Myka's 33g LPS Reef (New pics Apr 21)

[Myka]

Ya, thanks Mark!! I really like the Yuma!

Originally Posted by TheRealBigAL

We want a full tank shot

I keep trying, but my tank grows very little coralline (drive me nuts!!), and it's quite a low nutrient tank (considering I don't run a skimmer on it), so I don't have any green or red turf algae on the rocks either so they are rather light colored, kinda greyish. So when I try to get a FTS the whitish rocks end up throwing the white balance off, and I just can't get a decent looking photo. Everything looks all washed out. My tank isn't that exciting anyway as most of my corals are small still, my tank doesn't look nearly as mature as it is. If I actually did as I preach and maintained my tank a lot better my corals would grow a lot faster.

Another shot of my favourite model (hard to get the gold color to show up in photos since it's a gold fluoresce):

[raisemyrent]

FTS!!!

Sorry Myka, but we need one. Plus, how else are we other 33 gal owners supposed to get aquascaping ideas?

[sharuq1]

Your gorg is gorgeous! What type is it?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by raisemyrent

FTS!!!

Sorry Myka, but we need one. Plus, how else are we other 33 gal owners supposed to get aquascaping ideas?

Just yesterday I was looking at my tank thinking after 2 years and 4 months I'm actually fiarly happy with how my tank is looking right now. It really needs to grow in though as many of my nicer corals are still large frags. I will try again. My rocks are finally starting to color up as of late, so maybe I will be able to get a decent shot.

Originally Posted by sharuq1

Your gorg is gorgeous! What type is it?

No idea, but it is not photo-synthetic.

[Myka]

Got a couple new corals today. A Hammer that's off to the left and isn't open yet, and a rock with a few different types of Blastos that pretty much dead centre, but they aren' in very good shape, so hopefully they will perk up.

I have done a few things differently in my tank lately. Mainly upgraded to 2x250w DE MH with 2x39w T5s, and also started dosing the ZeoVit Nano Power pack. The Pohl's Xtra and Amino Acid LPS both ran out 10 days in (why they wouldn't use bigger bottles for these one so they last a decent amount of time is beyond me). I have been daily dosing the Sponge Power and Coral Vitalizer. With these two changes on the tank I have noticed a dramatic difference in the Valonia. It is disappearing!!! *happy dance* Also, my rock which has been rather white "forever" (the tank is 2 years 4 months old) for no reason I can figure out has started to darken up. I can't really say what is happening, but it just overall looks darker which is awesome!! So, I can finally get a FTS! When the rocks were whiter they would throw the white balance off and my photos would come out "bleached", and I couldn't figure out a way to get decent shots.

So, after 2 years and 4 months I am relatively satisfied with my tank, although the corals still need to grow!! So, by popular demand here is a FTS with just T5s on:

[lobsterboy]

sweet lookin reef Myka

[tang daddy]

nice pics!!

to get the blastos to perk up I feed them mysis 2 times a week.....

as for your brain being bleached try moving it lower certain lps don't like too much light. I had a donut do the same and under 175's is starting to recover.

[Myka]

Thanks for the comments guys!

Originally Posted by tang daddy

to get the blastos to perk up I feed them mysis 2 times a week.....

as for your brain being bleached try moving it lower certain lps don't like too much light. I had a donut do the same and under 175's is starting to recover.

I will try to feed the Blastos, but I have never had success when they look like crap they never eat for me. It seems I have to wait for them to recover before they will accept food.

Which brain are you talking about? The Lobo? This thread is a year old...the Lobo bleached out a bit about 6 or 8 months ago from being too close to the T5s. It's up to snuff nowadays though I think...it's hard to say how dark it's going to get, but I'm hoping it will get to be a rich blood red like some Lobos I've seen.

The only coral in my tank that is bleached right now is a Hammer frag, and I have no idea why it bleached out when all the other Euphyllia around it didn't. Oh, and the new Blastos I just bought are pretty bleached out too.

[tang daddy]

Myka I was reffering to the piece on the sand bed between the lobo and bubble but then again maybe it's just the pic....

as for blastos mine almost died a few times because it was badly neglected until it went in my sump then it got fed daily and now has 10 new heads....+1 on trying to feed them when they're closed it doesn't work maybe wait till they poof up then they accept food right away oh and speaking about off lining the skimmer, I would give it a shot your tank and corals will love it. My newly set up 50g is superhealthy without a skimmer however the WC's is relentless. All the corals seem so much more vibrant tho in my sps tank there has to be one

[brizzo]

Hurray for finally defeating the bubble algae! Tank looks good! How is running skimmerless working out for you? My tank is bare bottom no skimmer Let's hope some coraline starts growing!