40g Rimless SPS Zeovit Tank

[Arkayology]

Tank Details
Custom 24x24x16 (rimless tank drilled three times (2 1'' drains for herbie style and a 3/4'' return)
10g no frills sump
Ecotech Radion XR30w gen1
Ecotech MP10Wes
Ecotech MP40Wes
Super Reef Octopus INT 1000 skimmer
Tunze Osmolator
Mag 7 return
Vertex 1.5l Zeolite reactor
TLF150 Phosban Reactor tee'd in return pump
x2 BRS 1.1ml/m dosers for use with Bionic two part
Apex Lite (EB8, ph and temp probe, ALB module)
Live rock from marcorocks (excellent stuff)
Tropic Eden reef sand (50/50 split between reeflakes and miniflakes, good for leopard wrasses and wont blow around too much with mp10s)
Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt


Ca, Alk, and Mg Supplements
Ca and Alk are taken care of by B-Ionic 2-part using BRS 1.1ml/m dosers and Mg is dosed by hand using Kent TechM. At the moment I dose about 10ml of Ca and 9ml of Alk a day and around 3ml of Mg a week.


ZEOVIT dosing (Updated 09/16/2013):
300ml Zeolite media
ZEObak- 1 drop x3 weekly
ZEOstart3- .2ml daily (.1ml in AM and .1ml in PM right into reactor)
ZEOfood7- 1 drop x2 weekly
Sponge Power- 2 drop x3 weekly
AAHC-2 drop x2 weekly
Coral Vitalizer-2 drops x2 weekly (at night)
Phol's Xtra- 2ml x1 weekly
Coral Booster- 2ml x1 weekly mixed with FWS
Biomate- 2 drops x3 weekly
B-Balance- 1ml x2 weekly
FlatwormStop-2ml x1 weekly mixed with CB
K-Balance- 1ml dose as needed
2ml Coral Snow with 1 drop Zeobak x1 weekly (or after water change)

I raise/lower dosage based on nutrients and coral color


Fish:
Solan Fairy Wrasse
Possum Wrasse
B grade Picasso Percula paired with Onyx Percula
Yasha Gobie w/ red banded pistol shrimp
Potter's Leopard Wrasse
Yellow Coris Wrasse


Corals:
SPS dominant


Inverts:
x1 GBTA (small clone leftover from the 60g/20h days)
x1 Blue Linkia starfish
x1 Blue Crocea clam
x1 Gold/Brown/Purple Maxima clam
x1 Derasa clam
x1 Emerald crab
x1 Acropora crab
x2 cleaner shrimp
and many snails, hermits


Feeding:
I feed the fish daily alternating with Rod's Food, NLS pellets, brine shrimp, PE mysis, and blood worms all soaked in garlic. Along with the Zeovit foods I feed my corals Reef Nutrition Oyster Feast 1ml once a week.

FTS History:
10/14/2012

11/04/2012

11/14/2012

12/05/2012

01/02/2013

02/10/2013

03/11/2003

04/09/2013

05/10/2013

06/10/2013

08/20/2013

09/17/13

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[Arkayology]

 

[Arkayology]

 

[secretreefer]

Thanks for sharing! Awesome tank and progression pics!

 

[RacinRevo0818]

Tank looks awesome and some great growth.. Smaller tanks make zeovit much more affordble and just a Super nice Tank!!!!

 

[eliramos]

that frag rack in the back is amazing! awesome idea a natural looking rack thats going to look amazing under some coraline! good job!

 

[Rookie J]

Tank looks awesome. Good work.

 

[Arkayology]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate it. There have been some bumps in the road but the tank is stabilized and things are starting to really look nice.

 

[neuwave]

As always, looking good. Bro

 

[Flameback Pair]

Let's see, which one is the ALB module. Is that the wireless-to-leds? Thought that didn't come out yet, where'd you get it?

 

[StevenBell]

That is a gorgeous display!

 

[Arkayology]

As always, looking good. Bro

Thanks man!

Let's see, which one is the ALB module. Is that the wireless-to-leds? Thought that didn't come out yet, where'd you get it?

Ah, it is supposed to be ALD lol The leak detector hah. I will be getting the WXM wireless module when apex fusion is out though so I can control my vortechs and radion wirelessly.

That is a gorgeous display!

Thanks!

 

[childress5tyler]

Is that a sunset monti or a CDU Goldrush monti on the front rock?

 

[Arkayology]

Is that a sunset monti or a CDU Goldrush monti on the front rock?

It's a sunset monti that I have had for about 3 years.

 

[Flameback Pair]

How much zeo stone do you run?

 

[Arkayology]

How much zeo stone do you run?

I use 350ml of zeolites.

 

[childress5tyler]

It's a sunset monti that I have had for about 3 years.

Thanks, the Goldrush and sunset can look similar when the picture isn't focused on the colony. BEAUTIFUL setup though

 

[Arkayology]

Thanks, the Goldrush and sunset can look similar when the picture isn't focused on the colony. BEAUTIFUL setup though

Ya, they do look similar. I kind of wish I had never put it in my tank though lol. It grows so fast that it takes up a lot of real estate that I could use for at least two more acros.

 

[childress5tyler]

Ya, they do look similar. I kind of wish I had never put it in my tank though lol. It grows so fast that it takes up a lot of real estate that I could use for at least two more acros.

I hear ya there; I try to limit myself to only a few encrusting montiporas, and only the ones that I truly cannot live without. I've got the sunset growing on my rocks and the sunrise growing on my frag rack (I'm not going to put it on my rock). I ordered the reverse sunset monti and it'll be here Thursday, I believe. I've got two that I'm looking for though: the CDU Goldrush and the Rainbow Sunburst montipora.

 

[childress5tyler]

I've contemplated putting a wrasse in my 80 rimless but have been afraid of it jumping. I see you have 2 wrasses currently, have you had any jump from your tank before? I know it's pretty much luck of the draw with them.