scottyreef Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 here is my new ORA Seriatopora guttatus (Green Bird's Nest) i think but i am not completly sure it might be Green Stylophora but that is another debate Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 here is the new Blue Acro I Picked up today for cheap Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 19, 2008 Author Share Posted May 19, 2008 here is a pic of a new zoa i bought Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 well i hope every thing i have bought over the last few weeks last i was told that i have to fly to Mati in the Philippines on thursday to do some engineering work and i wont be back until the 31st. well i guess we will see is the auto top of and dosing works when i am not there here is a nightshot of the tank i just took Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 well plans are off for mati now i am just flying back to califorina and here is another tank update i got some orange monti today Quote Link to comment
dplantz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Brilliant zoa's LOVE the colors on your newest ones! Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 My new ORA Bali Green Slimer Acropora its about 5" and it only cost $45 Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 here i made a nice night shoot of the green slimer Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Here are the pics of the shipment i got today from spankey all of the new corals are on the frag squares except for the small piece of Tyree Undata ORA Marshal Island Tri Color,Acropora Loripes,Larry Jackson Tri Color ORA Blue Millipora,ORA Montipora Spongodes,Green Slimmer,Blue Slimmer Chips Acro Orange Cap (free) Purple cap great stuff Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share Posted June 26, 2008 well i got another shipment of great sps corals from NR member spankey today and i have to say my frag rack is filling up very fast Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Here is a great tabling Acro i got yesterday Quote Link to comment
gsechen Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 wow nice pickups! You need to hook me up with some of those ora blue millies and slimer... good stuff Quote Link to comment
smarsh Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 here is my new ORA Seriatopora guttatus (Green Bird's Nest) i think but i am not completly sure it might be Green Stylophora but that is another debate Fraggle reef has this labled as "green pocilopora". It may be that. I got some that looks identical. Nice Tank! Quote Link to comment
mseepman Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 So could you give a quick summary on what you do to keep your water quality where it needs to be with such a nice selection of SPS? I will be setting up a 16g nano shortly and plan to do SPS as well so any advice would be great. Love how you have this set-up by the way. Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 It is important to keep you approach simple dont over dose on chemicals just keep to the basic rules of sps coral. Calcium: Minimum level 400 ppm. Ideal level 450 ppm trace elements: I only add three Strontium 8–12 ppm (Strontium is in very high concentrate in the worlds oceans so i think corals need it) Iodine .08 ppm ( potassium iodide to be exact is one drop per 20 gallons from a eye dropper every week or so) Magnesium 1200–1350ppm ( very important and needs to be tested i test after each water change) Ammonia: Should be at or near zero Nitrite: Should be zero Nitrate : Should be well below 10 ppm, but optimally as close to zero is best. Phosphate : Should be below 0.3 ppm pH : 8.2-8.4 acceptable range. Alkalinity 3.2-4.5 meq/L considered optimum. Temperature 78-84°F Salinity :1.025 to 1.027 (specific gravity of natural sea water) is considered optimal. The use of a good quality protein skimmer helps to keep organic compounds levels down Water Movement: SPS corals require a water surge to flush debris from their surfaces. so the more the water flow you have the better off you are SPS require high light levels produced by T5HO fluorescent or metal halide lighting 6-9 watts per gallon the items i put into my tank to take care of Phosphates and other unwanted is, purgien, seagel carbon/phosphate conrol and chemi-pure elite with ferric oxide to contol silicates well i hope this helps Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Here is a pic of a beautiful Acro Colony i got today it even came with this little Tetralia commensal crab a must for any Acro colony Quote Link to comment
jpluttme Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Nice tank. It's shaping up well. I was considering this setup too. It looks pretty shallow from front to back- how much room do you have from the front of the glass to the wall of the overflow for aquascaping? Thanks! Here is a pic of a beautiful Acro Colony i got today it even came with this little Tetralia commensal crab a must for any Acro colony Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) its about 9" wide from the glass to the back wall and 23 1/2" wide and 13" deep for water level it gives you a lot of room for display and a lot of room for skimmers and heaters and decent size refugium for maro alage extra rubble and plenty of space for chemipure and other carbon cleaning agents in the back Edited June 30, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 (edited) well i have got and traded a lot of new things lately i got two Oregon Blue torts two large Acro colonies and Acro Efflo so what do you guys think? Edited July 2, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 I think i have a pistol shrimp......great. i am hearing some clicking coming from my tank i think i might of either had a mantis hitchhiker or a pistol shrimp free loader Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 ah.... false alarm no mantis or pistol just with all the flow a pieace of live rock was tapping against the glass. i guess i jumped to conclusions. on a side note i am thinking of buying a Sunpod 250W HQI to replace my Sunpod 150W HQI. i have a frined how has a brand new one and is selling for cheap. do you guys think 250watts is too much for a 22 gallon tank? I have a 1/10 jbj chiller and it stays at a pretty steady 79 degrees Quote Link to comment
jpluttme Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I noticed in your pics there was no skimmer- are you using one? I saw on your first post mention of the Tunze 9002 which you chose not to buy. Thanks! ah.... false alarm no mantis or pistol just with all the flow a pieace of live rock was tapping against the glass. i guess i jumped to conclusions. on a side note i am thinking of buying a Sunpod 250W HQI to replace my Sunpod 150W HQI. i have a frined how has a brand new one and is selling for cheap. do you guys think 250watts is too much for a 22 gallon tank? I have a 1/10 jbj chiller and it stays at a pretty steady 79 degrees Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) i am using a protien skimmer but i am using a Aqua C Ramora with a MJ1200 i have the 9002 DOC still in the box but i am getting good results from the aqua c for right now but i still might go with the 9002 so for right now the ramora wis working great and thanks i need to change the tank breakdown Edited July 8, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
scottyreef Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) My SPS corals as of July 9, 2008 2- ORA Marshal Island Tri Color (resembles purple bonzia- purple with neon green polyps) 2- Green Slimmer ORA Blue Millipora Acropora Loripes (purplish grey with white polyps) Blue Slimmer 2- Larry Jackson Tri Color 2- ORA Chips Acro ORA Montipora Spongodes green/green ORA Montipora Spongodes green/purple Purple Monti cap Orange Monti cap Reverse Pokerstar Monti Montipora Undata Alexander the Grape Montipora Cap Strawberry fields montipora ORA Tri-Color Valida Oregon blue tort Cali blue tort Acropora Efflorescens Greg Hillar Aqua Delight Eddie Bauer Acropora Vermiculata Green with purple tip long Stalk Acro Acropora Cerealis pink and purple with yellow tips Acropora Tenuis pink with purple tips Blue with green polyps Millipora German Blue polyp digitata Edited July 10, 2008 by scottyreef Quote Link to comment
jpluttme Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks for the pic of your skimmer and info. I'm downsizing to the 22g cadlights and am unsure whether to stick with the mce-300 I have or get the tunze. I had a remora pro as well, and the issue I had with is was the noise as it was quite loud. How's the regular remora noise wise? Ken at oceanreeflections said he recommends the Tunze, so if you do set it up I'd love to hear your opinion. Thanks for answering all of my questions by the way! My SPS corals as of July 9, 2008 2- ORA Marshal Island Tri Color (resembles purple bonzia- purple with neon green polyps) 2- Green Slimmer ORA Blue Millipora Acropora Loripes (purplish grey with white polyps) Blue Slimmer 2- Larry Jackson Tri Color 2- ORA Chips Acro ORA Montipora Spongodes green/green ORA Montipora Spongodes green/purple Purple Monti cap Orange Monti cap Reverse Pokerstar Monti Montipora Undata Alexander the Grape Montipora Cap Strawberry fields montipora ORA Tri-Color Valida Oregon blue tort Cali blue tort Acropora Efflorescens Greg Hillar Aqua Delight Eddie Bauer Acropora Vermiculata Green with purple tip long Stalk Acro Acropora Cerealis pink and purple with yellow tips Acropora Tenuis pink with purple tips Blue with green polyps Millipora German Blue polyp digitata Quote Link to comment
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