Clownreef's SPS dominated Cube

[Clownreef]

Hi all!

I just wanted to share a few shots of my 65 gal. Im still trying to take some decent pictures but the iPhone edit apps are pretty limited.

It's a mixture of a few softies, zoas and few SPS

The SPS list includes:

A. cerealis
S. hystrix
A. valida
A. secale
A. abrotanoides
A. tenuis

Livestock:

Breeding pair of Harlequin shrimp
Bonded pair of A. Percula (Picasso) and A. ocellaris (Snowflake)
Small hypo tang
Mystery Wrasse
Bonded pair of Kauderns cardinals
Coral banded shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Arrow crab
Anemone crab
pistol shrimp (Alpheus sp.)
2 flame scallops
Various feather dusters
Orange Gorgonia

Three RBTA's

Equipment:

GHL Mixtras 6200 LX
Ecotech Vectra M1 return
Two Ecotech MP10
Tunze Nano Stream 6045 and 6025
Bubble King 180 VS12
Tunze ATO
Vertex Cerebra Controller
Maxspect Gyre 130

SG 1.025
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8.1-3
Phosphate 0
Ca. 410
Alk 10 dkh

I dose Aquavitro Fuel twice a week and B-Ionic daily to keep Alk and Ca. in check. Im switching to ZEOvit and a Calcium reactor.

Im working on better pictures.











Some black friday goodies..

 

[helen ann]

WOW .. Beautiful Tank!!!!
Nice score on black Friday!

 

[Clownreef]

Thank you! It has been quite a bit of work. Dont mind the small patch of cyano lol

 

[Elementalj]

Thank you! It has been quite a bit of work. Dont mind the small patch of cyano lol

We can overlook that surely. [emoji6][emoji12]

Would love a full tank shot, the stand and everything connected. I've recently acquired a 25 gallon cube and look forward to your experience and advice.

[emoji106]

 

[kazikage42]

Nice choice of sump. Can't go wrong with trigger systems. I got the same one on my cube.

 

[A13X]

Looks great,
One word of advice though.
I seen that you purchased the vertex calcium reactor.
The fitting on the bottom of the second chamber, where it feeds from the first chamber. It tends to leak due to improper bonding. I'd inspect it every time during your tank maintenance. Mine started with just a tiny bit of salt creep, then escalated to droplets building up under it. Before I noticed where it was coming from. Good thing my stand has an epoxy coating.
I contacted Vertex, and they guided me through how to fix it. But honestly it looks like I'm going to have to send it in for them to repair it.
Best thing you can do, is not stress the fitting with a tight feed line. Leave plenty of slack.
Nice looking Sps colonies BTW [emoji4]

 

[Tahoe61]

Impressive. Some harder to keep acorpora like the A. abrotanoides are beautiful.

Very cool lighting.

 

[jenreefer]

Very nice tank. Love the SPS. You are brave to have three RBTA in there. I only have one in my 60 and already regretting it. I have only been doing 60g for a few months, down from a 240g in the old days. The real estate gets used up very fast it seems.

Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.

 

[deaclauderdale]

Great looking tank! How often are you feeding the Harlequin shrimp?

 

[Clownreef]

They eat one a week..