UPDATE-Pictures of my new SPS tank (CAUTION, LARGE PICTURES)

[R_S_C]

29 Gallon w/ 20 Refuge
250 20k XM w/ 55w 10K suppliment
Mag 18 driving squid with spray bars and EV120 in sump.
Having a bad hair month...but getting better.

http://www.maast.org/albums/R_S_C/full_tank.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/R_S_C/orange_cap.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/R_S_C/purple_cap_and_digitata.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/R_S_C/new_stuff.jpg
http://www.maast.org/albums/R_S_C/more_new_stuff.jpg

[Henry]

great pics. How long have you had this setup?

[R_S_C]

only about a month or two. the lights i've had about two months along with some of the corals. they used to be in my 20 sump until i drilled and plumbed the 29. (thanks to prof for building the stand, the overflow and helping me drill the glass). all the rock came from extablished tanks.

[Henry]

Looks like a great start. Keep us updated with new pics.

[Tim Marvin]

RSC, that isn't a bad hair day. A few snails will cure that. If you want a couple more frags let me know.

[Instar]

One note here: Only experienced reef keepers should try to keep SPS in
a newly setup tank like this. Amoung other things during the stabilization
of the tank, the hair algae cycle can kill the SPS.

[OrionN]

There is a very easy cure for this particular green hair algae. If you ad a few more Turbo or Trochus, these algea will vanish over a few days.
Minh

[R_S_C]

i've got 4 turbos in there now...they're slowly taking it out.

[Andrew]

nice purple and pink monty pora ;)

andrew

[R_S_C]

update...moved in april and everything went into my new 120 w/ 30gal sump, EV120 on mag 7 and matt's monster calcium reactor. running 3 250MH 20K XMs and a mag 18 on a closed loop. updated pics in my gallery

the first couple pics are of some of my corals. still aclimating them to the lights and adding an hour each week.

the last three pics are of my new anemone. he's in sams old 35 gallon and fills up the left half.

http://www.maast.org/modules.php?set_albumName=R_S_C&op=modload&name=ga llery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[samiam_orami]

Hey Russel ...

hope I'm wrong .....
looks like the purple monster may have bleached .....

really soory if it did ....

[Bigreefer]

Nice seabae! How big is it? 18"?

Jason

[R_S_C]

yea sam the purple monster bleached under the new lights...it still has polyp extention though so i'm crossing my fingers.

jason...you know darn well that sebae is larger then 18" across. i'm worried that if i fail to feed that thing it might crawl out and catch one of my cats :-D