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05/07/2018, 01:42 AM | #1 |
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The bane of my existence...300 gallon sps tank
Hey guys and gals.
I have been reading threads of many highly successful sps keepers and decided to keep a little journal here in the sps forum w the hopes of helping others avoid my mistakes. A little background info: I have kept aquariums (mostly freshwater) for 25 years and got into the salt side of things about 5 years ago. I am lucky my wife doesn’t check my paypal account because otherwise otherwise I’d have to remove the sump and live under the tank / inside the stand, like some kind of reefer troll... Without going through all the upgrades and equipment changes throughout the years, I am currently running the following: 2x ati 48inch 8 bulb sunpowers w 2 reefbright xho on each 2 gyre 280 plus 1 tunze 6255 Bubbleking 250 skimmer w a bubble blaster 5000 Geo618 with a upgraded sicce 1.5 recirculating pump fed by a masterflex pump Decent sized fuge with chaeto / gac reactor Semi auto water change system ran by a cheapo masterflex pump w two heads : one pulling from the 50 gallon brute can into the sump and the other pulls out of the sump, outside into the main drain System is run by apex I will add pics tomorrow as I’m at work now (cough cough) |
05/07/2018, 01:55 AM | #2 |
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I’m terrible at naming corals but I’ll do my best
Asd rainbow milli Pic of sapphire / rouge milli / part of GARF bonsai and some sort of green stag ? Pink Floyd Vivid’s firegarden Hawkins |
05/07/2018, 02:03 AM | #3 |
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unknown which has colors hard to see in the iPhone pic but the tips are green rimmed on one side and hot pink on the other side of the coral
Granulosa of some type that is the slowest grower ever Pink lemonade My pride and joy : Oregon tort that I killed and regrew from literally 1 polyp |
05/07/2018, 08:50 AM | #4 |
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Show us those massive zoa colonies. Let us rookies see how real zoas should look like.
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05/07/2018, 04:40 PM | #5 | |
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The inhabitants are:
2 yellow tangs 1 scopas tang 2 Achilles tangs 1 blonde naso tang 1 chevron tang 1 pink tail trigger 1 semi juvi emperator angel 1 melanaurus wrasse 1 Banggai cardinal 2 cleaner shrimp Bunch of snails Chitons which score my acrylic walls... horrible things—not sure how to get rid of them. WTB list : pair of flame angels Quote:
Since you are twisting my arm... here are a few more pics along w FTS |
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05/13/2018, 10:21 PM | #6 |
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I have had trouble with my calcium reactor. It’s probably undersized and isn’t keeping up w my needs. Considering getting a procal from yesteryear. Has anyone had experience with it?
Also considering switching out my bubbleking SM250 to a lifereef vs3-30 or something similar. I think I’m just a tinkerer at heart... the bubbleking produces tea colored skimmate, I can’t dial it to skim really dry, either tea or nothin |
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