So Cal Reefers FTS Thread...

[Johnny C]

Great Thread!

Great Thread!

It seems as though your 'hands off' approach is working in your favor! How long has the tank been running? Your sandbed looks super clean. Digging the minimalist look!

 

[xtm]

Thanks Johnny. This tank is almost 1 yr old (started in January 2010)
It's a shallow sandbed, that I try to vacuum every week (I try!!). I don't use any calcium reactor/kalk supplements anymore, just straight up 10g water changes every week. The idea is to simulate a "natural reef" water which is pristine all the time, and it seems to be successful so far (knock on wood).

I think that a big part of the algae-free success is having a small bioload. I only have 1 tang and 3 small fishes + frequent WC.

 

[29reef]

nm..

Can I post photos of it? Lol

Ians DT is looking mighty fine, just needs the little colorful sticks to grow into bigger sticks.

 

[Cymaster007]

Updated pick of my 120g

 

[All Delight]

Great looking tank XTM

 

[SKremk]

Here is my 110 gallon. It's an upgrade of my old 48 gallon tank that was running for a few years.

 

[speargunhunter]

Nice aquascape, love the spider sponge!

 

[gumbii]

i love the sun corals and dendros...

 

[sltyncopa]

Eeeeewwww

Eeeeewwww

Display tank: 48x30x20 rimless
Sump: 36x24x16 blacked out
Tank Age: 5 months old.
Flow: (3) MP40w
Lighting: (2) 250w Radiums
Filtration: Royal Exclusive Alpha200, Refugium/Mangroves, (2) BRS reactors


-Dose 2 part, and some Zeovit products (Pohl's Xtra, AA, etc...)
-10% Water Change Weekly

I am SOOOO JEalous of your Achilles it is BEEEUTIFUL!

 

[SBJim]

xtm that is one fantastic-looking tank. Can you give a little more info on your set-up? Looks like not a lot of LR in the DT: do you have some elsewhere, like the sump?

 

[xtm]

All Delight:
Thanks

SBJim,
No that's all the rocks I have, there's nothing in the sump. There must be 5 pcs of LR in the display and that's it.

 

[xtm]

AUGUST 2010

DECEMBER 2010

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This tank is running 2-year old Radium bulbs!! I think I'll replace them soon.

 

[firereef]

That yellow wrasse is awesome!

 

[thirst]

All Delight:
Thanks

SBJim,
No that's all the rocks I have, there's nothing in the sump. There must be 5 pcs of LR in the display and that's it.

DAMN, nice looking tank bro. Colors coming back. Congrats =).

 

[socalmiket]

AUGUST 2010

DECEMBER 2010

side

This tank is running 2-year old Radium bulbs!! I think I'll replace them soon.

Sweet Tank!

- MikeT

 

[denash24]

These aren't FTS but it's the only pics of what my tank looked like before all my current issues.

 

[powderbluu]

Tank is up for about 2 years... 150 Gal, 60 gal sump.

 

[socalmiket]

Tank is up for about 2 years... 150 Gal, 60 gal sump.

Nice monster cap! Tank looks great!

 

[denash24]

Pic from last night mostly frags right now.

 

[chris023]

150 gallon: