!!!Insight needed!!! How to grow SPS?
I started this tank almost a year ago with the idea of doing an SPS dominated tank. I am to the point where I need the help of the R2R family. I got my first SPS last November and the addiction began. My growth is ok my color is getting better, but not where I think it should be. I want to know what others use to increase the growth and color in their SPS. I was gifted some coral frenzy but have not used it yet. Any experience good or bad with this product? What other products or tweeks to my maintanace schedule would you make? How about the parameters? Would you adjust them at all? What equipment would you upgrade and to what?
Equipment:
180 gallon tank w/ 40 gallon sump SPS dominated.
8x80 T5 Sunpower fixture 6 ATI Blue + bulbs, 1 ATI Purple +, and 1 GE 6500K, actinics run 11am-10pm daylight 12pm-8pm.
xp1000sss skimmer
1 mp40 and 2 Octopus 3000gph
900 gph return pump
2- single BRS media reactors
Rkl with temp set at 79 degrees
This is my maintenance schedule for my SPS dominated tank.
Daily:
I check all equipment to ensure it is running properly.
Check parameters of Calcium and Magnesium and manually add BRS 2 part solution to recapture desired levels.
Clean the glass if needed.
Weekly or Bi-weekly:
30 gal water change using Reef Crystals.
Vacuum sand bed.
Empty and clean skimmer cup.
Check nitrates and alkalinity.
Monthly:
Change media out for GFO and Carbon
Clean powerheads when needed. Clean skimmer every 4 months.
I keep my calcium at 450 I keep my mag at 1450 and my dKH is at 9.3, I have never had to dose for my alk and I don’t know why.
Thanks for all the help in advance.
I started this tank almost a year ago with the idea of doing an SPS dominated tank. I am to the point where I need the help of the R2R family. I got my first SPS last November and the addiction began. My growth is ok my color is getting better, but not where I think it should be. I want to know what others use to increase the growth and color in their SPS. I was gifted some coral frenzy but have not used it yet. Any experience good or bad with this product? What other products or tweeks to my maintanace schedule would you make? How about the parameters? Would you adjust them at all? What equipment would you upgrade and to what?
Equipment:
180 gallon tank w/ 40 gallon sump SPS dominated.
8x80 T5 Sunpower fixture 6 ATI Blue + bulbs, 1 ATI Purple +, and 1 GE 6500K, actinics run 11am-10pm daylight 12pm-8pm.
xp1000sss skimmer
1 mp40 and 2 Octopus 3000gph
900 gph return pump
2- single BRS media reactors
Rkl with temp set at 79 degrees
This is my maintenance schedule for my SPS dominated tank.
Daily:
I check all equipment to ensure it is running properly.
Check parameters of Calcium and Magnesium and manually add BRS 2 part solution to recapture desired levels.
Clean the glass if needed.
Weekly or Bi-weekly:
30 gal water change using Reef Crystals.
Vacuum sand bed.
Empty and clean skimmer cup.
Check nitrates and alkalinity.
Monthly:
Change media out for GFO and Carbon
Clean powerheads when needed. Clean skimmer every 4 months.
I keep my calcium at 450 I keep my mag at 1450 and my dKH is at 9.3, I have never had to dose for my alk and I don’t know why.
Thanks for all the help in advance.
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