danano

Looks OK from the pic. As Morgan said, about 30cm or more is a safe distance. Distance can be less if flow is indirect. Observe the polyps... if they are slanted to one side all the time or the polyps do not extend, then it's probably too close. My advice would be to just monitor it closely. Welcome to the land of SPS Deepblue!

Note that I only perform relatively small water changes, 10% to 20%, every two weeks. Corals, clams and fish aside, the macroalgae in the fuge and efficient skimmer strip out both good and bad nutrients as well as trace elements. Hence the need to supplement with my daily dosing regimen. If you'd like to discuss this further, I suggest starting a new thread in the General Reefkeeping forum or drop me a PM.

TLC... give it to your sps and they colour up and grow... and maybe even sing and dance for you! I am the CA reactor. My complete reef system now is not quite a nano. It's about 60 gallons or 230 liters. The main 30g tank itself is on the borderline of what constitutes a nano.

Great pics Anthony, and corals too! Btw, how far away were your subjects from your camera?

Some specs and reef care: 30g main (2'x1.5'x1.5') 12g sump/refugium on a reverse 12hr photoperiod Recently linked my other 2' nano to the system (total water volume is now about 60g or 230L) DSB (Deep Sand Bed) 15kg of cured Fiji/Vanuatu LR 5x 24w ATI T5 (4x Aquablue Special and 1x Blueplus) on a 12hr photoperiod 4100 L/hr (turnover rate of about 36x) 26-28C (Teco RA240 1/3hp chiller) AquaC Urchin protein skimmer Ca 420+ppm Alk 8+dKH Daily addition of Calcium, Strontium and Magnesium with top-up water Daily addition of Reef Builder with top up water Daily dosing of Aminos, Iodide and other trace elements 10-20% water change bi-weekly with Topic Marine salt ** SPS (e.g. acros, montis, etc.) require ideal water parameters, good circulation and intense/strong lighting. And of course, lots of TLC. For more on SPS husbandry... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1629

Here it is. Now show us yours!

Think I've stemmed it.... the Slow Tissue Necrosis (STN), don't think it was a bacterial infection, just due to shipping stress. I give my SPS lots and lots of TLC. TLC stands for TENDER LOVING CARE.

It's the lighter coloured colony (light blue/cream body stag) to the right of the purple humilis. I noticed a slight case of STN* (as opposed to RTN) on the stag when lights came on at noon yesterday. Believe it's due to stress from the shipment. After giving it TLC the whole day and half the night... I believe I have stemmed it. Hoping (and praying) for the best. * Slow Tissue Necrosis ** SPS (e.g. acros, montis, etc.) require ideal water parameters, good circulation and intense/strong lighting. For more on SPS husbandry... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1629

Thanks all... I really appreciate the kind words and advice. Hon, Max, AT... I'll get water shipped in from Fiji bi-weekly and make a hole in the wall plus use mirrors to reflect sunlight over my reef. Stay tuned for the secret... Dan

... the reef slope

A close-up of the purple humilis from Fiji... also my new avatar.

Update... some new additions

Here's the other one I got. Many sps reefers passed this up coz of its small size and odd shape NOTE: SPS (e.g. acros, montis, etc.) require ideal water parameters, good circulation and intense/strong lighting. For more on SPS husbandry... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1629

AT, yes, I've seen yours. I think the one that Chris and I got has a slightly different colour morph... the upper branches are a light pastel purple. Perhaps that's the slight difference between Fiji and Vanuatu specimens. Anyway, here's a top view of mine before I attached it to LR.

Nice Chris. I think we were fortunate to pick up 2 good specimens of the bottlebrush and I exchanged the larger one in my hand for the smaller one that you had spotted. AT, the ones Chris and I got have a light pastel purple body with yellow tips. However, we did notice other specimens that appeared somewhat bleached. As for the other one, are the polyps white? Mine has similar corallites and purple colouration but polyps are green (and it's nano-size).

Ditto. Same experience here, the polyps of the 2 small colonies I got were out within a few minutes of placing them in my tank . SPS (e.g. acros, montis, etc.) require ideal water parameters, good circulation and intense/strong lighting. For more on SPS husbandry... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1629

Hi nleong, nice specimen and polyp extension. Besides lighting, what else have you done to your system to create an environment suitable for sps and for it to thrive? Care to share with is full tank/setup pics? Dan

blue polyps? care to share with us a pic? Apply glue on to base of the frag and press/twist onto the rock. Hold it there for about 10-15secs.

I've used both 3M and Loctite super glue gel... I find the latter sets faster in the water. No problems with harmful chemicals. In fact, sps tend to encrust quite easily over it.

Hi Robe, thanks! Yes, they are alive and doing well. The blue-purple acro is a slow grower (circled in red in the middle). The green digitatas are circled on the left and right. I'll try to get some close-ups later. Thinking about setting up a small tank eh?

Not in the near future... perhaps in a several months when some outgrow the tank. When I do, I'll post in the pasar malam forum.

SPS/reef safe starfish.

If any of you have applied pimple cream (when a teenager), moisturing lotion or sunblock... that's all considered skincare. Professional skin care is just going a step further... so why not fellas?!

For sps husbandry... http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1629 For Danano's reefkeeping husbandry notes... in short, it takes 24/7 TLC, well almost... stay tuned for more details.

Another close-up.