Hon Kit's Reef Tank

[honkit]

Just to share a few photo shots of my reef tank

[honkit]

[honkit]

[FuEl]

Whole tank shot!

[honkit]

[honkit]

Full tank shot (almost)

[cool guy]

Nice coral bro!!! Btw im aimming tat red skirting wit blue center zoas... If u ever frag it, do let me noe ya... 

[feruz]

nice coloection..

[Terryz_]

Nice nice, finally up and running...

[honkit]

Thanks

The tank is kind of empty in the upper half as the SPS frags need at least 6 months to grow into small colonies and I am still adding more frags over the next 1-2 months.

[wilsontantw]

Woah... so red!!!

Super nice... do share the tank specs...

[yongshun]

finally get to see your tank posts bro!

[cedricang]

The sps looks sooooo healthy, the polyp extension is simply mouth watering...slurp slurp

[honkit]

Woah... so red!!!

Super nice... do share the tank specs...

Here they are...

3 ft X 2 X 2 + sump = 100 gallons (400 litres)

ATI Sunpower 6 X 39W + DE retrofit 2 X 39W; total of 8 bulbs => 5 Blue plus, 2 Aquablue Special and 1 Purple Plus

Skimz SK251 protein skimmer

1 6055 Tunze wavemaker with single controller, 1 6065 tunze wavemaker (non-controllable)

1 Eheim 1062 return pump

I use minimal rocks as I want more space for SPS corals to grow and better water flow. I utilized dead rocks instead of live as I did not want any pests, algae or lots of phosphates leaching from dead and dying organisms in LRs.

I run Rowaphos with a Skimz FR and carbon in a mesh bag constantly.

I dose Prodibio's Biodigest and Biotipm once every 2 weeks. Also Salifert's amino acids once a week.

Dosing alkalinity and calcium solutions (powder mixed with RO/DI water)to keep up with SPS alk and ca demands. Will switch to TLF's C-Balance solutions once I get my new dosing pump.

Change 10-20 litres of water once a week.

I also have a small refugium in the sump with chaeto and lit by a Nano-glo LED ficture.

[jackywongto]

wow... another good thread to follow....

very nice bro !

[Ketchup]

Wah Honkit, finally see your tank (or rather some of the gems in your tank!)

I love the zoas and the red gorgnio! If you ever frag or sell these, please let me know!

tHE SPS are also very healthy with nice PE!

[honkit]

Thanks everyone

Will let you know when I frag the zoas for sale or trade.

Added a few more new SPS frags and a dosing pump yesterday. I better stop acquiring SPS corals for now and see how they grow.

[honkit]

Some of the less light demanding SPS corals such as my purple a.valida and s.hystrix are turning paler in colour. I have reduced my Aquablue Special photoperiod by 30 mins and will monitor for any colour changes. If there are no postive changes, I will reduce it further.

Will also up my SPS coral feeding to 4X per week (from the current 3X) with Roti-Feast and TLF's Zoplan.

[cedricang]

Would love to see ya latest coolest blue Hoek staghorn !!!

[honkit]

Would love to see ya latest coolest blue Hoek staghorn !!!

Pics of the hoek frag and the tank will be posted these couple of days

[honkit]

Acropora hoeksemai - blue coralites with tan body, hopefully the tan colour turns into neon blue.

[honkit]

FTS - need to rearrange the corals on the sand bed and stack some on the rocks.

[wilsontantw]

Like the variety of colours...

[peacemaker]

I like the minimalist concept. Very nice.

[honkit]

I like the minimalist concept. Very nice.

Thanks. It looks rather empty now. I have to be patient as I need at least 6-12 months for the SPS frags and zoanthids to grow to decent sized colonies (depending on growth rates of certain species). Hopefully, some natural growth patterns can be cultivated and fill up some of the empty space.