Sams 340 Gallon SPS dominated tank

SamsReef · Feb 10, 2023

john90009 said:
It’s good you got it out early. And Atleast you have the frag tank to still view it

Yeah. Clams gets damaged beyond recovery and I am going out of town Sunday so did not want to take a chance.

Sam

SamsReef · Feb 10, 2023

Fish Styx said:
I mean, if you don't want it you could send it my way

Haha. I will keep it in my frag tank at least for sometime.
Sam

REEF EXCLUSIVE · Feb 11, 2023

SamsReef · Feb 11, 2023

Ten yrs of growing this super bright pink Yuma with green center. I just came across this post after I had acquired in 2013.

here it is now (colony). when we don’t frag, they become a colony

and a closer look (side by side to a fully colored JB)

This gal grows to 4-5 inches full size.

Sam

Nox. · Feb 11, 2023

will you ever sell a frag of those mushrooms?

SamsReef · Feb 11, 2023

Nox. said:
will you ever sell a frag of those mushrooms?

Difficult to put a price. I would do mostly trades to other exotic home grown mushrooms/yumas

troutbum17 · Feb 11, 2023

SamsReef said:
Here is the full tank shot.

Swoon . Beautiful tank.

Nox. · Feb 11, 2023

SamsReef said:
Difficult to put a price. I would do mostly trades to other exotic home grown mushrooms/yumas

I understand, hope to have something as beautiful as that one day

SamsReef · Feb 11, 2023

I made this “pillar” for tabling acros. A blue(ultimate efflo), a green with purple (full spectrum) and a bright pink (Samsreef broken heart). It’s growing well. Will take pics periodically.

john90009 · Feb 12, 2023

What is your go to rock when you go and add any? I think I want to add some pillars for a poto sidechick (corals beautiful but can be invasive) and I want it far off the main rocks. Trying to avoid the lifeless marco rock.

SamsReef · Feb 12, 2023

john90009 said:
What is your go to rock when you go and add any? I think I want to add some pillars for a poto sidechick (corals beautiful but can be invasive) and I want it far off the main rocks. Trying to avoid the lifeless marco rock.

The main structures are made with flat Pukani, and pieces of rocks glued with sand and super thin glue. It was so much easier and stronger than using Marco cement and Extremely strong.
Some pics

the color blends in a month…
After that I have used some Tonga branches to glue frags to them. All of this has opened up so much of space for fishes. It also allows good flow around the acros. It also minimizes the amount of denitrification and the imbalance that happens between phosphate and nitrate as a result of high denitrification.
I purchase my tonga branches from LFS where I get to select my own pieces.

Hope that was helpful.
Sam