Pic of SPS from my 275

[250G]

I have not changed my routine much from May when did the TOTM thing (yes the red house). I do however no longer use the kalk reactor as I found my alk was getting to high. Some corals wer growing like crazy, others bleached. Also, I do not dose Tropic Marin A and K elements, only thing dosed is what comes out of my ca reactor.

I wish I could say my tank and all the corals were great, cn not mislead anyone, but that is not always the case. I recently added about 40 or so SPS to the system (bought from a friend who is moving) and I filled up my ca reactor and turned it up.........and burmed the tips of many acros. I hope with my ca at about 450 they will heal quickly.

Originally posted by trueblackpercula
Ok I have seen enough, what an accomplishment you have achieved. I have asked myself this question many times about your setup. How the heck do you get such great colors on your SPS? It has to be your routine maintenance.
I say that the bulbs your are using had me curios, so I picked up one for my tank 20k 400watt Xm my Sps have been improving in color fast. I was using 400watt ushio bulbs great/ fast growth but the color was way to yellow for me.
Alright now let me get back on track. I have noticed that you dose Tropic Marin A and K elements do you think this has attributed to your successes? I also would like to know about how is it you maintain you magnesium level high all the time. Are you dosing manually or do you have a dosing pump that adds all the extras?
I am sorry for all the questions but you have completly blow me away with this tank/system that you have. I only wish you lived closer so that I could learn how a true reefer maintains such a beautiful reef. Well in any case I wish you all the success with your living ecosystem as it is truly a work of art.
Michael

[Leonardo's Reef]

Great tank! Do you have problems with low flow/light at the bases of those large colonies? How do you prevent that? Thanks

Leonardo

[250G]

Thanks! No problems with flow, in addition to the estimated 5000 GPH from my return and closed loop I have 3 Tunze 6100's that keep the water moving in a fairly random manner.

I do have problems with light, generally any larger colony mid-tank (some medium size dense colonies as well). Large colonies being 10-12", medium being 5-8".

After correcting my alk. situation I decided to thin out my reef, focussing on specific large colonies and a few gems in the making. The tank is really too packed and I foresee bad things in the future as coral growth is always strong. I plan on lowering my liverock sometime in the future, and I have already started selling some colonies.

I need a change as well. Having done just SPS essentially since early 2003 I will likely introduce some LPS/zoas ect. to the tank. Would also like to start having a bunch of fish again. Having grown 75% of my corals from frags over the years has been rewarding, but sometimes you just need a change to keep your heart in it. Specially with such a tightly packed tank.

Originally posted by Leonardo's Reef
Great tank! Do you have problems with low flow/light at the bases of those large colonies? How do you prevent that? Thanks

Leonardo

[hatfielj]

Cool, if you sell off your corals thats more for us!! JK, but awesome tank! Please let us know if you start selling lots of frags.

[pnguye3]

Awesome tank! Hope the changes work out well...