field Austera. This thing may be the fastest grower I've ever had in my tank. I hope it colors up some more.
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JF Bonsai. This is growing pretty well. It seems to grow a lot quicker than my old GARF Bonsai.
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BC Red Robin. This turned really pale after putting it in my tank. It has colored up nicely.
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[MENTION=1455]Sawdonkey[/MENTION]

Good looking stuff. What optics do u have on those light. N about how high are they from service
 
jayjerk said:
[MENTION=1455]Sawdonkey[/MENTION]

Good looking stuff. What optics do u have on those light. N about how high are they from service
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They are 90 degrees which comes standard. My coverage is really good since I have them front to back. The fixtures are only 4" from the front glass and 4" from the rear.

Probably about ten inches off of the water.

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Nothing new. Corals are growing, but nothing impressive. I thought I had dinos for a while, so I was dosing hydrogen peroxide for a while. I think that set my corals back a little. I'm starting to see better polyp extension now. My colors aren't as impressive as I'd like them to be. My Vivid's Rainbow is still kinda maroon an not coloring up like my old piece. I really haven't changed anything in my system. I've had a little trouble stabilizing my alk as the seasons changed and my evaporation rate changed. The alk has bounced abound between 7 and 9.

Here are a few pics. I'll shoot a few top-downs tomorrow.

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I think the theme song of my tank should be All Bass, No Treble. All of my acros are encrusting, but no signigicant branches except on a few pieces.

Vivid's Rainbow. THis has been brown for a while, but I think the colors are heading the right direction. I had a frag before that was beautiful and it took a while too.
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BC June Ruby. This is starting to show some promise, but nothing much to look at yet.
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BC Rainbow Rosaria. Another major encruster.
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Sunny X Sunset. Starting to show some promise, but I cannot get good PE out of this, especially for a millie.
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JF Bonsai. This has been a fast grower for me.
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BC Therman's Rainbow. Serious encrusting, no upward growth!
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Pink Lemonade. I get pretty poor PE out of this, but the yellow color is pretty good.
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Copp's Efflo. This encrusted pretty quickly. I hope it takes on the traditional efflo shape soon.
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