Let's See How Many SPS Coral I Can Shove in Here!

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Very nice! And they say Kessil's can't grow SPS! Well done!
Thanks! Yeah, just gotta have enough of them. This is a standard 4 foot long 75 gallon tank with four a360x lights. I will have to add fill light soon though, because the colonies are shading themselves. Only downfall of Kessil, imo.
 
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I changed a few things on this tank recently. Most notably the lighting! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

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Well, my center piece milli is out. It’s a losing battle, trying to recover it in the frag tank. I ordered a milli box from Battlecorals to hopefully find a good replacement.
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Well, my center piece milli is out. It’s a losing battle, trying to recover it in the frag tank. I ordered a milli box from Battlecorals to hopefully find a good replacement.
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Hoping the milli recovers!
 

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Hey Reefer Matt. I'm a Reefing Matt too! LOL! Just saw your tank in the 2024 tanks thread and noticed how nice the lighting was. Followed the link to your YouTube video and subscribed! Thanks for the useful info. Look forward to watching and reading more... Nice connecting to a fellow youtuber / reefer / sps keeper.
 
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Nice tank! I just found your youtube channel. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks! If you have any tips or wanna know my perspective on anything, feel free to message me anytime!
Hey Reefer Matt. I'm a Reefing Matt too! LOL! Just saw your tank in the 2024 tanks thread and noticed how nice the lighting was. Followed the link to your YouTube video and subscribed! Thanks for the useful info. Look forward to watching and reading more... Nice connecting to a fellow youtuber / reefer / sps keeper.
What’s up fellow Matt!!! Thank you! Send me a link to your channel so I can check it out!
So colorful, maybe the most colorful tank I have ever seen! I am in love with it!
Thank you very much! I run a little higher nitrates, currently at 15 ppm. I think that, coupled with the lighting and flow helps bring out the colors, even in whiter light.
 
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This is the result of coral that keeps growing. Most are from this tank. I don’t like fragging from it because the frags just sit and grow into more colonies. But it’s necessary to maintain the peace in the display tank.
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Here is my 75 gallon sps tank. It was my "challenge" tank about 4 years ago, to see if I could grow sps coral.

It is a standard Marineland aquarium with a triple drain overflow design, and a 3/4" return. It has a 29g sump. I used the cheap dc Amazon return pump with jebao powerheads. (They usually last about 2 years) I put all the rock on the center of the tank to allow full circulation around it.

It was a challenge for 8 months to keep the coral alive, as I used dry rock with live, black sand. I found out after the fact about the iron scratching the glass!

The tank started out with three Mars Aqua black boxes, but now has four Kessil A360X lights run on the Spectral controller.

Nowadays the reef is thriving and overgrowing. I am very happy with this tank!

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Wow! Where from did you acquire your corals?
 

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