My Australian 950lt SPS tank
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jason angel
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27/02/13
10/08/13
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27/02/13
10/08/13
agcneves
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Hi Jason!
First I wish you happiness on the birth of your daughter. Changes our entire perspective on life.
Great job on your Reef!
The pics are so beautiful and your collection of SPS is breathtaking.
I believe that the use of Biopelets somehow caused this explosion of Dino. I had the same problem at startup Zeovit. This is just a humble opinion.
I apologize for my English and I hope to have been understood and written correctly. My English is not the best - "British". kkkkk
Cheers!
First I wish you happiness on the birth of your daughter. Changes our entire perspective on life.
Great job on your Reef!
The pics are so beautiful and your collection of SPS is breathtaking.
I believe that the use of Biopelets somehow caused this explosion of Dino. I had the same problem at startup Zeovit. This is just a humble opinion.
I apologize for my English and I hope to have been understood and written correctly. My English is not the best - "British". kkkkk
Cheers!
Congrats on the birth of your little one Jase, that's awesome. One good thing about that is maybe it'll keep you away from the sps from the LFS's, giving the rest of us a chance =) In seriousness though, I'm so happy for ya, stuff is really gonna change now.
Reef is looking gorgeous & helthy mate too.
Reef is looking gorgeous & helthy mate too.
owenspackman
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beautiful looking tank and great photos. I'll be tagging along!
jason angel
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A new addition to the reef tank this week! - My new Juv. Blue faced angel!
I also have has a rescape... I will try to get a new FTS up in the next few weeks after I get rid of a few more frags and stuff that are cluttering the tank up.
I also have has a rescape... I will try to get a new FTS up in the next few weeks after I get rid of a few more frags and stuff that are cluttering the tank up.
Crazy_Beaver
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Congratulation on your new born baby Jason!Tank looks great!
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Nice tank shots and congratulations on being a new father.
ReefKeeper64
Wanna be a reefkeeper
I'm always following along and admiring your photos. Now I'm wondering more about how you get such great results.
You mentioned that you recently switched from LED to a big 10 bulb ATI T5 setup giving you excellent PAR. You also mentioned "In my opinion, the key to keeping stags colorful is light and lots of it! also dose some LaCl to keep Po4 in check".
LaCI is tricky stuff as I've read of reefers loosing fish by over doing it. Would you mind sharing your LaCI process and your total overall recipe for success?
You mentioned that you recently switched from LED to a big 10 bulb ATI T5 setup giving you excellent PAR. You also mentioned "In my opinion, the key to keeping stags colorful is light and lots of it! also dose some LaCl to keep Po4 in check".
LaCI is tricky stuff as I've read of reefers loosing fish by over doing it. Would you mind sharing your LaCI process and your total overall recipe for success?
jason angel
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Thanks for all the great comments guys!
Hi Reefkeeper! Thanks for tagging along, and i will do my best to answer all questions.
Keeping SPS is actually very easy to do.
There is 3 NON-NEGOTIABLES, and that is it! Aslong as you abide by the non-negotiables you will succeed in growing colorful SPS.
In PRIORITY they are;
1) STABLE and CONSISTENT Ca + Alk. (Calcium levels can be between of 380-440ppm, Alk between 7.5-9.5 dkh). The best SPS systems DO NOT VARY from its set value.
*I have noticed dramatic color reduction in my SPS either from raising or lowering alk even 1dkh too quickly!
2)INTENSE LIGHTING! - most SPS is collected from shallow reef flats <10mtrs, and therefore will do best when provided with a MINIMUM of 350 PAR. - In my opinion, color temp is only a viewer preference and has less effect on growth rates than actually intensity of lighting.
3) LOW NUTRIENT WATER! - Low Phosphates are essential for nicely colored SPS (0.01-0.05ppm) - Nitrates however, i would aim to keep between 1-2ppm, as this will promote darker and richer blues, purples + greens. I ran 0.01 Nitrates for a while there, and colors are very washed out. Once i added a biopellet reactor to actually PROVIDE some nitrates to tank my colors have greatly improved.
Me and all my reefing buddies are right into LaCl, and there is a general rule amongst us that the acceptable LaCl dosing regime is 1ml per 1000ltrs per 24hrs. Many even are running dosing pumps for this regime!
It is traditionally dosed into the water intake of skimmer via ozone port, or custom port.
With my system however, 1ml per 1000ltrs in 24hrs reduces Po4 too much, and my Po4 levels are actually VERY close to 0.00 (RED SEA PRO) after a 2 week period of this dosing regime. When close too 0.00 my colors also wash out and I have even noticed a green monti bleach! Thanksfully it has now colored back up as it was one of my favorite!
So my LaCl regime is now 0.2ml per 1000ltrs per 24hrs (IF I REMEMBER!), dosed manually, and also used in conjunction with GFO.
In summarizing, I once read somewhere a wise philosophy about reefkeeping that i often think back to when designing or modifying my SPS system..
"A filter is only as good as the ease of cleaning it"
For example, you don't want your skimmer cup to be a real pain to get out of sump, because you are going to be less likely to frequently clean it if its a pain to access.
The same goes for your entire SPS system. You dont want water changes to be a pain to perform, because you will be less likely to do water changes!
If you stick by this philosophy you will succeed. The trouble lies within ones self by making a suitable compromise between looks and functionality!
GOOD LUCK ALL, and HAPPY REEFING!
Hi Reefkeeper! Thanks for tagging along, and i will do my best to answer all questions.
Keeping SPS is actually very easy to do.
There is 3 NON-NEGOTIABLES, and that is it! Aslong as you abide by the non-negotiables you will succeed in growing colorful SPS.
In PRIORITY they are;
1) STABLE and CONSISTENT Ca + Alk. (Calcium levels can be between of 380-440ppm, Alk between 7.5-9.5 dkh). The best SPS systems DO NOT VARY from its set value.
*I have noticed dramatic color reduction in my SPS either from raising or lowering alk even 1dkh too quickly!
2)INTENSE LIGHTING! - most SPS is collected from shallow reef flats <10mtrs, and therefore will do best when provided with a MINIMUM of 350 PAR. - In my opinion, color temp is only a viewer preference and has less effect on growth rates than actually intensity of lighting.
3) LOW NUTRIENT WATER! - Low Phosphates are essential for nicely colored SPS (0.01-0.05ppm) - Nitrates however, i would aim to keep between 1-2ppm, as this will promote darker and richer blues, purples + greens. I ran 0.01 Nitrates for a while there, and colors are very washed out. Once i added a biopellet reactor to actually PROVIDE some nitrates to tank my colors have greatly improved.
Me and all my reefing buddies are right into LaCl, and there is a general rule amongst us that the acceptable LaCl dosing regime is 1ml per 1000ltrs per 24hrs. Many even are running dosing pumps for this regime!
It is traditionally dosed into the water intake of skimmer via ozone port, or custom port.
With my system however, 1ml per 1000ltrs in 24hrs reduces Po4 too much, and my Po4 levels are actually VERY close to 0.00 (RED SEA PRO) after a 2 week period of this dosing regime. When close too 0.00 my colors also wash out and I have even noticed a green monti bleach! Thanksfully it has now colored back up as it was one of my favorite!
So my LaCl regime is now 0.2ml per 1000ltrs per 24hrs (IF I REMEMBER!), dosed manually, and also used in conjunction with GFO.
In summarizing, I once read somewhere a wise philosophy about reefkeeping that i often think back to when designing or modifying my SPS system..
"A filter is only as good as the ease of cleaning it"
For example, you don't want your skimmer cup to be a real pain to get out of sump, because you are going to be less likely to frequently clean it if its a pain to access.
The same goes for your entire SPS system. You dont want water changes to be a pain to perform, because you will be less likely to do water changes!
If you stick by this philosophy you will succeed. The trouble lies within ones self by making a suitable compromise between looks and functionality!
GOOD LUCK ALL, and HAPPY REEFING!
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
You sure you didn't mean 1ml to 1000ml?
Showmethefishy
New member
Hey man pieces look ok. nice close up shots. The tank looks a little un-natural - is that the look you are going for, just nice pieces of coral and sort of put them in and let them develop? Or is it due for a tidy up? What lights r u running on it? Wahib.
Showmethefishy
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To Newbie Aquarist that would be a little bit too much! But he should be increasing it weekly for a long term affect but he might be new to it so just learning.
SPotter
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just ok??????? lets see your tank!
Showmethefishy
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It's not a "mines better than yours" SPotter! It's a forum and i'm just making a comment on this persons journal! I said the corals are nice but in my opinion there is no structure to where everything is and is unlike a natural reef. I'm not trying to bag the guy just being honest about the way i see it! I WISH I had as much time as this guy to spend on my tank but i have kids and a wife that are first priority, so my tank is very much an after thought!
