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47G SPS Dominated Reef

Beautiful tank Sahin and great photos! Nice to see you here. :D

In your FTS, mounted to the rockwork, on the upper left - is that your RP?

Wow. Nice colours! I see a TOTM in the future. Can we see some more hardware pics and perhaps some details of your dosing and coral feeding routines?

Great looking tank Sahin , nice to see you here at Canreef.

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 966080)

Beautiful tank Sahin and great photos! Nice to see you here. :D

In your FTS, mounted to the rockwork, on the upper left - is that your RP?

Hi. Yes, that is the RP. But I have another colony right in the middle of the scape being hit with more light. That colony is more red and has less green. The colouration is "brighter" if that makes sense.

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Originally Posted by WarDog (Post 966098)

Wow. Nice colours! I see a TOTM in the future. Can we see some more hardware pics and perhaps some details of your dosing and coral feeding routines?

Wow, thanks for the compliment. If the tank gets even close to TOTM quality I'd be happy.

Here are some equipment pics:

Here was how the tank looked about 10-11 months ago. I removed the large corner overflow box.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...psabdecee5.jpg

Installed an Oceanlife internal overflow:
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...pse4a20976.jpg

Sump area:
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...psa382de4d.jpg

Reactor for GAC:
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...ps7c19d051.jpg

I also use a couple of litres of Siporax filter media to make up for a slight lack of rocks. There are also a few liverock pieces in the sump.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S3EgQCQGL.jpg

Initially I used Prodibio to reduce nutrient levels. I used this stuff for around 7 months. Now I dont even need to use GFO.
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...psb69def3e.jpg

What I use to keep glass spotless:
http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...ps5dxh4xdu.jpg

Autofeeder:
https://www.eheim.com/resources/prod...0614080648.jpg

I bought a new doser a few weeks ago:
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/...pson7km5ws.jpg

I think thats about it.

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Originally Posted by Wheelman76 (Post 966104)

Great looking tank Sahin , nice to see you here at Canreef.

Thanks. :)

Forgot to mention:

Only dose Fauna Marin Ballin Lite with the trace elements. Use GAC in a reactor. No GFO. 10% weekly water changes.

Feed via autofeeder: 3xdaily mix of 3 different flakes+Spectrum Pellets+algae flakes

Feed manually daily: 1-2 cubes of Mysis + 1-2 cubes of Brineshimp

Occasional feed: KZ Coral Vitaliser/Cyclopeze/Amino Acid

what kind of doser is that?

edit: nvm figured it out

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Originally Posted by spit.fire (Post 966116)

what kind of doser is that?

Its a PacificSun Kore 5th Doser. I bought the magnetic mixer package. So you place plastic covered magnets inside the container and the unit mixes the contents as some formulations tend to settle etc.

Thanks for the details Sahin, it's all very impressive!

Tank looks great, and your pictures are incredible!

I was looking at that doser recently Sahin, are you concerned at all about the magnets rubbing the plastic of the bottle, almost like using sandpaper over time? I ordered some Siporax a month ago from Austria because of your other discussion. Hopefully it shows up soon. I only have 28 lbs of live rock in my tank. Your fish photos are STUNNING.

Beautiful looking tank man. Was creeping on the other site and have always liked ur tank. Very clean and love the minimal rocks.

Nice to see you share your reef keeping hobby here Sahin. I have followed you and your reef keeping buddies for years on Reef Central.

Congrats on achieving Reefer of the month!! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2531028

Thanks all.

Bill: I love your tank and follow the thread on RC. I need to start going through some of the build threads here...I bet there are amazing SPS setups hidden deep in the forum somewhere... :mrgreen:

Mindy: the magnets dont run continuously; only a predetermined times for a short period. I used laboratory fluid/chemical mixers at university and it takes a long time running continuously before they get slightly worn out.

Awesome tank , info & pics . Can't wait to see more .

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Originally Posted by Sahin (Post 966213)

Mindy: the magnets dont run continuously; only a predetermined times for a short period. I used laboratory fluid/chemical mixers at university and it takes a long time running continuously before they get slightly worn out.

Yes, I knew that, but they still don't rub that soft plastic? I'm surprised. I suppose you could transfer the fluids to a glass container instead if you're paranoid like me. :o

Well done on the ROTM recognition! :thumb:

Looking forward to a photo dump Sahin! *nudge*

Nice Sahin! I am tagging along.

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 990946)

Nice Sahin! I am tagging along.

Thanks man. I'll be posting a video of the SPS in the next couple of weeks. :)

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Originally Posted by Sahin (Post 990971)

Thanks man. I'll be posting a video of the SPS in the next couple of weeks. :)

Awesome bud! looking forward to it!

Now I can follow your tank an yet another forum! Welcome to the colonies man.

Congrats! Your system is looking great indeed!

Looking good Sahin. Welcome to Canreef