spspirates 150 gallon build

[naso tang]

Nice corals! Fts!

 

[spspirate]

Nice corals! Fts!

Thanks! Sure thing.

 

[spspirate]

 

[kschweer]

Wow man! Looking awesome. Everything seems to be filling in great and the rock really colored up nicely!

 

[spspirate]

Wow man! Looking awesome. Everything seems to be filling in great and the rock really colored up nicely!

Thank you! Im very happy with it but have a long way to go. Yes rocks are covered with coralline...LOl.

 

[Nuocmam]

Wow! Beautiful tank!

 

[spspirate]

Wow! Beautiful tank!

Thank you very much.

 

[prsnlty]

It sure has come a long way in such a short period of time! Looks terrific Andy

 

[naso tang]

Looks great, nice dimensions for photography. What are the dims on this box?

 

[spspirate]

It sure has come a long way in such a short period of time! Looks terrific Andy

Thanks Jackie! It has your right! I wish I could take some cool pics with just the blue LED'S on!

 

[spspirate]

Looks great, nice dimensions for photography. What are the dims on this box?

Thank you. 48"x36"20"

 

[Rickyrooz]

Tank is looking good, very clean live rock!

 

[spspirate]

Tank is looking good, very clean live rock!

Thanks Ricky! Yours will be coming around soon! I can't tell you how frustrating the cycle for this system was!..Lol

 

[LILBUDDHA]

Thanks! I'm super stoked I'm pulling out the purple tips!

I figured I would stop by again and say "hello".
I will eventually get caught up on your thread .
Love the Hawkins. Mine has a whole cluster that is totally purple..
I just got to figure out how to use a camera ..Glad things are tthings turning around .
Any who back to reading your thread .

 

[Rickyrooz]

Thanks Ricky! Yours will be coming around soon! I can't tell you how frustrating the cycle for this system was!..Lol

How long did it take for the algae to die off the rocks before it was ready for coral? Did you run the lights at a normal time cycle during this period?

 

[Sahin]

Wow! Tank is looking great! In terms of appearance, does the tank looks as blue as the photo show or is it more brighter/whiter in person? I ask because I love the look!

 

[ifarmer]

you not helping the sps lovers at all.
very nice. I really like the islands and minimal aquaplaning like that.
let's keep the photo coming

 

[Sahin]

Also, I would be very grateful if you can do the summarise the following info so it can be seen at a glance:

1. Equipment: lights/skimmer/flow
2. Filtration: GFO/GAC/Refugium/BioPellets/Carbon Dosing?
3. Fish stock?
4. What foods do you feed the fish and how often?
5. Dosing/Ca Reactor/Additives (eg Acropower etc)?

You thread is sooo popular that it will take hours to go through the thread. Thanks!

 

[spspirate]

I figured I would stop by again and say "hello".
I will eventually get caught up on your thread .
Love the Hawkins. Mine has a whole cluster that is totally purple..
I just got to figure out how to use a camera ..Glad things are tthings turning around .
Any who back to reading your thread .

Thanks for reading my build thread! Your reef looks like it's coming along very nicely. ORA Hawkins is one of my favorites and safe to say a staple coral for every SPS reef. Im still learning the camera too. I just need to figure out how to take those cool actinic shots!..Lol

 

[spspirate]

How long did it take for the algae to die off the rocks before it was ready for coral? Did you run the lights at a normal time cycle during this period?

I ran lights just to view the tank at first but then slowly added hours to the cycle to give the clean up crew some food. My issue may have been a nutrient issue or the lack of and just some good ole fashion "time" to age a little.