what do you guys think of my tank?

Keightly1981 · 04/10/2009, 02:13 PM

AcroButcher · 04/10/2009, 03:34 PM

its like you took a good idea, then killed it.

purplereef · 04/10/2009, 03:40 PM

Did you get that light blue with orange polyps Monti from Salty Critter? Maybe at the C-Sea frag swap?

IFbettas · 04/10/2009, 04:21 PM

Looks like you're on your way to a nice sps reef!

jackson6745 · 04/10/2009, 04:24 PM

I think you could use a little more rock for a better display. Cleaning the glass wouldn't hurt either.

Keightly1981 · 04/10/2009, 06:40 PM

Yes i did get that monti at salty critter, and I do get lazy with my glass cleaning sometimes

Rysam · 04/10/2009, 06:50 PM

you might want to run a razor blade over it a few dozen times and take some new pics. It's a good start but not a very pretty one.

precko · 04/10/2009, 06:58 PM

You are off to a nice start.
You would be surprised at how much better it could look if you gave the glass a scrape and put some backing on the tank, once you get on top of the corraline on the glass a quick clean once or twice a week should keep it algae free. A nice black background would make the colour of your fish and corals really pop aswell. Keep on top of tank maintenance in general, as SPS like good stable water parameters. Good luck with your SPS reef

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Paul.

scaryperson27 · 04/10/2009, 07:27 PM

looks empty. You need more rock, and you need to get all the Coraline off of the glass so that the inhabitants can contrast themselves.

Rick55555 · 04/10/2009, 07:51 PM

I like your frags. That blue/purple Milli looks nice. I also like the minimal amount of rockwork. When the frags grow out it will look awesome.

You might try scraping the glass. It has done wonders for my tank

Rick

chris4869 · 04/10/2009, 10:44 PM

Looks like a frag tank.

Reefer08 · 04/11/2009, 04:01 PM

you need more rock and clean your glass.

ReeferChick85 · 04/11/2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by Keightly1981
Yes i did get that monti at salty critter, and I do get lazy with my glass cleaning sometimes

Sometimes??? you serious?? LOL...umm i think you got totally lazy and just gave up. Not gonna lie but your tank doesn't look too good right now but i'm sure once you clean up the glass n what not it'll look good. Plus you got some nice corals and fish so why not show them off in a clean tank

macreefster · 04/11/2009, 08:04 PM

glad i cleaned all the glass on my tank today....reeferchick is laying down the law...lol. i have to admit, she is right though. if you're going to take the time to take pics of your tank, take some time to clean it up first.

seesick · 04/14/2009, 10:19 AM

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mcliffy2 · 04/14/2009, 12:42 PM

Some of the cruel comments here are a bit much. The tank could use a little work, but has potential, so here is some constructive criticism:

A. Disagree about more rock. I think it looks good and the aquascape will fill in once the corals grow. The rocks are a blank canvas, not the end result IMO. More rock in the sump might be beneficial though, as it will help with your water quality.

B. Scrape all sides clean. Once you've done it the first time, its a matter of a few minutes each time to keep up with it. Use a mag float with the EZ blade attachment to make your life much easier.

C. Lighting. It looks very yellow, what bulbs are you running? Some supplemental blue/actinic lighting could help IMO.

D. Frag racks. I say ditch them and attach the frags to the rocks. Also, I can't tell what it is on the right of the tank? Looks like a pole of some kind? At any rate, I would suggest removing that.

E. Powerhead placement. On the right you've got a mess of powerheads, I'd try moving them to the back wall and lower (since it looks like you are BB?), so they are more discrete.

vegaskid11 · 04/14/2009, 02:35 PM

Pheww.... Tough Crowd.

JEFFR259 · 04/14/2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by vegaskid11
Pheww.... Tough Crowd.

No kidding. THats exactly why I'll probably never post FTSs here. It looks great to me, but it's no TOTM, so I don't wanna get flamed. Sheesh.

sanababit · 04/14/2009, 09:35 PM

Clean it up a little and get some more rock, you are on your way into a nice sps tank

sana

Reefun · 04/14/2009, 09:46 PM

It could look good with some cleaning and a little time. But my first thought after looking at the last pic was it looks like something out of a horror movie.

Keightly1981 · 04/14/2009, 09:57 PM

The big patch of purple in the top left corner is xenia on a side note. On the upside I only have purple algae and no bubble, cyano, or hair. I scraped some yesterday and it did look alot better, but my corals and fish are healthy and thats most important to me, and I do stay up on my water changes.

oh and the frag racks have been a godsend for me because I can never get the stupid plugs to stay where I put them.

MvM · 04/14/2009, 10:09 PM

Hey, I think it looks pretty good, but you do have some nuisance algae. If you run a BB properly, you shouldn't have that issue. How often are you changing water and how much?

Keightly1981 · 04/14/2009, 10:18 PM

awww... you guys are really killing it here. a side note from jason's better half, aka, me: constructive criticism doesn't include nonsense such as "clean your glass," fifteen times.
it's like landscaping... some people edge their lawns, use chems to make their grass really green and plant their flowers in nice neat little rows. we aren't those people. we are the "naturalization" kind of people... the kind that enjoy the purple algae that grows on our glass. it's not dirty, it's natural. like jas mentioned above, it's not bad algae, or slime or anything gross.
we just re-aquascaped and took an buttload of rock out of the tank to give us more room for coral, and our fish more room to swim. we have plenty of rock in the sump, thanks for the head's up mccliffy. and you are also right about the lighting, mccliffy. i've been begging him to get some actinics for awhile - i think it would really make the colors pop.
IMO, he could have chosen better pics to post, usually i'm the one to do that =) and like he said, our coral and fish are beautiful - which is the important part. who cares if we have coraline on our glass... i mean, apparently you guys do. =)

tangobc29 · 04/14/2009, 10:33 PM

nice start...im sure you did your hw...keep it up

scaryperson27 · 04/14/2009, 10:37 PM

You are right, for some reason I do care. Maybe that's what makes us a great community. Clean your glass. Coraline will consume your calcium and alk making it hard to keep your levels stable for your pocket book and your SPS corals.

Naturalization means that you would want to take the focus away from the glass that surrounds everything that is natural. Also, those Xenia will eat your tank alive if you don't get them out of there. SPS will have trouble with them in there.

Other than that, your light is yellow, that can be fixed. Maybe a different color temperature is in order for you.

04/10/2009, 02:13 PM	#1
Keightly1981 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandusky Posts: 58	what do you guys think of my tank?

04/10/2009, 03:40 PM	#3
purplereef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chardon, Ohio Posts: 1,127	Did you get that light blue with orange polyps Monti from Salty Critter? Maybe at the C-Sea frag swap? __________________ We don't know what we don't know. Current Tank Info: 120xl Elos.

04/10/2009, 04:21 PM	#4
IFbettas Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 1,945	Looks like you're on your way to a nice sps reef! __________________ Current Tank Info: 180G SPS Dominant, 75 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 3x250w Reeflux 12k in Lumenbrights, Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer, Lots of flow

04/10/2009, 04:24 PM	#5
jackson6745 Yeah Yeah Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 5,087	I think you could use a little more rock for a better display. Cleaning the glass wouldn't hurt either. __________________ Richard

04/10/2009, 06:50 PM	#7
Rysam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: paradise california Posts: 1,000	you might want to run a razor blade over it a few dozen times and take some new pics. It's a good start but not a very pretty one. __________________ Josh “Seek advice but use your own common sense” Yiddish Proverb quote “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 135 reef

04/10/2009, 03:34 PM	#2
AcroButcher Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 111	its like you took a good idea, then killed it.

04/10/2009, 06:40 PM	#6
Keightly1981 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandusky Posts: 58	Yes i did get that monti at salty critter, and I do get lazy with my glass cleaning sometimes

04/10/2009, 06:58 PM	#8
precko Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 190	You are off to a nice start. You would be surprised at how much better it could look if you gave the glass a scrape and put some backing on the tank, once you get on top of the corraline on the glass a quick clean once or twice a week should keep it algae free. A nice black background would make the colour of your fish and corals really pop aswell. Keep on top of tank maintenance in general, as SPS like good stable water parameters. Good luck with your SPS reef . Paul.

04/10/2009, 07:27 PM	#9
scaryperson27 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cape Coral, F.L. Posts: 2,123	looks empty. You need more rock, and you need to get all the Coraline off of the glass so that the inhabitants can contrast themselves.

04/10/2009, 07:51 PM	#10
Rick55555 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 421	I like your frags. That blue/purple Milli looks nice. I also like the minimal amount of rockwork. When the frags grow out it will look awesome. You might try scraping the glass. It has done wonders for my tank Rick

04/10/2009, 10:44 PM	#11
chris4869 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,009	Looks like a frag tank.

04/11/2009, 04:01 PM	#12
Reefer08 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,886	you need more rock and clean your glass.

04/11/2009, 08:04 PM	#14
macreefster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 1,016	glad i cleaned all the glass on my tank today....reeferchick is laying down the law...lol. i have to admit, she is right though. if you're going to take the time to take pics of your tank, take some time to clean it up first. __________________ mac Current Tank Info: 70gal sps reef (36x24x20), 50g sump, 25g refugium, vertex alpha cone 170, 2 x 250w 14k phoenix w/ lumenmax 3's, 2 vortech mp40w's, eheim 1262 return pump

04/14/2009, 10:19 AM	#15
seesick Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: albququerque N.M. Posts: 363	Here at Reef Central, we believe that dialogs between participants should be conducted in a friendly and helpful manner. If you disagree with a posting, please express yourself in a way that is conducive to further constructive dialog. Conversely, when you post on any given subject, you must be willing to accept constructive criticism without posting a hostile or inflammatory response. Personal attacks of any kind will not be tolerated. Please work to insure that Reef Central remains a friendly and flame free site where everyone, especially newcomers, can feel free to post questions without fear of being unfairly criticized. Thank you for your cooperation. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy, Oy, Oy Current Tank Info: 12 gal. glass with a black tip shark very nice! Last edited by cward; 04/26/2009 at 07:30 AM.

04/14/2009, 12:42 PM	#16
mcliffy2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown Chicago Posts: 4,216	Some of the cruel comments here are a bit much. The tank could use a little work, but has potential, so here is some constructive criticism: A. Disagree about more rock. I think it looks good and the aquascape will fill in once the corals grow. The rocks are a blank canvas, not the end result IMO. More rock in the sump might be beneficial though, as it will help with your water quality. B. Scrape all sides clean. Once you've done it the first time, its a matter of a few minutes each time to keep up with it. Use a mag float with the EZ blade attachment to make your life much easier. C. Lighting. It looks very yellow, what bulbs are you running? Some supplemental blue/actinic lighting could help IMO. D. Frag racks. I say ditch them and attach the frags to the rocks. Also, I can't tell what it is on the right of the tank? Looks like a pole of some kind? At any rate, I would suggest removing that. E. Powerhead placement. On the right you've got a mess of powerheads, I'd try moving them to the back wall and lower (since it looks like you are BB?), so they are more discrete. __________________ 238g 60x36x26, 100g sump/fuge, 30g frag, 23g skimmer sump, 4 Vortechs, ATB L, Sfiligoi 12x54w T5 Bulb Combo: Super actinic, 6 Blue Plus/AS 22k, Fiji Purple, 2 Aquablue special, 2 Aquascience Duo

04/14/2009, 02:35 PM	#17
vegaskid11 vegasreefers.com Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 763	Pheww.... Tough Crowd.

04/14/2009, 09:35 PM	#19
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 2,625	Clean it up a little and get some more rock, you are on your way into a nice sps tank sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Club" HWCTSTNQFEFFC Don't try to preach on me, I am to Old to Change and to Intelliget to follow the Lemmings Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, NO skimmer, 30 gal sump/refugium cheato, QOne 4000, 2 Ecotech Vortechs, ATI powermodule T5 , 200w heater, 80# of LR, 100# Aragonite, Algae Turf Scrubber, Carbon, Korallin Calcium Reactor, Apex Controller

04/14/2009, 09:46 PM	#20
Reefun Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 534	It could look good with some cleaning and a little time. But my first thought after looking at the last pic was it looks like something out of a horror movie.

04/14/2009, 09:57 PM	#21
Keightly1981 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandusky Posts: 58	The big patch of purple in the top left corner is xenia on a side note. On the upside I only have purple algae and no bubble, cyano, or hair. I scraped some yesterday and it did look alot better, but my corals and fish are healthy and thats most important to me, and I do stay up on my water changes. oh and the frag racks have been a godsend for me because I can never get the stupid plugs to stay where I put them.

04/14/2009, 10:09 PM	#22
MvM Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: atlanta Posts: 176	Hey, I think it looks pretty good, but you do have some nuisance algae. If you run a BB properly, you shouldn't have that issue. How often are you changing water and how much?

04/14/2009, 10:18 PM	#23
Keightly1981 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandusky Posts: 58	awww... you guys are really killing it here. a side note from jason's better half, aka, me: constructive criticism doesn't include nonsense such as "clean your glass," fifteen times. it's like landscaping... some people edge their lawns, use chems to make their grass really green and plant their flowers in nice neat little rows. we aren't those people. we are the "naturalization" kind of people... the kind that enjoy the purple algae that grows on our glass. it's not dirty, it's natural. like jas mentioned above, it's not bad algae, or slime or anything gross. we just re-aquascaped and took an buttload of rock out of the tank to give us more room for coral, and our fish more room to swim. we have plenty of rock in the sump, thanks for the head's up mccliffy. and you are also right about the lighting, mccliffy. i've been begging him to get some actinics for awhile - i think it would really make the colors pop. IMO, he could have chosen better pics to post, usually i'm the one to do that =) and like he said, our coral and fish are beautiful - which is the important part. who cares if we have coraline on our glass... i mean, apparently you guys do. =)

04/14/2009, 10:33 PM	#24
tangobc29 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Posts: 87	nice start...im sure you did your hw...keep it up

04/14/2009, 10:37 PM	#25
scaryperson27 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cape Coral, F.L. Posts: 2,123	You are right, for some reason I do care. Maybe that's what makes us a great community. Clean your glass. Coraline will consume your calcium and alk making it hard to keep your levels stable for your pocket book and your SPS corals. Naturalization means that you would want to take the focus away from the glass that surrounds everything that is natural. Also, those Xenia will eat your tank alive if you don't get them out of there. SPS will have trouble with them in there. Other than that, your light is yellow, that can be fixed. Maybe a different color temperature is in order for you.