Stone's 225 Carbonate Factory

[lockrookie]

He is overly picky his tank at its worst is still amazing. I was over there the other day getting a couple frags and I can only dream to have such a tank.


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[Stones]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

He is overly picky his tank at its worst is still amazing. I was over there the other day getting a couple frags and I can only dream to have such a tank.

Sent from my porcelain aquarium

Thanks Jeff, that acutally made me lol at my desk at work.

The tank could be in worse shape but it looks nothing like it did when I posted pics last August.

I'll post some progress pics shortly as the SPS have all gotten bigger, just their color leaves ALOT to be desired.

[Stones]

Well as promised here are some shots of the system from last week. I didn't turn the flow off so some of the shots aren't very clear and I couldn't quite get the white balance adjusted perfect so the pics don't quite do some of the colors justice.







Cali tort running out of real estate

Rainbow monti

My pride and joy, 10+" across Acropora efflorescens. I'm so glad I didn't loose this guy in my psuedo-crash

[lastlight]

be nice if your colonies weren't all so MASSIVE. My eyes get sore from uninterrupted AWESOMENESS.

That efflo is going to bust your front pane out!

[Stones]

Originally Posted by lastlight

be nice if your colonies weren't all so MASSIVE. My eyes get sore from uninterrupted AWESOMENESS.

That efflo is going to bust your front pane out!

Most would be alot larger but they really haven't grown much or at all since April when I started having issues. Since the color is finally starting to come back, I'm hoping to start seeing some growth tips again on some of the more stubborn species.

The key to getting the OK from the wife to get a bigger tank is clearly strategic placement of corals. After a year or two, if placed in a suitable location, they'll start to encroach on the sides of the tank.

So now when I show the wife that efflo, I say that poor coral is going to grow into the glass unless I get a wider tank. Checkmate.

[Stones]

ORA red planet and Acropora granulosa I believe?

close up ORA red planet

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And now for some recently aquired frags that seem to have some serious potential

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And heres my sad attempt at some macros

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And here are some comparison shots to show the effects the nitrate spike had on my tank:

2011

2012


2011

2012


And a few pics of the other tank inhabitants