jkennedy1007's Mixed Reef

[jkennedy1007]

here's 2 new livestock additions
P.I.F my QT tank away like an idiot month ago,so stupid of me- fingers crossed though









Peaceful at last

any input suggestions comments are always welcomed

[jkennedy1007]

Got the canopy back on top , had to cut it to make room for the 3rd orbit LED fixture added recently



















added figi mud / Halimeda Plant / Red Dragon algae to refugium

[jkennedy1007]

Who's got a fully functioning Eco system
This GUY!
































Thank you thank you thank you!!
MIKE & Megan!
Final piece of my puzzle is now in place.
freshsaltH2o is the man!



Night

Night Close / Clown VS sally crab battle / quick system equipment overview



Day

Day Close

[Sancho]

are those rbta or magnificent? I was sold mine as a gbta but it never has had bubble tips. I think mine is a magnificent. Mine look just like yours but they are green under LEDs

[jkennedy1007]

are those rbta or magnificent? I was sold mine as a gbta but it never has had bubble tips. I think mine is a magnificent. Mine look just like yours but they are green under LEDs

they do bubble tip , i think that there's pictures to prove it in my thread,
depends all on the power of ones lights and proper nutrients really.
I don't like running my LED Fixture's @ 100% intensity, its to much on some of my other corals
And mine are bright green and blue in and around base of tips, just don't have a decent shot of them yet.
Ill work on that, Some people don't realize how big my nems are in till there standing in front of my display.

[jkennedy1007]

@ IT again
Added more macro algae's to my refugium
C. Serrulata, G. Mammillaris, C. Brachypus, Ulva sp., C. Barbata, Cladophora sp.

thank you acbaldwin




So after I visited acbaldwin home, I fell in love with marine planted reef tanks.
And decided to bite his style a bit
" imitation is the highest form of flattery "
Added this large rock with every algae derictly into my tank to seed the start.



Next wasn't happy with current aquascape so I bought this ceramECO bonsai tree from bbandu & WENT 2 WORK!




































Up next switching out the 2 Par 38 LED Fuge fixtures for 1 stock 24" Cadlight's 50 LED fixture

[Sancho]

You want another nem? The one in my 8 is getting big. Has been in my little tanks for over a year. I hate to take it away from the clown and sexy shrimp. I was told it was a GBTA when I bought it but I am pretty sure it is a magnificent. If it is indeed a magnificent it is going to get huge. I want it to go to a good home if I get rid of it. The one it split from I have had 9 years now. I may or may not get rid of it but If I do I want someone lined up. As they can be a bI@tch to get off the rock and into a bag. Plus i need to make room for my $210 mushroom i would hate for the nem to sting it

[Drama D]

Looking awesome, how many tanks do you have?

[jkennedy1007]

You want another nem? The one in my 8 is getting big. Has been in my little tanks for over a year. I hate to take it away from the clown and sexy shrimp. I was told it was a GBTA when I bought it but I am pretty sure it is a magnificent. If it is indeed a magnificent it is going to get huge. I want it to go to a good home if I get rid of it. The one it split from I have had 9 years now. I may or may not get rid of it but If I do I want someone lined up. As they can be a bI@tch to get off the rock and into a bag. Plus i need to make room for my $210 mushroom i would hate for the nem to sting it

4 sure buddy lmk ill give it a home , got to drink some beers together anyways/ more of a reason now

Looking awesome, how many tanks do you have?

too many brotha 5? ish

[cyn]

Plus i need to make room for my $210 mushroom i would hate for the nem to sting it

DUDE. is this for the cadlights 8? i want to see your expensive
shroom!!! ha!

[cyn]

incredible tank, jk! wow! i love it.

i came to see if you posted a foto of your new lobo!

[Sancho]

DUDE. is this for the cadlights 8? i want to see your expensive
shroom!!! ha!

Someone beat me to it...Hahaha. Found the same shroom online for $100. Still a bit rich for my blood on a single shroom.

[cyn]

Someone beat me to it...Hahaha. Found the same shroom online for $100. Still a bit rich for my blood on a single shroom.

are you looking at all those diseased shrooms
with the pox and stuff? haha! i do love shrooms, and
i've seen the really expensive ones at ASD. yeah, i simply
can't justify.

did you buy the $100?

[jkennedy1007]

incredible tank, jk! wow! i love it.
i came to see if you posted a foto of your new lobo!

thanks cyn
lobo deal fell through , guy flaked on me unfortunately.

So now I've learned I'm going to be a father recently
this tanks future is great!! & have decide to keep it!!!!

Rest of my fleet of aquariums & 1 pond will be decommissioned though.

So...... plan for this tank is to be a
" Marine Planted Mixed Reef Tank "
tons of macro and adequate corals for my goal
yeah I know lol will see

In the next 9 months I am going to automate the entire system,
so all that is needed is small amount of attention & glass cleaning
like member Reefrf aka member Ron has accomplished , coolest guy ever to meet!!
http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/showth...-the-REEF-135g

not sps dominate of course ,but will have some choice pieces
from him & other members like mustang bill ect..

So far I have implicated a RKL , PH controller , & Co2 Calcium reactor to system.
reliable ATO next on list















Ran CALCIUM reactor with small ARM coral media,
without co2 for days till i was happy with effluent discharges .

Alk line 1 60 Liters a min / Cal line 2 3 drops per min / co2 input 1 bubble 45 secs
that's a slow start , I keep my Cal & alk dose high manually on the normal.








Eco system has completely blown up!!! since I added mud and new macros
its a war zone down there literally but, in a good way















pics don't do it justice , I have 17 different types of macro algae's in sump alone!
1000+ species of critters in refugium !!









Bout ready to pull SKIMMER , even though its pulling 30% of junk out of system.
I believe my refugium is fully capable of taking load.

So much so I pulled UV sterilizer off system completely to prove I wont have a problem with diseases

Big macro rock from acbaldwin aka Andrew has taken off!
anything red , annihilated by yellow tang
still have reserves in fuge









Added this shell for my large hermit to upgrade 2/when I installed new tank months ago, proud It was a good buy @ $4.99@ petco as a dry hermit shell , look bad a$$ / he dug it up this week & crowned as his own
What a bulldozer! in my tank, don't recommend unless you like a clean reef

[cyn]

beautiful! and i saw in chat, i think, in passing,
but congrats on the bun in the oven! how fantastic!
when is baby due?

and man, like ohio, i've caught lobo fever. i'd buy another
one if i had the space.