Renato's SPS Tank

renato120 · Dec 28, 2016

A week ago I sold all my live stock. It was a NPS tank. Due to high No3, and Po4 I couldnt keep it, unless I had a space for a bigger setup ( water volume) and a sump, that I could grow macro algae.
So now I decided to stay with sps only.
My plans are simple. It will be sps only. It will not be any lps, soft, or zoas.
I already have about 15 sps's frag in there.
Tank: 34g 36x18x12
Lighting: 36" ATI 4x39w
2 Blue+ 1 Coral+ 1 Purple+
BRS Dosers For CA/ALK
Skimmer: Jebao coral box D300
Reactors: Two little fishes, Carbon/GFO
Return Pump: Waveline 6000
Power heads: 2 Jebao RW4
Heaters: 2 titanium Finnex 300w w/controllers
ATO: jbj
Not the best FTS!

My sump setup

FLAdaboy · Dec 29, 2016

Looks nice so far. What do you have in there as of now? Also, are you running sump with or without filter socks? I can't tell in the pic.

renato120 · Dec 29, 2016

FLAdaboy said:
Looks nice so far. What do you have in there as of now? Also, are you running sump with or without filter socks? I can't tell in the pic.

A few acros, monti, coral beauty, lots of blue legs crabs. No socks. I was using it in the beggining, but I decided to remove it.

RamsReef · Dec 29, 2016

Looking good

revhtree · Dec 29, 2016

Oh very cool! YAY!

renato120 · Dec 29, 2016

Thank you so much!

renato120 · Dec 31, 2016

Added a few more sps's frags, and a trio of cardinals.

renato120 · Jan 8, 2017

Finished my maintenance... looking good after a water change.

Reefs anonymous · Jan 8, 2017

Nice, does the tank have a blue or white look to it with that bulb combo? The last two pictures look so different.

Daniel@R2R · Jan 9, 2017

I'm excited to follow this one! (Though I will miss your NPS tank)

renato120 · Jan 9, 2017

Reefs anonymous said:
Nice, does the tank have a blue or white look to it with that bulb combo? The last two pictures look so different.

More blue... I did switch a coral+ to a
purple+. Maybe thats why its so different.
Some times I take with an Ipad, and some with my Iphone. I will be taking some with my camera as well..

renato120 · Jan 9, 2017

mdbannister said:
I'm excited to follow this one! (Though I will miss your NPS tank)

I wish I could to a NPS ta k. But the feeding thing does not work for me. Small setup. No space for a bigger sump, or a fuge.

Reefs anonymous · Jan 9, 2017

The reason I ask is I got 4 b+ , a purple +, and a coral +. That's suppose to be like 20k as according to ATI, but looking at your tank it looked pretty white to me and I believe you swapped one for atomic which should look even bluer.

renato120 · Jan 9, 2017

Reefs anonymous said:
The reason I ask is I got 4 b+ , a purple +, and a coral +. That's suppose to be like 20k as according to ATI, but looking at your tank it looked pretty white to me and I believe you swapped one for atomic which should look even bluer.

Im running a 4 bulb fixture.
2b+ 1p+ 1c+ before I was using 2b+ and 2p+ I dindnt like it. I have very good colors with this setup. I try one actinic and didnt like it either.

Reefs anonymous · Jan 9, 2017

renato120 said:
Im running a 4 bulb fixture.
2b+ 1p+ 1c+ before I was using 2b+ and 2p+ I dindnt like it. I have very good colors with this setup. I try one actinic and didnt like it either.

Thanks, that help me understand the color a bit more. I was a little concerned of what I had chose.