Electrobes

Just did a water change and thought I would snap some pics. Sorry for hazy water... didn't have much time and only correction I used was "I'm feeling lucky" on Picasa.

Goal all this time was to make and keep a KISS tank... and thankfully my tank has really become bullet proof to either my stupidity and/or lack of attention.

Equipment:

- 4 X 24w HO T5's (2 X Aquablue Specials and 2 X Blue Plus)
- AC 110 (HOB Sump)
- Tunze 9002 (In HOB Sump)
- Heating element with Temp controller (Ranco)
- 2 X Vortech MP10's (Both recently put on Long wave mode and one is put on night mode at 7pm)
- Battery back up for one of the Vortechs
- pH monitor
- Tunze motor ATO using my DIY set up (I use Pickling Lime.. about one tsp per gallon)

Maintenance:
- 5G water change once a week (This includes bastering the tank, letting it settle and then sucking it up)
- Feed Reef Pearls once a week (Recently started)
- Dose capful of Iodide once a week (To help bleaching of some SPS that I screwed up)
- Feed Spectrum Pellets once a day
- Tech M (Keeping it high while battling Bryopsis (It worked, now just watching out for possible return))

Interesting Notes on Tank:
- Calcium is always high, regardless of salts and/or lack of pickling lime used. But the Caps love it so I won't change anything.
- Bryopsis seems defeated but I am always wary and keep Mag high for this reason.
- Freaking Torch is throwing babies everywhere and they are successfully planting themselves all over the tank. Not sure if I like this or not.
- Zoos do well in the very beginning and then start dying off. They never fully die off. Thinking it might be an illness or parasite but am just not sure. I just stay away from Zoos nowadays.

Some pics!