Tank Thread polywise's growout tank

[polywise]

After a few years of system down time... I'm getting back into growing some coral.
This time around it seems to be more of a science project focused on coral husbandry versus everything else that comes with filling a reef tank.
I'll be putting up pics and video as the system grows.

Here is where I am.

 

[albano]

Wow, that fish room is looking good! … so is the frag tank.

 

[polywise]

here are a few that I'm trying to grow..

 

[prattreef]

Looking good. I need to stop by sometime. I'm in Yorktown pretty much every weekend.

 

[afernandez]

Niceee.. glad to see your backk

 

[polywise]

Hey Randy, One weekend for sure !

Believe it or not -- I've even still have a coral that I bought from Tony out in Long Island back in the early 2000's when we first met at his house.

Jim C.

 

[polywise]

just did these tests.....
well water supply in 470 PPM, post filters & membranes 12PPM, post DI 3
Temp 78.0
SG 1.027
PO4 0.02
N03 a tick below 10
CA 420
KH 10.2
MG 1470
PH 8.3

 

[piranhapat]

Jim, Glad to hear your growing Coral again. You were the first person I bought a few SPS from. Beautiful set up. I remember you set up a big tank. I think you said you got a leak. Something about this hobby we can never get it out of blood. Glad your back into.

 

[polywise]

Jim, Glad to hear your growing Coral again. You were the first person I bought a few SPS from. Beautiful set up. I remember you set up a big tank. I think you said you got a leak. Something about this hobby we can never get it out of blood. Glad your back into.

Are you going to the FFM on Saturday?

 

[piranhapat]

Are you going to the FFM on Saturday?

I was going but I hear some bad weather saturday.

 

[albano]

I was going but I hear some bad weather saturday.

At least one previous FFM was a snow weekend… PITA drive but still worth it!
If it’s not too bad, I’ll still make the trip.

 

[polywise]

I went to the FFM over the weekend. The event was amazing... so many vendors and hobby related items.
I caught up with some friends, talked with many vendors, bought some coral, and sat in on two lectures.
Here are the coral I bought.

 

[piranhapat]

Jim is getting ready to grow these into monsters. Would of went but that's a little long of a drive especially when I don't really need much. Don't get me wrong would loved of been there in person. Good luck with the new candys.

 

[pecan2phat]

Jim,
Nice haul from FFM.
I remember you had that honking 3 pump Deltec skimmer back in the day. Still have my 902 relic proudly displayed on a basement shelf Lol!

 

[polywise]

Hi Warren,
It's still in use-- I actually added a 4th pump at some time in the past to it making it a AP1004.
it's a BEAST

 

[polywise]

Yesterday, I had the privilege to visit Andrew Sandler & Polo Reef. His tank is amazing
He had a multi person discussion about reefkeeping and lighting. He had the LIRA reef club there for the event. Also I had plenty of time to view his tank, support equipment, and quarantine systems.

It was a great time, I met many very important people in the industry.

 

[polywise]

I've been having some kind of issue with alge that I have never seen before

Not sure what it is, but I can't keep up with it. It is growing on frag rack, and over frags.
I have a handful of blue leg crabs in there

I would appreciate some input for a remedy.
I run RODI, and have very low levels of phosphate 0.00 ---0.03 and nitrates which I have been adding a liquid phosphate to keep a reading between 5-10 PPM
300 gallon system and I do 50 gallon water change every other week (reefcrystals)

 

[polywise]

I stopped by a LFS today and showed them the video.. They said its ULVA.
I'm thinking I have to pull my frag racks and power was them. Also do as much as possible to get it off of anything else in the tank. I see it growing on some powerhead too. Im thinking this is going to be PITA job.

 

[jackson6745]

I stopped by a LFS today and showed them the video.. They said its ULVA.
I'm thinking I have to pull my frag racks and power was them. Also do as much as possible to get it off of anything else in the tank. I see it growing on some powerhead too. Im thinking this is going to be PITA job.

Hey Jim, do you think a 3 day blackout would help? Do you have a bristle tooth tang in there?

 

[polywise]

Hey Rich,
No tangs at the moment, but I think a BTT is a good suggestion. I read they do good a good job with this stuff.

Jim C.