sps 1250 gallon system

[hedgedrew]

Yes. We spend plenty of time on ladders and clippers for the bottom. Skimmers are presision marine dual becket originally for ozone and the big boy is a custom built commercial skimmer from bermuda. Thx attaboy for compliments

[hedgedrew]

Precision i guess spelled this way. Pm for short.

[geaux xman]

Hey Bud,

If you look under the youtube video, theres a SHARE, then theres an "EMBED" button. Click that, then copy and paste everything in that box and put it in your Reply to Thread message.

Also at the bottom, there will be several boxes to indicate the size of the screen you want shown in the thread. 640x480 will work good. Click that box, then copy and paste everything in that EMBED box.

it will show

for instance:

Originally Posted by hedgedrew

Thank you autodave. Its just so hard to remember to take pics and video of the beginning when you really want to show the world the end product. And im not a big photo guy t o start and also not the greatest computer guy. Man i still cant even figure out how to load pics on these threads without a link.

[geaux xman]

double post

[autodave]

Do you use that D-D H2Ocean salt?

[geaux xman]

hey bud, can you briefly explain your QT process for fish?

i see an achilles, pbt, and a few other nice tangs. any ich issues?

do you run UV?

i can provide a nice home for the conspic! just let me know and i can be on a flight monday morning to pick it up.

[hedgedrew]

Autodave. Yes i use dd h2o salt. I like very much. I switched away from reef crystals at the old marital residence and then switched from salinity salt in this tank. Numbers on dd are great and ployp extention and color of corals. I cant explain but salinity salt was almostvtoo strong.

[hedgedrew]

Geaux xman i wish i had aformal process but i dont. But sensitive fish that i eant to keep eye on i will put into the frag system first ,but again sane system. There is a uv bulb though on the return pump to main tank. Never any ich issues. I did have some brook or velvet issues in that frag tank. Must have been on the rocks for while as i lost several fish just in that 80gal breeder. I just tok it off line and dried it up for few days and got new rock and presto no more issues. Im struggeling with conspic decision. I love having the pet , but realize the 80 is too small for him. He did too much damage in the main display tasting around. I wouldnt be opposed to selling him to the right new owner..on other hand in few years im going to havve new tanks started at new address and might save him for that. Let me know.

[Mhayes462]

Is that a lobo I see in there? Awesome tank.


Mike Hayes

[hedgedrew]

Yes mike. 4 peices of lobo. Fire red in back upper wall. Pink orange on middle bottom , red orange on left sand floor, and lime green orange on sand floor right side. For whatever reason , the angels in the tank leave lobo alone and do not eat it unlike acans where they are gone within a week. Blasto alo they leave alone.,along with aleveapora. So these are things i use on the sand floor along with clams. Glad you enjoyed

[rwyatt4424]

Beautiful reef! I hope mine looks half as good some day.

[T.MONEY]

AMAZING TANK!!! Nice work, hope my reef looks like that one day.

[Moser]

Originally Posted by hedgedrew

plenty of people think that im nuts with bulb mixing i have tried so many combos of bulbs . generally here are the bulbs i work with

reeflux 12 and 20
ushio 10 and 14
radium 20
just tried new aquastar 14 and deep blue 20k
aquaconnect 14k
xm 10k


and from what i have been able to put together this combo i have in works for color and growth and when i try others for most part i cant stand the white look or i bleach coral from all the light .. i have also ntried more radiums and less reeflux 12k and got some crazy bleeching also

Andrew, interested in your light setup.
I run 9x400w Reeflux 10k and 12x80w T5 narvablue. For 6ftx8ftx3ft tank.

I get nice growth with the 10k, but much prefer the Radium bulbs. I have tried 9x 400w Radiums twice and got horrible bleaching. I want a bluer look.

I have now replaced a 10k with a 12k Reeflux and I thought it was very similar to the Radium in appearance?. Maybe I am wrong?.

Do you think 9x400w radium is too much for SPS to take?

What about 9 x 400w Reeflux 12k.

Or would you suggest 50:50 mix of the two?.

What do you feel is the difference between the Radiums and the 12k Reeflux?

Thanks for advice.....

Also, what sand do you use?. Do you siphon with water changes?.
Do you change out the sand?. How deep is your sandbed?

Thanks
Mo

[Moser]

Forgot to ask.... What is your lighting schedule?.

Thanks

Mo

[Moser]

BTW, nice tank!.

Mo

[Whip316]

I got goosebumps reading this thread. You are the American dream. Or atleast mine. Hehe.

All those colonies you could start your own coral shop. My gosh.
Great job and I can't wait for the new build in the new house.


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[hedgedrew]

moser reeflux 12 and radiums are close but the bulbs change over time with radium remaining more blue vs reeflux typical blue violet . i have also bleeched with radiums but any time i change a bulb that happens schedule is vho and t5 on first at 9 am then radium on hqi at 11 then reeflux 12 at 12 then last radium or reeflux on at 130 then that same one off at 4 then reflux off at 5 then radium hqi off at 6 then vho and t5 off at 830 pm

[tonistark338]

Amazing video ?

[hedgedrew]

thx whip 316 i know a little overboard in every hobby of mine ie the stereo equipment and the cars but have to live hard and work hard of course

[hedgedrew]

geuxman you still want or serious on that conspic hes been in hospital for month now and i really dont want him imn my main reef so if you want i will sell him cheap to you

[SaltwaterAdict]

How do you go about dosing in a tank that size?

[hedgedrew]

dosing what ? if alk then i use combos of lime water ie 8 gallons per day evaporation with liter meter or bionic a and b qith a dosing pump and 2 large calcium reactors if vodka and vinegar its manual few times per day i have help in the house trace elements and other stuff we do manually

[coralmann1]

Awesome tank! I love all of the corals and the clams!!!

[Andrew johns]

I love your tank ,awesome SPS.

[hedgedrew]

thx andrew