ELOS MIDI: SPS Canyon

[xiaoxiy]

Hi! Welcome to my tank journal.



I've been reefing for about years now and I've slowly developed a fascination with acropora and other SPS.

The tank itself is an used ELOS Midi that I picked up from a local reefer. I subsequently used a kitchen cabinet from the Ikea SEKTION line as the stand for my tank. I've hoped to create a SPS tank, with a built in frag tank in the cabinet, for future coral propogation. The tank itself is only 3 months old, but the rock used in the tank is a combination of 4 year old live rock as well as the TLF Staxx rocks.

The tank initially started as a UNS 60U.

I went through a series of STN/RTN

And then I eventually broke the Mame overflow, which prompted me to pick up the Elos Midi.

Prior to aquascaping the tank, I sketched out designs on pen/pad


I then sketched it up digitally:


Then came scaping it for real.


And finally, here's what it looks like.

FTS:
1/21/2017


11/25/2017


10/24/2017


Display Tank Technical Information
Aquarium ELOS MIDI
Stand Ikea SEKTION Kitchen Cabinet
Sump Skimz UP18
Light 4 Bulb, 24W ATI/Nanobox Hybrid with 4 NBR Arrays
Powerhead 2x Vortech MP10 on 100% Nutrient Transport Mode

Frag Tank Technical Information
Aquarium 6 Gallon, Derimmed Fluval Edge
Light Nanobox Duo
Powerhead Jebao WP25 on W3

Filtration and Dosing
Filtration Skimz Macroalge Reactor + IceCap K250 + BRS ROX Carbon
Balling Aquaforest Component 1, 2, 3


Feeding
Autofeeder Eheim Autofeeder, 4x Pellet doses Daily
Frozen 1/4 Cube of Calanus for frag tank Daily
Dried 2 Scoops BRS Reef Chili Daily
Live 5ml Cultured Bakers Yeast Daily: .875g yeast, 7g sugar, 175ml H2O, Cultured for 24 hours

 

[HolisticBear]

Following!!

 

[xiaoxiy]

Following!!

Great to have you along for the ride!

 

[xiaoxiy]

Here are some coral macros and misc photos!






Evening shots






Frags in the frag tank.

 

[xiaoxiy]

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr
Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

 

[xiaoxiy]

I picked up a cool maricultured millepora from my LFS. It's pretty :celeb1::celeb1:


Here is a nighttime shot of my YR Peachy Blues and LA Lakers. 1 week ago, I wouldn't have dared post this photo due to bryopsis covering the colony. 5 days of fluconazole later, and the bryopsis on this colony is gone!


I can't seem to get my red planet to turn red. It only has slight hints of pink under actinics. Currently under ~400 PAR.

 

[xiaoxiy]

Did some frag trading today! Picked up a RR Pink Floyd, a Strawberry Shortcake, and an Unknown Pink Acropora (mounted horizontally) <- Can anyone help me ID it?

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr



My Vivid Rainbow is coloring up!

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

 

[xiaoxiy]

My panda goby finally got big enough that he wouldn't slip through the overflow slots! Moved him into the display tank.


Some assorted coral shots under 3B+, 1P+ T5s


And finally but not least, the JF homewrecker is pushing out branches.

 

[xiaoxiy]

Man, it's been a while since I updated this thread. A lot has changed in regards to my tank. It nearly crashed went I went on vacation in May, and I came home to a ton of STNing corals.
Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr


We then moved to a new house, during which I set up a new system, and changed my lighting around as well.
Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

Now the tank is plugging away again.
Untitled by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1646 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1645 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1643 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1642 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1641 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

IMG_1639 by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr

 

[High ICP]

Would be interesting to see an update

 

[xiaoxiy]

I ended up downsizing and consolidating my tank a month ago. Now I’m running a Red Sea reefer 170.