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[Fishfoo]

A few updated macro/colony shots of some of my sticks


BC Backdraft


BC Blue Ghost


BC Hawaii


WWC Heartbreaker


BC Bonfire



BC Bliss (First pic under blues, second under whites)


Fishfoo Creepers at Dusk


Fishfoo Sunny Clouds

 

[Jake]

Awesome

 

[lifelinefish]

Wow!! Very nice.

 

[RSnodgrass]

Great shots... even more impressive is that they actually look like that in person!

The ultra blue shots are fun however, I'll always be a sucker for a color accurate one

 

[acharpenter]

Keenan u suck. Ur tank looks horrible ugh!!!!

So jelly

 

[mak]

A few updated macro/colony shots of some of my sticks


BC Backdraft


BC Blue Ghost


BC Hawaii


WWC Heartbreaker


BC Bonfire



BC Bliss (First pic under blues, second under whites)


Fishfoo Creepers at Dusk


Fishfoo Sunny Clouds

Amazing pics kenan makes me envy your tank!

 

[northern_reefs]

Beautiful pics! Definitely makes me want to dive into sticks!


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[mak]

Sorry Keenan for mis spelling your name.


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[Fishfoo]

Thanks

Sorry Keenan for mis spelling your name.


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Thanks Mak, and no worries you're not the first to misspell or mispronounce it

 

[Fishfoo]

I get asked about my parameters and these are the only three I regularly test along with Salinity.

Phosphate is pretty high right now due to it bottoming out the last few tests (my tank consumes A LOT of phosphates) and so I just kept adding neophos daily without testing each day (oops ) and it climbed a bit high. I usually like it around .1 for what it’s worth. It’ll come back down to that in a few days so I’m not too worried. Aside from that, things are looking good!

 

[OldNemo]

I get asked about my parameters and these are the only three I regularly test along with Salinity.
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Phosphate is pretty high right now due to it bottoming out the last few tests (my tank consumes A LOT of phosphates) and so I just kept adding neophos daily without testing each day (oops ) and it climbed a bit high. I usually like it around .1 for what it’s worth. It’ll come back down to that in a few days so I’m not too worried. Aside from that, things are looking good!

You run your NO3 low! I prefer mine around 67.8.

 

[Fishfoo]

You run your NO3 low! I prefer mine around 67.8.

I like it high but idk about that high before getting the Hanna checker I always used the cheap api nitrate checker and it consistently read at 30-40, so that’s where I always thought they were. Now I get this and it says 17, and I’m inclined to believe this is the correct measurement. I’d like to get it up to at least 20 though. More fish??

 

[Fishfoo]

So I took this measurement yesterday evening. I wasn’t lying when I said my tank consumes p04 like crazy

 

[nox.rupaw]

larger your SPS colonies, more nutrients it'll soak up.

 

[Fishfoo]

larger your SPS colonies, more nutrients it'll soak up.

It's been this way for a while though. I honestly suspect it's a vibrant after effect, even after 1.5+ years of not dosing it at all. That crap absolutely stripped my tank of all phosphates. I believe the live bacteria in vibrant are still in the tank. Just my uneducated opinion though. I do agree that my corals are consuming some, I just need to keep dosing neophos in insane amounts to keep it available for them.

 

[nox.rupaw]

to build on that.... for years 0 to 2, P04 sucks. But in a stable/mature tank P04 are your friend. thats been my experience.

 

[Fishfoo]

This is the #1 most vital thing for my tank, hands down

 

[Fishfoo]

to build on that.... for years 0 to 2, P04 sucks. But in a stable/mature tank P04 are your friend. thats been my experience.

This tank is now over 2 years old and had some rock in it from the start that was 3 years old at the time so I'd say it's pretty mature at this point. I strongly suspect it's a vibrant bacteria issue that once in the tank, can't be removed. But dosing neophos daily isn't to big of an issue. I should really just put it on a dosing pump.

 

[OldNemo]

This tank is now over 2 years old and had some rock in it from the start that was 3 years old at the time so I'd say it's pretty mature at this point. I strongly suspect it's a vibrant bacteria issue that once in the tank, can't be removed. But dosing neophos daily isn't to big of an issue. I should really just put it on a dosing pump.

What about feeding more?

 

[Fishfoo]

What about feeding more?

I already feed a lot, plus that would also increase nitrates and overall detritus. Dosing pure po4 has been the best way to maintain it ime