StPatrick's 80 Gallon rimless SPS tank. V3

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Here is view of her guts

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Here is a good look at my fuge. My NO3's ar 0 and PO4 is .03 I run a 18 watt LED light.

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

And here are the goodies

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Better look at the sump, skimmer, and manifold system.

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Chiller and Carbon

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

Here is my 35 gallon extra water volume tank. This also has 6-8" of sand in it to give me the DSB.

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

My water change station. Mix it, check it, and open the valve. It goes straight into the sump

Stpatrick · Mar 13, 2015

And to my newest addition. I will be setting this up to hold my new frags tank. I have 4 X t5 on top. I need to beef up and support the extra weight. Should be pretty simple.

Sahin · Mar 15, 2015

Thanks for sharing the rest of the tanks system.

What kind of macro algae is that in the refugium?

You use a lot of additives; out of the Zeo line, what are the top 3 products in your opinion/experience?

Stpatrick · Mar 17, 2015

I picked up some new goodies tonight. Dosing made easy. Thanks for the heads up Marc...

Stpatrick · Mar 17, 2015

Sahin said:
Thanks for sharing the rest of the tanks system.

What kind of macro algae is that in the refugium?

You use a lot of additives; out of the Zeo line, what are the top 3 products in your opinion/experience?

Hey Sahin,

The macro algae is Calurpa. Not sure if I spelled that right. You cant get it any longer on the west coast. My top three KZ products are B-Balance, PIF, and Amino Acids. They just released a product you can simply drop in your sump and forget it. Bets the daily dropper. B-Balance lightens the color of sps. Make reds a nice pink. Aminos just help with growth. And the Potassium Iodide Florid. I also like the flat worm stop. I dont think I have flat worm but it seems to help coral build a stronger base and encrust. I will keep you posted on how well the tabs work.

Stpatrick · Mar 17, 2015

I checked my big 4 tonight and need to make a couple adjustments. ALK = 7.7. CA = 390. PO4 = .06 and NO3 is still 0. What are your thoughts on alk being between 7&8?

Stpatrick · Apr 18, 2015

I had some issues with my tank as of late. Apparently I let my alk get to low. Maybe even my nutrient's. I notice on one of my STS the tips where dying. I played it off and moved it to my frag tank to keep an eye on it. Then just yesterday I noticed my Poletti's yellow tip started to do the same thing. So I did a water change and then checked my params. CA - 400, ALK - 7, PO4 - 0, NO3 - 2. That's the numbers after a water change. I use TM Pro reef salts. Out of the box there alk is 9 at .025. I am guessing swing was causing the issues. I raise my ALK to around 8.5. Back where I normally ran it. Fingers cross. Here is a picture of my yellow tip. Not so yellow any more