EllisJuan's Deep Blue 30g Shallow Reef

[JerryO]

Is that a custom sump or off the shelf? Dimensions? I'm looking for a small sump/refugium for my 30.

 

[EllisJuan]

Is that a custom sump or off the shelf? Dimensions? I'm looking for a small sump/refugium for my 30.

It is custom from Advanced Acrylics. It is 21x16x16.

 

[EllisJuan]

Cycle completed...a little over three weeks. I just finished a large (~50%) water change. I am going to move a few "Test" (ie; less expensive) pieces over to my tank tonight and see how the look over the next few days. I will also start doing some fish shopping this week.

 

[Chris Aldrich]

Awesome build. I look forward to following along and seeing it become a SPS paradise!

 

[EllisJuan]

We'll see how these guys do over the next few days....

 

[Khh27]

Those are some sweet peices

 

[EllisJuan]

Those are some sweet peices

Thank man! You should see some of the stuff still sitting on the rack waiting to be moved over. These are just the guinea pigs. ;)

 

[Khh27]

I can hold some stuff if you need me to! [emoji1]

 

[EllisJuan]

This little guy followed me home to keep my frags company...

 

[CaribbeanCollector]

Second time this thread has captivated me.

 

[EllisJuan]

Thank! I got most of my sps moved over last night and glued down. I also have a Randall's Goby, High Fin Goby, and Pistol Shrimp coming into my LFS sometime in the next week or so. I still have a couple Acans, a Rainbow Monti, and a couple other odds and ends to get moved over.

 

[w.gurney77]

I like the progress so far.
Let's see some more pictures!
I'm following along.
I have the same tank as a frag tank next to my display tank.

 

[EllisJuan]

I like the progress so far.
Let's see some more pictures!
I'm following along.
I have the same tank as a frag tank next to my display tank.

Thanks! I snapped this one the other night. Everything is still a little ticked off from being pried off their plugs and relocated, but maybe I can snap a FTS tonight.

 

[EllisJuan]

I took this FTS tonight.

A list of the SPS starting from the front left and working back and around the "horseshoe"...

Jason Fox Sour Twist
Garf Bonsai
Rainbow Mili
ASD Hallucination Acro
ASD Homegrown Rainbow Birdsnest
ORA Birds of Paradise
Steve Elias Stag
CC Oakland A Paniculata
Tyree Blue Matrix
CC Aussie Candlelight
ORA Joe the Coral
CC Needle in a Haystack
ASD Special Glow in the Dark Monti
CC Purple Tip Tort
CC Royale Pocillopora


There is also the large birdsnest in the middle and a few Acans on the outsides.

 

[Tahoe61]

That looks excellent.

 

[EllisJuan]

Here are a few closer shots of some of the pieces. Please keep in mind that A) I am not a great photographer and it is hard to capture the actual colors. I take these more to document growth than as "glamour shots"...and B) these were all just relocated after being on a rack for a while and need to be colored up a good bit.

Jason Fox Sour Twist

ASD Homegrown Rainbow Birdsnest

Tyree Blue Matrix

ORA Joe the Coral

ORA Birds of Paradise

CC Purple Tip Tort

CC Needle in a Haystack

ASD Hallucination Acro

 

[m88a2]

very cool man. are you doing anything to make sure the water doesnt become too clean?

 

[EllisJuan]

very cool man. are you doing anything to make sure the water doesnt become too clean?

Not as of yet. I am kind of taking a wait and see approach. These have been on a rack in a VERY low nutrient system for a while.

Any suggestion on what to look for and how to controllably dirty the water?

 

[m88a2]

im no expert but i believe paling of colors can be an indication of too low nutrients. Ive been feeding my fish 3-5 times a day to increase nutrients and after 3 weeks, i still have no nitrates and .05 phos. i also have chaeto in the sump so that may be where my nitrates went.

 

[EllisJuan]

im no expert but i believe paling of colors can be an indication of too low nutrients. Ive been feeding my fish 3-5 times a day to increase nutrients and after 3 weeks, i still have no nitrates and .05 phos. i also have chaeto in the sump so that may be where my nitrates went.

Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it.