Bignoses' 90G sps reef

[bignose]

April 4, 2011

For the past 6 months I've been dealing with cyano, even with weekly water changes. I used to have carbon and gfo in my sump cleaning passively. I removed them and added a dual brs reactor and I'm currently running carbon in both. Did some massive cleaning in the display and dosed red slime remover as a last effort. The slime went away and it's been a couple months slime free. Thank God. I changed the flow in my tank downgrading from 2 K4's to a K4 & K3, cut back my sump return ~75% and pointed the returns behind the rock work on each side.
Finally my tank is cleaning up, corals are getting healthier and their colors are coming back!

Here are some pictures of the tank.


FTS


Left side


Front left


Front centre


Front right


Right side

Here are some of my favorite corals in my tank.

Pink palys, purple plate and my personable midas blenny rightly named Midas.


Purple monster and my favorite coral ever(well for now at least). I got this and it was dark brown. It is coloring up very nicely and turning purple and green. I can't wait to see this one grow!


Not sure what this is but it's looks like a rose mille but lighter and brighter in color.


Strawberry shortcake and a very nice purple sps. The shortcake is easily the hardest coral I've cared for yet. I've almost lost this one twice luckily it has survived my tank struggle.


Not sure what this blue and green coral is but I've taken I liking to it. Nice green polyps and a bright blue base.

My tank still has a way to go but it's heading in the right direction and I couldn't be happier the way my tank is recovering. I've got my fingers crossed.

[BlueTang<3]

Where did you get the purple monster. Tanks looking good. You need to come out and get some red planet

[bignose]

I traded 2 or 3 frags out of my tank for the monster frag. I got it 2 or 3 months ago and it has barely grown, only colored up. I will make a trip out to your house for a visit sooner or later Wes.

[fishytime]

tank is looking good man.....you have some really nice pieces there.....curious though why you downgraded your flow?....

[bignose]

My macro shot attempt of Purple polyp pink birdnest.


Another shot of the so called purple monster although I'm starting to think it's not because the colors are brighter than the pics on the internet.


New zoa frag I got from red coral. Don't know what it is can someone ID it?


Walt smith purple sps

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

Where did you get the purple monster. Tanks looking good. You need to come out and get some red planet

Hmmm... Maybe I need some Red Planet as well .


That Purple Bonsai I got from you is really taking off Wes! I need to pick over your frag rack again soon!

[paddyob]

Jay its about time you got some pics up! Looking good!

Ned and I better come by and dose the vodka for you. By dose, I mean drink. And by drink I mean... well you get the picture.

See yah Tuesday Brotha Man!

[paddyob]

Frick jay go home and post some more pictures. Drink your beer and leave. Now. Wohahhahhah!

[reefermadness]

Very nice tank and progress....

Not sure if you are thinking that your purple monster is the same as the tyree purple monster? If so I hate to be the barer of bad news but it is definately not a tyree purple monster.

Everything looks great though....keep it up.

[chris88]

some really nice zoanthids in there. I also love the hugh stag in the middle.