Finally - First Full Tank Shot after 5 years into the hobby

[gtareef]

Hello everyone,

I can't believe it has been more than 5 years since I started my first 90g SPS dominated reef aquarium but never posted a full tank shot. So here it is and hope you guys would enjoy it. Any comments or feedbacks are welcomed 

System Profile
• Setup Date: October 2013
• Display Aquarium: Miracles 270 gallon starphire (72” x 36” x 24”) with bean animal coast to coast external overflow
• Stand: Miracles Custom Skirt
• Sump:54″x30″x19″
• Skimmer: BUBBLE KING SUPERMARIN 200 with Vertex Vectra Engine Universal Cleaner Unit with Lid.
• Return Pump: Water Blaster 10000 output to two Sea Swirl
• Internal Flow: One MP60, Two MP40 and RW-20
• Main Lighting: 60” 10 bulbs ATI Power Module
• Supplement Lighting: Two ReefBrite XHO LED
• Reactors: Georeef CR618 Calcium Reactor with CarbonDoser Electronic Co2 Regulator , Georeef KR618 and BRS GFO
• ATO: Gravity feed with float valve
• RO/DI: 5 Stage with a Booster pump
• Frag Tank: 50 gallon
• System Controller: Apex, WXM, PM2, 3 EB8, Auto feeder

[gtareef]

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[Rog]

That is absolutely STUNNING!

[maron6977]

Awesome !!!

[Tyfighter]

Wow! Pretty amazing setup you have there.

[gtareef]

Thank you everyone your compliments. Here are some pictures of my sps. Most of these have started from a frag

RR Pink Matrix


RR Pink Cadillac



RR Wolverine



BlueBerry Wine


Autumn Blaze


RR SSC


Blue Cali Tort



RR Dynamite Rainbow chlice

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Gorgeous. What happened to the Pearlberry? One of my favourites. If too painful, no need to reply.

[gtareef]

Lol no worries. I killed over 200 or more because of rookie mistake or equipment failure since started this hobby. Although this one was painful, it wasn't that bad compared to when clams spawned and killed over 70% of my sps within 24 hours.

A store in Toronto asked me to hold their corals for a few months. I took the challenge and put about 50 pieces in my 270g. Within two weeks a lot of my sps started rtn and all I could think of is chemical warfare.

Prior to that those pieces have been with me for more than 2-3 years.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by gtareef

Although this one was painful, it wasn't that bad compared to when clams spawned and killed over 70% of my sps within 24 hours.

I've had this happen to me before too. I was holding some giant clams for a local reefer who was supposed to have his new tank set up and pick up the clams in 3 months. At the 6 month mark, they spawned, tank and house smelled like the ocean (and not in a good way) and lost 70+ percent of my corals too. I was a bit choked to say the least.

Anthony