Big E Rimless 80g Sps

[KJ]

Beautiful photos

 

[Coronus]

Big E, Can you please take a full shot of your frag tanks . Lights and tank and all in one shot. I want to see your set up please! Thanks

 

[Reefltx]

Big E, Can you please take a full shot of your frag tanks . Lights and tank and all in one shot. I want to see your set up please! Thanks

Also, a current FTS would be nice!

 

[Tom Blevins]

ALL Good!

 

[drawman]

Gorgeous colors and growth!

 

[sromero287]

Also, a current FTS would be nice!

FTS Will be awesome

 

[nitro]

Stunning

 

[najer]

Gorgeous corals.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Big E, Can you please take a full shot of your frag tanks . Lights and tank and all in one shot. I want to see your set up please! Thanks

Also, a current FTS would be nice!

Yes and Yes!! More pics please!!

 

[timrocks311]

Beautiful corals and photos! I love the relative simplicity of your setup and the fact it's clearly working well.

 

[Big E]

Thank you everyone! My display is just a big frag tank right now with 5 racks dispersed around the tank. I've had to cut down 3-4 large colonies as I had no space left.

My original goal was to accumulate a lot of acros, pick my favorites by seeing them in person, and then growing those out in my display. The rest go in my frag tank as back ups, ect.

I want to start with them relatively small due to my tank restrictions. Once that's together, I'll take display shots worthy of posting. It's a mess now of acros everywhere some shoved into tight spots where not all are at their best or laid out in a nice a-scape.. As you'll see, a lot of pictures are of acros on racks.

Here's a handful of coral shots and updates---

BC Joker

Red Planet and Ultra Red shorcake

Pink shortcake--had to frag some of this and how it after fragging

Mint green polyp Horrida......lavener skin

Blue Cardinal

Tierra del Fuego

AquaSD Rainbow frag

SC Orange Passion

 

[hybridazn]

Thank you everyone! My display is just a big frag tank right now with 5 racks dispersed around the tank. I've had to cut down 3-4 large colonies as I had no space left.

My original goal was to accumulate a lot of acros, pick my favorites by seeing them in person, and then growing those out in my display. The rest go in my frag tank as back ups, ect.

I want to start with them relatively small due to my tank restrictions. Once that's together, I'll take display shots worthy of posting. It's a mess now of acros everywhere some shoved into tight spots where not all are at their best or laid out in a nice a-scape.. As you'll see, a lot of pictures are of acros on racks.

Here's a handful of coral shots and updates---

BC Joker

Red Planet and Ultra Red shorcake

Pink shortcake--had to frag some of this and how it after fragging

Mint green polyp Horrida......lavener skin

Blue Cardinal

Tierra del Fuego

AquaSD Rainbow frag

SC Orange Passion

Looking good Ed!

 

[Big E]

60g frag tank

60g frang tank R by Big E 52, on Flickr

CC Neptune Crowns and Yuki perfect 10

neptune & yuki R 051717 by Big E 52, on Flickr

BC Sky Doppel

sky doppel R 041017 by Big E 52, on Flickr

Wild Rasberry

wild rasberry growout 060717 by Big E 52, on Flickr

White branch Tri color

valida close by Big E 52, on Flickr

Aussie Spathulata

Aussie spath by Big E 52, on Flickr

White Lightning Horrida-- deep purple and white polyps........my favorite horrida

white lightning R 060517 by Big E 52, on Flickr

Rocky Mtn Red Devil Nasuta

Red Devil Nasuta R by Big E 52, on Flickr

BC Skinny Love

Skinny Love R 060717 by Big E 52, on Flickr

 

[Big E]

few more--

Ultimate Frags (Rommels) Rainbow Acro--ready to explode

ultimates rainbow 060517 by Big E 52, on Flickr

CC Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet R 051717 by Big E 52, on Flickr

 

[Big E]

ridiculous colours dude

any chance of a video?! id love to see what the flow is like in your tank!

I'm very sorry for not getting back to you on this. Here's a quick video of what I think is perfect type of flow for most acros. The smooth skinned types like Hawkins, Echinatas, ect. don't need quite as much.

Sorry for the quality but that's the best I can do with a 12 year old camera.

Flow video by Big E 52, on Flickr

 

[Coronus]

I believe your using t5s? How far away is the light from the water? How old is the tank?

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

wow stunning sps collection.

 

[Reefltx]

I believe your using t5s? How far away is the light from the water? How old is the tank?

Curious on par as well

 

[bubbaque]

Looks like a lot of flow. Fish have any issues with it so high without having much rock?

 

[Big E]

Looking good Ed!

Thanks!

I believe your using t5s? How far away is the light from the water? How old is the tank?

Setup is over 5 years.....I swapped out from a 75g standard to an 80g rimless after two years. I used all the water, same sump ect. I just swapped out the glass boxes.

Use these measurements I took............

Between approx. 300 and 500 most acroporas will do well. The smooth skin types like 200-250
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Total water depth is 18 1/2". The first number is the level from the floor of the tank. The number in ( ) is the distance from the bulbs.

1" off the bottom-- 200 (24)
3"- 260 (22)
6"- 280 (19)
10"- 300 (15) This is mid level area of the tank.
11"- 325 (14)
12"- 360 (13)
13"- 400 (12)
14"- 430 (11)
15"- 470 (10)
17"- 500 (8)

wow stunning sps collection.

Thank you!