Norwegian 133 g acrylic sps tank

[sahin]

Thanks for the info Andreas. That Tang is one of my fav Tangs. :thumbsup: Nice choice.

 

[selje]

Thank you guys!

Here's an update.

Acropora Tortuosa. I mounted it up on the reef around Christmas. It looked like this the 27th of December.

Already starting to color out.

I'll try again with the A. Turaki. The last frag RTN'ed. May be a flow issue, I'll have to get a couple more Tunze's on the back wall.

The Suharsonoi was also located in this area. I almost lost that too. This is what is left. This little frag also lost some tissue, but it has been like this a couple of weeks now.

Looked like this before it started to RTN.

The Aussie Echinata also lost some tissue, but has ok color.

Here's a picture of when I got it (28/10/2013).

Finally something is happening with this one. The red/pink color is almost gone. But I expected that.

This is the only Acropora I know that looks better from the side than top-down. A. Awi. It lost most of the light red/pink color when I was clumsy and broke off most of the tips. It's good to see the light color on the new growth.

Difficult to take a picture of this. It's almost in the shadow beneath the pearlberry. The polyps on the tips are blue, but doesn't show on picture.

 

[selje]

Here's the A. Efflorescens when I got it in the middle of October 2013.

3 months progress.

This A. Nana or similar? is finally getting back on track. Only the dark purple color who is missing now.

A. sp. Pearlberry is looking good as always.

A. sp. who is placed way back on the reef and difficult to take a good photo of.

Here's the A. Microclados when I got it the 28th of October 2013.

Now it has established a good base. But I had hoped it would have grown better in almost 3 months.

Here's my Rics. Had to adjust the picture to make the color more like it looks live. But it destroyed the picture.

I think my Meteorshower Cyphastrea would benefit from less lighting.

 

[selje]

A. sp frag.

A. Humulis starting to show some blue color on the tips and polyps.

Another A. Tortuosa. This has green polyps and will get a blue-green color in the base. I had it in my previous system.

M. Danae sunset.

Managed to catch this guy with the camera.

 

[exonn]

Nice collection of corals you have. Perfect pictures.

 

[sahin]

Excellent progress Andreas! I am VERY impressed with your tank. :thumbsup:

This piece looks beautiful: Would love to also have a frag of this. :sad2:

 

[trueblackpercula]

Any updates?

 

[selje]

Nice collection of corals you have. Perfect pictures.

Thank you

Excellent progress Andreas! I am VERY impressed with your tank. :thumbsup:

This piece looks beautiful: Would love to also have a frag of this. :sad2:

Thank you The Tort is very nice. The blue color is better live

Any updates?

No, not yet. I am still waiting for a new and bigger sump (500x650x400 mm). I hope it will arrive early in February. Will take a FTS when all is up and running. Now it's so much micro bubbles and particles in the water. Will also turn on the ozonisator and build a better carbon filter.

 

[trueblackpercula]

Thank you



Thank you The Tort is very nice. The blue color is better live



No, not yet. I am still waiting for a new and bigger sump (500x650x400 mm). I hope it will arrive early in February. Will take a FTS when all is up and running. Now it's so much micro bubbles and particles in the water. Will also turn on the ozonisator and build a better carbon filter.

Ozone is dangerous and you should proceed with caution. They do work and work well I just feel it's one more thing to go wrong.good luck with the new sump sound like a good project.
Enjoy
Michael

 

[selje]

Thanks for the warning. I will take my precautions and use a lot of active carbon to reduce the risk of dangerous leakage (luckily the room the sump is located in have ventilation that draws the air out of the apartment).

 

[sahin]

Hey Andreas, how are you and the tank doing? Hope your baby girl isnt keeping you too busy.

Did you get the new sump installed? Any chance of an FTS yet?

Do you ever run GFO/Phosphate remover? If not, why have you chosen not to run it? Which leads to, what is the Phosphate level in your tank?

Look forward to an update.

 

[sahin]

Bummmmmmp! Time for update. How are you Andreas, and how is the tank?

 

[homebrwr]

Maskinsmyg
What mode are you running your Atlantiks? Or are you using your own program? I have the same lights.... Two fixtures over a standard 180 gallon. I am just starting to venture into SPS and see that your SPS look great. Thanks..

 

[selje]

Bummmmmmp! Time for update. How are you Andreas, and how is the tank?

Hi Sahin! Sorry for the late reply. I have been very busy and have had little time to use on the setup. I still battle unwanted star polyps, zoas, aiptasia and cyano. I will try a C. rafflesi butterfly to get rid of the soft corals and aiptasia. I have lost most of my Acroporas. And if I don't get rid of the aiptasia I will remove everythibg and start over. Wish me luck!

Maskinsmyg
What mode are you running your Atlantiks? Or are you using your own program? I have the same lights.... Two fixtures over a standard 180 gallon. I am just starting to venture into SPS and see that your SPS look great. Thanks..

Hi homebrwr, I use program 3: Coral colors. I have tried everyone and is most satisfied with this. The colors will come if your setup is stable and have optimal water parameters. You have a good lamp

 

[selje]

Finally glued the acrylic chambers in the new sump!

 

[sahin]

Bump. This thread needs major update. Hope you are well my friend. You've been fairly quiet past year or so.

 

[selje]

Hi Sahin! Haven't had much time this summer so the tank has just run on it's own. I haven't done anything with the aiptasias and the star polyps. Here's some pictures I took in August.

A. Tortousa. Look at all the aiptasias:headwally:

A. Humilis or similar.

Staghorn.

Maybe A. Granulosa?

This Stag is getting blueish!

A. sp. and A. Hyacinthus.

M. Digitata.

 

[selje]

Installing the new sump 2. October!

I'm using the old sump as water reservoir.

I have ordered eggcrates to have in the small chamber where the blue BP filter is now. I'll have a small area there for frags (16x30 cm). I have ordered a new Kessil A350N Tuna Blue led fixture which I will use. Will probably only use this on max 20% I believe. Looking forward to test out Kessil:bounce3:

I also ordered an Algea Mower Vac from ebay. I hope this can help me removing all the star polyps and some of the aiptasia!

 

[sahin]

Thanks for the update Andreas. Those Aiptasia are plague proportions :fun5: Maybe some Nudibranch or those shrimps that eat aiptasia are in order.

Coral colours look very nice though. :thumbsup:

Since you had the LED lights for a long time now, how do you rate colour compared to T5?

 

[selje]

Thanks Sahin

If the Algea Mower doesn't work I will buy a lot of Peppermint Shrimps.

I am very happy with the Orphek Atlantic and wouldn't consider going back to T5:beer: