Looking fantastic

Thanks! Appreciate the support and kind words!

Just a few new pics and I will start it off with a new FTS.

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps23a58465.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps297e0f1c.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psfe1cff3a.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4bf41e39.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps0a281e8a.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc460acbb.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse7f1f643.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb0d22e14.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps33fcfc6e.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb94fc787.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdffbb28a.jpg

Wow!!! Looks amazing Wayne

amazing! Tank looks great! Love the clams :)

Awesome Wayner

Impressive Wayne, nice pics! The tank looks terrific.

Thanks, guys!

Hey Greg, thanks! I'm gonna have to make a trip to see your tank in person soon!

:biggrin:

Not much to post for the end if Aug however, I do want to share one of my favorite deep water acro progress pics...

This was back in Oct 2013...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4da893aa.jpg

And the same ( on the right) in mid Aug 2014...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse9491a2d.jpg

Sept 2014 coral pic update, top down style ( warning: lots of pics)
 

With many of the frags surviving the 1yr mark, I have taken pics of my favorite pieces...

SSC
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb85fa079.jpg

RR Diablo
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps165a95b8.jpg

Blue Acro
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps386809b2.jpg

RR Pink Floyd (still colouring up)
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdc23b1b4.jpg

RR Grape Crush (new piece)
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4050274f.jpg

RR Poison Ivy
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps059fae46.jpg

Acan collection
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8b8c8b52.jpg

Clams
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc9a8a144.jpg

Superman Encrusting Monti
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps61e631ae.jpg

Some kinda Dragon
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps1746613d.jpg

Purple Dragon
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse2cff46f.jpg

Red Dragon
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps18e6d191.jpg

Idaho Grape
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps71218fb4.jpg

DV Ultimate Bonsai
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps018f7b90.jpg

ORA PB 1
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psa79bb561.jpg

Blue Tenius
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps142b9dca.jpg

Palmers Blue Milli
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps738005ab.jpg

Forest Fire Digi
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psba1dde54.jpg

Tubbs Pink Jade
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psd09938f6.jpg

DV Northern Delight
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps06ef90e4.jpg

RR Purple Monster
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps77a6858a.jpg

ORA Red Planet
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps5f6c124b.jpg

ORA PB 2
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps7b8510a8.jpg

RR Wolverine
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb7a23f17.jpg

Blue Stag
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse00887ab.jpg

Teal Deep Water Acro
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps6f3f4a5f.jpg

Sky Blue Nana
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps6db89840.jpg

Pink Milli
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psef031a03.jpg

DV Limeade
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps25776019.jpg

There are more pics and can be found at this link...
http://s406.photobucket.com/user/hoc...20coral%20pics

Thanks for lookikng and hope you like them as well.

Wow Wayne your pics are amazing. Def a favorite tank journal

Drooling!!!

All wet already.... how does he get those colors?!?!

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Its an awesome collection

so pretty! Looking great Wayne! Thanks for sharing.

I want one of everything once the new tank is up.....:wink:

Tank is looking amazing Wayner, I think it is in line for the TOTQ!!!!:smilecol:

I'm thinking another year for that :)

Maybe I'll beat him to it. Got my new tank on order my friend, soon...my precious...:mrgreen:

Maybe. Except I'm in the running this time too :)

Thank you!

For what? I hope my tank can look half as nice as yours! :)

Thanks, guys! I am hoping my tank will be able to survive the second yr... Right now I have some difficult choices to make... Need to start weeding out what I want to keep and not.

Brads tank is gonna be awesome! His tank is also my insurance for several pieces. :)

I'm at the airport awaiting the pieces you don't want. :-P

good luck my friend!

You have some sweet stuff in that reef Wayne!

Greg, thanks! I think the next twelve months will be the most interesting months and I am certainly looking forward to it. :biggrin:


Here is a short video update of my tank.... All corals started as frags... (Ps. U can watch it in 1080).

http://youtu.be/yVHDloWTV98

Oct pic update....
 

Summer has been good and the same can be said for coral growth in the tank and with growth at this rate I am not certain if dosing will be able to keep. Within the last four weeks I have noticed steady decline in Alk from 8 to 6.1. I've just made a fresh batch tonight and I will be increasing the Alk dosing rate to 24 x 24ml. Once I have used up my supply of Calcium Chloride I will be setting up the CA reactor.

So here is the FTS...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pseea7882d.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf1d8df19.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps0394851b.jpg
reflections...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8212b3c6.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psaa639d2e.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps47fc10f4.jpg
random top down pics...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4432b9cb.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps7cd41a92.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psab18d299.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps373a4c94.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps43e719b3.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9572ef8e.jpg
random frags on rack
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps653fadf2.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psaae8ecc3.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps53f102d3.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps145a164b.jpg
A few up close and personal shots...
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps581931a5.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps79d5e575.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse0bd7fae.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps1ffb8b4f.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psbb7aef0a.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psa86b394c.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psf3e70c2a.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psab335d17.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps6a132528.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps925ab512.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps6afa3a37.jpg
That's all for now... Thanks for looking and the next update will be in November.

Wayne, looking great as usual.
R.

Dammm that looks crazy!

Looking great Wayne, wow thats some serious growth , that's almost a gallon of alk a week.

Holee crap that's looking spectacular Wayne

What's it now, about 14 months since your AEFW reset ?

Are you seriously dosing over a half litre a day of Alk ????

which on is the wolverine?

Thanks, guys!

I've just recalibrated the Alk. It's back up to 8 range. Will keep an eye on it and should be setting up the Ca Reactor soon. That should keep things steady.

Sounds about right, Greg! Time to weed a few out and then I'll be leaving it alone. ��
Don't know if I am dosing 1/2 litre per day but I am filling that 5 litre container but much sooner than before.
yeah, which is the wolverine? Not buying the Reef Raft hype anymore. I find the mariculture corals are not any different, a lot nicer and a lot less expensive. Anyways, I don't see many pics other than the stock Reef Raft pics and having a few I am not impressed. There should be a disclaimer saying that the coral may look different in low nutrient tanks etc... A lot of hype wanting to buy but then you don't hear anything else after...

Agreed Wayne. The RR pieces I see outside of their posts are less than impressive. Way nicer stuff available at way better prices. I would say in your tank alone, you have 40 pieces that are nicer than the RR pieces. We should see what some of them do under Radiums :)

May be I should wait for another 4-6 months to see how they react to the new lights first. To be fair I find the no name Reef raft pieces more exciting than the ones with the hype.... Seriously.... Ultimate crapmthis and that for $500... Not for me. Am I cheap in not wanting to spend the money, no. Those that know me and sponsored vendors know I will spend the money. I am just tired of bring suckered in with these colored saturated pics. You can see how mine have turned out in my journal and you be the judge. Again google the hyped pieces and you do not see any other than vendor reef raft related pics.

Time for a light change...
 

Got myself an early Xmas present this year... Thanks to Mike I have swapped out the mitras for a ATI hybrid. Man, I do love the new lights! Seeing colours on corals that I never new existed!

Anyways, here is a new FTS with the Hybrids...


http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps3945821b.jpg

And a few random coral shots...

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps81c56ed6.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb69d06b7.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb04c1c4e.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...psff04a7a4.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pseab4bb55.jpg
http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps3c1de31d.jpg

Welcome to the ATI/LED Hybrid club, Wayne. It just gets better from here. :biggrin:

Glad your loving them Wayne! Please keep us updated why they are better than Mitras :wink: