badAZZlars' 125 sps reef build (Updated FTS)

[rburns24]

I was wondering how your frags are colouring/have coloured up and if you can noticed any effect of using the zeovit products yet.

ATB
Robert

[badAZZlars]

Originally Posted by rburns24

I was wondering how your frags are colouring/have coloured up and if you can noticed any effect of using the zeovit products yet.

ATB
Robert

I would say that yes I have noticed better color in some of the acros but not all and I have noticed better polyp extension in some acros but not all. By no means would I say that the product is a big game changer for my tank so far. I remain optimistic and will continue to dose until my current bottles are gone and then will evaluate from there.

I think at the very least I would continue to dose the coral vitalizer as food but am currently unsure about the xtra. I haven't been using it very long yet though so need to give it more time before I come to a conclusion.

Growth is going pretty well with most of the frags but a few have stalled out after they encrusted their frag discs.

[lastlight]

That stand looks fantastic. I love dark-stained maple had it in my old house. I'm surprised those little magnets can hold the entire front on are they strong like the tunze magnets?

Looking forward to seeing those frag grow out I was thinking 'wow' as I looked at them and 'double wow' when I saw where they came from.

[badAZZlars]

Originally Posted by lastlight

That stand looks fantastic. I love dark-stained maple had it in my old house. I'm surprised those little magnets can hold the entire front on are they strong like the tunze magnets?

Looking forward to seeing those frag grow out I was thinking 'wow' as I looked at them and 'double wow' when I saw where they came from.

Yeah they are the "rare earth metal" magnets that I believe are also used in the tunze units. For the size they definitely have alot of hold.

I too was pleasantly surprised when the frags I ordered from fragalot showed up as ordered and healthy for the most part. Still only have the one loss from the order and all are doing well. I decided to go for it after a recent favorable review from another canreefer. Hopefully things are turning around for the better with that outfit.

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by badAZZlars

"rare earth metal" magnets that I believe are also used in the tunze units

lol i didn't know that magnetite was so rare

love how you put it in qoutations

[badAZZlars]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

lol i didn't know that magnetite was so rare

love how you put it in qoutations

Haha yeah I'm just reading off of the container the magnets came in.

[badAZZlars]

Made a couple of changes in my tank recently.

I changed the aquascaping just a bit to get rid of some rocks that looked out of place. The new setup give me a better setup for adding corals.

Also I changed out two of my actinic t5's that had turned a faint purple color for some reason, to some geisman actinic plus bulbs. Wow are they ever blue but overall they add just a bit more blue to the look of the tank. Still a nice crist white/blue color so not overdone. I'll try to post an updated picture in the next couple of day.

I also added in a new acan that I picked up from Red Coral on the weekend.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by badAZZlars

Growth is going pretty well with most of the frags but a few have stalled out after they encrusted their frag discs.

I've noticed that acros will go through growth phases.....sometimes they seem to grow up and out and sometimes they encrust.....I suppose they do need to build a bigger base befor they can grow taller/ wider....