Mahni's SPS

lyang415 · Nov 3, 2013

those colonies are freakin huge and gorgeous!!!!

Mahni · Nov 3, 2013

creefer said:
Very nice! Any more details on the system?? Maybe a FTS?? I would suggest the FTS is required after this teaser.

Maximus said:
OMG, wow!!! Beautiful corals! Can you tell us a little about your tank? Lighting, alk/calcium method, etc?

Again, thank you!

Tank dimensions are 4' x 3' x 2'. (L x W x H)
Light - 2 - 400watts Radium. Currently, supplemented with 2 T5 ATI Blue +. I will be adding 2 more Giesemann Pure Actinics.
Skimmer - I was using a SRO XP3000i. Recently, swap it out for an ATB 840 V2.0. I'm quite please with the ATB; therefore, I may be selling the SRO soon.
Internal Flow - 2 Tunzes 6105 controlled by a 7095.
Return Flow - Blue Line 40 something. Bought this used and its pretty loud. Could it be cause it's old? It returns to 2 -3/4" SS.
Alklanity/Calcium are maintained by a GEO calcium reactor. In addition to that, I use Kalk thru my ATO.
2 Little Fishies Phosban Reactors - 1 for carbon and 1 for Rowa Phos.
Sump is a 30Breeder
Lastly, 15gallons frag tank.

Mahni · Nov 3, 2013

trido said:
Nice big colonies. Love a top down shot too. I agree with the post above that a full tank shot is in order. You cant tease us with pretty acros and then not show us the whole tank.

I cleaned/changed the water today and with the new camera I'd figure it's a great opportunity for me to take pictures while the water was at a stand still. I will work on the FTS and will post soon.

skinz78 · Nov 4, 2013

Very nice, I'd love to see some full tank shots!

darryl_v · Nov 4, 2013

It must have taken a few years at least to grow these colonies out if not more....... can we get more detail on your tank + FTS??

Amazing colors you are getting.

ValorG · Nov 4, 2013

Gorgeous corals, can't wait till mine look like that :O

swannyson7 · Nov 4, 2013

Beautiful colonies, keep the pics coming!

revhtree · Nov 4, 2013

Wow gorgeous corals and photos! Waiting for a FTS so I can show you off on our R2R FB page!

Sahin · Nov 4, 2013

Wow, amazing tank! Love the SPS colours. How long has this tank been running? Also what PO4 and NO3 levels do you run?

Jrfalconer · Nov 4, 2013

Amazing colonies with great colors!! What kind of lighting are u running?

Mahni · Nov 4, 2013

lyang415 said:
those colonies are freakin huge and gorgeous!!!!

Mahni said:
I cleaned/changed the water today and with the new camera I'd figure it's a great opportunity for me to take pictures while the water was at a stand still. I will work on the FTS and will post soon.

ValorG said:
Gorgeous corals, can't wait till mine look like that :O

swannyson7 said:
Beautiful colonies, keep the pics coming!

revhtree said:
Wow gorgeous corals and photos! Waiting for a FTS so I can show you off on our R2R FB page!

Again, thank you so much for the warm welcome and nice compliments.

Mahni · Nov 4, 2013

darryl_v said:
It must have taken a few years at least to grow these colonies out if not more....... can we get more detail on your tank + FTS??

Amazing colors you are getting.

Details of the tank are in post #22.

Sahin said:
Wow, amazing tank! Love the SPS colours. How long has this tank been running? Also what PO4 and NO3 levels do you run?

Tank has been running since 2008. The only parameters I test are:
Salinity - Weekly cause of water changes.
Phosphate - Once in a blue moon. Last time I check it was reading 0.09 from a Hanna.
Alkalinity - Same like Phosphate. Last result read 7.0.

Jrfalconer said:
Amazing colonies with great colors!! What kind of lighting are u running?

2 - 400watts Radium and 2 ATI Blue +.

Mahni · Nov 4, 2013

Thank you for everyone's patience. Just took some quick snaps. Left, right and FTS. Hope everyone like them. I will take and post more pictures soon. Have a great evening!!

skinz78 · Nov 4, 2013

Dang!!!

Mahni · Nov 4, 2013

Looking my these recent pics, they look terribly dark and out of focus. :-( Will try for better pictures next time.

Mahni · Nov 4, 2013

ValorG said:
Gorgeous corals, can't wait till mine look like that :O

Thank you. We all started at the same point. With good husbandry and patience, you will have a beautiful tank just like everyone else.

Reefer831 · Nov 4, 2013

Already one of my favorite tanks... And I have only seen two pages... so far. All I can say is amazing!!! well done!!! Thanks for sharing, Im looking forward to following! Can you please go into more depth about your set up and experience... Do you have any of the progression pictures? I love how you gave each acro its own grow out space...