Help with SPS problems

[kdog420000]

Well I've been reefing for a few years now and really love this hobby. Lately I have been bummed out and am sad with my results. SPShas just been money down the drain for me. everything i try i dont have luck with. It just fades away and dies. I had been working on plumbing my 60g and 90g into one main system in the basement. It took a while but it's finally done and running! I have a 100g sump (with live rock) and 60g fuge. Big skimmer and hammerhead pump. Before I flipped the switch for everything I made sure salinity, alk, ph and calcium were all the same so it had no effects on fish or coral. With that said I think I'm pretty set on the filtration side for SPS.

90g Display equipment

MP20 and MP40
2x AI SOL blues (ramp up to about 40w 50B 65RB)
2x VHO 48in 110w (one super actinic one 454) both on for about 3 hours
Live rock

60g display equipment

This is more of a LPS tank
2x MP20
DIY Cree fixture 14royal blue 10 white (actually 48 but only running these right now.



Salinity 1.026
Alk 8.5dkh
Calcium 440
Phosphates 0.02
Nitrate 0
Mag 1300

I really just want SPS in the 90G. From this info can you guys give me some advice? I have invested so much inton this hobby and am really wanting some results. I have pumps and BRS 2 part for dosing but as I have not hooked this up yet as I don't have any coral really that is draining elements. Please help

 

[taylor t]

Pics of everything would help. I just lost a couple sps colonies, and realized I haven't cleaned out my fuge in a while. It was so thick, everything on the under side was turning white and falling apart, polluting my water. I couldn't figure out why my skimmer would fill after only a day. Just a thought.

 

[kdog420000]

Thanks for the tip but the Sump and fuge are only 3 weeks old. Nothing is hiding or is there any scum buildup. Is there a way to load pics with a mobile device? Computer is down right now.