SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lookin great asu Quote Link to comment
jgpico Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 So beautiful! This tank plus a few others on NR have inspired me to try my hand at an sps dominant reef. I will probably start bombarding you with questions once my tank cycles, you are definitely doing something right so I need your secrets Quote Link to comment
Gramophone Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Unbelievable Asureef. Are the two furthest to the right Pocillopora by chance? Quote Link to comment
steely185 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Just wanted to say you are doing really good job with this tank. Very clean and very sharp. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment
keydiver Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Wonderful tank! May I ask what bulb combo you're using for the sunpower? I just made the switch from AI's to the ati yesterday and I'm still playing around with bulb config. Quote Link to comment
Asureef Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Wonderful tank! May I ask what bulb combo you're using for the sunpower? I just made the switch from AI's to the ati yesterday and I'm still playing around with bulb config. Thanks 4x ATI Blue plus 1x ATI Coral plus 1x KZ Fiji purple I find this combo to be a bit challenging when it comes to taking pictures. Even shooting in RAW format the photos still come out very blue. Quote Link to comment
SDartifex Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Awesome FTS! Totally using that for my unlock screen image Quote Link to comment
Kfmmartin19 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Nominated for December TOTM. Despite what u may say...u deserve it. Hands down. Quote Link to comment
Sahin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Awesome tank. Keep up the good work my friend. Quote Link to comment
Asureef Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Lookin great asu Thanks bro. So beautiful! This tank plus a few others on NR have inspired me to try my hand at an sps dominant reef. I will probably start bombarding you with questions once my tank cycles, you are definitely doing something right so I need your secrets Thanks, looking forward to seeing your build. Unbelievable Asureef. Are the two furthest to the right Pocillopora by chance? Yes, they are both Pocillopora. Seem to be moderate growers and will spawn every now & then. Just wanted to say you are doing really good job with this tank. Very clean and very sharp. Keep up the good work. Thanks steely185. Nominated for December TOTM. Despite what u may say...u deserve it. Hands down. Thank you for the nomination. Honestly, I feel the tank could use a feel more months of growth before I will even consider it "TOTM" worthy. Awesome tank. Keep up the good work my friend. Thank you Sahin. I would love to see an update on your tank. Awesome FTS! Totally using that for my unlock screen image Thanks, me too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Gramophone Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 This may or may not have been covered and I apologize if it has been, but I was curious as to how you're mounting your SPS on your rock. Just epoxy? Quote Link to comment
heifinator Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 TOTM material here. Quote Link to comment
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d'Espresso Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 incredible beautiful! drool* Quote Link to comment
jball1125 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Wow, new FTS is amazing! Quote Link to comment
awpong Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Amazing tank! After I tear down my 20L, I'm definitely going to be setting up a 40B SPS tank like yours. Very inspirational! Edited November 6, 2012 by awpong Quote Link to comment
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Asureef Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 TOTM material here. Wow, new FTS is amazing! Amazing tank! After I tear down my 20L, I'm definitely going to be setting up a 40B SPS tank like yours. Very inspirational! Thanks guys! This may or may not have been covered and I apologize if it has been, but I was curious as to how you're mounting your SPS on your rock. Just epoxy? Basically just epoxy and gel super glue. I really like the loctite stuff, seem to work better than most coral specific brand I've tried. I use the sandwich style "glue/epoxy/glue", but I like to roll the epoxy into a tiny ball. Dab alittle glue on it, stick it to a location on the rock, then push the end of the SPS coral into the epoxy creating an imprint. Let the epoxy harden some, then glue the end of the SPS coral. Although, I use the regular sandwich style with plugs, just clip off the ends. Quote Link to comment
Asureef Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I feel like kicking myself in the face right now. My 2-part dosing pump finally crapped on me. I thought it was the motor, so I took the whole unit apart and went shopping for a replacement (no luck). When I got home, I noticed the pH reading on my apex was 8.66. I immediately knew something wasn't right. Opened the cabinet and checked the containers holding the 2-part and the alk. solution was 1/2 empty from where it was when I left the house. I estimated 150ml of EVS Part A just dumped into the tank in a matter of 2hrs. Literally, my heart dropped!! I figured what had happened. As I removed the dosing unit and disassembled the pump head from the motor, which caused the pump head/tubing to loosen allowing the 2 part solution to drip. And, I was in such a rush to get things fixed I didn't remove the dosing line from the sump. Alkalinity is currently at 12.5dkh, nearly a 4 point spike from its normal range. I realize there's really not much I can do, the damage has been done. All that's left now is to let parameters drop on its own and see how the SPS will fair tomorrow. So far, my first casualty is a small A. tenius I fragged for a buddy. Wish me luck!! Quote Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Man I'm so sorry to hear that! Hopefully most those gorgeous SPS of yours will pull through! Quote Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Your color and polyp extension is cray. Don't be like every other reefer and take down and rebuild the entire tank b/c some small thing has changed. Let this sucker mature and you'll be in books! Outside of lighting, what equipment and/or technique would you say has contributed to so good SPS growth? Skimmer, reactors, flow, dosers? Quote Link to comment
SDartifex Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Damn, I hope things work out. Are you gonna use waterchanges to bring the alk down? Quote Link to comment
hypersnyper694788 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) WOW that sucks. Dam dosing pump. This why i dose by hand, im to scared of something like this happening. How are things looking? Edited November 16, 2012 by hypersnyper694788 Quote Link to comment
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