Craigb350s SPS Maniac's Reef - Colours Update July18th

[Craigb350]

Hi guys,

Just recently joined the forum from the UK,

Tank has been running 3 and half years now with my collection. Its far from perfect, its had its ups and downs but heres a description of the blood, sweat and tears in this tank, and hopefully one day it will be where i want it to be and who knows one day BRStv or Reefbuilders

Tank stats

4 x 2 x 2 AC aquatics tank with optiwhite front panel.
4 x 1.5 x1.5 Refugium with 25% algae bed chamber (Triton)
STC Temp controller with 2 x 300w titanium heaters
Reef Octopus XP2000 Large Skimmer
Bubble Magus media reactor
2 x Vortech Mp40
1 x Vortech MP10
1 x Evergrow it5012 AquaOcean LED
1 x DD aquatics T5 pendant running Guisemann Actinic and Marine Blue tubes
CFL Sump bulb
3 channel Kamoer doser
4 channel Jebao doser

Fish

1 x Yellow Tang
2 x Sunburst Anthias
1 x Male Yellowtail Tamarin Wrasse
1 x Female Yellowtail Wrasse
2 x Blacktail Tamarin Wrasse
1 x Melanarus Wrasse
1 x Potters Wrasse
1 x Male Peacock Wrasse
1 x Orange spot Goby
2 x Yellow banana Wrasse

LPS

1 x Purple Aussi torch
1 x Funghia Green/Orange short tentacle plate coral

SPS

Macrostoma Acropora
Bali Slimer Acropora
Lime in the Sky Staghorn Acropora
Red Planet Acropora
Green Spathulata Acropora
Pink Panther Acropora
Greg C Ultimate Staghorn Acropora
Valida Acropora
Cali Tortuga Acropora
Pink/Green Aussi tabling Hyacinthus Acropora
Tri-Color Acropora
Green Hummilis Acropora
Purple Formosa Acropora
Plana "Crayola" Acropora
Blue Gomezi Acropora
Pearlberry Acropora
Sarmentosa Acropora
Orange Granulosa Acropora
Strawberry Shortcake Acropora
Bali Strawberry Shortcake Acropora
Tri-C0lor Staghorn Acropora
Jason Flame On Acropora (hard to get hold of here in UK)
Purple Beacon Acropora
Blue Tenius Acropora

Aussie Green Millipora
Bubblegum Millipora
Pink Millipora
Sunset Millipora

Rainbow Phoenix Montipora
Forest Fire Montipora
Setosa Montipora
Rainbow Montipora
Pokerstar Montipora
Reverse Sunset Montipora
Appleberry Montipora
Strawberry Daiquiri Montipora
LA Lakers Montipora
Hirasuta Montipora
Green scrolling Plate Montipora

Clams

1 x Blue Maxima Clam around 4/5"
1 x Deresa Clam 3/4"


The current tank method is the classic German style Balling method, due to high comsumption i am planning to switch to a more reliable Calcium reactor setup, when i learn about them bit more.

I will update this thread as i go along for you guys to see, all comments are welcome I'm sure i can learn a lot of knowledge from you,

Please enjoy the read and i will try and get a mixture of photos up.

Just a taste of some of the SPS, i will post more pics as i go on.

Thanks again

 

[Fudsey]

Gorgeous tank ! !

 

[Jason mack]

Wow !!!! Awesome tank ...you should think about entering your tank in the 365 reef tank thread ...I’ll look for the link for you !!

 

[Fudsey]

Wow !!!! Awesome tank ...you should think about entering your tank in the 365 reef tank thread ...I’ll look for the link for you !!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-tank-365-enter-your-tank-here.351475/

There ya go @Jason mack

 

[Craigb350]

Some of my special wrasse collection

 

[Jason mack]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-tank-365-enter-your-tank-here.351475/

There ya go @Jason mack

Thanks @Fudsey .. you just beat me too it

 

[Craigb350]

Thanks @Fudsey .. you just beat me too it

Will do I just need a better fts

 

[Jason mack]

If you want too load videos up too .... it’s easier via YouTube .. then copy the link here In your post !!!

 

[Craigb350]

Here’s one I made a while ago

 

[pelphrey]

Looks great! I really like the rock structure!

 

[dimidragos]

I want to tell you something different that other people say but i can't find my words . Amazing tank! Congratulations !!

 

[SPR1968]

Some of my special wrasse collection

Beautiful pictures and system!

 

[Wu Tang Clam]

Amazing tank mate!!
I’m uk too and into the sticks also!!!
Have frags ready also if your up for swapping or selling some I’d be very interested!!

 

[Craigb350]

Amazing tank mate!!
I’m uk too and into the sticks also!!!
Have frags ready also if your up for swapping or selling some I’d be very interested!!

Yeah i would be up for that buddy, let me know what you have

 

[Craigb350]

New light turns up tomorrow as my current 4 year old led system is finally wearing out!!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Looks great!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nice work !!!!

 

[Craigb350]

Also, hoping the fresh cheato comes today so I can restart the refugium, after all the bother I have been having with it, never had successful stable nutrient export in the 3 years the tank has been running

 

[SPR1968]

Also, hoping the fresh cheato comes today so I can restart the refugium, after all the bother I have been having with it, never had successful stable nutrient export in the 3 years the tank has been running

What have you been using for nutrient export so far then, the tank looks clean and good, but what are the nitrate and phosphates running at ?

 

[Craigb350]

A crap algae bed that’s never functioned properly, up to this point I think the constant use of gfo and the amount of rock in the tank has helped,

Here’s what it looked like a couple of days ago before the clean

I have fresh cheato coming today, I have complete cleaned the algae bed, changing the light to a cfl bulb 140watt and 6200k running reverse cycle.

Readings last night were nitrate 2.5ppm phos 0.012ppm but I have been dosing nopox