My LPS Dominated Tank Pics

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Hello-
I haven't posted my ever-changing tank pics in awhile. 44g Leemar starphire
glass, 175-20K MH w/2 65w actinic t-5's. Sumpless, skimmerless and reactorless.
Excuse my really bad photography - even though I have an excellent camera.

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[sufunk]

WOW!!! Incredible!
That might be the nicest small tank i've ever seen.
How long has it been running?

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Thanks sufunk..... This tank is about 5 yrs. old. Dennis

[DrPeaches]

I'm just now setting up my 75 gallon reef, and intend to fill it primarily with LPS corals as you've done. Your tank looks wonderful! Do you have more closeup pics? What exactly do you have in there?

[JenDub]

Dennis has some of the happiest blastos you'll ever see =)

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DrPeaches-
There are lots of close up pics in my gallery. Dennis

[RevHtree]

SWEET! VERY SWEET!

[Rekonn]

Looks great! In your gallery, on the first page, what is the coral in pic 146500098_17aeeaf515_m ? (it's currently your avatar too)

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Rekonn-
That's an acan.lord

[Phyto]

What a beautiful and well maintained tank. Minimal equipment, I like that.

[Deepsea2005]

Very nice tank. I love it.

[Dubbin1]

Very very nice!!!

[SMS76]

Very nice tank. I am planning to do similar setup.
-> Can you please give more info on maintance you do on this tank?
-> How often and how much do you do waterchanges?
-> What do you have for fish and inverts?
-> Do you have any algae issues?
-> Do you keep any macros?
-> Do you have any HOB filters to trap debris?
-> Do you add any additives?
-> Any other info would be helpful as well.

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Hi All:

1) How often and how much do you do waterchanges?

I DO A 5% WATER CHANGE (CATALINA Pre-Made Water EVERY
COUPLE OF MONTHS.

2) What do you have for fish and inverts?

FISH- PURPLE TANG, PAIR OF TRUE PERCULA CLOWNS, BLUE CROMIS,
PAIR OF YELLOW ASSESSORS

INVERTS - A FEW CERITH SNAILS


3) Do you have any algae issues?

SURE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE


4) Do you keep any macros?

WHAT ARE MACROS?

5) Do you have any HOB filters to trap debris?

NO

6) Do you add any additives?

I ADD A CAPFUL (5 mg) OF IDODINE, MAGNESIUM AND CALCIUM

7) I FEED THE TANK 4 - 5 TIMES A WEEK WITH A HOMEMADE RECEIPE
OF SHRIMP, SCALLOPS, NORI, FORM. 1, CYCLOPEEZ, ALGAE PASTE
AND THE KITCHEN SINK

8)Any other info would be helpful as well.

I SUBSCRIBE TO THE KISS (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID) METHOD OF REEFKEEPING.
MOSTLY JUST LEAVE THE TANK ALONE (KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF THE TANK).
THERE IS NO NEED TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE THE ROCKS, CORALS, ETC.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IS TO GET YOUR WIFE/HUSBAND/SWEETHEART TO
SUPPORT YOU (NOT MONETARILY, ALTHOUGH THAT HELPS - BUT TO SHARE
YOUR ENTHUSIASUM). HTH Dennis

[Bcollins111900]

Nice Pics dennis. Very nice collection

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Thanks for all your compliments! It is appreciated! Dennis

[SMS76]

thanks, what do you have for the equipment? You have very good setup. I wish i can duplicate it.

[Underwaterparadise]

Sweet collection!!

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What do I have for equipment? Have you been following this thread! The only
equipment I have is a single Tunze Turbelle Stream for circulation. Dennis

[Dr.Maybe]

I agree with the wife part I am trying to get my wife into the hobby as much as I am :) I think it would be fun to share.

[JenDub]

Dennis-Macros=Macro algae

No sump means no I suppose :D

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Charles-
No chaeto or any other macro. Dennis

[JenDub]

Is your tank located on a vortex of energy or something? =)

Was it always this nice or did it take 5 years to mature?
Was it always this minimal gear-wise?

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It as always been this minimal gear wise (KISS)... my tank(s) have always
been nice (imo). Dennis

[nanomilk]

How often do you feed all the corals?

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nanomilk-
That question has been answered above. Dennie

[mikekman]

Your other tank (sps dominated) is awesome too. Both your tanks are awesome.

I take it, you don't even use a skimmer?

Do you have a thread about your sps dominated tank?

Mike

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Mike-
"My Other Tank" really isn't mine, I was just playing with
a fellow reefer. The real owner is an Italian. The tank won
an award as the Italian tank of the year. Dennis

[Justin74]

Lush tank fish2223, would love to see some closer shots in the future :)

-Justin

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Justin-
There are some closeup pics in my gallery. Thanks Dennis

[chronicReefer]

Beautiful!!! Keep it up.

[ReefNuggets]

great tank, aquascaping, and coral placement. I love when I see other good looking sumpless tanks!

[Seajuice]

Can we get a pic, with a straight on view?

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Straight on view - I can't get anymore straight on than posted. Dennis

[dvanacker]

less talk...more pics ;)

[cward]

That is an outstanding tank.

[the coral dude]

here is my pic of my lps tank
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l31/thecoraldude/fffa302f.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l31/thecoraldude/fffa302f.jpg

[CaptainPicard]

Looks like there is no room to breathe in there :)

[the coral dude]

nope thier is plenty of room to breath lol 6 power heads all over tank side middle bottom cant see them in pics but have plenty of flow no dead spots

[pixburg-reefer]

very impressive Dennis!

Kelly

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Kelly and others-
Thanks for the compliments. Dennis

[PufferFish87]

Dennis beautiful tank I LOVE LPS corals.. Im just now getting into them more and more!

[droppindeuce]

Very nice tank Dennis. I follow the KISS method just not as closely as you do, for I do have a skimmer. I feel a lot if not all of what is needed the most can be found in water changes.

[Snprhed]

Ok my question has to do with the LPS tank. Do you have any problems with coral aggression? They seem to be very close.

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nope....not at all...... Dennis

[cmondo]

Coral Dude, nice tank. Any chances we can get some close ups of that beauty? Thanks

[55semireef]

HOw do you guys get the lps coral on the liverock securily. Do you use a putty which hardens or what?