What type of reef??

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 07:01 AM

Just wondering what the most common reef type here is on reef central.

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 07:05 AM

forgot to add zoas-

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 07:37 AM

bump-

Apercula · 12/29/2010, 07:45 AM

My 75g softie reef.

August '10

January '10

I lost my anemones in March, and let the tank go pretty bad, the August picture is after a major cleaning and restack.

Ron Reefman · 12/29/2010, 07:46 AM

Hey Lamball1, do you know what kind of critter you have in your avatar? Is it one in your tank? I think it's an anemone, but I don't know for sure. If it is, do you know what kind it is (common or scientific name)?

BTW, I just voted. I have a very mixed reef and I'm in the process of setting up an attached anemone tank.

Crawfish00 · 12/29/2010, 07:47 AM

If it wasn't for LEDs I'd say lps

Beaun · 12/29/2010, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawfish00

If it wasn't for LEDs I'd say lps

I'm confused what that means.

I have a mixed reef, my guess is that is going to be the far ahead winner.

willy7499 · 12/29/2010, 12:07 PM

I have a mixed reef with primarily sps and lps. I have only one softy, a colt coral that I was given when I started.

Korrine · 12/29/2010, 12:20 PM

A few of the small pieces I had before we moved.

blue tort

green slimer

Seafoam pally

fire n ice - I think

Here's my candy cane taking a bite

I also had a few other zoa's. The seafoam pally's really took off in my tank. Started from one or two heads and grew to the above pic in a short while.

aleonn · 12/29/2010, 01:38 PM

I have a mixed reef as well. Would love to have more SPS down the line, once I get my calcium reactor set up.

Matt Dean · 12/29/2010, 02:26 PM

Mixed reef, all the way. You get the motion of the LPS/Softies in the flow and the bright, vibrant colors of the SPS. I don't like all SPS reefs. They look to stagnant to me.

Of course, you need to plan you placement carefully to practice good husbandry.

Here's mine, although i have just recently made changes to add more frags and a nice red mouthed elegance coral.

Korrine · 12/29/2010, 03:35 PM

^lovely tank

wireefman · 12/29/2010, 03:37 PM

huh... no nps tab

ocmikep · 12/29/2010, 03:47 PM

All softies and a few Lps. I like the movement more than anything.

Frogmanx82 · 12/29/2010, 04:24 PM

Very nice Matt.

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 04:41 PM

In my avatar i have a picture of my heliofungia or long tentacled plate coral.
+ mat dean ur tank is amazing.

Matt Dean · 12/29/2010, 04:46 PM

Thanks guys. I truly believe it is the different textures and colors and shapes that make it so nice, hence the mixed reef getting my vote.

I have recently sold off my large SPS colonies as I had the opportunity to buy some really nice SPS frags at great prices. I added a nice big purple/green LTA for my clowns in the middle of the tank. I also realized how fast everything grows in my tank and, in a year, the tank is going to be amazing ad more colorful than the pic I posted.

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 05:02 PM

how many gallons is this tank?? ^, whoa your tank is sea-through it lookd almost black to me. amazing ill switch tanks with ya lol

Matt Dean · 12/29/2010, 06:21 PM

No way Lamball

This is the dream tank i have always wanted. i LOVE peninsula tanks. It has a different feel to it and it is more fun to aquascape.

It's a 125 custom Starphyre. 60X24X20 high. I have dumped a ton of cash into it, but I have reaped the rewards. I have had very few, if any problems, thanks to top quality gear and doing things right from the start.

But I didn't want to hijack your thread. I just wanted to illustrate how gorgeous a mixed reef can be. In person, it is just as nice, if not nicer. Next to the aquascaping (which i could not be happier with) I believe it's the mix of LPS and SPS and zoas in between everywhere that gives it it's beauty and a natural look. BTW, I LOVE zoas. I have a lot of them all over and a "zoa tree" on one end next to my "montipora island".

I normally wouldn't show the tank in this state, but this is what it looks like now, with the changes and all the frags. I don't personally like the look of frags, but I know everything grows like weeds in my tank and it will fill in in no time. You can see the large LTA and the red mouthed elegance I've added. I don't have a head on FTS right now, but you can see the colors that are going to grow in. It's going to be amazing!

Lamball1 · 12/29/2010, 07:48 PM

Can't w8 to see how your tank will mature and grow over time- keep me updated! By the way, it is see through right?? it looks really dark and the colours really pop.

Matt Dean · 12/29/2010, 07:58 PM

Yes, it's 3 sides viewable. It's in the middle of a large room.

View Poll Results: What type of reef?
Softies	4	5.48%
lps	5	6.85%
sps	9	12.33%
mixed	57	78.08%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 73. You may not vote on this poll

12/29/2010, 07:01 AM	#1
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	What type of reef?? Just wondering what the most common reef type here is on reef central.

12/29/2010, 07:46 AM	#5
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Hey Lamball1, do you know what kind of critter you have in your avatar? Is it one in your tank? I think it's an anemone, but I don't know for sure. If it is, do you know what kind it is (common or scientific name)? BTW, I just voted. I have a very mixed reef and I'm in the process of setting up an attached anemone tank. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

12/29/2010, 07:47 AM	#6
Crawfish00 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Boca Raton Posts: 521	If it wasn't for LEDs I'd say lps __________________ I'll keep my money and my guns you keep the CHANGE!!! Current Tank Info: 24 nuvo

12/29/2010, 12:07 PM	#8
willy7499 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 63	I have a mixed reef with primarily sps and lps. I have only one softy, a colt coral that I was given when I started. __________________ Current Tank Info: 120RR Main, ADHI sump, 2-Radion LED. ATB 840 V2.0 Skimmer, Eheim 1262 Return, 2-MP40esw, Neptune Apex Controller, Homemade Calcium Reactor with AquariumPlants Carbon Doser Regulat

12/29/2010, 07:05 AM	#2
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	forgot to add zoas-

12/29/2010, 07:37 AM	#3
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	bump-

12/29/2010, 07:45 AM	#4
Apercula Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 707	My 75g softie reef. August '10 January '10 I lost my anemones in March, and let the tank go pretty bad, the August picture is after a major cleaning and restack.

12/29/2010, 12:20 PM	#9
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,288 Blog Entries: 1	A few of the small pieces I had before we moved. blue tort green slimer Seafoam pally fire n ice - I think Here's my candy cane taking a bite I also had a few other zoa's. The seafoam pally's really took off in my tank. Started from one or two heads and grew to the above pic in a short while. __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

12/29/2010, 01:38 PM	#10
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	I have a mixed reef as well. Would love to have more SPS down the line, once I get my calcium reactor set up.

12/29/2010, 02:26 PM	#11
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Mixed reef, all the way. You get the motion of the LPS/Softies in the flow and the bright, vibrant colors of the SPS. I don't like all SPS reefs. They look to stagnant to me. Of course, you need to plan you placement carefully to practice good husbandry. Here's mine, although i have just recently made changes to add more frags and a nice red mouthed elegance coral.

12/29/2010, 03:35 PM	#12
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,288 Blog Entries: 1	^lovely tank __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

12/29/2010, 03:37 PM	#13
wireefman reefin chef Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 650	huh... no nps tab

12/29/2010, 03:47 PM	#14
ocmikep Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Foothill Ranch, CA Posts: 59	All softies and a few Lps. I like the movement more than anything.

12/29/2010, 04:24 PM	#15
Frogmanx82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,515	Very nice Matt. __________________ Exodus 8:2 Check my homepage for tank pics and details. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 2x maxspect R420R LED, 4 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Eye Kole Tang, Flame Angel, Foxface Rabbitfish, Banggai Cardinals, Azure Damsel, rock flower anemone, cleaner shrimp, serpent star

12/29/2010, 04:41 PM	#16
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	In my avatar i have a picture of my heliofungia or long tentacled plate coral. + mat dean ur tank is amazing.

12/29/2010, 04:46 PM	#17
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Thanks guys. I truly believe it is the different textures and colors and shapes that make it so nice, hence the mixed reef getting my vote. I have recently sold off my large SPS colonies as I had the opportunity to buy some really nice SPS frags at great prices. I added a nice big purple/green LTA for my clowns in the middle of the tank. I also realized how fast everything grows in my tank and, in a year, the tank is going to be amazing ad more colorful than the pic I posted.

12/29/2010, 05:02 PM	#18
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	how many gallons is this tank?? ^, whoa your tank is sea-through it lookd almost black to me. amazing ill switch tanks with ya lol Last edited by Lamball1; 12/29/2010 at 05:22 PM.

12/29/2010, 06:21 PM	#19
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	No way Lamball This is the dream tank i have always wanted. i LOVE peninsula tanks. It has a different feel to it and it is more fun to aquascape. It's a 125 custom Starphyre. 60X24X20 high. I have dumped a ton of cash into it, but I have reaped the rewards. I have had very few, if any problems, thanks to top quality gear and doing things right from the start. But I didn't want to hijack your thread. I just wanted to illustrate how gorgeous a mixed reef can be. In person, it is just as nice, if not nicer. Next to the aquascaping (which i could not be happier with) I believe it's the mix of LPS and SPS and zoas in between everywhere that gives it it's beauty and a natural look. BTW, I LOVE zoas. I have a lot of them all over and a "zoa tree" on one end next to my "montipora island". I normally wouldn't show the tank in this state, but this is what it looks like now, with the changes and all the frags. I don't personally like the look of frags, but I know everything grows like weeds in my tank and it will fill in in no time. You can see the large LTA and the red mouthed elegance I've added. I don't have a head on FTS right now, but you can see the colors that are going to grow in. It's going to be amazing!

12/29/2010, 07:48 PM	#20
Lamball1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 203	Can't w8 to see how your tank will mature and grow over time- keep me updated! By the way, it is see through right?? it looks really dark and the colours really pop.

12/29/2010, 07:58 PM	#21
Matt Dean I don't like wet hands! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 555	Yes, it's 3 sides viewable. It's in the middle of a large room.

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