Benzzz 67g Starphire Shallow Reef

[benzzz]

Salinity 1.25  I think this should say 1.025  LOL

  oops  thanks Jim

 

[benzzz]

Isnt 76 a little on the cool side for a reef? Great looking pieces btw!

Could be I guess.....  I have read the optimal temp is 79-81. And at this  temperature it should increases enzymes catalyze faster and speed up metabolic processes.  I should try to gradually increase it to at least 78-80.  But then my growth will be so crazy I will have to give everyone here free frags 

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Well u know.. ill take some off ya but yeah i think 78 is a good temp. Thats what try to keep mine at.

 

[deeznutz]

Here are afew pics from Benzzz tank.  Sorry for the crappy post editing.  Life is too busy.

I'lll post more later.

Enjoy

-dan

 

[Reef Hero]

Wow!!! I'm loving your tank dude!! Great pics and it's looking sweet!
The shallow tank might be my next build! great choice!


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[benzzz]

Dee.  Seriously sick pics man, thanks so much.

Added a few more coral so get back here and shoot away.

Thanks for the kind words reef hero

Cant wait to see more

 

[benzzz]

Few more pics

Purple plasma from MJC





Green dragon





Aussie Duncan



Flame tip



RR Red Dragon



Undata

 

[deeznutz]

No worries dude.  I'll be back soon !

Enjoy that little reef.  One of my fave tanks.  It's just so darn cute

-dan

 

[benzzz]

weekly test results

Alk 8.0
Ca 450
Mg 1300
NO3 .5
PO4 .003
Temp 78
Salinity 1.025

Have seen some really good growth in some of the sps in the last couple of months and have been taking update pictures to record as time goes by.  Going to try and figure out on my Photoshop Elements how to join two pictures side by side in the same photo for comparison.

 

[benzzz]

Just playing around with PS

I really need a camera

 

[benzzz]

Crayola Plana

 

[benzzz]

Ok One more

 

[Poseidon]

That's some crazy growth! Congrats

 

[benzzz]

That's some crazy growth! Congrats

Thanks

 

[benzzz]

3 new additions today.

I added a coral banded shrimp. A cleaner shrimp and a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse.

I already had a blood shrimp and adding the other two seemed fine.

 

[curiousphil]

Amazing growth results!

 

[benzzz]

Amazing growth results!

I am super happy with the way things are going.

Such a nice day thought I would do a frag run.

Dropped in to see the boys at MJC.

Picked up 8 new frags for the tank....  I think until my frag tank is built I have to stop as I have run out of room. I added a nice shapped LR from the sump to mount the new additions.

 

[benzzz]

few new frags

RR Neon Green Aculeus



Unknown acro ?



DV Sunset Milli

 

[benzzz]

Picked up 4 frags of zoas today.  Gods of Armour, Sunrise sakuras, Cheerios and Eagle Eyes,  Just waiting on them to open up to take a couple pics  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[Marz]

Drat! I was gonna call u out for no pics then I actually read your post!