Show off your T5 run (non Zeovit + similar) SPS tank please

[Robert Patterso]

I apologize if I hijacked your thread. He has a nice tank that is obviously run with very little technology or additives and I am interested in being able to do the same. The simpler the better for me. Less expense.

 

[jimbo1]

awesome tank Sana,
been looking at doing an algea scrubber myself.
Was wondering if you top up your calcium and alk or does the reactor keep up??

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Shawnts106]

I love threads like these that just blow all the HARDCORE SPS Barebottom, Deltec Skimming, Tunze Flowing, Metal Halide Loving, (you get it)... guys outta the water! haha...

I totally agree with this Thread Sanababit.... Your right on the money with what you said, LOW PO4 Levels , good lighting, and Stable Alk,Ca levels are the way to go!

 

[Semillon]

Just responding to the original question, we do not dose anything aside from two part recipe #2:

 

[sanababit]

Just responding to the original question, we do not dose anything aside from two part recipe #2:

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L, tank

Sana

 

[M88A2]

Just responding to the original question, we do not dose anything aside from two part recipe #2:

may i ask what kind of bulbs are u using?

 

[dixiedog]

Beautiful, Semillon!

Okay, I've just had a very tall vodka and tonic so I'll post mine:

 

[Semillon]

may i ask what kind of bulbs are u using?

Sure:
39W ATI Blue Special x3
39W ATI Blue Plus x2
39W KZ Fiji Purple x1

 

[T-Boner]

My old 75 bow

 

[Scuba Steve]

My 35gal hex. 4bulb t-5.

 

[Scuba Steve]

My 100gal with 4 bulb t-5

 

[Tomoko Schum]

Sana -

When you clean the algae turf scrubber screen, do you detach the screen from the PVC pipe and clean the screen outside of the sump?

I am surprised that algae still grows when you have both phosphate remover and activate carbon running 24/7. My chaeto tends to disintegrate after awhile with phosban and activate carbon running in my sump.

 

[daryn1]

sps t5

sps t5

Here is my T5 no Zeo:thumbsup:

 

[dan10342]

Nice tanks everyone!

My little t5 lit nano. Nothing except waterchanges and b-ionic. mind the abundance of LPS at the bottom

 

[dixiedog]

Nice aquascapes, daryn1 and dan10342, and great photography!

Do you guys feed your corals? What's your lighting and photoperiod?

 

[daryn1]

t5

t5

i feed 3 drops of coral vitalizer every second night at lights out. My lighting schedual is 4 x aqua specials on for 5 hours and 4 x blueplus on for 8 hours

 

[dan10342]

Nice aquascapes, daryn1 and dan10342, and great photography!

Do you guys feed your corals? What's your lighting and photoperiod?

Thanks.

I feed my LPS mysis to occasionally boost nutrients for them. My lighting is as follows:
Tek light 24"
-ATI blue plus
-UVL super actinic
-ATI aquablue special
-ATI blue plus
in that order from front to back.

The ATI blue plus run for 7.5 hours a day. The UVL and the Aquablue run for 3.5 hours per day.

I have no fish which (in my opinion) makes keeping SPS far easier.

 

[dixiedog]

Thanks.

I feed my LPS mysis to occasionally boost nutrients for them. My lighting is as follows:
Tek light 24"
-ATI blue plus
-UVL super actinic
-ATI aquablue special
-ATI blue plus
in that order from front to back.

The ATI blue plus run for 7.5 hours a day. The UVL and the Aquablue run for 3.5 hours per day.

I have no fish which (in my opinion) makes keeping SPS far easier.

Thanks Dan, that's good to know (about the photoperiod). I too run a 4x24 TEK, and it's hard to make direct photoperiod comparisons to 6 or 8-bulb setups. I have always run a MUCH longer photoperiod than you and many others do (generally 2 bulbs for 12 hours and 4 bulbs for 8-10 hours). I really need to try cutting it back, as some of my SPS are much paler than they might otherwise be, and I am generally a failure with acans and favia.


Sahin, great thread!

 

[eniram78]

amazing just running a scrubber with a skimmer! i'm running the same sys also but NO3 ain't hitting 0!

Any other advice?

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Nice!