Show me your LPS dominated reeftanks!

[corbinwaltz]

I got to get a updated FTS and throw it up. I love my LPS tank

[sdreefsurf]

ok, here's my 180......i'm planning on expanding my adventure into the world of lps and softies and reduce the sps to a few choice pieces!

[Aquarist007]

thanks for reviving the thread sdreefsurf.
Awesome looking tank.
Curious why you are shifting from sps to lps---usually it is the other way around

[dsoz]

Here is my "frogspawn forest" of sorts. I was rearranging my main tank (75g) so I put all my Euphyllia in a 40b that I was in the process of setting up (to raise the RBTAs seen in the background). I decided to take a pic of my hammer/frogspawn collection while they were all in one spot. There are also a couple of duncans in the pic that you can see.





My clowns that decided to host my frogspawn after 2 years (I gave up hoping that it would after 6 months).

[bigdaddy76]

ReefMonger you tank looks like mine with frags all over the sandbed, LOL

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by dsoz
Here is my "frogspawn forest" of sorts. I was rearranging my main tank (75g) so I put all my Euphyllia in a 40b that I was in the process of setting up (to raise the RBTAs seen in the background). I decided to take a pic of my hammer/frogspawn collection while they were all in one spot. There are also a couple of duncans in the pic that you can see.

that is really interesting---frogspawn close to a rbta----have you checked out that arrangement at nigh as to a possible star wars going on

[Lowredranger]

Here is an updated shot nearing 1 year old. Will be coming down soon as the 280 is about to go up.

[dsoz]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
that is really interesting---frogspawn close to a rbta----have you checked out that arrangement at nigh as to a possible star wars going on

They were only like that for two or three days. I then got my main tank rearranged and all the LPS went back into the display.

The tank I took those pictures in has turned into mainly a display for the clones of that RBTA. (some cepitularia "blue xenia" in there too). I have cut that anemone several times and I am up to one really big half, and 6 smaller "clones." My goal is to have about 10 anemones in there that I can cut every other month for sale to the LFSs in the area.

dsoz

[dsoz]

Originally posted by Lowredranger
Here is an updated shot nearing 1 year old. Will be coming down soon as the 280 is about to go up.

Is that a purple torch in the right lower side above the fungia? If it is, that is cool. I want one like that.

dsoz

[Lowredranger]

yea i never really thought of it as purple but it is a pale purple with bright green tips and center.

[northernreefer0]

Updated pic of my Acan dominated tank

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by dsoz
They were only like that for two or three days. I then got my main tank rearranged and all the LPS went back into the display.

The tank I took those pictures in has turned into mainly a display for the clones of that RBTA. (some cepitularia "blue xenia" in there too). I have cut that anemone several times and I am up to one really big half, and 6 smaller "clones." My goal is to have about 10 anemones in there that I can cut every other month for sale to the LFSs in the area.

dsoz

thanks

How does one cut an anemone---I've heard that is really tricky and you can lose both in the process

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by northernreefer0
Updated pic of my Acan dominated tank

wow---there is ore acan in there then there is left on the Great Barrier Reef

[Kdocimo90]

I woudnt call that an acan dominated tank... I would call it an Acan Tank

lol.. jesus

[njdevilsfan]

northernreefer
can you tell us what lights you are running and
what you keep your dkh mag and ca
tnx great looking acans

[lowincwrx]

Heres a fts of my 29g which is mainly lps

[PoukieBear]

Am I allowed to repost mine? It was torn down, moved locations, and set back up again all in one very looooong day !

This is the new setup:

[Aquarist007]

very nice tank Michelle--I love the size of the frogspawn/hammer coral.
that substrate is sqeaky clean and white. Are you using sugar fine argonite or is it the solar flare lights.

BTW
did you purchase the solar flare lights in the GTO?

[northernreefer0]

Originally posted by njdevilsfan
northernreefer
can you tell us what lights you are running and
what you keep your dkh mag and ca
tnx great looking acans

Thanks...Im running a 400w XM 20,000k with 4x 24w uri t5s
Cal-400, mag 1300, dkh 10

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by lowincwrx
Heres a fts of my 29g which is mainly lps

very nice---that hammer coral is really doing well

[PoukieBear]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
very nice tank Michelle--I love the size of the frogspawn/hammer coral.
that substrate is sqeaky clean and white. Are you using sugar fine argonite or is it the solar flare lights.

BTW
did you purchase the solar flare lights in the GTO?

Thanks !

Actually, the frogspawn that you see in the top left corner, and towards the right of the tank, used ot be ONE HUGE PIECE ! When I was packing it up during the move, the base of it snapped in half, so now I have two big pieces.

I was so mad at myself for that ! It was my prize coral !

The sand is only sqeaky clean because it's new! It's a sugar fine sand. I need to add a sandsifter star or two to keep it that way, they are on order.

The solar flare was a birthday gift, custon built by my friend Scott who works with Aquatinics.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by PoukieBear
Thanks !

Actually, the frogspawn that you see in the top left corner, and towards the right of the tank, used ot be ONE HUGE PIECE ! When I was packing it up during the move, the base of it snapped in half, so now I have two big pieces.

I was so mad at myself for that ! It was my prize coral !

The sand is only sqeaky clean because it's new! It's a sugar fine sand. I need to add a sandsifter star or two to keep it that way, they are on order.

The solar flare was a birthday gift, custon built by my friend Scott who works with Aquatinics.

thanks for your answers

IMO I would hold off on the sandsifter star until that sand bed establishes itself with bethnic organisms----they will just eat them up and no time --not allowing for them to populate.

How did you control the sand storm when you added the sugar fine--anytime I have done that I have put the sugar fine between layers of medium argonite----but I sure like the look of that bed.

[PoukieBear]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
thanks for your answers

IMO I would hold off on the sandsifter star until that sand bed establishes itself with bethnic organisms----they will just eat them up and no time --not allowing for them to populate.

Good point. I'm surprised I didn't think of that ! duh....

Originally posted by capn_hylinur

How did you control the sand storm when you added the sugar fine--anytime I have done that I have put the sugar fine between layers of medium argonite----but I sure like the look of that bed.

I used a small icecream container to wash the sand until the water ran clear, then I slowly lowered the container into the tank, let it fill with water slowly so that it didn't end up everywhere when the water hit it.

Then to the bottom of the tank and slowly dump the bucket out. Easy as pie, and no big mess, you couldn't even tell that I had added sand, the water stayed clear.

Mind you, it took two nights of doing it this way to cover the entire bottom with the depth that I wanted.

[lowincwrx]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
very nice---that hammer coral is really doing well

Thanks. That frogspawn was one of my first corals and has really grown, now if I could only get my favias and chalices to grow that fast.

[Sandeep]

Here is my 20g nano-reef, running for 2 years now.



That's not one elegance, but 5 frags