Dwayne's SPS Elos Tank from Canada
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afernandez
Never Quit!!
beautiful!
what type of BP's do you use?
Do you have pictures of the the bare rocks?( when you first set up?)
what type of BP's do you use?
Do you have pictures of the the bare rocks?( when you first set up?)
aandfsoccr04
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really love your aquascaping. Beautiful corals as well.
M007
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Anytime :eek1: and bring that Acro Bum Darryl V with you!!
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Thanks yano, maybe with the bulb change it will get even better, we will see shortly. Have to find a way to cram in some RB led's to get some extra pop!
I am running dual Radions on my Elos 70 at work with mixed success as a trial, once I feel comfortable with them I will switch my current light
Vida Ceramic, thats right. I was one of their guinea pigs here in the great white north. I picked up several pieces at Macna in 2010 and started this tank from scratch with the custom piece plus my Bonsai LR which was actually completely dead. My work tank is 100% Vida with zero seeding at all. Its a test tank and have many interesting results
The tank is 5ft by 2ft by 2ft, standard Elos system 150 I believe.
The light is a 5ft 8 bulb ATI Powermodule. Had to custom order it because it is not a high volume seller for sure. Not many places carry a huge assortment of 80w bulbs anymore. New bulbs are on the way this week, pretty stoked to get them in and blasting
I use Vertex pellets for no other reason than thats what my Fishguy had in stock. I still dont know if they do anything except cause cyano. My seperate frag tank had BP and I took them off 4 months ago and still have small cyano issue.I blow my rocks off every week in the display as it grows on the base of SPS and makes it difficult for pieces to encrust properly
Will try to find some start up pics, they are not pretty
Flagswipe
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Here are a few pics to see where I have come from in less than a year.
FTS Dec 2011
Nov 2011
Before the Vida rock
The very beginning
Sure shows that it has to look worse before it looks nice ! A trip down memory lane for sure. Also saw a bunch of pics of nice pieces I had and lost, sad really.
Thanks
Dwayne
FTS Dec 2011
Nov 2011
Before the Vida rock
The very beginning
Sure shows that it has to look worse before it looks nice ! A trip down memory lane for sure. Also saw a bunch of pics of nice pieces I had and lost, sad really.
Thanks
Dwayne
teebone110
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Looks awesome... I still need to drop by so you can share your secrets!
Flagswipe
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Thanks teebone, you are always welcome. Just drop me a line to set up a time to swing by, my life is a bit busy
Flagswipe
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thank you for the info on vida rocks, I shall give them a try
Have tried it both ways. Main display piece I did soak for a month in RODI and a powerhead.
My work Elos I just threw right in, oddly I had less trouble with the pieces I just threw in but that could be just coincidence.
I did fight dino/diatoms for a long time in the DT, not sure if that had anything to do with the Ceramic or not but it was bad, almost beat me. I pushed through and managed to come out the other side though
Vida says you can simply rinse them off after you get them and stick em in your tank. Apparently ceramic is completely inert.
afernandez
Never Quit!!
very nice ! i love to see before and after shots .. it shows the time and dedication you put into it :thumbsup:
Flagswipe
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thank you Dwayne
I think Im gonna grab a bonsai piece this week to try.
Very kind thanks !
I am happy with mine and have now proven that at least in the short term you can have success with ceramic. Only time will really tell but so far so good
Thanks afernandez, most non reefing people would think I am a nut. I dont really even tell people what I do, takes too long.
Thanks Brad, at first the scape looked pretty bleak, but give it another year and we will see then
Dwayne
Thanks BHD, the tank is an Elos 160 60"L 24" W 24"D I believe, might be a bit off but that sounds right. I have a hole in my floor (live in an old Farmhouse) that goes down to my sump/frag tank in the basement. One of my best investments ever in this hobby for sure, getting everything downstairs out of sight
Dwayne
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Sold as Purple Monster but no lineage. I like it though
Red Planet - unfortunately the left side is really, really slowing RTN'ing on me while the right side flourishes, we will see what happens - have another mini colony and several frags as a back up
Ill save the rest for a rainy day
Dwayne
Red Planet - unfortunately the left side is really, really slowing RTN'ing on me while the right side flourishes, we will see what happens - have another mini colony and several frags as a back up
Ill save the rest for a rainy day
Dwayne
