AHanes SPS Collection

[SpSDrew]

Matt-v JellyBean

 

[SpSDrew]

TSA Carolina Reaper

 

[danimal1211]

I see one yellow tang in there, what other fish?

 

[SpSDrew]

I see one yellow tang in there, what other fish?

2 clowns
2 damsels
Lawnmower blenny
Gem tang
Yellow tang
Blue tang
Scopes tank

I would like to add some more fish so they can naturally feed the corals for me

 

[BristleWormHater]

I typically don’t make build threads or long post but I’m going to start a place where I can compile my collection and answer any questions anyone may have.

Tank: 8x3x1 grow out flat

Lighting: 4x 250 watt 14k halides, tons of Reefbrite xhos, and 2 reefbreeder photons

The big 3: Dos pumps feed in between 3.5-4 gallons of saturated kalk a day, BRS soda ash, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride/sulfate

Nutrients: Nitrates between 20-40 and phosphates between 0.2 and 0.4. I dose 12 mL of ammonium bicarbonate daily to keep nitrates up. Phosphates seem to fall in line with feedings.

Traces: stopped awhile ago and went back to regular water changes with aquaforest salt.

Food: I do a probiotic bacteria mixture with aminos, enzymes, and min s coral food. I feed this maybe twice a week at most

Love those Monti caps!

 

[SpSDrew]

@BristleWormHater it’s a love hate for me. I like them and I’m saving the bigger pieces for upcoming display but once the frags get out of hand, I end up with too many mini colonies that are hard to ship or transport. I did move a few at a frag swap recently and wish I had brought more.

 

[SpSDrew]

BC Bohemia. Another battle box grab. The ice blue tips on this one is amazing as it grows out.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yeah I’m out of Lima

Guh I'm onu alumni...

If you're headed to Cora we should do a lil swapping I'm in Granville now

 

[SpSDrew]

Guh I'm onu alumni...

If you're headed to Cora we should do a lil swapping I'm in Granville now

Yeah I’ll be there with a table. Probably taking the same tank I took to Dayton swap.

 

[reef’r]

Love the montis

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yeah I’ll be there with a table. Probably taking the same tank I took to Dayton swap.

One of these days will have to come to the real tank and do a little picking. Swapping if you're into that :)

 

[SpSDrew]

Could it be? The tyree purple monster? I have 2 of these going and it came from a local hobbyist whose colony looks 100% like the real thing with white polyps. I am hoping it develops more in the next year to show its true colors.

 

[zheka757]

Beutifull collection, well done!

 

[Curiousbranching]

Superb!

 

[SpSDrew]

Blue Cardinal. Picked up a frag from BigE at the ‘23 LEAR swap

 

[BristleWormHater]

Blue Cardinal. Picked up a frag from BigE at the ‘23 LEAR swap

Looks like a fir tree!

 

[SpSDrew]

I have been struggling so hard over the past year to keep this guy going. Rare to see anymore. Cherry Coral Kombucha

 

[BristleWormHater]

Keep the pics coming!

 

[zheka757]

I like the blues! How many different blue corals you got?

 

[SpSDrew]

I like the blues! How many different blue corals you got?

Way too many lol I picked up a frag of the battle corals love sky recently and will start a progress picture of this one. My favorite blue will always be the heart of the ocean due to the deep coloration.

This is a comparison next to an Oregon tort.