Show me your LPS dominated reeftanks! - Page 8

jadeguppy · 04/13/2008, 08:39 PM

Nice brain, I hope I get to keep mine that long!

Aquarist007 · 04/13/2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SCIFI_3D_zoo
Really good for your 2nd year salt. You got softies, polyps, etc. mastered, few LPS. DO you plan to mess with SPS?

thanks since xmas I have messed with three--the bluetip in the corner is my pride sps because it was almost all dead when given to me and is coming back great. the second I only paid 10 bucks for because it was all white and the lfs was going to throw it out--its turned slightly pinkish again. The montipora in the third was one big piece but broke in half when I was glueing it--I like it better in two pieces anyways

crabbejoe · 04/19/2008, 06:31 AM

Great tanks everyone! For those with softies mixed in there, do you run carbon?

Aquarist007 · 04/19/2008, 06:33 AM

I run both carbon and phosban in phosban reactors

tunicata · 04/19/2008, 09:17 PM

Snowsurfer · 04/20/2008, 02:20 PM

Aquarist007 · 04/20/2008, 02:32 PM

tunicata--you have some nice corals there--too bad the focus wasn't a little better
you have to show a whole tank view too---that is the purpose of this thread )

Aquarist007 · 04/20/2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snowsurfer

very nice--great variety of corals

what size tank is it?

TJ_Burton · 04/20/2008, 02:37 PM

Wow, what a slew of really great tanks!

Snowsurfer · 04/20/2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
very nice--great variety of corals

what size tank is it?

Thanks its a 5x2x2 Eco system, with 4 foot algea/mud sump

Aquarist007 · 04/20/2008, 03:03 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snowsurfer
Thanks its a 5x2x2 Eco system, with 4 foot algea/mud sump [/QUOTE

I have been looking for pics of mud sumps--can you possibly post a pic on this thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1349443

Aquarist007 · 04/20/2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snowsurfer
Thanks its a 5x2x2 Eco system, with 4 foot algea/mud sump

with having the well established and good size refugium do you feed your corals much any more?

Snowsurfer · 04/20/2008, 03:24 PM

Ill sort some pics out of my sump when i get a chance and post them on that thread for you. As for feeding corals i hardly do anymore. Now and again i added frozen rotifers and cyclopeze but only straight in the tank not target feeding corals.

Snowsurfer · 04/20/2008, 03:25 PM

Oh and im running this system without a skimmer i think that helps a lot as it seems the LPS like it.

Aquarist007 · 04/20/2008, 03:29 PM

I am definetly interested in your system especially without running the protein skimmer. I am almost at that point with setting up the second refugium
are you running carbon or phosban in lieu of not running the skimmer?

Snowsurfer · 04/20/2008, 03:38 PM

I run carbon for about 1 week a month. I run a phosphate reactor all the time which i change the media on average every 2 months.

The system is very heavily stocked fish wise, yet the system is working great. After a few months of running the nitrates slowly got to around 25ppm the tank has been running about 1 year and 9 months now and the system has settled out and is showing 0ppm nitrate now on a salifert test kit. This is from nothing i have done just the system working on its own. I do around 100 liter water change every 2 months and thats about it apart from maually keeping my Ca in check.

fishyz · 04/21/2008, 05:39 PM

Snowsurfer you have a stunning tank! What type of lights do you have on it?

saltyfishy123 · 05/07/2008, 08:18 PM

Aquarist007 · 05/07/2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Snowsurfer
I run carbon for about 1 week a month. I run a phosphate reactor all the time which i change the media on average every 2 months.

The system is very heavily stocked fish wise, yet the system is working great. After a few months of running the nitrates slowly got to around 25ppm the tank has been running about 1 year and 9 months now and the system has settled out and is showing 0ppm nitrate now on a salifert test kit. This is from nothing i have done just the system working on its own. I do around 100 liter water change every 2 months and thats about it apart from maually keeping my Ca in check.

excellent thanks

blange3 · 05/08/2008, 11:39 AM

My soon to be upgraded 75. Moving up to a 180.

Pictures are from last fall. There have been some changes. Coral wars broke out and the bubble was lost. I banished the plate for it's aggression. Lot's of hammer and frogspawn growth since then.

I'll try to get some new pic's before the upgrade.

deanos · 05/08/2008, 12:46 PM

johnanddawn · 06/16/2008, 06:48 AM

bump for more FTS shots

SCIFI_3D_zoo · 06/16/2008, 12:05 PM

Nice DEANOS. Do you hand feed those sun corals?? I want to get a nice orange plate myself.

Aquarist007 · 06/16/2008, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnanddawn
bump for more FTS shots

hi teach--how long have you been at it?

Aquarist007 · 06/16/2008, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by deanos

wow--you just raised the bar for me---I think I will be going on a coral run later this week

What kind of lighting do you have

04/19/2008, 06:31 AM	#178
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	Great tanks everyone! For those with softies mixed in there, do you run carbon? __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR

04/19/2008, 06:33 AM	#179
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I run both carbon and phosban in phosban reactors __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/19/2008, 09:17 PM	#180
tunicata Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY 11238 Posts: 486	__________________ New York Reef Club - Information Technology and Communications Director 80g DD Rimless Display, Custom 62g Sump w/fuge, Life Reef SVS2-24 in-sump, Tek Elite 8 bulb T5, Mixed Reef

04/20/2008, 02:32 PM	#182
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	tunicata--you have some nice corals there--too bad the focus wasn't a little better you have to show a whole tank view too---that is the purpose of this thread ) __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/20/2008, 02:37 PM	#184
TJ_Burton Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 154	Wow, what a slew of really great tanks! __________________ TJ Burton Current Tank Info: 20 Gallon SPS Reef, 25 Gallon SPS Reef, 8 Gallon Eunice

04/13/2008, 08:39 PM	#176
jadeguppy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nw Florida Posts: 2,611	Nice brain, I hope I get to keep mine that long!

04/20/2008, 02:20 PM	#181
Snowsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 266

04/20/2008, 03:03 PM	#186
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Snowsurfer Thanks its a 5x2x2 Eco system, with 4 foot algea/mud sump [/QUOTE I have been looking for pics of mud sumps--can you possibly post a pic on this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1349443 __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/20/2008, 03:24 PM	#188
Snowsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 266	Ill sort some pics out of my sump when i get a chance and post them on that thread for you. As for feeding corals i hardly do anymore. Now and again i added frozen rotifers and cyclopeze but only straight in the tank not target feeding corals.

04/20/2008, 03:25 PM	#189
Snowsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 266	Oh and im running this system without a skimmer i think that helps a lot as it seems the LPS like it.

04/20/2008, 03:29 PM	#190
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I am definetly interested in your system especially without running the protein skimmer. I am almost at that point with setting up the second refugium are you running carbon or phosban in lieu of not running the skimmer? __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/20/2008, 03:38 PM	#191
Snowsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 266	I run carbon for about 1 week a month. I run a phosphate reactor all the time which i change the media on average every 2 months. The system is very heavily stocked fish wise, yet the system is working great. After a few months of running the nitrates slowly got to around 25ppm the tank has been running about 1 year and 9 months now and the system has settled out and is showing 0ppm nitrate now on a salifert test kit. This is from nothing i have done just the system working on its own. I do around 100 liter water change every 2 months and thats about it apart from maually keeping my Ca in check.

04/21/2008, 05:39 PM	#192
fishyz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 423	Snowsurfer you have a stunning tank! What type of lights do you have on it?

05/07/2008, 08:18 PM	#193
saltyfishy123 WYSIWYG Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,395	__________________ 135 Custom Aquarium -2x 250 watt hamilton bulbs 14k -Sunlight supply Dual 250 ballast -Euro-Reef RS-135 -Red Sea 100 Ozonizer -2x Tunze 6060's Current Tank Info: 135 Custom Softie/LPS reef

05/08/2008, 11:39 AM	#195
blange3 Brewer and Reefer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Woodbridge, NJ Posts: 1,126	My soon to be upgraded 75. Moving up to a 180. Pictures are from last fall. There have been some changes. Coral wars broke out and the bubble was lost. I banished the plate for it's aggression. Lot's of hammer and frogspawn growth since then. I'll try to get some new pic's before the upgrade. __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 180gal with 100 gal Sump CSS Octopus NW150, Mag 18 return, Jebao RW20, 2xMJ 900's 320w VHO Actinics and 320w overdriven T5's coming back online after a FW break

05/08/2008, 12:46 PM	#196
deanos Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 290	My 120g Reef

06/16/2008, 06:48 AM	#197
johnanddawn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 733	bump for more FTS shots

06/16/2008, 12:05 PM	#198
SCIFI_3D_zoo Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sebring, Florida Posts: 1,072	Nice DEANOS. Do you hand feed those sun corals?? I want to get a nice orange plate myself.