47G SPS Dominated Reef

[Sahin]

Tank size: 47G - 30x20x18
Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC6
Lights: PacificSun 8xT5 with single LED cluster
Pumps: 2xEcotech Vortech MP10 + 1xTunze 6095
Top off: Tunze Osmolator
Feeding: Eheim Autofeeder













Closeup of the blue toned growth on the SSC:


Bubblegum Millepora - that white patch is actually light blue but on the photo is mostly blown out.








Green on the Red Planet at last Yaaaaaayyyyy!!!


Frags; the older frag grew when I began to feed the tank crazy. The frag behind is a new cutting from one of the colonies which hasnt quite picked up the green pigment (old tissue takes longer to colour up? I dont know).








Closeup:


Loving this one:


Another shot of the Red Planet. Had to give the colony a blast with the baster to get it to retract the polyps a little.


Hope you all like.

[Myka]

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

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

[WarDog]

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?

[Wheelman76]

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

[Sahin]

Originally Posted by Myka

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

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.

Originally Posted by WarDog

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.


Installed an Oceanlife internal overflow:


Sump area:


Reactor for GAC:


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.


Initially I used Prodibio to reduce nutrient levels. I used this stuff for around 7 months. Now I dont even need to use GFO.


What I use to keep glass spotless:


Autofeeder:


I bought a new doser a few weeks ago:


I think thats about it.

Originally Posted by Wheelman76

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

Thanks.

[Sahin]

A few of fishy pics:

[Sahin]

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

[spit.fire]

what kind of doser is that?


edit: nvm figured it out

[Sahin]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

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.

[WarDog]

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