A 40g SPS tank

[Arkayology]

Tank Details
Custom 24x24x16 (rimless tank drilled three times (x2 1'' drains for herbie style drain and x1 3/4'' return)
Custom acrylic sump 15.5''x15.5''x16'' with refugium
Coral Compulsion par30 refugium bulb
ATI 6x24'' sunpower
Bulb Combo- x3 Blue+, x3 Coral+
Ecotech MP10wES
Jebao WP25
AquaMaxx ConeS C-01 skimmer
Tunze Osmolator
Eheim-Jager 150w Heater
Mag 7 return
TLF Phosban 150 reactor with GFO ***Discontinued until further notice***
x2 BRS 1.1ml/m dosers for B-Ionic 2-part
Neptune Systems Apex Controller (EB8, ph/temp probe, ALD, WXM, AFS)
Live rock from marcorocks.com (excellent stuff)
Tropic Eden reef sand (50/50 split between reeflakes and miniflakes, good for leopard wrasses and wont blow around too much with mp10s)
Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt

Ca, Alk, and Mg Supplements
Ca and Alk are taken care of by B-Ionic 2-part while my Mg needs are met using Kent TechM.

Feeding:
I feed the fish daily alternating with Rod's Food, NLS pellets, spirulina loaded brine shrimp, PE mysis, bloodworms, and unraosted nori, all soaked in garlic. I also feed reef chili, KZ sponge power, KZ coral vitalizer (3 drops x2 weekly), and TLF Acropower (1ml daily).

All Pictures are taken with a Canon t2i with stock lens.

FTS History:
10/14/2012

11/04/2012

11/14/2012

12/05/2012

01/02/2013

02/10/2013

03/11/2003

04/09/2013

05/10/2013

06/10/2013

08/20/2013

09/17/13

11/30/13

1/21/14

3/20/14

5/10/14

06/11/14

08/01/14

10/17/14

 

[Arkayology]

"Golden" Nastuta - Still waiting for this one to color up after 11 months



Steve Elias Blue Stag



Tricolor Purple Nana



Tyree Ultimate Blue Stag



Unknown Green Tabler



Miyagi Tort



SSC



Teal Stag



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[Arkayology]

New PC superman

The new maxima - I love this clam. It was looking a little rough a week ago but has started to come around.

the pearlberry. It is one of the corals that has taken really well to the T5s - all of the branches on the left side of the pic are growth since the sunpower was put above the tank

 

[SunnyX]

Great growth and progression. The corals look healthy and we'll managed.

Great job.

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

Amazing reef. Love the photo time line. Lmk when your ready to frag that pearlberry

 

[Arkayology]

Thanks guys! I have had some issues with swinging alk lately and there is some tissue loss at the base of some acros. I will post some new pics in a couple weeks after they have recovered.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Awesome!! I love progression photos! #youguysgottaseethis

 

[kacrocorals581]

wow very very nice by far the nicest sps small gallon tank I've ever seen ,what are you growing in the fuge ? and do you keep sand or mud or is it just Marco algea in there? and is there live rock in the sump also

 

[fishroomlady]

wow! what a beautiful tank and your growth is amazing. having it so detailed with the progression shots makes it an even cooler post GREAT JOB! and thanks for sharing!

 

[NanaReefer]

Please tell me what the coral is covering the rock, bottom right? Thank you. Most beautiful, healthy looking tank

 

[shayna123]

Beautiful job, amazing what you did with 40 gallons!

 

[Arkayology]

Awesome!! I love progression photos! #youguysgottaseethis

Thanks!

wow very very nice by far the nicest sps small gallon tank I've ever seen ,what are you growing in the fuge ? and do you keep sand or mud or is it just Marco algea in there? and is there live rock in the sump also

Thanks a lot! I am just growing chaeto in there right now. No sand/mud/rock/anything else.

wow! what a beautiful tank and your growth is amazing. having it so detailed with the progression shots makes it an even cooler post GREAT JOB! and thanks for sharing!

Thanks!

Please tell me what the coral is covering the rock, bottom right? Thank you. Most beautiful, healthy looking tank

It's a sunset monti I have had in a few different systems over the course of 5 years.

Beautiful job, amazing what you did with 40 gallons!

Thanks!

 

[Arkayology]

Some updated shots of the tank-
Joe the Coral

The pearlberry looking better and better every day

purple valida

red planet is getting more green body with the T5s

this nasuta is start to do something... finally! You can see a few branches forming on the sides

this is what is left of my SSC after the alk swings. I saved about half of the colony. The plus side is it is encrusting quickly and is coloring up so it should be smooth sailing for now

red dragon had some issues with the alk swings too, lost a bit of tissue at the base of some branches

the miyagi is hitting its stride and starting to grow now after i lost the colony last year

I couldn't get a decent pic of the steve elias blue stag without zooming way out. It is growing quickly

and the front tank shot for February

 

[J.guokas]

Amazing! Tank looks great man, I'm in the process of setting up a 40 gallon sps tank. Hopefully it's half as nice as this.

 

[Rob.D]

Awesome tank! Did you make the rocks under the clams or did you buy them?

 

[Arkayology]

Amazing! Tank looks great man, I'm in the process of setting up a 40 gallon sps tank. Hopefully it's half as nice as this.

Thanks man!

Awesome tank! Did you make the rocks under the clams or did you buy them?

I bought them on eBay from The Alternative Reef. I could make them myself, but at $3.00 a piece shipped I would rather not spend the time buying the materials and making them.

 

[Pandy]

Lovely looking tank - your SPS are superb :yo:

 

[Rob.D]

I bought them on eBay from The Alternative Reef. I could make them myself, but at $3.00 a piece shipped I would rather not spend the time buying the materials and making them.

Thanks, I'm going to order some tonight.

 

[Arkayology]

Lovely looking tank - your SPS are superb :yo:

Thank you!

 

[Arkayology]

New ASD rainbow mille. It is a small piece, but it has some nice color.

Nice shot of the growth from the Steve Elias blue stag, but also has a view of the 3rd reboot of the same hawkins I have had (and lost 3 times) for years now. Also, you can see some of the green birdsnest growing. Now sure what I am going to do about that.

Bad pic of the miyagi tort. It is growing well and recovering from the STN from over the summer. I moved it higher because my GBTA was moved and was a little too close to it for my liking. It is higher and is getting more flow now I think. It is a happy coral.

and my beast of a setosa. This coral is really taking over the rock it is on. I fear I may have to do some serious pruning in a couple months.