240 g reef rebuild

NAS · #1 05-28-2012, 05:59 PM

Ok, just did a complete tear down of my 240 reef. Now lookin a little better. Starting to re-populate corals in tank. This time round Im goin with SPS and LPS as mainstay. Currently there is 400W 14000k MH front and centre of tank. The plan is to filp to led when have enough dough.

Very High intensity light near surface (tp 6-8 Inche). Thank has massive rock structure high and centre.

Calcium reactor up an running (slowly for now).
Looking for suggesions on what to put in. Any input welcome (but I may not listen. . .lol) What to dose for sps and lps success, ECT.

mseepman · #2 05-28-2012, 06:46 PM

Good to hear the tank is coming back to life. The key to SPS is going to be patience, water clarity and flow.

Once your tank is up to speed on any re-cycle it may go through, then I would start looking to go with some LPS first...it tends to be more forgiving in my mind. It wouldn't hurt to go through a fish list on here as well since some of those little guys we like to keep tend to reek havoc on SPS.

PM me and we can get together for a brew to go over your plans.

kien · #3 05-28-2012, 11:50 PM

i'm sure I speak for the entire Canreef community here when i say, pics or it didn't happen!

NAS · #4 05-29-2012, 10:08 PM

Well That sucks. . . will do.

NAS · #5 05-30-2012, 03:01 AM

Have pictures in album dont remember how to input to thred

mseepman · #6 05-30-2012, 06:35 AM

Get a photo bucket account..upload them there. look at the photo on that site...right click, choose copy link location...come to your thread here, click the little picture of hills in yellow just above message box and paste the link location. voila.

NAS · #7 06-09-2012, 07:50 PM

Ahhh the the battle against algaeda insurgence continues in my tank. . . Scrubbed a bunch off rock. this morning. Now we wait and see how the regrowth goes.

mseepman · #8 06-26-2012, 11:21 PM

How's this going Scott? Any new pictures?

Leah · #9 06-26-2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

How's this going Scott? Any new pictures?

+ 1

And come to think of it how about your tank there, bud?

NAS · #10 06-27-2012, 07:13 PM

Well, spent Saturday flooding my house with 50+ gallons of water. WOOHOO. My wife luvs me so much. Using a python (sink in Kitchen) to drain my tank for water change (living room) when a cloth "fell" into the sink plugging the drain. Did not notice till i heard the Waterfall. DAMMIT!

Scrubbed algae from rock, and slapped my protein skimmer about. I love salt tanks.