Good Morning,
Here's a list of fish I have:
Tang:
Black Tang
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Kole Tang
Orange shoulder Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Powder Brown Tang
Achilles Tang
Angel:
Goldflake Angel
Chrysurus Angel
Scribbled Angel
Personifer Angel
A pair of Regal Angel
Mated pair of Flame Angel
Flameback Angel
Majestic Angel
Potters Angel
Other:
Mystery Wrasse
Green Wrasse
Pyramid Butterfly
School of Barletts Anthias (12+)
School of Lyretail Anthias (6)
Bluelined Foxface
Scribbled Foxface
Mated pair of Maroon Clown (spawning every few weeks)
markandkristen, ct_vol , and lvreefer -
I like XM 10k very well.
cowboyswife, Big Bob UK , Marko9, tongphan, markandkristen ,cwegescheide, Largo50, GreyHawk1968 -
I really appreciate all the support you have given me. Thanks!
lotus02 - I only have one. It is doing very well in my tank. In fact, it is one of the most aggressive eater. I will post a picture of it soon.
Sheol - I first entered into this hobby with a fish only tank. Angels were, and still are my favorite amongst all the saltwater fish. Indeed, I am happy to see how well-behaved my angels have been in my sps tank. I will try to get more pictures later.
smoney - Yes, that is a mated pair of flame angels.
vidrine7322 - I am feeding them the New Life Marine Formula Pellet, Ocean Nutrition Formula One and Formula Two Pellet. I didn't feed any frozen food for the past year, but I just started and they have just begun to feed on mysis.
kev apsley, chrismhaase, vidrine7322, CSS Reef, lvreefer and Serioussnaps -
When I first started to collect SPS three years ago, I primarily acquired frags from the local hobbyist. My first tank was a 20g tank packed with SPS, which lasted for nine months. After the move into my new house, I transferred my SPS collection into a 90g tank. Up to this date, I have over 200 SPS in my collection. I think approximately 50% of my SPS are grown from frags. The rest are a combination of both maricultured and wild colonies.
I realized that the SPS would collide into each other in a matter of time. Taking this into account, I located them at least 6 inch apart from each other at the initial stages of my 320g. Also, based on my observation and research on the growth forms of my corals, I intentionally located most of the stag-like SPS to the right of my tank. All the SPS in the deepwater family are stationed at the edge of the center rocks. As for the left hand side, there are a few intentional layers of liverock with PVC underneath, where I also put mostly stag-like SPS on the top to hide the black plastic acrylic of the overflow box. In addition, I positioned the rocks so they only reach 1/3 of the tank's height, this was taken in account to maximize the space for horizontal growth and to ensure all the flow wouldn't be restricted by the rock.
The growth in my corals has been incredible so far, which has really taken me by surprise.
I am a firm believer that keeping a well-balanced reef and maintaining stability are two critical keys to success in the long term for this hobby.
The proper setup with appropriate light level for SPS, proper circulation with good flow, and pristine water quality are the fundamental elements for healthy SPS. I routinely cooked 300lbs of LR for 6 months prior to the setup. I have never added any additives into my tank apart from Alk powder and Turbo calcium as required. To ensure proper nutrient export with such a high bioload, I have an oversized skimmer. I make sure there is no detritus or fish waste settling at the bottom of my tank. The only exception is at a corner where I designed the flow pattern to direct all the waste towards. This way, all the detritus and fish waste can easily be siphoned out regularly.
I tried placing 4 Tunze 6100 Streams on the left side before. However, the flow was too strong which broke down all the fish waste, which then polluted and deteriorated the water quality. Now, with a Tunze Wavebox, 2 Tunze 6100 pumps and closed loop system in the tank for flow, all the detritus and fish waste are gradually moving to one spot. At the same time, all my SPS are getting proper moderate flow.
In addition, I am feeding my fish 8-10 times a day, but I try not to overfeed each time. I make sure all the food is consumed within a minute so it doesn't get sucked into my overflow.
Keeping my water parameters in check is necessity. However, the test kits only tell you the absolute figure at that point in time; therefore daily observation is very more important. By day by day monitoring, further actions can be taken when necessary.
One of the reasons for the faded washed out colors in my SPS is likely due to a low nutrient level. The other reason is that it may be caused by too intensive lighting for less light-demanding corals.
From my observation, some SPS require intensive lighting for better colors while some only demand a certain degree of lighting to color up. When those less-light demanding SPS are located under too intensive lighting for a prolonged period of time, the colors become faded and washed out.
With that said, I always experiment with the placement of SPS to try and find the most favorable spot.
Mac Inger - I love having many fish, their movements brings life to my SPS tank.
