Reefer 170 SPS Dominated Floating Aqua Scape

[The Ugly Phase]

Hello :) can i ask what par your walt disney is getting i saw another thread on its growth and brought me here i am working my way to this coral at my highest point i get 310 par (yea gen 6 pros suck for par :( )

 

[Blitheran]

I have a G6 and I love it! Shoots out amazing light and par.

I have been going through a blackout rebuild that has been very slow since the start of June.

My G6 intensity about a month ago was at 25% when I first introduced the WD and I each week have been increasing my intensity by 5%. Currently at 40% but goal is approx 70% intensity.

I have an Appogee 510. When the G6 was at 80%.

The top of the rock work was 350, middle was 300.

So my guess this WD is siting at approx 200 par at the moment.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

I have a G6 and I love it! Shoots out amazing light and par.

I have been going through a blackout rebuild that has been very slow since the start of June.

My G6 intensity about a month ago was at 25% when I first introduced the WD and I each week have been increasing my intensity by 5%. Currently at 40% but goal is approx 70% intensity.

I have an Appogee 510. When the G6 was at 80%.

The top of the rock work was 350, middle was 300.

So my guess this WD is siting at approx 200 par at the moment.

i have 2* gen 6 pro xr30s on a 4ft and i get crap par 310 max i run at 80%

 

[Blitheran]

Tank is thriving and doing well. Still battling a slight algae issue on the sand bed but overall doing well. Nutrients have been hovering at around .07 for phosphates and 10 ish for nitrate.

 

[Blitheran]

Tank is showing signs of stability and growth! I have been focusing on keeping my nutrients in line and keeping everything stable. Some of the acros are slowly starting to take off!

VIVID CONFETTI 1/10/26

Vivid Confetti 7/25/26

Meridan Staff 1/10/26

Meridan Staff 7/25/26

Cherry Bomb

Walt Disney Slowly Basing out barely a month in the tank

 

[Blitheran]

5 new corals added!

FIRST PICTURE:

POTO Jekyll and Hyde
SC Orange Passion
Mattv Pyscho Asylum

SECOND PICTURE
POTO Angel Berry
POTO Alice in Wonderland

 

[skey44]

5 new corals added!

FIRST PICTURE:

POTO Jekyll and Hyde
SC Orange Passion
Mattv Pyscho Asylum

SECOND PICTURE
POTO Angel Berry
POTO Alice in Wonderland

Nice collection you have going! Looking great.

 

[Blitheran]

Nice collection you have going! Looking great.

Thank you sir!

 

[Blitheran]

SC Orange Passion is happy, not even 24 hours in the tank

CCH Chewbacca. Growth from a 1/8 inch nub

Matt V Pyscho Asylum very washed in color from POTO.

POTO Jekyll and Hyde could not get a better picture but can’t wait to see this bad boy grow out

TSA Zombieland slowly starting to encrust.

Rainbow Loom starting to take off!

 

[Blitheran]

Reef tank is doing very well.

Quite a few corals are starting to take off! Still about 3 months out from a 1 year old!

 

[Blitheran]

Walt Disney Progression

 

[Blitheran]

Something on my mind, that has me contemplating a change. Is the tank itself. In 2019 Red Sea was the tank to have. That’s why when I came back. I purchased the exact same tank.

Fast forward now, my fear of seam breaking has me worried.

I don’t want to “upgrade” but the fear of losing what I am building has me considering it.

Right now my two options are Innovative 75 ext or Nyos 300 pro

I want a 36’ tank.

I will likely wait for Black Friday to make the purchase. But still contemplating

 

[exnisstech]

Reef tank is doing very well.

Quite a few corals are starting to take off! Still about 3 months out from a 1 year old!

It a cool look for sure but I can't help but think that's a lot of coral in a very small area.

 

[Blitheran]

It a cool look for sure but I can't help but think that's a lot of coral in a very small area.

it’s a great excuse to frag

 

[exnisstech]

it’s a great excuse to frag

I frag almost every time I stuck my hands in the tank lol. I have other tanks and am always tossing random pieces in that I break off. I'm to the point i toss pieces in the trash because I'm running out of room and have no where to sell them
Do you have any plans to add any lower light coral on the sand bed?
I love the floating scape. There won't be any detritus collecting which is a problem I end up with even in a high flow tank.

 

[Blitheran]

I frag almost every time I stuck my hands in the tank lol. I have other tanks and am always tossing random pieces in that I break off. I'm to the point i toss pieces in the trash because I'm running out of room and have no where to sell them
Do you have any plans to add any lower light coral on the sand bed?
I love the floating scape. There won't be any detritus collecting which is a problem I end up with even in a high flow tank.

I chose mostly high end acros. Sole reason for when I am forced to frag they are easy to off load :)

I don’t plan on being a big coral seller. I will just sell frag packs to off load what I cut. I already have a space in the sump ready to put the frag rack. My goal is no frags in the tank!

I really like the clean look of the sand bed. So it will likely be just frags on the rock and clean sand :) I am trying to create a work of art.

The floating aquascape was also designed to avoid the detritus build up! There are two large holes in the arlyic holding it up. So rock gets ample flow through it!

But with me contemplating a bigger tank. It ruins my design build

 

[exnisstech]

I chose mostly high end acros. Sole reason for when I am forced to frag they are easy to off load :)

I don’t plan on being a big coral seller. I will just sell frag packs to off load what I cut. I already have a space in the sump ready to put the frag rack. My goal is no frags in the tank!

I really like the clean look of the sand bed. So it will likely be just frags on the rock and clean sand :) I am trying to create a work of art.

The floating aquascape was also designed to avoid the detritus build up! There are two large holes in the arlyic holding it up. So rock gets ample flow through it!

But with me contemplating a bigger tank. It ruins my design build

Ya I recently moved out of the tank above into a 4ft peninsula and again I failed at a scape design to keep detritus suspended. Only good thing is I'm bare bottom with two MP40s and two Orca 6105 both cranked up so at least the detritus collects in a pile where it's easy to vacuum up.
Im interested to see yours when it grows out some more. It should be pretty awesome I think.