500g Barebottom SPS Dominant

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FTS

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From the Left

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From the Right

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DLM08's 'Milli Madness'

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ORA Red Planet ('Slightly Overexposed')

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Unknown Staghorn over RP

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ORA's Ponaphe Birdsnest colony

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Favia Spreading over Barebottom

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System looks absolutely amazing ! corals look real happy. looking good , thanks for sharing !
 
Very nice!!! Love the open space. I like the overflows, gets ride of the dead spots. How about some more details?
 
Awesome tank!! Gorgeous pieces!!
 
Here are a few specs lifted from the Meet and Greet forum.


500g barebottom reeftank. In wall. Acrylic. Sps dominant. Set up and running continuously since 1996. RC ToTM: 3/03. Major crash and rebuild in 2007. Substantial re-scaping in 9/11.

Major Equipment:

125g sump (Barr Aquatics).

Lighting: 3x Sfiligoi 400w Twin Infinity Pendants. 6x Sfiligoi ACLs Electronic Ballasts. 6x Ushio 400W 14k SE MHs.

Water Flow: 6x Tunze 6201s.

MTC Pro-1 Calcium Reactor.
BRS Kalk Stirrer/Doser.
H&S A200-2x1260 External Skimmer.
2x 1-hp Chiller (piggy backed).
Red sea 100mH ozonizer.
Generator.
 
+1 would love to see some equipment pics. Also if you can post some details of about your routine. Beautiful example of a mature reef.
 
Very nice, and I'm not all that fond of SPS dominated tanks.
 

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