My 180g mostly sps tank one year BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

[jsdancer]

Well guys its OFFICIAL!!! My 180g is now a year old! I did though have some early success but right around month 8 to 10 all hell broke loose. A massive alk spike, out of control phosphates and nitrates.

We are back on track and ready to go on.......!



A couple come back kids....



Superman monti

Just imagine that whole piece was an actual piece of pvc that was covered by it. I almost chucked it but decided not to.





Only chalice left, all died including a 10 eye bubble gum monster! ugggghhhh!

Here are some pieces that were not affected at all!! Thank God!!!



Pearl Berry

Odd angle but pic taken from the top is a sponges monti and my biggest acro, about 8 inches in diameter.

 

[dvanacker]

nice.....more??

 

[mike_cmu04]

Very nice happy birthday!!

 

[d-man]

fts!

 

[jsdancer]

nice.....more??

Your wish is my command! LOL!

Very nice happy birthday!!

Thanks Mike

fts!

I'm working on it, a 6 ft long tank is a bit more difficult to photograph.
Any suggestions?

 

[jsdancer]

For my tanks' one year birthday I got it a BIG cake to celebrate!
I bought it a great present that will hopefully allow it to have many more birthdays.
A Reef Octopus SRO 3000 Internal skimmer!
Plan to set it up starting this evening.
Wish me luck!
Any of you have this model skimmer that may give me some pointers?
Thanks

 

[jsdancer]

Well guys here is the maiden start up video of the Reef Octopus SRO 3000. Man this thing is a beast!!!

10:00am Hookup

 

[Btortorelli]

Nice skimmer I have the external xp 2000 cone skimmer and love it!

 

[Dustin1300]

Nice pics. I have the SRO 3000 too and have loved it from day 1!

 

[strout]

Congrats to you. Trying to learn something here, if you don't mind. What caused the problems you were having that you speak of. I will be setting up an SPS tank this year, I hope.

 

[jsdancer]

Nice skimmer I have the external xp 2000 cone skimmer and love it!

I could not have an external skimmmer since my tank is in the formal living room area of my house. I picked this one after some research and good old taking here on RC!

 

[jsdancer]

Nice pics. I have the SRO 3000 too and have loved it from day 1!

Yeah! For the money I know I could not go wrong!

 

[jsdancer]

Congrats to you. Trying to learn something here, if you don't mind. What caused the problems you were having that you speak of. I will be setting up an SPS tank this year, I hope.

Thanks Strout! My problems started when I got too busy with work and then traveling around the country on business, my alk shot up fom 8 to 15, my phosphates were at 15.0, and my nitrates were around 25ppm. On top of that I had changed salt mixes three different times. Is this a recipe for disaster or what?! But I have learned my lesson!