LPS-Dominated Dual Tank

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Hi everyone, I have been running my current system for a few months now, and I wanted to start a topic on it to document it's progress as well as to seek feedback from you all, to see how the system can be improved.

I got a skimz AIO60 from AM and combine it with a frag tank build by AA. This is a pic of my current setup:

I will be providing more details (filtration, equipment and livestock) later, when I manage to get the pictures.

Thanks!!

[davidlim1712]

Nice setup!!


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[Jairus]

Vv neat and professional. Maybe more close up shots of your corals too


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[freddy777]

nice set up, looks very neat and professional indeed!

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4 hours ago, davidlim1712 said:

Nice setup!!


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Thanks!

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4 hours ago, Jairus said:

Vv neat and professional. Maybe more close up shots of your corals too


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Thank you! Yup will post some pictures of the corals soon.

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4 hours ago, freddy777 said:

nice set up, looks very neat and professional indeed!

Thank you!

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Scolymia:

1. Warpaint

 

2. Master warpaint (trying to fatten him up)

One month ago 

Now

 

3. Bleeding Apple Yellow (trying to colour him up)

2 months ago

Now

4. Bleeding Apple 

[Wow, nice!]

How do you enhance their colors?

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2 hours ago, Wow, nice! said:

How do you enhance their colors?

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I slowly acclimate them to higher lighting, and feed them almost every night.

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Torch corals:

1. Rainbow torch

 

2. Aussie golden torch:

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Filtration:

I'm using aragonite reef rock bought from AM, a Skimz SN123 for protein skimmer, two marine pure blocks for bacteria to grow on, and rowaphos for phosphate control. Picture of my sump:

Front View

 

Marinepure block x2. One is broken as I was using a smaller sump previous and it couldn't fit a whole block.

 

Rowaphos

[daveyy]

Filtration:
I'm using aragonite reef rock bought from AM, a Skimz SN123 for protein skimmer, two marine pure blocks for bacteria to grow on, and rowaphos for phosphate control. Picture of my sump:
Front View

 
Marinepure block x2. One is broken as I was using a smaller sump previous and it couldn't fit a whole block.

 
Rowaphos

Nice. Ur rowaphos in a bag? From aquamarin? What micron size is it??


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[daveyy]

Filtration:
I'm using aragonite reef rock bought from AM, a Skimz SN123 for protein skimmer, two marine pure blocks for bacteria to grow on, and rowaphos for phosphate control. Picture of my sump:
Front View

 
Marinepure block x2. One is broken as I was using a smaller sump previous and it couldn't fit a whole block.

 
Rowaphos

Nice. Ur rowaphos in a bag? From aquamarin? What micron size is it??


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5 hours ago, daveyy said:

 

Nice. Ur rowaphos in a bag? From aquamarin? What micron size is it??


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Thanks, Yup in a 300 micron bag

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One of my scolymia is showing sign of receding (picture taken on 2 June 2017):

Initially I thought that it could be due to pests or underfeeding. But after doing some research, I think that it is more likely to be due to strong water flow.

So I'm going to lower the water flow and see if it helps the scolymia to recover. I will be documenting the progress here.

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I tested some of my water parameters last night (2 June 2017)

1. Phosphorus: 33ppb using Hanna

(my ideal range 15 to 40 since there is hardly any sps)

2. Alkalinity 8dKH using Hanna

(my ideal range is 8 to 11, so I will be increasing my alkalinity by a little)

3. Calcium 395ppm using Hanna

(my idea range is 400 to 450)

4. Salinity 1.024 by refractometer

5. pH 8.10 (day) to 8.06 (night) monitored continuously by American Marine pH monitor 

6. 25.5 to 26 degrees cel by chiller and confirmed by two thermometers (one at sump, another at display tank)

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Current FTS, taken using iphone camera:

Under kessil lighting using this setting:

 

[daveyy]

Thanks, Yup in a 300 micron bag

Nice! Do u rinse it before u place it in ?

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1 hour ago, daveyy said:

 

Nice! Do u rinse it before u place it in ?

 

I pour it into the bag, shake it briefly in a bucket of tank water to remove loose particles before placing it in the sump 

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Equipment list:

Lighting: kessil A360WE tuna blue 

 

Wavemaker (only for main tank): jebao CP40

Chiller: hailea HS28A

Skimmer: SKIMZ SN123

Return pump: AquaEngine DP7

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Another (brighter) FTS:

 

 

Under this setting:

 

[reef tan]

Another (brighter) FTS:

 
 
Under this setting:

 

How come no fishes in DT....will look more lively

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6 hours ago, reef tan said:

How come no fishes in DT....will look more lively

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Hi bro, yup agree, adding more fish will make it more lively

i currently have only a flame hawk in the DT. Will be transferring more fish from the frag tank in the near future

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Some more close-ups:

Super sun

 

Ultimate rainbow acan