wakeboardgeek's rimless SPS build

neuwave · Mar 30, 2013

Tanks looking good. What are the stocking plans?

wakeboardgeek · Apr 4, 2013

neuwave said:
Tanks looking good. What are the stocking plans?

Thanks! Fish stocking list has been put on hold because I adopted a small purple tang from my buddy that got beat up pretty bad and has HLLE. I'm trying to get him healed up so he'll be the only fish for a while.

As for coral, I'm planning on "hairy" SPS; millepora, prostratas, etc. I may add some unique growth pieces like dragons or efflos.

neuwave · Apr 6, 2013

Try some selcon for the HLLE, works pretty good.

Cool bro, it's strangely odd to find high end sps lately locally. A lot of chalice and lps fans here in Orlando. Don't get me wrong still cool, but a big outbreak of aefw hit last year so people are hesitant to try again. Just make sure to dip anything. I learned the hard way and took a few months to rid my tank of the pests.

r33fcrazy · Apr 6, 2013

wakeboardgeek said:
In the past I've been unhappy with thehitch-hikers I've gotten from live rock and though I could try to make mycustom shapes with DIY live rock. I started the live rock a few monthsago and has been kuring. The rock is no longer leaching anything and thepH is stable so I can start cycling the rock! Here is a couple picturesof the planned aquascape (minus an island that will go in the front corner ofthe tank). The eye-level pic, you can see where I'm planning on addingthe powerhead on the back wall

How much pounds of rock did u purchase?

wakeboardgeek · Apr 6, 2013

neuwave said:
Try some selcon for the HLLE, works pretty good.

Cool bro, it's strangely odd to find high end sps lately locally. A lot of chalice and lps fans here in Orlando. Don't get me wrong still cool, but a big outbreak of aefw hit last year so people are hesitant to try again. Just make sure to dip anything. I learned the hard way and took a few months to rid my tank of the pests.

Thanks for the selcon recommendation.

I've always been hooked on SPS. I dip everything and have actually started dipping with Bayers.

A fellow reefer actially has a few frags healing; Somewhere over the rainbow, rouge Mille, and snowcone prostrata to name a few.