Smite's Stout CDA - 205g Acropora dominant system 50x38x25"

[Smite]

And some random shots

 

[chipchipbro]

looking hot man! good colors youve got..
i hope my acros will color back up soon too...

 

[Smite]

And some random shots

Thanks man.
I'm sure they'll start ramping up for you here soon!

 

[Smite]

3 x 40g water changes in. I'm gonna start spreading them out a little bit now that I'm guessing I should have cut those numbers in 1/2.

BC HyperBerry macro

 

[Smite]

BC Aquaticman - Still small but growing real tight and is getting some great coloration.

 

[Smite]

Some of the BC battlebox pieces I got awhile back are settling in. Raindrops on Roses fell but seems to be recovering.
BC Sunblaze spath

BC Battle Yum 2.0

BC Pumpkin Spice (i think that was the name)

RR Blue Flame

 

[chipchipbro]

awesome pics and pieces man, looking like the pop off

 

[Smite]

awesome pics and pieces man, looking like the pop off

Thanks bud! I hope so. I came up short on salt on my last water change. I'll be doing it tomorrow once I get more salt in. Then I plan to wait 2 weeks and send off another ICP to see if the moly and nickel are staying in range.

 

[Smite]

Some no namer pieces from my LFS, Tongs, looking good.
The frag left from my colony I grew out for years and almost lost. It's finally starting to resemble itself again

I really like this one. Coloring up just a few inches off the bottom I plan to keep it low and see if it gets a cool color gradient as it grows and reaches high light

Cool little tips and polyp highlights. Really, you only notice them under a close eye or macro shot.

This little boog of a spath is taking its sweet time to grow but the color it's developing looks like it's going to be worth the wait

 

[drawman]

Some no namer pieces from my LFS, Tongs, looking good.
The frag left from my colony I grew out for years and almost lost. It's finally starting to resemble itself again

I really like this one. Coloring up just a few inches off the bottom I plan to keep it low and see if it gets a cool color gradient as it grows and reaches high light

Cool little tips and polyp highlights. Really, you only notice them under a close eye or macro shot.

This little boog of a spath is taking its sweet time to grow but the color it's developing looks like it's going to be worth the wait

Wow that first one is really pretty

 

[Smite]

Thanks @drawman, it's one of my all time favorites. I'm nailing it with flow so hopefully I get the same super dense and tight growth structure I had in my last tank. Under MH 14k here:

 

[Janci]

Gorgeous.
Amazing how corals can decline and come back so beautifully.

 

[Smite]

Gorgeous.
Amazing how corals can decline and come back so beautifully.

It is awesome but boy can it take some time! I feel like I'm over a year since I ticked off this tank and it's just starting to come back around.

 

[Smite]

Roll of the dice. Wild Aussie Enchinata from a LFS, Carson's Tropical Fish.

 

[Smite]

CC Voodoo Majick is looking happy this am.

The higher I'm able to keep my nightly ph the happier my tank seems to be. Last night dipped to only 7.95 (amazing for my tanks) so I hope to hit 8.3 by the end of my photoperiod. Hopefully it will stay right in that range going forward.

I'm running 6500ml/day of kalkwasser and supplementing 50ml ESV 2 part daily. That seems to be keeping me stable for now.

 

[Smite]

I made the swap over to hydros wave engine vs with 3) xf350 gyres. Overall I feel like I’ve seen a noticeable improvement in polyp extension. Less direct but still very turbulent just about everywhere.

scop still ticked of but looks like it may recover.

 

[Perfectly_Imperfekt1]

I made the swap over to hydros wave engine vs with 3) xf350 gyres. Overall I feel like I’ve seen a noticeable improvement in polyp extension. Less direct but still very turbulent just about everywhere.

scop still ticked of but looks like it may recover.

When you switched over to Hydros wave engine did you use the gyre pumps with it? What wave pump did you use with the Hydros? I've been contemplating changing from Apex system to Hydros.

 

[Troylee]

Awesome tank!

 

[Smite]

When you switched over to Hydros wave engine did you use the gyre pumps with it? What wave pump did you use with the Hydros? I've been contemplating changing from Apex system to Hydros.

Yes I did. So basically the pump only xf350s were at a great price point so I ordered the wave engine to control them. They are "direct drive" but you do still need an $10 cable per gyre to operate it off the hydros. Not having a bunch of power supplies is nice though. Control and preloaded schedules are WAY better than dealing with the gen3 controller. I had one in the past. I plan to order a tunze cord and see how it does controlling one of my 6105 pumps in the future .

My actual controller is Apex as well, the classic. I have 1 outlet sticking and my display took a crap. I'm past due for a new controller. This was partly a toe in the water for the hydros. So far it's worked flawlessly, easy setup and great connectivity. I plan to swap from Apex to Hydros when I get some extra cash.

 

[Smite]

Awesome tank!

Thanks man!