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I have flame and lemonpeel angel. The flame is very gd never nip at any softies and LPS except xenia, finish it within 1 day. Recently added a lemonpeel, saw him nipping at one of the zoas but leave the rest untouched. I guess is all about luck. The only thing I do is feed them very well to reduce their eating habits. I saw a few very nice regal but don't dare to buy scare no luck. If got chance I'm thinking of getting juvenile and try to train.

Good luck on your mixed reef, possibly the most difficult of tank styles to get right. And it is difficult for several reasons, with lighting being just one. SPS works best with a par range around 250 to 350 PAR, LPS typically happy between 100 to 175 and sorties below 125. This range of lighting needs are typically solved by layering your corals with the SPS up high on the rockscape and the LPS towards the bottom with the softies strategically placed. Now to achieve a good spread of light across your 40 inches of tank is going to be a challenge. Light placement with respect to mounting height and light spacing should be a key consideration. If you run one xr30 you are going to struggle to get an even spread across 40 inches unless the light is fairly high up. It is a powerful light, but you are still likely to get a hotspot in the centre of the tank as the pucks on the XR30 G4 are close together. Further, you will also need to consider shadowing issues when the corals grow out. Another option is to have two xr15's spread about 14 -18 inches apart and raised up about 12 inches off the water surface. This should give you more even spread across the tank then the single xr30. However, to get the PAR you need you are probably going to have to run these close to max to get 250+ PAR at 12-18 inches of depth. A solution to this is to add a few T5's to supplement (check out the aquatic life hybrid). T5's provide a more subtle light source and will help with any shadowing you may suffer from with just two 90w LED lights. A further option is to have even more lights, if 3 xr15's isn't an option then a couple of AI primes for either side of the current xr15 may work well. Now completely out of left field.... have you checked out the Evergrow IT5012 / IT5080 lights. I think SAS have them (CB covid discount). ReefDorks youtube video on them is very compelling. These are growing in popularity and I have started to see more and more of these on various youtube/instagram show tanks. (Another light I know people are also keen on is the Illumagic Blaze X. Possibly the most common light over a three or four foot tank if you live in Australia. So many options!). Personally I would choose multiple xr15's not because they are better, but simply more adaptable. I know corals can grow under Radions so that isnt a problem. Couple the xr15's with the T5's and you will have a lighting rig capable of growing pretty much anything! Good news is you can build up your collection of lights slowly. Be good to hear what a few other have to say. Anyways Can't wait to see what you end up doing. Good luck! Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Can I see the internal picture of the ATS? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wa the worm in your sump is really power.. are they those red tube worm with skeleton ? Sent from Singapore Reef Club mobile app

Just received my new Coral Tweezers from RMS. The packaging is quite standard but what I loved the most is the tweezer is wrap by Carbon Fiber ! *Plus points I searched that Carbon Fiber doesn’t rust or rot according to the internet. Which amazed me especially on a tweezer because usually we (Or just me) will just use it and put it aside without cleaning the surface and over time it will rust. The Maxspect tweezer edge also silicon coated and this is good as it avoid hurting delicate corals when you pick them up plus it will hold the corals easier with a little fiction. It has this neutral buoyancy that will hover in the water column. Good for those tank height > 2ft. Imaging the whole tweezer drop at your sand bed during some minor maintenance and you have to reach all the way in to retrieve it. Making your arms or sleeve wet during the process. Lastly, you don’t require any effort to kiap a small frag plug because the opening is just nice for the size. Frag plug must be around 2cm. One thing I wish Maxspect to come out with different length. This model only available at 35.7cm/14” in length. Totally good for those shallow tank or frag tank. I’m currently using the normal long tweezer for maintenance because it’s quite long. I will rate 9/10. 1 is due to the length otherwise it’s really a nice tweezer. Let’s see whether it will get rust over time. If you really looking for a tweezer can get it from RMS! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk