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10-11-2010, 05:50 PM
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Chris' 50G SPS and Zoanthid Dominated Reef.. NEW PICS NOV 15th
I decided that I needed my own tank journal thread so I can post everything to do with my system in one area. Over time I will post pictures and updates on my system and the approach I use to reef keeping. I also will answer any questions about my system or any other question about the hobby in general. First some spec about my tank.
TANK – 50G 36X18X18 SUMP – 20G SKIMMER – BUBBLE MAGUS 150 LIGHTING – AQUATICLIFE 6 BULB T5HO WITH 4X1W LEDS BULB LINE UP: KZ CORAL LIGHT KZ NEW GEN KZ SUPERBLUE KZ FIJI PURPLE KZ SUPERBLUE KZ NEW GEN WATER MOVEMENT – 1X HYDOR K3 AND 1X HYDOR K1 + RETURN PUMP (APRROX 500GPH) WATER PARAMETERS NITRATES – 0 PPM PHOSPHATES – 0PPM CALCIUM 440PPM ALK 8.5DKH MAG (UNKNOWN) PH 8.2 Last edited by chris88; 11-16-2011 at 02:50 AM. 
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10-11-2010, 05:55 PM
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Here is link to a write up about tank before the crash 3 months ago. It was done for aquaticlife’s basically talking about my feelings towards their lighting system and a bio on my tank.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...ogId=538589979
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10-11-2010, 05:57 PM
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Here is a link to my thread where I reviewed the KZ T5HO bulbs. The thread has pictures of my tank from before the crash and some info on my old system.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=63770
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10-11-2010, 06:10 PM
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After the tank crash, which was caused by moving the tank to its new location I went through a few rescapes. When the tank crashed I lost every sps coral except one. I lost a few lps and a couple of my large zoanthid colonies receded. In the pictures below you will notice that all expect one of the sps are newer, but most of the other corals are the same. Here are some pictures of the progression. Keep in mind I use a camera phone and do not edit the photos so it does not do my tank or corals justice.
BEFORE THE CRASH   A MONTH OR SO AFTER THE CRASH  CURRENT AQUASCAPE (the rock in the top left with green palys is on hold for a friend and will not be there permanently)  It was brutal to lose all of my old sps, especially that large monti cap in the center. I grew that from a frag and I lost all of it after the crash. Comments questions are welcome. Last edited by chris88; 10-11-2010 at 06:13 PM.
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10-11-2010, 06:48 PM
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Sorry to hear about the crash, it truly does suck to lose SPS colonies let alone ones you've grown from frags. The tank looks great, I like the way its aquascaped and the large rocks covered with zoos. A great mix of corals in there
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05-12-2011, 10:58 PM
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Here are a few new pictures of my reef taken from my iPhone. I took them about 2 weeks ago and since then I have moved a few corals around to create some more space. If the pics look alight I'll take some more soon.
    
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05-13-2011, 01:48 AM
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Looks good......but can we bigger versions? ALso that effect is a little too much maybe.
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