danano's 110g @ 2 yrs - Page 2

danano · #26 03/30/2006, 10:33 AM

Thanks for all the kind words!

Fliger, it's now 9x54w.

my2girls, you wouldn't happen to be moving out here to Singapore would you?

Purple Haze, it sure is packed and what you see now is after removing/pruning about a third of the corals!

hawaiianwg, sps prices here typically range from USD25 - 50. They come from all over the Pacific.

otf, I haven't noticed any lightening since going SSB (1/2"). It has pretty much stayed the same.

Keith, I would say about a third grew out from frags, another third aquacultured and the rest from wild specimens.

Mark, more pics coming right up...

AI3, if I had to attribute improved coloration to several factors, they would be tank maturity, light spectrum, good flow, stable parameters, powerful skimming, regular water changes with good/proven salt to replenish essential trace elements and dosing of amino acids (mainly for the pinks).

Benson, for an sps tank, both angels should do fine. Also, as Doody mentioned, the Regal is more delicate... but if you can get it to feed readily, it should adjust nicely to captivity.

Dan

DJOfir · #27 03/30/2006, 10:36 AM

Awesome tank keep it up!!

danano · #28 03/30/2006, 10:46 AM

male bartlett

montipora verrucosa w/ blue polyps

orangey-red polyps w/ blue base monti danae

close-up of encrusting monti w/ blue polyps

danano · #29 03/30/2006, 11:04 AM

CamBarr · #30 03/30/2006, 11:20 AM

Amazing just Amazing!!!!! TOTM

Jeffie · #31 03/30/2006, 12:46 PM

What are the dimaensions of your 110?

danano · #32 03/30/2006, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeffie
What are the dimaensions of your 110?

48"L x 24"W x 22"H

fkadir · #33 03/30/2006, 11:17 PM

Very nice Dan! Wished my tank is 1/2 as colorful and jammed pack ful of gems like yours. Congrats dude!

SFlogic · #34 03/31/2006, 03:08 AM

b-e-a-utiful

danano · #35 03/31/2006, 06:27 AM

Chemical warfare and amazingly, a few hours later, it's a tie with neither coral showing much damage.

danano · #36 03/31/2006, 10:54 AM

Both grown out from 1 - 2" frags...

Sunset milli

Seriatopora cluster

Covey · #37 03/31/2006, 03:51 PM

Lets see your tank had always been my answer to "you can't keep SPS with T-5s" and now its the answer to "you can't grow SPS with T-5s". Good stuff you need a bigger tank!

crazdreef · #38 04/14/2006, 01:35 AM

outstanding

Chip Douglas · #39 04/25/2006, 02:11 AM

Amazing tank, definitely an inspiration.

Did you keep a 1/2" of sand just for aesthetics or do you feel there is still a benefit to keeping your sandbed? would you ever go barebottom?

Are you wet skimming?

Ewan · #40 04/25/2006, 08:00 AM

Flippin' sweet Danano! Very nice tank. The pictures are outrageous!

If you keep showning updates, I'll keep clicking on the threads.

E.

15nano · #41 04/25/2006, 03:52 PM

some of the best color i have ever seen. Keep up the good work

JVHam · #42 04/25/2006, 04:17 PM

danano - What aminos are you using mow? Have you tried the Zeo ones? Any other additives you use that lead to a good improvement with color?

Wiskey · #43 04/25/2006, 05:05 PM

Spectacular! Very impressive tank, could you give us a rundown of your equipment, skimmer, water perams, husbandry routine, flow, and whatever else you feel is important?

Thanks,
Whiskey

maxpower2112 · #44 04/25/2006, 05:25 PM

Amazing colors, awesome tank.

Chip Douglas · #45 04/25/2006, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wiskey
Spectacular! Very impressive tank, could you give us a rundown of your equipment, skimmer, water perams, husbandry routine, flow, and whatever else you feel is important?

Thanks,
Whiskey

Check this out Whiskey:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...totm/index.php

I've read it about 10 times

As far as I know, the only changes he's made since that TOTM article is removing most of his sandbed down to a 1/2" SSB, adding a 9th white T5, and reaquascaping which the pics in this thread show.

danano · #46 04/26/2006, 10:58 AM

Thanks Chip, you pretty much summed up the changes I've made in the past year. Plus I changed my bulbs out after 20 months. They could have probably lasted another several months. Spot on, the SSB is just for aesthetics. For this very reason, I do not think I would ever go BB. I skim dry.

JVHam, I'm using Kent AA now and I've tried Salifert before. They all work IMO. I dose Iodine once a week. Regular water changes to replenish trace elements. No other additives.

Covey, the BIGGER tank is at least 2 years away. Probably double the volume. Challenge for me now is to stunt the sps or at least slow its growth without color loss...

danano · #47 04/26/2006, 11:01 AM

lokani

dvanacker · #48 04/26/2006, 11:28 AM

Danano....what do you use to clean the reflectors. I use vinegar to clean the spray off once a week but eventual I think I will need to use a polish and get any residual marks that dont come off with vinegar.

My reflectors are icecap SLR.

dwdenny · #49 05/11/2006, 03:29 PM

Once again that is one heck of a tank. I am looking at doing a 40g breeder with 4X39w T5HO all Montipora species. I think that if I do 1 GE 1 aquablue and 2 blue+ that would be plenty of light. Even if I do keep some on the bottom only 15" deep lights will be about 3" off the water. I think I saw several Montipora's in your tank I may be wrong though.

Doug

CamBarr · #50 05/11/2006, 03:41 PM

you should do great whith the T-5's there is a bunch of 40b tans running T-5 on NR