Hey all,
Swayd here.
So I have finally had some success with SPS frags and I am loving it. growth and coloration from brown to amazing and .5" frags to 3-4" minis. Zoas have been growing well and are all over each other so they have become hard to frag. LPS have been up and down mostly due to having higher flow in the tank. I have created a small shelter for them to have less flow but its difficult to keep that area clean. Yes I have a tang and yes he is small and will outgrow my reef but I hope to grow with him and upgrade this summer when I get a downstairs apartment!
I am currently having issues with bubble algae and very recently a small patch of Cyano. I started doing 2 WCs a week and I have finely tuned my skimmer. I have also recently, FINALLY, added filter socks so I have a better filtration system. I used to run absolutely no filtration and procrastinated WCs, therefore I ran into this darned algae problem. I also recently sucked all of the Detritus out of the sump and display so I am about 95% detritus free in my sump and DT.
I plan to keep this tank up until about may and have a 80G DT and 25G sump setup and ready to transfer only coral and fish. I dont want to transfer any LR because I want to keep the bubble algae at bay as much as possible. I have been looking into a new skimmer and possibly a couple reactors for BioPellets and GFO/carbon for added filtration.
All feed back is appreciated and I am always open to new ideas!
Location: Nor Cal (Livermore)
Tank(s): 40G flat and 5.5G pico
Equipment
40G Flat
-DIY sump 3 chambers approx 18-20G
-skimmer Eshopps psk80 with large unknown pump, skims like a beast
-Return pump Mag 7
-Flow 3 MJ 1200, 1 tunze 6045 and 1 Rio 180
-Lighting Reef Radiance DM 132e and 2 Boost LED par 30s
-2 1" drains
-2 3/4" returns
-Filter socks
-150watt Jager heater
5.5G
-AC20 modded fuge
-Heater
-Knano 240
-2 9 watt LED (2blue 1white combo)
Other equip
-27 Gallon mixing tub
-Rio 1100 pump for mixing saltwater
-Heater for mixing station
-75gpd ro/di unit from BRS
-Refractometer
-Test kits
Livestock
10 different zoas/palys about 200 polyps total
15 different sps including montis
4-5 chalices
2 True percs 1.5" and 2"
1 Blue reef chromis 1.5"
1 Pixie hawkfish 2"
1 Kole tang 1.5"
4 emerald crabs
3 Peppermint shrimp
Sorry I dont know the coral names. I know some of them but I really dont bite into the name game unless its something I really want then I will. If needed I will look up coral names when I frag, sell or trade just to make the other reefer aware of what I think it is lol.
Pics coming soon!
Swayd here.
So I have finally had some success with SPS frags and I am loving it. growth and coloration from brown to amazing and .5" frags to 3-4" minis. Zoas have been growing well and are all over each other so they have become hard to frag. LPS have been up and down mostly due to having higher flow in the tank. I have created a small shelter for them to have less flow but its difficult to keep that area clean. Yes I have a tang and yes he is small and will outgrow my reef but I hope to grow with him and upgrade this summer when I get a downstairs apartment!
I am currently having issues with bubble algae and very recently a small patch of Cyano. I started doing 2 WCs a week and I have finely tuned my skimmer. I have also recently, FINALLY, added filter socks so I have a better filtration system. I used to run absolutely no filtration and procrastinated WCs, therefore I ran into this darned algae problem. I also recently sucked all of the Detritus out of the sump and display so I am about 95% detritus free in my sump and DT.
I plan to keep this tank up until about may and have a 80G DT and 25G sump setup and ready to transfer only coral and fish. I dont want to transfer any LR because I want to keep the bubble algae at bay as much as possible. I have been looking into a new skimmer and possibly a couple reactors for BioPellets and GFO/carbon for added filtration.
All feed back is appreciated and I am always open to new ideas!
Location: Nor Cal (Livermore)
Tank(s): 40G flat and 5.5G pico
Equipment
40G Flat
-DIY sump 3 chambers approx 18-20G
-skimmer Eshopps psk80 with large unknown pump, skims like a beast
-Return pump Mag 7
-Flow 3 MJ 1200, 1 tunze 6045 and 1 Rio 180
-Lighting Reef Radiance DM 132e and 2 Boost LED par 30s
-2 1" drains
-2 3/4" returns
-Filter socks
-150watt Jager heater
5.5G
-AC20 modded fuge
-Heater
-Knano 240
-2 9 watt LED (2blue 1white combo)
Other equip
-27 Gallon mixing tub
-Rio 1100 pump for mixing saltwater
-Heater for mixing station
-75gpd ro/di unit from BRS
-Refractometer
-Test kits
Livestock
10 different zoas/palys about 200 polyps total
15 different sps including montis
4-5 chalices
2 True percs 1.5" and 2"
1 Blue reef chromis 1.5"
1 Pixie hawkfish 2"
1 Kole tang 1.5"
4 emerald crabs
3 Peppermint shrimp
Sorry I dont know the coral names. I know some of them but I really dont bite into the name game unless its something I really want then I will. If needed I will look up coral names when I frag, sell or trade just to make the other reefer aware of what I think it is lol.
Pics coming soon!
