SPS system suggestions

Shiggknight · Jan 4, 2021

I’ll be setting up a SPS only tank to just grow out and enjoy. I need some inspiration of your grow/frag setups please share young knowledge.
I’m debating on tank sizes and everything still. I have a 90 just lying around but idk if I should go with two smaller tanks or one big tank.

thank you everyone for your suggestions and pictures! Happy Reefing

PBar · Jan 4, 2021

Hello!
I can share with you a unusual tank style.
I wanted something big but with minimal water volume as possible... focused also in SPS only and very easy to handle it:
220 cm x 45 cm x 30 cm (H).
Still young but, I’m enjoying a lot compared to my other tanks.

Shiggknight · Jan 4, 2021

What is that never seen a acro grow like that! It looks like a cedar tree haha

PBar · Jan 4, 2021

I fully agree! I’ve never had such strange grow like this

As you can imagine this is my favourite one...
It is a loripes.

MONTANTK · Jan 4, 2021

Here are a few pics of my setup. There’s still a lot of growing and coloring up that needs to be done but so far so good!

Shiggknight · Jan 4, 2021

MONTANTK said:
Here are a few pics of my setup. There’s still a lot of growing and coloring up that needs to be done but so far so good!

What are the dimensions of your tank?

MONTANTK · Jan 4, 2021

Shiggknight said:
What are the dimensions of your tank?

It’s tiny. The display is 10”x15”x10”

ScottB · Jan 4, 2021

Here is my grow out set up. 3 tanks and three sumps all connected. 300G total volume.
2 X 80G deep blue for SPS
1 X 40G breeder for LPS and SPS QT.

The 40 can be easily segregated from the other two.

When I redo this, I will drop down to one 10' long raceway with commensurate sump and hang one LPS tank off from that. 3 tanks is just too many separate pieces of equipment to manage and power. And my cord management skills are non-existent.

The real moral of my story is this: if you do >1 tank, that is fine. But tie them together so you only manage 1 water system. Just install some valves so you can segregate if necessary.

Shiggknight · Jan 4, 2021

What if I ran 40b with xr30 pro did 2 with a 40b sump? I know the light has a recommended 24x24 spread but if I raised em a little higher than 8” (which is BRS recommended Hightower) I might get more coverage of the tank. What do you guys think?

Backreefing · Jan 4, 2021

A 90 gallon is a fine tank to have , it’s 4’ long so two lights are needed . You could get a cube tank with only 1 light . Save a little cash . But a 4’ long tank is classic , and tang friendly.

Shiggknight · Jan 4, 2021

How many tangs I want to have 3-4 tangs and buy them small let them grow into the tank. A wrasse for pest control and maybe one more all utility fish.

Backreefing · Jan 5, 2021

A 90 can handle that many tangs .
I have a 90 also . They are fine and all but if I had a do over I would get a 60” long tank like a 150 long . They are 60/24/25 the reason for this size is 2 lights will still work decent. Save some money and still get a large aquarium. Less electricity to . I seen a aquarium that was 60/27/27 I think he said it was a 190 . Still just 2 lights.

flyfisherman · Jan 5, 2021

90 gallon is a good size for a sps species only tank. I would run it bare bottom so you can turn up the flow. Easy to make water corrections but not too small to be super volatile and unstable.

BranchingHammer · Jan 5, 2021

Just started this new sps grow out tank. Currently cycling. It is a 50g low boy (48", 24", 10"). I added in an AIO filter chamber system by cutting acrylic and siliconing it in because I wanted to experiment with skimmerless/sumpless systems a bit. Hopefully things will work out. Already have coralline one month in!!!

HB AL · Jan 5, 2021

If you have a 90g laying around i would use that and save the money for lights if your gonna need them for the new setup and or get a bunch of corals with the money you save.

Shiggknight · Jan 5, 2021

That’s a really cool setup!

BranchingHammer said:
Just started this new sps grow out tank. Currently cycling. It is a 50g low boy (48", 24", 10"). I added in an AIO filter chamber system by cutting acrylic and siliconing it in because I wanted to experiment with skimmerless/sumpless systems a bit. Hopefully things will work out. Already have coralline one month in!!!