Introduction and my 105 gallon rimless

[Jrfalconer]

Hey everyone, my name is Jason. My addiction to reef keeping started about 2.5 years ago with standard 55 gallon. My current setup is a 105 gallon rimless that I've had running for 1.5 years. In the last year, I have gone from a mostly LPS tank to a SPS/ zoa dominant reef. I still have one hammer coral and a few shrooms mixed in. I have a young sps reef, all my acros and other sps started as frags. I am glad to be part of this group, share my experiences and learn from others.

105 gallon 48x24x20
AI sol superblues with cree UV led supplements
SWC 150 skimmer
Jebao wp 40 and wp 25

Fish:
Melanurus wrasse
Exquisite fairy wrasse
Regal tang
Scopas tang
One spot foxface
2 oscellaris clowns
bangaii cardinal

2 RBTA that the clowns host

 

[JFord2014]

It looks so good! Especially for being such a young tank!

 

[Badfish83]

Looks awesome. Everything is filling in really well, and the colors are great.

 

[cwinn]

this tank looks even better in person. well done jason

 

[will846]

How many sol blues do you have on the tank?

 

[Jrfalconer]

Thanks! I'm running 2 ai fixtures with 8 Cree uv LEDs.

 

[JFord2014]

Do you run GFO?

 

[Jrfalconer]

I have a brs reactor collecting dust. Most of the time my phos reads 0 with a Hanna checker. I've tried increasing feeding and have added more fish. I would like to have around .03 phos. The highest reading I've ever had is .04

 

[Djshabb]

I have the opposite problem. I am trying to get my phos down to .03. I believe last Hanna check was around .16.

 

[Tek]

I m adding some UV LEDs also. Did you notice any difference in SPS coloration or growth?

 

[Jrfalconer]

When I added the uv LEDs my acros really started growing. And the coloration of the growing tips really improved

 

[jedidad]

Looking really nice Jason. Good to have you along. Are they true UV or are they violet? I am looking to add some of one or the other to my led's.

 

[Jrfalconer]

They are violet uv LEDs. 410-420nm wavelength.

http://www.rapidled.com/solderless-uv-led/

 

[jedidad]

thanks jason

 

[Tek]

When I added the uv LEDs my acros really started growing. And the coloration of the growing tips really improved

How long are you running the UVs? I am just using them as high noon supplements at the moment but have noticed some green highlights appearing on an acro.

 

[Jrfalconer]

I have added 4 cool and warm white LEDs to the UV. And I run them for about 6 hours. I'm having nice growth on most of my acros

 

[Tek]

I have a mixture of CW, NW, and WW. The warm whites work great and give a nice sunlight glow.

 

[revhtree]

Looks great!

 

[Jrfalconer]

Update: I've added 2 new fish. A potter's wrasse( actually had it a few months now) and a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse.

 

[jedidad]

The closers is amazing