jason angel
New member
Hi All,
Firstly, thanks for taking the time to read, and provide input on what will be my 3rd, and best so far, Reef Tank journal.
I appreciate all comments, tips and ideas, as information sharing is what built this hobby.
This will be my first post on RC, I have alread read, and re-read the TOTM's etc, and they have always inspired me. To have a system with half the color of those would be a dream come true for myself.
I come from Down under, Australia, and we have some uniques corals here, but lack things like ricordea yumas etc.
This is because have a ban on importing inverts, and also unfortunalty a lot of our good scolliemias australias etc never stay local, but head over seas on the export market.
Keeping SPS was once basically limited keeping SPS alive as long as possible, with most tanks featuring browned out masses of SPS, but has now moved on to modern scientific methology enabling us to grow and proporgate some of the most difficult animals on Earth to maintain in captivity.
Anyway, that basically sums up my new system, that is, too grow, maintain, and proporgate the colorful SPS.
I plan on having minimal fish in this system, with minimal live rock, to enable easy maintenance of ultra low nutrient levels.
This will be the only area of Reefkeeping that will be new to me, as my previous SPS systems have had heavy bio-loads, including an abundance of fishes.
One thing that always sticks with me though, is that the only nutrients that go into a reeftank are what YOU PUT IN, ie. fish food, etc etc.
Anyway, Hi to all and I look forward to spending time here! :beer:
Reefing Since: 2005
System Objectives: Only 1 objective, To grow good quality SPS corals.
Type of reef: SPS only, MINIMAL FISH
Display System: 950ltrs
Display Tank Dimensions: 1540mm(L) x 900mm(W) x 450mm(H)
Display Lighting: CUSTOM LED
Stand: CUSTOM TIMBER
Hood or Rimless: RIMLESS
Sump Design: 3 compartment
Filtration: Skimmer/filter socks/ Refugium containing Macro
Support systems:
NSW or ASW: ASW ONLY
Display Water circulation: 4 x Korallia
Return Pump: OR3500
Skimmer: MARINE SOURCES
Evaporation Top Up: TUNZE 3155
Chemical additions: N/A
Calcium Addition: TURBO TWIN CA REACTOR
Alkilinity Addition: TURBO TWIN CA REACTOR
Magnesium Addition: EPSOM SALT/ DOLOMITE in CaRX
Prodibiotics Addition: N/A
Coral Food Addition: N/A
Firstly, thanks for taking the time to read, and provide input on what will be my 3rd, and best so far, Reef Tank journal.
I appreciate all comments, tips and ideas, as information sharing is what built this hobby.
This will be my first post on RC, I have alread read, and re-read the TOTM's etc, and they have always inspired me. To have a system with half the color of those would be a dream come true for myself.
I come from Down under, Australia, and we have some uniques corals here, but lack things like ricordea yumas etc.
This is because have a ban on importing inverts, and also unfortunalty a lot of our good scolliemias australias etc never stay local, but head over seas on the export market.
Keeping SPS was once basically limited keeping SPS alive as long as possible, with most tanks featuring browned out masses of SPS, but has now moved on to modern scientific methology enabling us to grow and proporgate some of the most difficult animals on Earth to maintain in captivity.
Anyway, that basically sums up my new system, that is, too grow, maintain, and proporgate the colorful SPS.
I plan on having minimal fish in this system, with minimal live rock, to enable easy maintenance of ultra low nutrient levels.
This will be the only area of Reefkeeping that will be new to me, as my previous SPS systems have had heavy bio-loads, including an abundance of fishes.
One thing that always sticks with me though, is that the only nutrients that go into a reeftank are what YOU PUT IN, ie. fish food, etc etc.
Anyway, Hi to all and I look forward to spending time here! :beer:
Reefing Since: 2005
System Objectives: Only 1 objective, To grow good quality SPS corals.
Type of reef: SPS only, MINIMAL FISH
Display System: 950ltrs
Display Tank Dimensions: 1540mm(L) x 900mm(W) x 450mm(H)
Display Lighting: CUSTOM LED
Stand: CUSTOM TIMBER
Hood or Rimless: RIMLESS
Sump Design: 3 compartment
Filtration: Skimmer/filter socks/ Refugium containing Macro
Support systems:
NSW or ASW: ASW ONLY
Display Water circulation: 4 x Korallia
Return Pump: OR3500
Skimmer: MARINE SOURCES
Evaporation Top Up: TUNZE 3155
Chemical additions: N/A
Calcium Addition: TURBO TWIN CA REACTOR
Alkilinity Addition: TURBO TWIN CA REACTOR
Magnesium Addition: EPSOM SALT/ DOLOMITE in CaRX
Prodibiotics Addition: N/A
Coral Food Addition: N/A
