Mammoth Nano SPS Reef

spsick · Apr 5, 2022

Dugless said:
Screaming Suharsonhoi

Still has the random swirls of missing pigmentation, shown at the top left. This is one of the brightest corals on the tank. Also needs to be hacked down by half.

Super nice! We had one like that locally called flashlight that just GLOWS. Was bummed to lose my colony of years to bottoming out phosphate when I tried Kalk.

drawman · Apr 8, 2022

spsick said:
Super nice! We had one like that locally called flashlight that just GLOWS. Was bummed to lose my colony of years to bottoming out phosphate when I tried Kalk.

Was that the yellow one? I had it a LONG time ago and haven't seen it forever.

spsick · Apr 8, 2022

drawman said:
Was that the yellow one? I had it a LONG time ago and haven't seen it forever.

Yep came from Nanofins iirc

danbaileytattooer · Oct 25, 2022

Where in Nebraska? I just started a reef again after a 15 year break. Rea Sea Max E-170 mixed reef.

Dugless · Oct 25, 2022

danbaileytattooer said:
Where in Nebraska? I just started a reef again after a 15 year break. Rea Sea Max E-170 mixed reef.

Elkhorn

Smite · Oct 25, 2022

I did my best not to "like" every photo as I scrolled through you thread but apologies for blowing up your alerts

I run an old school powermodule but had to add the bars to get the led pop. These hybrid PM are so dang clean. That white housing really tied it in nicely.

Amazing work on this tank, beautiful!

Maxx · Oct 25, 2022

Need a current FTS...

drawman · Oct 25, 2022

Maxx said:
Need a current FTS...

Couldn't agree more!

Yanir34 · Feb 28, 2023

Dugless said:
Similar but not exact. B+, P, B+, C, C, B+,P, B+. I’ve also backed the LEDs down a bit, I think I’m at 70% max for a few hours.

Can you please upload screen shot of your entire schedule, and screen shot of the LED specific precentege ?
Also , how high did you hang your fixture above the water surface ?

Dugless · Mar 2, 2023

Yanir34 said:
Can you please upload screen shot of your entire schedule, and screen shot of the LED specific precentege ?
Also , how high did you hang your fixture above the water surface ?

This is my LED formula during the daylight hours when the T5s are on. This ramps from 50% to 70% and peaks at 70% for 30 mins. This can all vary depending on your tank depth and size. I slowly bumped it up over weeks initially. The whites are the most potent IME and you should be careful adjusting those. My water is only 18” deep and I hang the light 9” from the surface.

Blue 255
Royal 255
Violet 150

Dugless · Mar 3, 2023

Full tank top down. Just phone photos, but gives you an idea.

Yanir34 · Mar 3, 2023

Amazing !

Yanir34 · Mar 3, 2023

Dugless said:
This is my LED formula during the daylight hours when the T5s are on. This ramps from 50% to 70% and peaks at 70% for 30 mins. This can all vary depending on your tank depth and size. I slowly bumped it up over weeks initially. The whites are the most potent IME and you should be careful adjusting those. My water is only 18” deep and I hang the light 9” from the surface.

Blue 255
Royal 255
Violet 150

What about your T5 bulbs combination?

Haggisman14 · Mar 3, 2023

Absolutely beautiful tank!

FREAKINRICAN69 · Mar 3, 2023

Dugless said:
Full tank top down. Just phone photos, but gives you an idea.

That's freaking awesome! Wow! Great job chief.

Dugless · Mar 3, 2023

Yanir34 said:
What about your T5 bulbs combination?

I really think that is personal preference to get the visual look you prefer. I've done different combos in the last few years. Currently I have B+, C+, B+, P+, P+, B+, C+, B+. In my next switch I'm going to bring actinic bulbs back into the mix. I'm waiting on a new ATI hybrid as one T5 bank stopped working about 18mo ago.

Also forgot to include the white LED channel in my previous post.
Blue 255
Royal 255
Violet 150
White 60

BranchingHammer · Mar 3, 2023

One of the most stunning SPS tanks I've ever seen! Great job! Especially love the bright green tabling smooth skin you've got. What is it?

Dugless · Mar 3, 2023

BranchingHammer said:
One of the most stunning SPS tanks I've ever seen! Great job! Especially love the bright green tabling smooth skin you've got. What is it?

Not entirely sure, it was a substitute no name frag from Battlecorals in my original order. It has done well in the tank and is really one of the bright ones. It does have a unique striation throughout some of the branches that is kind of fun and has a nice form that makes it stand out.

It is kind of funny that the colonies most people are impressed by wouldn't get a second glance from most people when they are the size of frags. This is what it originally looked like for me.