Spsaddict's dream come true!

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

Hahaha thank you!

Nuocmam · May 24, 2015

Jaw dropping pics man!

Nuocmam · May 24, 2015

Your Sps colors are a testament to the hard work you put into your tank.

jsker · May 24, 2015

spsaddict said:
Camera is a cannon rebel ti1
Lens is either a cannon 60mm macro or a 100mm macro. The new lens I got is the 60 mainly for shooting corals in my frag tank.

Thank you for the lens information

SchnitzelReef · May 24, 2015

Any full tank shots? Your corals look insanely healthy man. Still waiting to make a trip out there.

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

Nuocmam said:
Jaw dropping pics man!

Thanks Jonny!

Nuocmam said:
Your Sps colors are a testament to the hard work you put into your tank.

Thanks man. It's pretty insane the amount of time and effort I have put in. I'm never satisfied.

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

SchnitzelReef said:
Any full tank shots? Your corals look insanely healthy man. Still waiting to make a trip out there.

There's a fts on page 4 of my main display. I have not taken one of the frag yet. You need to cruise by with some chili dogs dude! Lol

Oscaror · May 24, 2015

spsaddict said:
aaaannddd...

*Faints

bsagea · May 24, 2015

spsaddict said:
aaaannddd...

Can you tell me if the last pic has a name?

Oscaror · May 24, 2015

bsagea said:
Can you tell me if the last pic has a name?

Looks like a strawberry short cake to me but spsaddict would know best

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

bsagea said:
Can you tell me if the last pic has a name?

That's the original Tierra del Fuego.

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

Oh my bad I'm sorry it's the rr jaw dropper

Nuocmam · May 24, 2015

I'll take a frag of each please

revhtree · May 24, 2015

spsaddict said:
I know it's been awhile since I have updated the thread and I apologize. Lifes been a bit crazy lately. I just picked up a sweet new lens for the camera yesterday so I thought I would bust it out for a test run tonight. Here's what I got cookin' in the frag tank. Along with a few shots from the main display. I will try to stay more up to date.

Awesome!

spsaddict · May 24, 2015

Tyvm rev!

MattL22 · May 25, 2015

stunning tank. !!
Did u go Bare bottom from the start ? Do you carbon dose at all? How often do u siphon out ur display of detritus? Do u keep a lot of fish / bio load? Do u have more live rock other then what's in display do u believe in a lot of Lr?
Sorry for all questions!
Thank you in advance I've been trying sps for yrs with very mediocre results i can't come close to your color so I'm contemplating a major overhaul removing a lot of fish and my sand bed ! My biggest issue I believe is nutrients even with 15% weekly wc !
Thanks again one of nicest tanks I've ever seen

spsaddict · May 28, 2015

MattL22 said:
stunning tank. !!
Did u go Bare bottom from the start ? Do you carbon dose at all? How often do u siphon out ur display of detritus? Do u keep a lot of fish / bio load? Do u have more live rock other then what's in display do u believe in a lot of Lr?
Sorry for all questions!
Thank you in advance I've been trying sps for yrs with very mediocre results i can't come close to your color so I'm contemplating a major overhaul removing a lot of fish and my sand bed ! My biggest issue I believe is nutrients even with 15% weekly wc !
Thanks again one of nicest tanks I've ever seen

Yes I did go bare bottom from the start. This system was actually an experiment to try to achieve ulns conditions without using probiotics. I siphon my display every Friday during my water change. I don't keep as many fish as I would like thus my bioload is relitivley low. I battled velvet early on with the system so I am very diligent with quarantine on new fish. I have 20 fish in a 270 gal total volume system. I have to admit keeping nutrient in the system is a challenge but I do like being on the side of to clean then to dirty. Allows for more feedings of fish and corals, additives like aminos ect... My systems rock is minimalistic. I would estimate around 70-80 lbs in the main display with much less in the frag tank. Though I do have quite a bit of super sponge filled rubble in the sump. The balance of nutrients in prolly one of the most challenging parts of keeping sps IMO. I have my best success with nitrate relitivly low but detectable. I try to keep it at 5ppm and p04 between 0.02 and 0.07. I keep my alk as close to 8 as possible. Cal 420-430.
Mag 1430-1440. A lot of things I do are on the fly though. Run the skimmer, don't run the skimmer. More direct feedings of corals, less feeding of corals. Big water change, no water change. I've gotten pretty good at directing what to do off how the corals look. I try and stay on the path of what has worked for me in the past and not look for the quick fix. I hope that helps.