240 pic update. 100 pic update after the fall

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TomToro

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The first 5 pics are of the 100gal reef after the disaster that took two tangs. I've decided to let it get back to normal with water changes and proper water parameters. It will be primarily an sps tank when it's ready. I've removed a lot of the live rock to allow for more flow. I've replaced my mag 9.5 with a mag 18 (added another 600gph overflow along with the 1200gph)and added two more maxi jets on a wave timer. I've added a carbon reactor and plan on a phosphate reactor. Still dripping kalk and saving up for a calcium reactor. I'm testing like a chemist trying to get things back to normal. Pretty close: Alk 8dkh, Ca 390, Mg 1040(I know, way too low) PH 8.2. I've removed most of the lps and softies and transferred them to the 240. Everything in it is alive, but the colors look drab. Looks like a wasteland, eh?






Here's the 240 acrylic as of today. I sure hate scraping this thing:mad2:






Thanks for looking,
Tom
 

mandy21

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Both tanks still look stunning, as always. :)
 

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Wow you went through and did a ton of mainenance on that tank. Scraped the back wall, took out the substrate.. Looks completely different even with a lot of the rock missing.

It really does look awesome though tom. Keep the faith my brother..
 

TomToro

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Sorry for the confusion...

I didn't think this thread out very well. The way it's set up, it seems like it's a before and after.

Actually the first five pictures are of the 100gal tank as it looks today after all the slime algae died off and the lps/softies/zoas were removed. All that remains are sps and a couple of anemones.

The second set of five pictures are of the 240 gallon after I transferred the corals.

Again, sorry for the sloppy layout, but thank you for all of the replies. I always appreciate them.

Tom
 

AnDr3w

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Nice powder brown!
 

Fishieness

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you're doing a barebottom for a softie/PLS tank and a crushed coral bottom for sps???
That's a new one :p
I'd suggest switching them if that were at all possible :)
looking good
 
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