My 210 FOWLR Turned Reef

[mos90]

i didnt lose the battle yet.

dont get me wrong i would love to have a tank full of sps's with out the headaches. ):

im still debating on using the bio-pellets.

are any of u guys going to try it? im wondering if your running a refugium is there really a need to run bio-pellets. they kind of do the same thing minus the bacteria.

when i lost my first 2 sps corals my alk was way to high. 13-14 dkh. was my fault. all my other corals liked it that high.

 

[Heathd]

SPS is all about a fat bank account.

If you have a fat pocket book, then you can do it.

 

[mos90]

only if u know what your doing.

im still on the learning stages of keeping sps's.

 

[FLESHY]

i didnt lose the battle yet.

dont get me wrong i would love to have a tank full of sps's with out the headaches. ):

im still debating on using the bio-pellets.

are any of u guys going to try it? im wondering if your running a refugium is there really a need to run bio-pellets. they kind of do the same thing minus the bacteria.

when i lost my first 2 sps corals my alk was way to high. 13-14 dkh. was my fault. all my other corals liked it that high.

I will probably not now that I have started liquid carbon dosing.

Try that, and then switch over. People have had success with that.

Before you start ANY carbon dosing however I would get the tank fully stocked, and with all of your filtration systems running at 100% (this includes that fuge if you do one)

This way you can see what your parameters are at to determine if you really need or want to do carbon dosing.

I started carbon dosing before building my ATF, or putting gracellaria, ulva, and caluerpa into my sump...which is still going to happen.

But I should have done it the other way around.

SPS is all about a fat bank account.

If you have a fat pocket book, then you can do it.

Or you can just be an aquaria keeping witch doctor.

only if u know what your doing.

im still on the learning stages of keeping sps's.

I killed my first fuzzy stick too. But it only took one, and that is what honestly got me focused in the hobby. I hate losing.

 

[nonstophoops]

you definately do not have good luck.

i am doing the same thing with 1200gph overflow and mag 18. im only going to use 2-1400 gph powerheads.

i bought a mag 8 for 300g fresh tank with sand. had to take it out immediately, sand was everywhere.

do yourself a favor. if u do corals dont do sps's . i would take it all back if i could and stick with softies and lps's. sps's can be a huge headache. i love the looks of sps's but they are so touchy, i just dont have the time to dedicate to them that they need. just my opinion.

btw, if i didnt tell u yet. i like your setup.

im only going to do soft and lps in my 125 when its ready. i plan on moving my leathers over from my 30g. if i can get them out.

Thanks

problem for me is that my angels will pick at a lot of softies and lps, so I have to be selective. So far I have a few sps and seem to be having good success so far.

 

[nonstophoops]

@Dustin... oh yea. Forgot. Already had a blue...guess I will just be trying to re-add the purple in like four weeks.

ALSO: http://www.nyaquatic.com/servlet/the-276/Crosshatch-Trigger-dsh-Pair/Detail



@Mos SPS are da bomb...I cant wait for the whole top of my 125g to be covered. Stability is key man. I know when you lost yours you were experimenting with a lot of different high tech stuff. Once you get your reef set up the way you want it and running for a long period of time, try again. They can be super fun.

I think adding the purple last is your best bet. Hopefully it will work.

I occasionally look at that site. They have some pretty cool stuff and pretty good prices. I had already seen this pair and if I had a bigger tank they would already be mine. Same with the male scribbled angel they have.

 

[mos90]

Thanks

problem for me is that my angels will pick at a lot of softies and lps, so I have to be selective. So far I have a few sps and seem to be having good success so far.

this i true about the angels.

the larger the system the better for sps's.. i think most will agree. everything changes a lot slower. much more stable.

 

[Kevin8888]

Wave maker as in actual waves in tank? I love the way that works, and the flow it creates...however...they say that that is bad for the joints/seems in glass tanks. So, just be careful with that.

Not to worried... as all in the past/future my tanks dont have joints, they are all solid construction 4 sides in wood/plywood covered with acrylic sheeting, with a single glass pannel on the front which is set in behind more wood, so unless moderate waves can break the glass or all my screws/glue Im not worried

The reason I like building tanks like this is 2 fold, one I can inset them into a wall perfectly, and two they are SOOO much cheaper lol.

 

[nonstophoops]

Achilles is eating mysis already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am stoked!

 

[FLESHY]

Not to worried... as all in the past/future my tanks dont have joints, they are all solid construction 4 sides in wood/plywood covered with acrylic sheeting, with a single glass pannel on the front which is set in behind more wood, so unless moderate waves can break the glass or all my screws/glue Im not worried

The reason I like building tanks like this is 2 fold, one I can inset them into a wall perfectly, and two they are SOOO much cheaper lol.

I cant wait to be living in a place where I know I will be long enough to make an investment like this.

That being said, I am making a large (at least 8' long) plexi tank this summer at work, so that should be some good experience for the future.

Achilles is eating mysis already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am stoked!

Dustin, you worry too much. Of course it eats. Thats what animals do!

Ha, good to hear...I wasnt too worried. Honestly my chevron tang was the hardest thing I have ever had to get onto prepared foods. And that wasnt too bad.