HD Video of my new Reef Leave me ome feedback and advice please!

[Baldwin]

Here it is-






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[Baldwin]

Anyone want to give me some tips on coral placement or flow or anything?

 

[Baldwin]

The frogspawn has started coming out more.

 

[nadking]

Tank looks really good, great collection of fish. A couple of things from the video, you can use a zip tie to attach the soft coral to the rock, that usually holds it in place for me. Also, depending on what kind of lights you have you may want to move the torch and frogspawn down to about as low as the hammer. They can tolerate higher light but definitely can do well in lower light too, that saves room for higher light specimens up top. If it were me I'd move the xenia and anthelia to their own island, they do grow like weeds and allthough cool at first you may find it to be more of a nuisance than its worth down the line.

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

IMO a few of the fish dont act too happy(trigger and one of the tangs) I think there needs to be a few more hiding places. JMO

 

[Kieth71]

I would rescape so you have 3 islands rather then two.I would make a few more caves for the fish and it will also allow you to have another rock formation without having to buy more rock.What kind of lighting are you useing?Another island will also allow you more places to add corals.I would agree with keeping anthelia and xenia isolated unless you want a tank full of the stuff.Are you planning on doseing or running a calcium reactor?

 

[Baldwin]

I use kalkwasser, and I am hoping it will be enough for a good while, then I will be adding calcium via brs doser. Thanks for the ideas. I did get the green leather to attach finally (I believe). As far as the middle section. I had originally planned on keeping a couple of clams and brains etc. in that section. I will be getting rid of the vlamingi and blue jaw trigger as soon as they heal up, so I think the fish will have enough hiding spaces then. The light I am running right now is a 2x150 Sunpod fixture, and a 96 watt t5 fixture. Thats the reason ihave the corals so high. I will be going to either 3x250 cayman sun lights or 3x400. I can't really decide because I mainly want to keep softies and LPS. Only 2 or 3 SPS will be in this tank and all easier to keep like montipora. What do you all think?

 

[Baldwin]

Here isa quick update. I think the corals look better do you?

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