SkullV's 40 Breeder SPS Reef
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SkullV
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No idea on NO3, but with the use of biopellets and matrix I would assume it's very low. Phosphate got up to 0.11 with the frozen food but it's now down to <0.02 and I've added GFO. I'm starting to add acropower again today as well.
As far as salt I use plain instant ocean. Generally I add some magnesium and calcium to each batch I mix up to keep levels more consistent with each water change. I currently make up 30g at a time which lasts me about 4 weeks.
SkullV
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Nutrients coming down and new lights up for a little. Corals seem to be responding well!
Original Oregon Tort:
ORA Pearlberry:
TCK Optimus Prime (has a long road ahead to look like TCK's stock photo):
Sunset Monti:
ORA Marshall Islands Yellow Fuzzy:
Wet Thumbs Mother of Pearl (the iridescence isn't a camera effect, it's one crazy looking coral!):
WWC Somewhere Over The Rainbow Milli:
ReefGen Ghost Orchid Stylo (probably the same as Jason Fox Bugout and Tyree Rainbow, but who knows):
No Name Stag:
ORA Borealis:
Original Oregon Tort:
ORA Pearlberry:
TCK Optimus Prime (has a long road ahead to look like TCK's stock photo):
Sunset Monti:
ORA Marshall Islands Yellow Fuzzy:
Wet Thumbs Mother of Pearl (the iridescence isn't a camera effect, it's one crazy looking coral!):
WWC Somewhere Over The Rainbow Milli:
ReefGen Ghost Orchid Stylo (probably the same as Jason Fox Bugout and Tyree Rainbow, but who knows):
No Name Stag:
ORA Borealis:
SkullV
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Thanks! At the moment with the small tufts of turf algae still present I'm targeting 0.000/0.000 on nutrients with supplemental feeding and amino acid dosing. It seems to be working well for the coral at the moment. Once all traces of nuisance algae are gone I'll probably stop testing regularly again, but when I do test (to replace GFO or for whatever reason) I'd like to see 2-3 and 0.02.
Thanks!! Yeah, I paid $100 for an inch. This was actually the second one, the first one came on in really bad shape from a different vendor and RTN overnight. I did manage to save the absolute top corallite on that one so I have a 1/4" frag encrusting right behind my main frag. This is one of those corals that I think every SPS keeper needs in their tank. The only other blue SPS that compares is the Unique Corals Ice Blue Tenuis.
scrapz
Saturation+100
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For $120 id overnight u a one, thats a bery high price for ca. I listed a 2" multibranch frag for 60 and couldnt sell it fown here. Could have brought you one when i came up to sd a few weeks ago. Next time.
SkullV
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Definitely next time! There's some other stuff in your thread though......
SkullV
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Looking grouse Mickey Mouse:lolspin:
Thanks guys! Actually changed the left side aquascape a bit today to make room for more frags!
slin1977
New member
Bring on the fragtasticness!!!
DylansGolden
New member
This is the best 40G build I've seen. Love it man.
I'm starting a 66G SCA tank and thinking about running bio-pellets for the first time on a SPS only tank. Would you reccomend using the same reactor and same pellets as you did when you started?
I'm starting a 66G SCA tank and thinking about running bio-pellets for the first time on a SPS only tank. Would you reccomend using the same reactor and same pellets as you did when you started?
SkullV
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Thanks guys! Here are a couple of new photos along with the new left side aquascape from the front and side:
No Name Milli from the local LFS, high hopes for this one with the blue rim starting:
The Coral Kings Inferno, just added yesterday:
No Name Milli from a local reefer, had this one for a while, he claims it's a "rainbow" milli, looks more like a sunset variant to me, but I just moved it down a little bit so we'll see what colors show up.
The Coral Kings Suharsonoi:
New left side aquascape:
Left side full shot:
SkullV
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Thank you very much! For the reactor, I think this TLF 150 reactor works great. The key is to modify it so there is a positive connection between the lid and upper plate and the upper plate and lower pipe. That gets you perfect even flow at the bottom and absolutely zero clumping. For the pellets themselves, I believe that they are all mostly the same. Personally I would stay away from the all in one biopellets as they inherently grind up GFO and spread it around your system. Something that people take a lot of time and care not to do with their GFO reactors.
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Is this definitely ORA Pearlberry???
I ask because I have this colony and it looks suspiciously close to your coral.
Here is mine:
Mine has a lot more green these days, but many months ago it looked exactly like your coral.
Anyway, you've got some cool stuff and I cant wait to see the tank all matured. :thumbsup:
I ask because I have this colony and it looks suspiciously close to your coral.
Here is mine:
Mine has a lot more green these days, but many months ago it looked exactly like your coral.
Anyway, you've got some cool stuff and I cant wait to see the tank all matured. :thumbsup:
SkullV
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Is this definitely ORA Pearlberry???
I ask because I have this colony and it looks suspiciously close to your coral.
Here is mine:
Mine has a lot more green these days, but many months ago it looked exactly like your coral.
Anyway, you've got some cool stuff and I cant wait to see the tank all matured. :thumbsup:
Yup, definitely ORA Pearlberry. It's one of those corals that changes color a lot based on lighting. That is a top down shot but it's greener from the side (less light I would assume). Thanks for the kind words, and congrats again on your tank feature!
