TOTM quality 6' SPS tank for under $1k? The 5.56 build thread; AKA a really bad idea

[five.five-six]

I have been struggling with filamentous alage (hair alage) for almost a month now. I have added 3 seahairs (overage now $549.95) and manual removal and reducing feeding and it seems to finaly be turning the corner.

Here are the surviving corals and frags from snoob's tank breakdown.

I took these photos last week and these Corel keep getting beter and better looking.

 

[five.five-six]

Some of my alage woes are visible in some of these pics

Marc named all these corals as when he gave them to me and they are all very nice corals. Silly me can’t remember the names of any of them but the are all really beautiful coral

 

[rickztahone]

Do you happen to have a FTS as of now? Very cool thread

 

[Rakie]

Do you happen to have a FTS as of now? Very cool thread

I drew a hyper-realistic picture of his tank, including his big *** vlamingi tang and cabbage coral

 

[rickztahone]

I drew a hyper-realistic picture of his tank, including his big *** vlamingi tang and cabbage coral

Looks like the center rock is giving me the finger lol.

I have a much better idea of it now :hmm5:

 

[laverda]

They are coloring up very nicely. Great photos!

 

[five.five-six]

LMAO Vlamingi is about 12” and it’s a 6’ tank so that’s just about to scale LOL

I got a 16-85MM lens now so I can take a nose FTS now.

 

[five.five-six]

Do you happen to have a FTS as of now? Very cool thread

I just snapped these ones real quick. I'll take some better ones with a tripod and in the dark at a later date.

 

[Rakie]

Looks a lot better than you say it does!

 

[CRookSkee]

Nice, you said you run 250w metal halide or 400w ?

Manny

 

[five.five-six]

Looks a lot better than you say it does!

Thanks, it's a joy to look at

 

[five.five-six]

Nice, you said you run 250w metal halide or 400w ?

Manny

250s. 400w radiums are only marginally brighter than 250s on M80 ballests. For 24 inch deep tanks, 250w is correct.

 

[five.five-six]

Today is the 1 year anniversary of purring salt and rocks and coral in the tank.

I'm a little over budget but not by much

I'll post some FTSs this weekend

 

[marioensf]

Time flies.
Great job!

 

[Rakie]

Today is the 1 year anniversary of purring salt and rocks and coral in the tank.

I'm a little over budget but not by much

I'll post some FTSs this weekend

Good, FTS are a PITA but yours come out nice

 

[five.five-six]

I have been losing SPS colonies for the last 6 or so weeks. starts at the base or the tips and a few days later POOF! that coral is gone. Fish, Zoas and LPS seem fine. I know I have nutrient issue and my SG is a bit low but neither of those issues should be causing the RTN. I see a few high levels of metals and am looking for direction on how to combat that

https://lab.atiaquaristik.com/view/26106

High values

Zinc 11.30 µg/l
Sulfur 1182 mg/l
Bromine 77.16 mg/l
Zinc 11.30 µg/l
Tin 5.31 µg/l
Nitrate 24.97 mg/l
Phosphorus 46.71 µg/l
Phosphate 0.14 mg/l
Aluminium 51.29 µg/l


low values

Molybdenum 1.71 µg/l
Iodine 10.79 µg/l
Fluorid 0.17 mg/l
Strontium 2.32 mg/l
Manganese u.
Salinity (NaCl) 31.04 PSU

 

[m0nkie]

have you looked into Unique's Panta Lith? used to remove heavy metal in water

https://uniquecorals.com/collection...a-rhei-panta-lith-1000-ml?variant=53015940563

 

[laverda]

Mark the link requires logging in. Are you using a marine pur block or any white media? A lot of people feel the leach aluminum. Do the water changes you were planning to with the Tropic Marin salt you got at RAP. It sbould help with everything.

 

[BeanMachine]

Maybe that rats nest under your tank is rusting? Check your impellers and magnets for rust. Does your alk fluctuate? Personally I don't think you have a nutrient issue. Tanks run fine at those n03 and po4 numbers.

 

[five.five-six]

Mark the link requires logging in. Are you using a marine pur block or any white media? A lot of people feel the leach aluminum. Do the water changes you were planning to with the Tropic Marin salt you got at RAP. It sbould help with everything.

Yea, I have been using the bioblocks I won in the SCMAS raffle a few months ago

Lucky me!

Did a 50% WC on Thursday.