JMetaxas
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My system is a 65 gallon mixed reef. I have plenty of Soft corals, LPS and a compliment of SPS corals.
The tank is run by BRS 2 part and I try to keep the ALK around 7-8. Nitrates are around 10ppm. Phosphate is .02-.07 depending on when I run Phosphate remover.
Lighting is a ATI 6 bulb 36" light.
Many of my SPS are still frags or mini-colonies. I'm still planning on putting up a 180 gallon reef, but need to get the money together for the lighting. (I plan on 3 Ecotech XR30W with T5's)
Anyway, in general, the tank has run well since being put up in Jan. of this year. I lost very few corals but my luck has been pretty good. I've learned that SPS corals often need a time to get comfortable then they start to grow.
Curious what you guys think. I'll take more pics of other SPS shortly.
My First Frag. Unkwnown Species. This was March 18 2018
This is the same SPS on Sept. 8th 2018. ~ 6 months later.
I bought this one below from WWC in Orlando. I don't remember the name either. Maybe a Birdsnest? This is March 2018
The same WWC Birdsnest SPS on Sept 8th 2018. ~ 6 months later:
Another WWC SPS I bought in their store. April 2018 (pic below)
Same WWC from above but now Sept 8 2018, (pic below)
Hot Red Setosa from Jason Fox on March 2018
Hot Red Setosa 7 months later: Sept 2018
The tank is run by BRS 2 part and I try to keep the ALK around 7-8. Nitrates are around 10ppm. Phosphate is .02-.07 depending on when I run Phosphate remover.
Lighting is a ATI 6 bulb 36" light.
Many of my SPS are still frags or mini-colonies. I'm still planning on putting up a 180 gallon reef, but need to get the money together for the lighting. (I plan on 3 Ecotech XR30W with T5's)
Anyway, in general, the tank has run well since being put up in Jan. of this year. I lost very few corals but my luck has been pretty good. I've learned that SPS corals often need a time to get comfortable then they start to grow.
Curious what you guys think. I'll take more pics of other SPS shortly.
My First Frag. Unkwnown Species. This was March 18 2018
This is the same SPS on Sept. 8th 2018. ~ 6 months later.
I bought this one below from WWC in Orlando. I don't remember the name either. Maybe a Birdsnest? This is March 2018
The same WWC Birdsnest SPS on Sept 8th 2018. ~ 6 months later:
Another WWC SPS I bought in their store. April 2018 (pic below)
Same WWC from above but now Sept 8 2018, (pic below)
Hot Red Setosa from Jason Fox on March 2018
Hot Red Setosa 7 months later: Sept 2018
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