NexDog said:
Very nice. Can we have some system specs too?
90g glass tank
Lighting is 4 x VHO flouros running NO tubes on an Icecap 660 ballast, plus 2 additional NO flouros (you cannot obtain VHO tubes over here)
Circulation is a Tunze 6060, with a Pondmaster 2800 as the return
Tunze 230/3 skimmer
Carbon 24/7
Kalk/RO for topup
System is a little over 2 years old now. As you can see above, I like to keep things pretty simple, which has worked well for me so far. Unless recently the skimmer I was running was a piece of rubbish, since the Tunze went in, the acro colour has improved and the tank does look slightly healthier, however even when running almost skimmerless, the tank went pretty well.
Wow, that tank is so packed all the fish have to swim on the left side because there is no room on the right!
Actually, they are just pigs and know that they are fed from the left hand side!
The Purple encrusting Goniopora is awesome!!!! How big is that?
About 6 inches across when open - when almost closed it is a vivid blue colour - I nearly fell over when I saw it in the shop. Open the colour is not as impressive, but it is still a nice piece.
Great tank shots. Is the sitting area to the left of the tank?
Thank you. My 'snoozing couch' is perpendicular to the left end of the tank, so I get a view of the tank between my toes. I find it much more relaxing to view the tank from a distance, as it stops me from obsessing about little things I need to change.
Nice softy tank. With that huge sinularia, don't hold much hope for the SPS - unless you plan on running a lot of carbon.
If I were you - I'd pull out the sps. With the goniopora and the sun corals, your best bet is to run dirty. Not something the SPS is gonna appreciate.
Really nice though.
I run carbon 24/7. The SPS are actually holding colour very well and growing, though slower than I would expect in a tank without the softies. I'm not a huge SPS fan to be honest, just get given the odd nice frag (I have spent a total of about US$6 on SPS (for the flouro green one)). If I think they are in trouble, I have several people who will gladly relieve me of them....
Reason I went with the Tunze rather than a more aggressive skimmer is that I don't want the tank too clean - I think at the moment things are balanced pretty well. Everything is growing, holding colour etc.
i thinks its time for a 180 rr. Just tell the wife its for the Fish you know (more room 2 swim).
Oddly enough, I do have royal permission for a bigger tank but decided not to (!). I've worked really hard to get this tank like I want it to be, and it would break my heart to break it down. I am at the point where I am taking a few things out and replacing them, stuff that is pretty dull coloured for the most part. Pretty much everything that goes in these days is a small frag, usually with a similar amount of frags going out at the same time.
If I were to upgrade, I think I would add a daughter tank off the same system, and either use it as a frag tank, or maybe shift all of the SPS over there and stick a 250W halide on it. The thought of a tank with only coloured sticks in it though is not too appealing.
Another advantage of a daughter tank would be that it would allow me to add another dwarf angel (golden or regal).
Oh, and before someone asks, the fish list:
Pink spot goby
Unidentified blenny (black with some red)
Male Mandarin
Bicolour Angel
Flame Angel
Blue Tang
2 x Occelaris Clowns (could be Percula, not too fussed)
Coral Banded Shrimp
Whoa! Long post
Cheers and thanks for your comments
Paul
