Jon's 90 SPS dominant reef

Coleus · #1 10-12-2010, 04:14 AM

welcome to Calgary :-)

ScubaSteve · #2 10-12-2010, 05:34 AM

Dude, I've been wanting to redo my tank like the "Canadian" for a while. Here's some inspiration for ya while you rework the tank. If you...uh.. have any left over corals I know a guy who'd probably take'm off yer hands there...

lobsterboy · #3 10-12-2010, 06:01 AM

tagging along, looks like its going to be great.

freezetyle · #4 10-12-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

welcome to Calgary :-)

Calgary is my home, Moved to Victoria

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Dude, I've been wanting to redo my tank like the "Canadian" for a while. Here's some inspiration for ya while you rework the tank. If you...uh.. have any left over corals I know a guy who'd probably take'm off yer hands there...

I have been following that link on RC for a while too. there is another one that is about minimalist aquascaping which is pretty good. Although there are a lot of smart ass people who just throw a rock in there 120gal and take a photo. haha.

I will get some photos of the colonies that are currently in there because there are some beautiful pieces. Its tough to think about which ones will not make the cut because they are all of decent size and had some great colours before the move.

fishytime · #5 10-13-2010, 01:17 AM

Holy crap Jon!.....you certainly have pin-balled around this last year

.....I like the sounds of this tank.....should be saweet

bkelly · #6 10-13-2010, 01:26 AM

hey jon
taggen along of course
what size is the new tank again?
i still have a few of your zoa colonies growing well if you wish to frag back.

freezetyle · #7 10-13-2010, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Holy crap Jon!.....you certainly have pin-balled around this last year

.....I like the sounds of this tank.....should be saweet

Yea, Ive been a gypsy. Kelowna for five months, Halifax for two weeks, calgary for four months, now victoria. Part of the reason i got this tank is so i would have bigger burdens in one place and have to stay haha.

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Originally Posted by bkelly

hey jon
taggen along of course
what size is the new tank again?
i still have a few of your zoa colonies growing well if you wish to frag back.

Brent I just might have to take you up on that. Next time i drive back i'll stop in for that coffee and we can swap some frags. Im sure i will have a few pieces for you

freezetyle · #8 10-21-2010, 07:10 PM

Things are settling in nicely. the sps are coloring back up after the stresses of moving. I think i have found all of the final resting spots for the coral and picked out a few that don't really interest me.

Previously the tank was being supplied 2-part via B-ionic. but i had the materials for the balling light method from the last tank that i never got to try so i am going to give the system a run on this tank. (pretty much to just use up the materials). I dont really have high expectations of it because of the subtle differences it makes. anyways, I am still in the process of dialling it in. But so far the numbers have gone from 4ml X6 (24ml total)of each cal/alk of b-ionic. to 15 X 4ml of alk. and 12 X 2ml for calcium per day. giving me steadyish values of about 8 kH. and 430 calcium. Still need to find a container for the mag so i am not dosing that yet.

One hiccup i have experienced is that the tank gets a little bit of morning sun which is kind of bleaching one of the zoa frags i have so its going to need a new home on the other side of the tank.
Before:

After

Favorite piece at the moment

not sure what this is. got it at a frag workshop at Blue world Victoria

Favia which i dont think i am going to keep (any takers?)

Chalice

Clam and blue polyp monti

Chalk basslet

getting some sweet PE

Milli

Fts

freezetyle · #9 05-20-2011, 05:28 AM

Don't you hate Cloudy tanks...

fishytime · #10 05-20-2011, 03:10 PM

it might be cloudy, but its holding water