A 40g SPS tank

Arkayology · Mar 28, 2015

Photo updates! I got an order from Battlecorals a couple days ago. I received PC superman, red robin, raindrops on roses milli, and pink lemonade.

Red robin

PC superman. I tried to use photoshop to get the blue tips to come out more but I can't really use photoshop well. At least you all can trust the colors I get on my corals lol

Pink Lemonade, very fuzzy. It's always been one of my favorite corals. I was sad when I lost my colony in my 60g - very happy to have it again.

Raindrops on roses milli - I think this one is going to fight with me to color up.

Right side

Left side

FTS

SeahorseKeeper · Mar 28, 2015

Looking good!!

sromero287 · Mar 29, 2015

Arkayology one of the nicest and healthy sps tank so far, and thanks to prove again that sps can be cultivated in small tanks (less than 65 gal), any suggestions for a newbie that is just cycling? Thks and congrats again!!!!!

melendezreef · Mar 29, 2015

great looking tank.

Arkayology · Mar 29, 2015

SeahorseKeeper said:
Looking good!!

Thank you!

sromero287 said:
Arkayology one of the nicest and healthy sps tank so far, and thanks to prove again that sps can be cultivated in small tanks (less than 65 gal), any suggestions for a newbie that is just cycling? Thks and congrats again!!!!!

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. I would suggest buying the best equipment you can the first time and not trying to skimp. Make sure you have everything you need from the get go to help maintain a stable environment for your SPS - a quality RO/DI maker, a doser/CaRx, good flow, and good lighting. Once the system stabilizes you will see results. Don't go looking for quick fixes in magic bottles or dosing this or that. Let me know if you need any advice down the road.

melendezreef said:
great looking tank.

Thank you!!

Fishinwall · Mar 31, 2015

Wow incredible! Inspiration!
I have nearly the same setup and equipment as you except I have a Radion gen 3 pro.
Three months and still nothing really happening.

Somewhere in your thread you said something about an Sps adjusting or taking to the T5s....what was it under before?

Fishinwall · Mar 31, 2015

Here it is...
the pearlberry. It is one of the corals that has taken really well to the T5s - all of the branches on the left side of the pic are growth since the sunpower was put above the tank

spacetime · Feb 17, 2016

I see you've switched to t5s but I'm curious as to what your radion schedule was? I have a 30g zeovit and about to hook up a radion myself. Thanks!

revhtree · Feb 17, 2016

Beautiful reef!

Arkayology · Aug 28, 2016

revhtree said:
Beautiful reef!

Thanks. Unfortunately, It had to come down since I will be doing my dissertation research (in Peru now). I'll have to wait a couple years to set up another tank.

Arkayology · Dec 18, 2019

Looking back on this thread I remember how awesome this tank was. I hope to have another build starting in the next year.

Arkayology · Mar 12, 2024

Arkayology said:
Looking back on this thread I remember how awesome this tank was. I hope to have another build starting in the next year.

Well, next year has turned into 5 years lol. But... soon..... maybe? I'm out of grad school and now have a real income and some stability. I'm shopping around for a 75-100g tank atm. Not sure what i want yet. Maybe an IM Nuvo INT 75?

Gumbies R Us · Mar 13, 2024

Arkayology said:
Well, next year has turned into 5 years lol. But... soon..... maybe? I'm out of grad school and now have a real income and some stability. I'm shopping around for a 75-100g tank atm. Not sure what i want yet. Maybe an IM Nuvo INT 75?

Can't wait to see if you end up getting a new tank again!

nuxx · Mar 13, 2024

Wow looking super good!

Arkayology · Jun 19, 2024

Northern Flicker · Jun 19, 2024

I’m curious if you will be running T5 again. I’m also a big fan of T5 but it’s gotten rare to see them lately.

Arkayology · Jun 19, 2024

Northern Flicker said:
I’m curious if you will be running T5 again. I’m also a big fan of T5 but it’s gotten rare to see them lately.

Yeah... a lot has changed since 2015 when I last had a tank. I've been doing some reading and I think that I will give LEDs another shot. The Radion XR15s seem to be a good option. I had one of the first G1 Radions that came out and it worked alright.

Cammy · Jun 19, 2024

Absolutely beautiful tank, and taking it as some inspiration for my new build. I'm aiming to get a D-D Reef Pro 600s with very similar dimensions to your old tank. What are your thoughts on flow for an acro-dominant reef of this size? I noticed you switched powerheads a few times.

Arkayology · Jun 19, 2024

Cammy said:
Absolutely beautiful tank, and taking it as some inspiration for my new build. I'm aiming to get a D-D Reef Pro 600s with very similar dimensions to your old tank. What are your thoughts on flow for an acro-dominant reef of this size? I noticed you switched powerheads a few times.

Thank you. I really enjoyed this tank when I had it. I definitely struggled a little with the flow. I started with an MP10 and 40, which was too much even with the MP40 dialed all the way down. I think that the best flow for this tank was the single Gyre pump. It moved a lot of water while keeping a low profile. I am considering either using Vortechs or Gyres on my next build. TBD

Cammy · Jun 19, 2024

Arkayology said:
Thank you. I really enjoyed this tank when I had it. I definitely struggled a little with the flow. I started with an MP10 and 40, which was too much even with the MP40 dialed all the way down. I think that the best flow for this tank was the single Gyre pump. It moved a lot of water while keeping a low profile. I am considering either using Vortechs or Gyres on my next build. TBD

Thank you very much, really appreciate your input. I was toying between a pair of mp10s or a pair of nero 5s, but might look into gyres now...