SPS Dominated 47G Reef

[cheezybuda]

Wait a second....is Kevin forcing you to post FTS at gun point?

Should we call the authorities due to a hostage situation?

Honestly, your tank looks amazing, even with these "Alk spikes"

 

[nova65ss]

Sahin sorry to hear about the health my man hope you get better sooner than later!

Tank is looking pretty awesome too! This is a great thread I don't get on this site much but see I need to get over more often. Good stuff!

 

[vuqchu]

Wow. Tank looks awesome. Very nice sir!

 

[glaukos]

Improve colors????Well something must be wrong with my eyes because i see the opposite, sahin buddy!
Welldone!
Tank is amazing

So time for typing some answers
-What's your bulb combo
-In which mode do you have your vortechs run?

Great job!Your tank makes me happy:beer:

 

[plyle02]

Sahin,
Your tank is awesome! Stunning my friend, with beautiful coloration!!!

 

[lsingh]

truely an amazing tank.
great job

 

[OzarksReef]

Beautiful - great color on the SPS!

 

[reefmutt]

Hey!!! How did I miss this??
Awsome, Sahin! Tanks looks fantastic!!
I can't wait to see some close ups... No pressure..
The tank really looks great!

 

[rovster]

Wow, looks great. I guess a deal is a deal. Look out for a build thread soon, LOL!

 

[sahin]

Lol Richard

Sahin, I'm happy to hear that you're reef-happy and enjoying the hobby . FWIW, in my limited experience, I'd blame the alk drop, anyday .

EDIT:
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It looks awesome Sahin, Really love the scape!!! There's some really cool pieces there as well, you sneaky bugger

Thanks man. Knowing you guys online and having this hobby really got me through some tough times, and it continues to.

WOW! It looks awesome! I like the aquascaping and coral placement. Colors look good to me

Thanks for the compliments. Means a lot coming from you. I've always admired your work/tanks. I'll NEVER FORGET your 34G Solana with the T5's. That tank seriously inspired me so much. So thank you. And your current tank is a prime example of a beautiful reef and one of the best cube tanks out there! :thumbsup:

 

[sahin]

Finally Looking good buddy, really like your scape!

Thanks man. I also draw inspiration from you bare bottomed tank; especically that you run an ATI Hybrid like myself.

Bout time! If that is your browned out tank then please, let me know what you did to get it browned out! Sweet tank Sahin

Thank you. The colours I managed to pull a few years ago in ALL my corals, is something that still eludes me...So I have many turds in my tank still. However I am feeling slightly better and so will try my best to achieve the same success I had previously.

 

[sahin]

Time for celebration because we have finally seen Sahin's tank :celeb1:. It looks fabulous. You should be proud. Can you provide a full list of your your acroporids and your most recent water parameters please?

I must say that the ATI's control unit looks as impressive as the unit itself.

Keep up the good work :wavehand:.

Thanks Bulent. I will provide a list of the acros and parameters tomorrow or over the weekend.

Tank looks great! Corals look happy and I love the aquascape. well done Sahin

Thank you for the compliment.

WOW Sahin! Your tank looks awesome! I love the aquascape and the colors and growth patterns! very nicely done!

Thank you. Your tank has also been an inspiration and has kept my mind stuck with T5's.

Wow, very awesome tank. Well done.:beer:

Get well soon!

Thanks man. Hope to see updates on your tank.

 

[sahin]

Very nice, worth the wait. I bet Kevins drooling right know
Marty

Thanks mate. I doubt Kevin will ever be drooling over my tank with the amazing Biggle's tank around. I can not compare to Biggles' tank.

Awesome tank!
Love your aquascaping and corals!

Thank you. I tried to create an open structure to allow for good water flow.

Been following a while mate, I've gotta give you all the best from lil old NZ. I also notice there's now full tank shots! Good stuff mate, I have aquascape envy for sure, wish I'd used branches like that. Terrific! Placement of corals is also a work of art.

Many thanks mate. One day I would like to visit your beautiful country. Going to post some top down tank shots so you can see how the rocks are setup a bit more.

Ha Ha! Finally! Looks really good. Your coral colors are great man!:beer:

:lol: Yeah finally. Thanks for the compliment.

 

[sahin]

Wait a second....is Kevin forcing you to post FTS at gun point?

Should we call the authorities due to a hostage situation?

Honestly, your tank looks amazing, even with these "Alk spikes"

:lol: Did Kevin send you that pic of himself just before he appeared at my door?...:lol:

Thanks for the compliment. The alk dipped into the low 4dkH area...seriously, I was really happy with the colours a few weeks ago. :headwallblue:

Sahin sorry to hear about the health my man hope you get better sooner than later!

Tank is looking pretty awesome too! This is a great thread I don't get on this site much but see I need to get over more often. Good stuff!

Thanks man. Your last tank was amazing and is another tank that inspired me...another T5 tank. What you did with that little tank and the colours you pulled with those T5 tubes was awesome. Hope to see even better with your current tank.

Wow. Tank looks awesome. Very nice sir!

Thanks for looking into my thread and for the compliment.

Improve colors????Well something must be wrong with my eyes because i see the opposite, sahin buddy!
Welldone!
Tank is amazing

So time for typing some answers
-What's your bulb combo
-In which mode do you have your vortechs run?

Great job!Your tank makes me happy:beer:

Thanks man. Come see my tank in person soon!

I change out my tubes occasionally, but have settled on 5xBlue+, 2xCoral+ and 1xPurple+, LED: Royal Blue at 100%, Blue at 25%, White at 25% and Red at 5%.

MP10's run on CONSTANT mode at around 85%. I dont use the other modes. So my corals are constantly blasted with flow. The areas where flow hits hardest, the corals grow thick and are so damn hard to clip frags.

 

[sahin]

Sahin,
Your tank is awesome! Stunning my friend, with beautiful coloration!!!

Thanks for the compliment Perry.

truely an amazing tank.
great job

Thank you so much for the compliment.

Beautiful - great color on the SPS!

Thanks for the compliment and looking into my thread.

Hey!!! How did I miss this??
Awsome, Sahin! Tanks looks fantastic!!
I can't wait to see some close ups... No pressure..
The tank really looks great!

Thanks man. I will post some closeup shots soon.

Wow, looks great. I guess a deal is a deal. Look out for a build thread soon, LOL!

Thanks. Yeah a deal is a deal! :lol: Now get with making a build thread here on the SPS forum...not hidden away on some local forum...

 

[sahin]

Can you provide your most recent water parameters please?.

I'll try make the Acro list later as the lights are off and I need to look at what I have.

Here are current water parameters:
S.G.: 1.025 (Deltec Refract.)
Ca: 420ppm (API)
Alk: 7.5dKH (Salifert)(back up now) :headwally:
Mg: 1300ppm (Salifert)
K+: 400ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0.02ppm (Elos Merck HiRes Kit)
NO3: 0.2ppm (salifert)
Temp: 78-79'F

 

[sahin]

Although there are some colourful SPS, I still have many brown turds amongst the colourful acros. And as you know SPS look more colourful from top.

Just some quick top down shots...tried my best to remove glare from the T5 tubes.

I love the colours the ATI T5/LED Powermodule is producing despite my repeated dumb mistakes; which is most likely the reason why some of the brownies refuse to colour up. :facepalm:

 

[reefmutt]

corals look great!
sahin, what wattage are your leds and what colour?
if just white, what percentage of full power do you run them at?
and have you ever tried running the light without the leds for any length of time? i guess I'm curious to know if the leds really change anything about how the corals colour up and/grow..

 

[Scotty freddy]

Awesome colours sahin. Love that red digitata I've been chasing that here in Australia! Can get digitata here just not in red I know how hard it is to try and remove glare from the T5's and it's not fun at all! excellent work though mate :thumbsup:

 

[arron209]

Looks great sahin! I just restarted my system and went barebottom. Hopefully it'll look as good one day!