SPS tank from England 156 us gallons

[Tony B (UK)]

Here's some pictures taken late October 2010:

 

[Tony B (UK)]

 

[Junz]

looks good, some nice colors you got there

 

[Tony B (UK)]

 

[Tony B (UK)]

 

[emulsion]

Can kindly identify the species of Post-2, Picture -9, i have one just like yours

 

[jbanks]

Nice job without all the live rock. Beautiful colors too! Tell us a little about your system.

 

[Tony B (UK)]

Can kindly identify the species of Post-2, Picture -9, i have one just like yours

Acrpora tenius

 

[Tony B (UK)]

Nice job without all the live rock. Beautiful colors too! Tell us a little about your system.

Just over a year old. 5ft long, 30 inches back to front, 20 inches high.

Harware:
Deep sand bed sump with cheato and xenia on reverse photo period
x8 54w T5 lightwave unit.
Reef Octopus skimmer
x1 Polario 22,000lph
x2 Tunze nano stream
Deltec calcium reactor
Home made PO4 reactor with The Reef Aquatics media
Tunze auto top up
x2 300w heaters

Water numbers:
Alkalinity around 11dkh
Ca around 450ppm
Mag around 1500ppm
I don't test for PO4 or NO3

Maintanence
No additives used other than iodine. 40 litres of water changed each week.

Tony

 

[seashark]

beautiful set up , love the rock lay out, and colors.

 

[chris88]

love the corals but i think you could do more with the aqua scape. Other then that it looks great.

 

[bobbyboussy]

nice tank

 

[reefried]

....wow nice job the tank looks great......

 

[emulsion]

you mentioned the only additive you used is iodine, why and how much?

I add Kent Marine Iodide supplement, 1ml per week, to my 20g. Not sure if they are the same thing. I do this cause i read it somewhere that corals need it in minute amounts, can't remember the 'why' now...

 

[nenna]

That micromussa is sick! Great work, that tank will look really nice once everything grows up

 

[ctxmonitor]

Nice tank! what kind of stylorphora is that? Look really nice.. The blue polyp monti is very nice.. what's its called?

 

[cindre2000]

A lot of the tank shots I see are "overgrown" walls of corals that don't really let you appreciate the structure and color of the individual corals. The spacing in your tank really allows you to focus on each individual coral and enjoy it.

Great tank.

 

[Tony B (UK)]

you mentioned the only additive you used is iodine, why and how much?

I add Kent Marine Iodide supplement, 1ml per week, to my 20g. Not sure if they are the same thing. I do this cause i read it somewhere that corals need it in minute amounts, can't remember the 'why' now...

I dose as needed. I would advise you test for iodine and then adjust if needed.

Here's a good bit of information on iodine and it's use in aquaria: http://www.reef-eden.net/iodine_in_the_reef_aquarium.htm

 

[Tony B (UK)]

Nice tank! what kind of stylorphora is that? Look really nice.. The blue polyp monti is very nice.. what's its called?

The stylo is.........er........Purple-ish stylo? I'm not sure, can you I.D. it maybe?

I'm not sure on the blue polyp monti either, sorry! :sad2:

 

[The Escaped Ape]

Phwoar. That is a tasty tank. I really like the spacing you've given each coral and the growth they're showing. Lovely combination of different species (is that LPS a Micromussa? It's gorgeous and enormous!) and restrained but effective fish stocking.

Great to see a UK reefer on RC as well (I'm based in Japan, but from the UK).

Good work sir!