My 50 Gallon SPS reef

[matt frizz]

Tank Specs:

-50 Gallon Breeder tank 36x18x18"
-Hand Made stand (Not my best work but it's not too bad)
-20 Long Sump with baffles
-Chaeto Fuge in sump
-Drilled with 3 returns
-Gravity Driven Overflow
-Auto-Top Off

Equipment Specs:

-75 GPD Bulk Reef Supply 5 Stage RO/DI unit
-SWC Extreme 160 Protein Skimmer
-Mag 9.5 Return Pump
-Vortech MP40W
-Vortech MP10
-Odyssea 4x39W T5HO
-Odyssea 250W Metal Halide Pendant (I highly recommend throwing out the ballast and buying a quality one, I've been through 3 of their ballasts and odyssea's customer service is subpar but the lighting is mad cheap and it works)
-Lumatek 250W MH Ballast
-250W Heater


My first FTS: 6/14/10

Current FTS: 4/19/12

Rock/Sand:

Arouind 70lbs of Live Rock and around 60lbs of Live Sand

LiveStock:

1 Hoevens Wrasse (male)
1 Green Mandarin Dragonet (male)
1 Starry Blenny (unknown)
1 Yellow Tang (unknown)

SPS:

Purple Pocillopora
Green/Orange Pocillopora
Pink/Purple Birdsnest
ORA Green Stylophora
Strawberry Shortcake Acropora
Tri-Color Acropora
Blue/Yellow Acropora
Blue/Maroon Polyp Acropora
Green Staghorn Acropora
Sunset Montipora
Pink Montipora Capricormis
Green Montipora Capricormis

LPS:

Torch
Hammer
Frogspawn
Hydnophora
Christmas Favia
Assorted Mr. Coral Acans grown out over time
Duncans
Acan Echinata
Grape Watermelon Chalice

Polyp/Mushroom:

Orange/Blue/Green Ricordea
Pink Zoanthids
Radioactive Dragon Eye Zoanthid
Candy Apple Zoanthid
Green Skirt/Peach Mouth Zoanthid

Inverts:
Assorted snails (a lot thanks to john maloney)
Harlequin Shrimp (male)
Brittle Starfish (small and one large)
Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone

Current Lighting:

2X39W ATI Blue+
2X39W ATI Purple+
250W 14000K Phoenix MH

EDIT: Guess this needs to be moved because its not 34 Gallons or under. Sorry I thought the large reef forum was for 250+ gallons.

 

[matt frizz]

Strawberry Shortcake

Tri-color acropora

Torch Frag on mag frag

RTS

Pink Zoos

Permanent Spot for my chalice, should see some excellent growth now

Montipora Spongodes

Acans

 

[Diamond Jack]

Nice build. Is that an aqueon 50g? Did u drill it yourself?

 

[leedoherty]

nice acans looks good

 

[kissman]

I love the idea of the rock hanging on the side glass with corals on it. Did you use magnets for that? If so which ones? I think I want to use that in my tank if you don't mind! I also see the "mag frag" what mag did you use for those? Beautiful tank!