spspirates 150 gallon build

spspirate · Jun 4, 2015

Aqua Blue and Yellow favia

spspirate · Jun 4, 2015

Triton favia

iReef86 · Jun 4, 2015

Mmmm those are some awesome favias!!!!

weaponsofmassdesign · Jun 5, 2015

Triton is one of my favorites!

prsnlty · Jun 9, 2015

Hey Andy, how far away from other corals are you keeping the favias? I've been wanting to get some but read they will sting other corals with long sweepers....

spspirate · Jun 9, 2015

iReef86 said:
Mmmm those are some awesome favias!!!!

Thanks!! Just getting started!!

spspirate · Jun 9, 2015

weaponsofmassdesign said:
Triton is one of my favorites!

Yea it's a looker!

spspirate · Jun 9, 2015

prsnlty said:
Hey Andy, how far away from other corals are you keeping the favias? I've been wanting to get some but read they will sting other corals with long sweepers....

I like to keep my favias on the sand bed but have the frag glued to a big disc or solid type of surface. This way they get a fast hold on a solid surface and if need be I can move them around where ever. Also they seem to grow a more spherical shape than encrust on the rock work some where. Some times YES they can send out some pretty nice sweepers but I don't see this very often and when I do it's at night after a heavy feeding. For the most part having them 2" away from each other seems to be a safe bet. After about a hour or two after the lights go off observe your favias and note what you see.

Oscaror · Jun 9, 2015

Well I made it, made it to page 73, I MADE IT!!

spspirate · Jun 9, 2015

Oscaror said:
Well I made it, made it to page 73, I MADE IT!!

Yay!!!!! Awesome!! Keep tuning in.

prsnlty · Jun 10, 2015

Thank you Andy, I might just get a few

iReef86 · Jun 10, 2015

spspirate said:
Thanks!! Just getting started!!

I know the feeling... Ill have water flowing one of these days and then Ill be getting started into new corals!

Giddyup · Jun 11, 2015

Awesome build.... Subscribed! May I ask, what thickness acrylic is your sump? Seems in photos that skin and clear are same? Want one of those sumps

. Congrats on great start to your Reef!

spspirate · Jun 11, 2015

Giddyup said:
Awesome build.... Subscribed! May I ask, what thickness acrylic is your sump? Seems in photos that skin and clear are same? Want one of those sumps . Congrats on great start to your Reef!

Thank you very much!! Im not too sure on the thickness of the sump, maybe quarter inch but that would be just a guess.