Crimper's 57G SPS Dominated Reef

[crimper]

July 2020 Top Down video

 

[Cstar_BC]

Any tips for keeping acros ?

 

[crimper]

Any tips for keeping acros ?

Tips in 3 Words.

Acros are SPS... "Stability Promotes Success."

And I'm sure you have heard that "AcroNym" a million times.

Nutrient Control and Chemistry are key. If you can keep your Nitrates and Phosphate within the range N ~< 10ppm, Phos ~< .1 and the Big 3 Elements (Alk, Ca & Mag) stable assuming you got the right par and spectrum. You'll have success. And.... keep your hands off your tank.

Here are a few things that can throw your tank parameters out of wack:

1. Pest
2. New corals
3. New Fish
4. WC

I will let you think as to how and why these things can cause instability into your reef. Let me know what comes to your mind.

Cheers and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

[SkiCatTX]

Awesome tank!

I’m curious about your angels, which angelfish do you have? Do you have any problems with them eating corals?

 

[crimper]

Awesome tank!

I’m curious about your angels, which angelfish do you have? Do you have any problems with them eating corals?

Thanks for the compliment SkiCatTX. I don't have angelfish in this tank but I do have a copperband butterfly. She is a well behave fishtizen of this reef. It's purpose is to keep off aiptasia in this tank. So far no aiptasia has been sighted since day 1.

Regarding angel fish, I use to keep bi-color angelfish and emperor angelfish on my previous tank and they did not nip any of my corals. Usually the dwarf angels are reef safe, there might one in every few that will nip but so far I haven't got one... knock on wood.

Hope that helps.

 

[crimper]

Got busy with life both work and family life. My reef still thriving, there has been ups and downs but generally my reef is doing good.

Here's a video of my reef @24 months.

 

[crimper]

I went bananas with Zoas and some more Euphyllias. It is a challenge to make both the styxx, the zoas and euphyllias happy. When my nutrients drops, the zoas and euphys are not happy. When I increase the nutrients, my styxx will loose vibrance.

 

[crimper]

Side view @ 24months