Sams 340 Gallon SPS dominated tank

[SamsReef]

Man love the way the tank looks

Thank you for your warm comments

 

[CoralWealth]

Tranquil Millepora - lovely blue with nice glowing polyps
Diablo Millepora -the brightest pink Millepora.

Sam

Those are so nice!

Where did you get the tranquil millepora? I just did a quick search and couldn’t find anything.

 

[SamsReef]

It’s from one of the following - TSA, SMCooler, POTO or Darren(dnov). I know that is not helpful but maybe one of them can identify. I guess I will have to start making a log

Sam

 

[revhtree]

Keep us updated on this beauty!

 

[CoralWealth]

any updates?

 

[BigTex]

Beautiful tank. Good to see another DFWMAS member floating around and killing it with an unreal tank.

 

[SamsReef]

Keep us updated on this beauty!

Nope. I refuse to post anything on the build thread....till I get my “Build Contributor” badge

Sam

 

[CoralWealth]

how is everything doing?

 

[Rakie]

Nope. I refuse to post anything on the build thread....till I get my “Build Contributor” badge

Sam

See that @mdbannister ?

 

[jttran]

How long tank is up running? Gorgeous tank!

 

[SamsReef]

How long tank is up running? Gorgeous tank!

Thanks mate. I have to upload updated pics and also update current maintenance as well.

The tank is up and running since 2013. Re aquascaped twice in between.

Sam

 

[SamsReef]

Documenting couple of changes:
Six months back I removed nitrate dosing, reduced skimmer to ten hours a day. Mixed results. Milles had better polyp extension but one of my prized tabling acro browned out over time. Below is a video.

Top Down Video of SPS

I am in process of making following changes:
- skimmer back to 24 hours
- 50 gallon water changes every
- controlling phosphate with phosphate E
- dosing nitrate with ammonium nitrate reactor

 

[SamsReef]

Phosphate E is a no go. Went back to GFO. Phosphate E also precipitates carbonate along with phosphate, which is a problem for anybody using two part dosing or calcium reactor for macros...

Also, phosphate level went up. I am sure it is because of how I was dosing lanthanum chloride (directly inside the skimmer with a doser).

While I am at it, I made a mistake of buying rowaphos...going back to BRS high capacity. Rowaphos is extremely dirty and needs way more flushing compared to BRS.

On a good note, my nitrate factory leveraging ammonium nitrate is working like a charm. Completely Removed Potassium nitrate...

More to come.

Sam

 

[SamsReef]

Corals doing great. Took some actinics shots today

 

[Rickyrooz]

Very nice, I have to stop by!

 

[SamsReef]

You are always welcome to drop by. That’s the joy of the hobby. I am in Basking Ridge, NJ

sam

 

[raketemensch]

So much info in this thread, never mind the beauty, but what stands out to me most as a beginner is:

a) You have an amazing balance of different things thriving at once, and...
b) How much experimentation and “unknown” stuff there still is, even for someone who can keep a tank like this going for 6 years.

SO much to learn...

 

[SamsReef]

So much info in this thread, never mind the beauty, but what stands out to me most as a beginner is:

a) You have an amazing balance of different things thriving at once, and...
b) How much experimentation and “unknown” stuff there still is, even for someone who can keep a tank like this going for 6 years.

SO much to learn...

Thank you. All different species Once acclimated like the same water chemistry and light/flow can be altered based on individual choices. That’s why Milles are right in front of the powerhead...

enjoy some actinides shot and videos - one in 14 K and other in actinics.

 

[SamsReef]

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Sam all I can say is nice work! Tank looks great.