My SPS dominated DSR reef

[ThijsvB]

Hello!

After introducing myself a few months ago i am starting a journal about my tank. I am from Holland so excuse me if my English isn't all that right [emoji4]
It's 130x60x60 (cm's) and 130 gallon, SPS dominated and is running since january 2016.

I use GlennF's DSR methode which means no waterchanges and keeping my parameters on the right level with a 8 channel dosing machine.

Time for some pic's:

 

[Maddlesrain]

Wow!! Beautiful!!!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Gorgeous! How often do you test for everything? Can you list what you are dosing? Great work!

 

[CoralWealth]

very nice!

What are you keep your alk, calc, phosphate and nitrates at?

 

[ThijsvB]

Thanks guys!

Every week i test ca, kh, mg, no4 and po4. Every 3 weeks potassium and salinity and every 3 months i do a icp-oes test at ati

I try to keep my alk 8,5 - calc 440 - po4 0,03 and no3 2,5

My dosing list
1 - kh
2- calcium/strontium mix
3 - acropower/iodine mix
4 - carbon v/s
5 - manganese
6 - po4
7 - no3
8 - fe trace

 

[hybridazn]

Wow! Great sps tank! I'm very impressed!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Interesting, do you dose NO3 often?

 

[dbl]

That is a beautiful reef...congrats.

 

[CastAway]

Indeed, very impressive.

 

[McMullen]

Fantastic!!

 

[Mike220]

Nice SPS

 

[ThijsvB]

Thanks all!

Interesting, do you dose NO3 often?

I dose 1 ppm every day to keep it at level

 

[ngoodermuth]

I dose 1 ppm every day to keep it at level

Wow, it looks like you have quite a few fish too..12 that I see? I'm surprised you still have to dose nitrate with that many fish and no water changes.

I'm not familiar with this method, you are just testing and replacing depleted elements correct? Can you explain your nutrient export, is it the corals using up the nitrate and phosphate or are you removing them with another media and then adding them back in at appropriate levels?

 

[KJ]

Very nice looking tank

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Awesome!

 

[ThijsvB]

Wow, it looks like you have quite a few fish too..12 that I see? I'm surprised you still have to dose nitrate with that many fish and no water changes.

I'm not familiar with this method, you are just testing and replacing depleted elements correct? Can you explain your nutrient export, is it the corals using up the nitrate and phosphate or are you removing them with another media and then adding them back in at appropriate levels?

I have over 20 fish in my tank and they are fed once or twice a day.
I don't use any kind of media just a big skimmer.

I dose carbon (vinegar/sugar) to keep the bacterial colonies happy and healthy. They wil use some nitrates.

I think my nutrients are partially used by corals and bacteria and my skimmer removes the rest.

 

[BlennyKravitz]

And I'm over here obsessing over water change systems and his tank slays mine.

Hate this hobby.

Ok. Love it again.

 

[RickG]

goals lol

 

[Bronc]

Absolutely amazing tank!!!

 

[Vince57]

Hello!

After introducing myself a few months ago i am starting a journal about my tank. I am from Holland so excuse me if my English isn't all that right [emoji4]
It's 130x60x60 (cm's) and 130 gallon, SPS dominated and is running since january 2016.

I use GlennF's DSR methode which means no waterchanges and keeping my parameters on the right level with a 8 channel dosing machine.

Time for some pic's:

What a beautiful Reef tank!