Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment

[melev]

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[floppyfish]

Bomber, would you recomend this method for softie tanks or tanks with corals that do not like such high flow?

Or is this method more for those who like to have strictly SPS?

 

[Bomber]

floopy

I guess people are taking a "one size fits all" approach to reef keeping with this. We're talking about what would be called SPS tanks. Lower nutrients, higher flow, cleaner water.

Softies, for the most part, receive their nutrients through direct uptake of water soluble nutrients. When reefs get polluted and SPS types die off, they are replaced with softies.

I would not use this low nutrient, clean water, high flow approach for a softie tank.

 

[gregt]

I tried to put everything in my tank, but I ended up pulling most of my softies and LPS as well. Too much current for them more than anything else.

 

[MiddletonMark]

Same here. When I tweaked the tank for some of my corals [Acropora, Montipora, etc] my fiance's open brain did poorly.

Then I set up a second tank [lower flow, higher nutrient, sandy substrate] for the open brain and other corals that appear to like that a lot more [mushrooms, xenia, other softies]

 

[dirtyreefer]

Looks like some nice coralline is growing over the starboard as well, that'll look awesome when it's covered

 

[Bomber]

Exactly, it would be like building a green house. Do you want tropical orchids or cactus.

 

[melev]

Hey Bomber, post a current picture if you have time.

 

[Bomber]

I wish I could. I have to bribe Greg to do it when he gets here.

I just did a major whack job on the Acros. One of them refuses to branch and I'm not giving up. They were all getting too weedy looking.

 

[Yellotang]

Bomber, would you recomend this method for softie tanks or tanks with corals that do not like such high flow?

Or is this method more for those who like to have strictly SPS?

I use the same method, except I feed alot more. My fish load is also concidered very heavy. And my softies are doing great!

 

[LiquidShaneo]

Definitely good to know Yellowtang. I've been considering trying this out on my tank upgrade w/ my softie tank.

Shane

 

[Scotsman]

Yellotang, If you are BB then what is in your refugium? I am going for the same mixed reef as you in a 155 bowfront and i am considering a fuge for it.

 

[Yellotang]

I need to go through and get rid of all those pictures. My refugium is now Bare Bottom. I removed it the same time I removed the DSB out of the tank.
Sorry to cause any confusion.

 

[Yellotang]

There, they are now deleted.
I will take pictures here soon and post. I have changed a lot of stuff and things have grown quite a bit.

 

[Bomber]

I use the same method, except I feed alot more. My fish load is also concidered very heavy. And my softies are doing great!

See, you understand the animals you're keeping and just adapt the husbandry to fit the animals.
Now if we could just get everyone to realize that.

 

[Yellotang]

Seriously!

 

[Scotsman]

Yellotang, What is in your BB refugium and how do you secure it?

 

[Yellotang]

How do I secure what? The algae?
It secures itself. It grabs the glass and pipe.

 

[Yellotang]

How do I secure what? The varius macro-algae?
It secures itself. It grabs the glass and pipe.

 

[Scotsman]

Thanks Yellotang. I wanted to know exactly which kinds of macro-agae and if they all just attach to anything in the tank?