Finally got a pic of my tank
Jamie, thanks for the compliment. I'm only moving about a mile and I have a whole day dedicated to just the tank. I also have some of the guys here over to help.
The corraline started shortly after setting up the tank last July and has taken off ever since. It gets so thick that chunks fall off regularly from the weight. The reactor has only been running a couple of weeks, but I see no effect either way on the coralline. I change about 10 gallons every week; two weeks at the most. I have only recently added a bit of iodine, but not enough to say I dose it. More to see any effect it had on some sagging xenia (which it didn't). I have been using CaOH as top-off water. I pre-mix 6 tsp. of kalk with about 80ml of vinegar. I add this solution to 5g of top-off RO water.
I'm hoping the reactor eliminates the need for this, although the occasional use of kalk may help PO4 reduction.
I swear if te coralline gets any worse/better, the corals will turn purple from it [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Overall, I'm happy with the way the tank is going. The frags I got from you are growing like weeds, especially the pink monti and the A. millipora (which is now turning pink). I'll try and get some close up shots of these frags.
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