Progression of an SPS Tank

Snappy · #1 01-01-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Don't even go there!! I can't even recall why I used it, but it was a dumb idea, whatever it was.

Very nice Brad! Yeah I was also going to ask about the eggcrate in the sandbed & the reasoning behind it. I'll bet your wrasses got a headache at bed time for the first while

Coralgurl · #2 01-01-2014, 07:39 PM

Beautiful tank!! Very inspiring for sure! I'm sure I've read you just keep up with water changes....any dosing or special maintenance?

Dez · #3 01-01-2014, 07:43 PM

Thanks for sharing. Always nice to see mature SPS tanks. All the best for this reefing year.

mrhasan · #4 01-01-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Beautiful tank!! Very inspiring for sure! I'm sure I've read you just keep up with water changes....any dosing or special maintenance?

I think Brad's occasional threat to the corals being sent to new homes keeps the corals well behaved. Good that the corals don't use canreef otherwise they wouldn't be listening to him

Aquattro · #5 01-01-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Beautiful tank!! Very inspiring for sure! I'm sure I've read you just keep up with water changes....any dosing or special maintenance?

Thanks. No, I run full Zeovit, but by "run" I mean I own the stuff. I bought 12 bags of rock LAST boxing day and still have 8 left. I dose the drops max once per week. Other than that, I keep the Ca reactor sort of tuned, and change 50g every 2 weeks.

christyf5 · #6 01-01-2014, 10:58 PM

Looking great as usual Brad. Kind of inspiring to get me going again. LOL, I was just thinking about my zeo and couldn't remember the last time I changed the rocks. Then I realized I never have since I started it up. Smrt.

Aquattro · #7 01-02-2014, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

I was just thinking about my zeo and couldn't remember the last time I changed the rocks. Then I realized I never have since I started it up. Smrt.

I change mine a little more often than that -haha

Maybe you need to head down with that cooler?

Aquattro · #8 01-02-2014, 01:17 AM

So Dez has inspired me with his pics, and I'm going to do some serious thinning of the right side tower.
If anyone in Vic sees anything they like on that side, let me know via PM.

Reef Pilot · #9 01-02-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

So Dez has inspired me with his pics, and I'm going to do some serious thinning of the right side tower.
If anyone in Vic sees anything they like on that side, let me know via PM.

After looking at your current FTS again, I like how your right side looks. That greater density provides some nice contrast and diversity to the rest of the tank. In fact, I would have a hard time wanting to change anything. It is what I would want my tank to look like some day.

So, you might get a little warfare,... but as long as it is hidden and no big casualties, who cares.

Aquattro · #10 01-01-2014, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Snappy

Very nice Brad! Yeah I was also going to ask about the eggcrate in the sandbed & the reasoning behind it. I'll bet your wrasses got a headache at bed time for the first while

Honestly Greg, it's the dumbest thing I've ever done in a tank build. No good reason at all that I can recall.