Iri cube sps tank

[poan2014]

Hi reefer,
My name is Anton and this tank is still 3 months old and i am using almost natural filtration, because natural filtration is only happen in the ocean.

Here is the spec of my sps nano tank :

IRI CUBE SPS TANK 46 Total Gallon

Specification :

Main Tank :

L 50 cm x T 55 cm x W 50 cm

Sump :

L 60 cm x T 35 cm x W 35 cm

Total Volume :

M. Tank 130 L + Sump 42 L = 172 L

Filtration :

Chamber 1 :

Seachem Matrix+Live Rock with Macro Algae+( Chaetomorpha+Serulata )&Mangrove+Brightwell Activated Carbon

Chamber 2

Return Pump : AquaBee 2000i

Circulation :

Tunze 6025 Nano Stream x 1

Lighting :

DIY LED 144 Watt Blue and White w/EpiStar Led Emitter for Main Tank

Electricity :

Sump :

Aquabee 2000i = 30 W
Fan=25W
Refugium Led = 42 W

Main tank :

White Led=70W Blue Led=70W WM=5W

Total =235 Watt

Photo Period :

Full Led : 03.30 am - 11.30 pm

Water Parameter :

SG : 1.025 - 1.027
PH : 8.2
Temperature : 25' - 28' C
Alkalinity : 10 - 12 dkh
Ammonia and Nitrite : 0
Nitrate : 0
PO 4 : 0
Calcium : 400 - 450
Magnesium : 1350

Live Stock :

SPS Coral

1. Green Acropora Formosa
2. Blue Acropora Formosa
3. Acopora Caroliniana
4. Pink Birdnest
5. Green Birdnest
6. Red Millepora
7. Green Montipora Capri
8. Red Montipora Capri
9. Orange Digitata Montipora
10. Valida
11. Hoeksemai
12. Acropora Plana
13. Hyakinthus
14. Green Acropora Orange Tips
15. Blue Stag Horn
16. Tenuis Blue Tips
17. Bali Tricolor
18. Turaki
19. Blue Millepora
20. Montipora Confusa
21. Blue Green Slimmer
22. Pink Stylopora
23. Loripes
24. Granulosa
25. Eflo
26. Superman Montipora Danae 2 pcs
27. Yellow Stylopora
28. Green Digitata Montipora
29. Green Millepora
30. Undata
31. Bright Green
32. Blue Tenuis
33. Green Purple Tips


LPS & Zoanthus

1. Lordhowensis Coral (Acanthastrea lordhowensis)
2. Hummer Coral (Euphyllia ancora)
3. Zoanthus sp (Orange Candy apple, Eagle Eye, Purple Hornet and Fruitloops)

Fish

1. Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
2. Percula Clown Fish 2 pcs (Amphirion ocellaris)
3. Red Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)
4. Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardini)
5. Yellow Tang - Hawaii (Zebrasoma flavescens)
6. Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora)

Invert

1. Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
2. Maxima Clam (Tridacna maxima)
3. Nassarius Snail 3 pcs (Nassarius sp)
4. Astraea Turbo Snail (Astraea tecta)

My Sump







Main Tank

 

[poan2014]

Birdnest journey :

New


Organic contamination in the second month until i install activated carbon, because 15% water change beweekly and mangrove is not good enough eliminate organic waste ,cause some sps turn brown, stn and rtn badly and caused nuisance algae like gha and cyano


In curing progress

 

[poan2014]

New sps

 

[DopeCantWin]

Nice job putting it together, but these guys

3. Red Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)
4. Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardini)
5. Yellow Tang - Hawaii (Zebrasoma flavescens)

Do not belong in this tank. The Mandarin maybe if it eats prepared food, otherwise it will be competing with the wrasse for pods in a tank already too small. The two tangs need substantially larger tanks.

Edit: The tank also looks uncovered. Any one of those fish, except maybe the Mandarin, can jump out. The overstocking is likely causing your algae issues.

 

[poan2014]

New sps

Nice job putting it together, but these guys

3. Red Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)
4. Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardini)
5. Yellow Tang - Hawaii (Zebrasoma flavescens)

Do not belong in this tank. The Mandarin maybe if it eats prepared food, otherwise it will be competing with the wrasse for pods in a tank already too small. The two tangs need substantially larger tanks.

Edit: The tank also looks uncovered. Any one of those fish, except maybe the Mandarin, can jump out. The overstocking is likely causing your algae issues.

Hi Dope thank for your input, my 2 tangs so far is just fine and doesn't cause nutrient problem since my po4 always 0 and my no3 0 - 1 ppm (salifert) test kit, and your right mandarinfish is always looking for pods , and thats problem because my sump doesn't provide enough food from refugium for this fish, but mandarin is 3 months old and i hope its still alive and survive

 

[poan2014]

 

[poan2014]

Hi reefer,

 

[DopeCantWin]

Peruse http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2238493

That's for any Tang in a 30, you have 2 larger ones in a 35.

A fish shouldn't be "alive and survive" it should be thriving and growing. Sounds like that fish shouldn't be in that tank either.