My tank (Pics)

[allsps40]

Just a few pic

 

[ice2fire11]

nice, how old is it

 

[Zire]

I really like that white SPS, very unique with such a weird growth pattern. Are you using plasma lighting?

Edit: What is that thing in the picture fourth to the left, a sponge? It's very cool.

 

[allsps40]

ice2fire11 Tanks is about 3 years old.
Zire I was using 2 150 watt hqi with old 20k bulbs, had bleaching issues when I put new bulbs in. I Just switch to a 250 with Icecap ballast, looks much better not so intense. The 4th coral over is a sps of some kind. I have had it for a long time like 2/12 years. Its a very slow grower but does very well. I got it from a local guy on FRAG, I wasnt going to get it at first but he told me it was hard to get and expensive. I am glad I got it, I have only seen it one other place. Locally at Reef Culture, they have a few small colonies and frags of it.

 

[sedor]

Looks to me like that white coral is simply bleached out. Or is it still alive and growing? If it happens to be just a lighter variety of coral it might looks nice to put something with some strong vibrant colors around the base or nearby.

 

[allsps40]

No The "white coral" isnt really white its the pic. Is really a peach color with blue tips well it was. I lost a lot of that colony with the light issue.It will come back though. Here are some more, most are from before the light caused bleaching.
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/intenseneal/th_corals032-1.jpg?t=1283824166
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/intenseneal/th_corals035.jpg?t=1283824166
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/intenseneal/th_corals030.jpg?t=1283824166
http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/intenseneal/th_corals024-1.jpg?t=1283824435

 

[allsps40]

More pics. Some of the pics are take from in the tank with under water camera I have. I just got rid of a small amount of rock like 5-6 lbs, now I have more room for ORA sps.
Some details about the tank, AGA 40 breeder dirilled with DIY overflow. Sump is a DIY 20L with 3 chambers 3 baffle design, I get no micro bubbles. First section is for the overflow from the tank and the Octopus NW110 skimmer, second is the fuge, third is the return pump Mag 3.5 and reactor. Light started with 2 150 Coral Life watt HQIs but I have switched to a single 250 watt Reef Optics3 pendant, Icecap e ballast and Phoenix 14k.

 

[allsps40]

more pics

 

[allsps40]

I remembered how to post better pics. I was playing around with my camera today and got the balance really close to how the colors are.
under water

regular

 

[allsps40]

Progression FTS

Hope everyone enjoys

 

[HOBrien]

Any updated photos? Are those Tomato or Cinniman clowns? How are they with the other fish since there are two?

 

[allsps40]

Sure I have some newer pics. Yep they are Cinnamon clows, I have a pair. They are fairly agressive, for the longest time I could not keep more that 3 fish total in my tank. But now I have 6 fish and cleaner shrimp and they all do fine. Here are some pics but check out my thread titled "Getting that color" for many more pics and info on mys set up.

 

[allsps40]

 

[LifeAquatic]

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That Agent Orange is sick!! I have a piece that is starting to grow very fast. Cant wait for it to grow up! The guy who sold it to me had a 10" piece that was just insane. Biggest piece I had ever seen.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

Very nice! I really like the acropora loripes Great looking piece.

 

[allsps40]

LifeAquatic, thanks for the comment and the PM. Never heard that one called Agent Orange but cool name, I will use it from now on. I got is form a local reefer as a small frag around 2 years ago. I t has been a slow grower but very healthy. It has started to grow a little faster as of late, it only too about 3 months to encrust onto its spot on the LR, I had moved it a few times before. Here is a pic of it when I got it.

Thanks SPSEMPIRE. I am a little ignorant when it comes to the names of my sps, which one is the A. loripes? I would like to ready up on Acropora names to better know what I have.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

It is really tough to ID acro species and I'm no expert. I could be wrong but this guy looks like one

 

[allsps40]

That is actually a Fish Heads Inc Acropora Granulosa. I really like this one as well should take off once it adjusts to my lights. I was under LEDs for many months at LFS before I got it.

 

[LifeAquatic]

Agent Orange

Agent Orange

Well I didnt name it. That coral you have looks like the Steve Tyree Agent Orange. I got a 3 piece head from a local reefer that is now about a 10 piece. Its super hard to aquire. Check out this link.

http://www.reeffarmers.com/auctionedagentorange.htm

 

[allsps40]

Opps I was thinking you where referring to this one.

This one I got from a LFS they had quite a few of them at first. I got one of the last ones as I always wait for a few weeks until I buy a coral. I want to see if said coral will live in the LFS first. I have had it since last summer with no noticeable growth.
Here is a cool pic of my clowns for HOBrien.