Taylor's 120 gallon SPS reef

[BAUCE]

I've been around here for a long time and figured its time to share my setup since Im often in this forum oogling other's aquariums.

I've tried just about every method of keeping SPS tanks but always seem to fall back on simplicity. I run T5w, a skimmer and dosing pumps. No reactors, no refugium, no chemicals. I've recently seen a few people complaining about a certain salt that I also use and have been ok with for a while. I have noticed dull colors on a lot of my montipora which is what others have been reporting. I decided to go back to Tropic Marin Pro-reef as I loved it last time I used it years ago.

I'll be posting a mix of photos from imgur and instagram.

 

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Here's a cool piece I got a couple years ago during a @WWC live sale. Its a Electric Avenue acropora. Anyone else have a piece?

 

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[BAUCE]

dang looks like I need to make some friends here first to get some interest

 

[C. Eymann]

You just got a new follower! great pics!

 

[declanisadog]

Looking good man! Don't get discouraged about thread traffic. No one looks at mine either...

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Looking great!! Following!

 

[ReefPiracy]

What chemicals do you use the doser for?

 

[BAUCE]

Looking good man! Don't get discouraged about thread traffic. No one looks at mine either...

It's no biggie, I just need to get more active in this community before expecting much.

 

[BAUCE]

What chemicals do you use the doser for?

Alkalinity, calcium, NoP0x, aminos, nitrates

 

[X-37B]

I have a new 120
Will be following.
Very nice tank.

 

[X-37B]

I run t5 6bulb skimmer and dose ca alk trace by hand at the moment.
Dose nitrate and phosphate to keep levels at 0-2 no3
And 0-.05 po4.
Also is a no water change system.
Have a ca reactor when demand is needed.
No fuge.

 

[BAUCE]

I run t5 6bulb skimmer and dose ca alk trace by hand at the moment.
Dose nitrate and phosphate to keep levels at 0-2 no3
And 0-.05 po4.
Also is a no water change system.
Have a ca reactor when demand is needed.
No fuge.

Awesome looks like we are running very similar setups. I’ve been doing more consistent water changes recently since adding my trigger but used to do them every few months.

any pics of your setup?

 

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[X-37B]

4 month old system.
No waterchanges.
Here is a few cell phone pics

 

[BAUCE]

Looking great for such a young setup

 

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Do you guys use any of this coral food? Noticed my phosphates increasing while feeding this mix.

 

[BAUCE]

I've switched my bulb combo up a bit with 4 Blue Plus and 4 Coral Plus. I also added a 3rd gen orphek bar in the uv/actinic layout. They dont normally offer these anymore but can do it if you ask.

I also took my nopox dosing offline to replace it with Rowaphos and my refugium. I've heard mixed opinions of carbon dosing in sps tanks and wanted to see if there is any difference I can notice when keeping nutrients at the same numbers.


Tank has been doing pretty good the last few months.