Who's Running SPS Dominant Tanks

[FarmerTy]

Hello all,

I'm just curious who's running SPS dominant tanks on MAAST being new here.

[Troy Valentine]

I would say my 240 is SPS and clam dominated.

[alton]

First of all welcome to MAAST, sorry I love softies, LPS, and SPS

[Dkray944]

I don't discriminate but my 330g is mostly sps

[FarmerTy]

Haha, thank you guys for the welcome and for the whimsical responses as well!

My first love is SPS corals, just was wondering who else was stricken with this horrible affliction as well. ;)

[OrionN]

I got a 320 but mostly Anemones (Gigantea, Haddoni,Magnifca). Just a few SPS and LPS. And a huge clam 28+ inches

[Troy Valentine]

Please tell us about your setup. Lets see some pics;)

[ap2honda]

Mine use to be sps dominant. Until I moved from my house and had a tank crash :( all my coral started out from frags and I grew them under AI led sol blue

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/Coral%20full%20tank%20shot_zps7a2dg0j7.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/Coral%20full%20tank%20shot_zps7a2dg0j7.jpg.html)
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/Coral%20side%20sps%20view_zpscclwot6c.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/Coral%20side%20sps%20view_zpscclwot6c.jpg.html)

[ap2honda]

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/Coral%20side%20view%20blue%20sps_zpsfojlissx.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/Coral%20side%20view%20blue%20sps_zpsfojlissx.jpg.h tml)

[ap2honda]

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/Coral%20sideview%20full%20tank_zpsaz6hontm.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/Coral%20sideview%20full%20tank_zpsaz6hontm.jpg.htm l)
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/Coral%20top%20view_zps7tx2ejku.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/Coral%20top%20view_zps7tx2ejku.jpg.html)

[ap2honda]

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/20141218_181007_zpswez3lx5e.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/20141218_181007_zpswez3lx5e.jpg.html)


http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd481/orlandodc2/20141218_161750_zpszudcg0ut.jpg (http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/orlandodc2/media/20141218_161750_zpszudcg0ut.jpg.html)

[ap2honda]

Sorry about 90 percent were frags the scroll corals and frog spawn were bought as a mini colony and just grew bigger. But the the rest were frags

[FarmerTy]

Nice tank! I liked your response the best! I didn't even have to bug you about pictures!

[FarmerTy]

Sorry about 90 percent were frags the scroll corals and frog spawn were bought as a mini colony and just grew bigger. But the the rest were frags
That's how my old 125-gallon was... all frags from 1"-2" and I grew colonies from it. It was very rewarding to experience that. Same thing happened to me when I upgraded, I lost a bunch if colonies.

For the 215-gallon, I went with a mix of small frags and some larger maricultures. I just couldn't wait around for colonies again.

[FarmerTy]

Please tell us about your setup. Lets see some pics;)
You show me yours first Troy! ;) Kidding. I'll post some later today when I get a chance. Maybe I'll just start a build thread and work backwards on it since its already built. :cool:

[Troy Valentine]

The gauntlet has been thrown down;)

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27421&d=1445049758
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27062&d=1436160139
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Frag tank

http://reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=10335&pictureid=71566

These are from October. I will take some updated pics this weekend.

[FarmerTy]

Holy gigas! Yowzers! Those are some great looking acro colonies too!

How long have you had that red goni? It's gorgeous!

[FarmerTy]

Here's a video I shot of my tank this past summer before I pulled all fish to go fallow for 76 days and removed all acros to prophylactically dip for pests before I glued them to their final resting spots.

https://youtu.be/1RTwwSU2HJY

[FarmerTy]

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[FarmerTy]

Fun video of my recent Colorado Sunburst anemone splits. Sorry, yes they are sold already. :)

I apologize for the ridiculous background music but it's kind of what I'm known for in Austin.

https://youtu.be/qvMx8SpA3qA

[ap2honda]

Wow!! FARMER AND TROY! Those sps colors are incredible!! If you ever want to sell a few frags id gladly like to go pick some up!! Let me know (830)719-5966., I am not from San Antonio but do have a trip up there comming up. I own a par reader in case you guys need to run some numbers I could take it with me.

[OrionN]

Here are a few recent pictures of my tank. It started out as SPS with a few anemones. I got infected with SPS pests and my SPS got wipe out. Now it evolved into an anemone tank

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27778&d=1455974887

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27777&d=1455974885

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[OrionN]

More older pictures
This picture last week

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27782&d=1454292859

Older pictures
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27785&d=1259904647

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27784&d=1379793104

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27783&d=1420031544

[FarmerTy]

Sorry about your loss but I bet you sleep more peaceful at night these days not having to worry about acros all the time! Gorgeous tank Orion!

[OrionN]

I am really happy with this picture

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27786&d=1407803916

An old picture of a Magnifica with special color

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27787&d=1259903743

[Justin]

I'm running a 135 mainly SPS. I have a couple of LPS and Zoas but its mainly SPS. I just had a bit of tank crash and now I'm battling Bryopsis. Its a shame but looking at the silver lining of things, I know have some space to get some designer corals!!!

[Francis]

I have a SPS dominated 140G rimless peninsula.


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[FarmerTy]

Let's see some pictures folks! I always love ogling other SPS tanks!

[Troy Valentine]

More older pictures
This picture last week

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27782&d=1454292859

Older pictures
http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27785&d=1259904647

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27784&d=1379793104

http://www.maast.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=27783&d=1420031544


Your tank looks great! I'm glad to see your Gigas is doing so well. I will be moving mine to a new system soon. I am praying the move wont be too stressful for it.

[Troy Valentine]

Your tank is amazing Ty!! Please tell us more about it. I am very interested in your lighting, because your colors are on point.

[OrionN]

Troy,
How big is your Gigas now? They are pretty hardy. I guess as long as you support them and don't drop them which will result in a lot of trauma, they will be fine. We see pictures of Gigas brought up from the deep and put in the sun for a few hrs to induce spawn. I think after the spawn, they were fine.

[FarmerTy]

Your tank is amazing Ty!! Please tell us more about it. I am very interested in your lighting, because your colors are on point.
Thank you sir. Nothing special with the system itself.

215-gallon DT
75-gallon sump
Biopellets
GFO
Carbon
Calcium Reactor
Reef Octopus 5000 Skimmer
3x Ocean Revive T-247 LED fixtures
1x 48" Reefbrite 50/50 fixture in front to mask gaps between fixtures

I don't do any water changes ever and dose aminos 2x/week. I also feed an absurd amount of food to my large fish population and let them fertilize my corals for me.

I must say, I was a hardcore MH fan, but these LEDs won me over for value and for aesthetics. If I was rich, I'd run an ATI power module but both the fixture and the cost of replacing that many T5 bulbs is not in my budget.

[Troy Valentine]

Troy,
How big is your Gigas now? They are pretty hardy. I guess as long as you support them and don't drop them which will result in a lot of trauma, they will be fine. We see pictures of Gigas brought up from the deep and put in the sun for a few hrs to induce spawn. I think after the spawn, they were fine.


When fully open its around 32". I don't have a measurement on the shell. There is only 20" between my center braces so this is going to be a challenge removing it.

[FarmerTy]

Fun time lapse of the last couple months while I was reorganizing.

12/12/2015
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12/16/2015
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1/12/2016
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1/18/2016
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2/2/16
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