MMreefcrazy's 120gal.SPS tank

MMreef

MMreef

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Hi guys,just joined couple of days ago and would like to share my tank with you.
Some info about my system:

Tank- Oceanic Tech 120 gal. 48x24x24 with starphire front glass
Sump- 40gal.
Lights- Tek Light T5 8x54W
Return pump-Eheim 1262
Flow-4 Koralias 4
Skimmer- Vertex IN-180
TLF 550 reactor with 750ml. NP bio-pellets
GAC and GFO in bag in sump
2x BRS dosing pumps
Controller-RKL

Tank has been set up July last year and it was an upgrade from 65 gal.Most corals you see here started as small frags.
I have 15 fish:
purple tang (-Zebrasoma xanthurus)
tomini tang (-Ctenochaetus tominiensis)
regal tang (-Paracanthurus hepatus)
royal gramma (-Gramma loreto)
blacktop basslett (-Gramma melacara)
randall's goby (-Amblyeleotris randalli)
spotted mandarin (-Synchiropus picturatus)
yellow wrasse (-Halichoeres chrysus)
lyretail anthia (-Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
yellowtail damsel (-Chrysiptera parasema)
vanderbilt's chromis ( -Chromis vanderbuilti)
scizortail chromis (- Neopomacentrus bankieri)
starki damsel (-Chrysiptera starcki)
2x clown fish (-Amphiprion ocellaris)

FTS:
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And a progression shots from the beginning:

07/11/2010
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07/17/2010
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09/26/2010
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11/25/2010
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02/12/2011
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today
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nice tank! Did you run your 8x tek light on the previous 65gal or is that a new addition with the larger setup?
 
Tangency said:
nice tank! Did you run your 8x tek light on the previous 65gal or is that a new addition with the larger setup?
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On 65 gal.I had 2x250W MH but I did not like the way it add heat to water.Also I could not get the right color I wanted.When I upgraded to this tank I decided to go with T5 and I am very happy with my decision.With 8 bulbs I can get the right color ,heat is almost no issue and as you see SPS can grow under T5 very nicely.
 
EyeReef said:
your growth is unbelievable. What do you think are were keys to your tanks success?
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I believe in stable water conditions like temp.,ALK,Calcium,PH. SPS don't like big swings of parameters.I dose ALK and Ca via two BRS dosing pumps hooked up to RKL controller to keep them stable.Also I have over sized skimmer that gets a lot of nutrients out of the water.I also run a reactor with bio pellets(form of carbon dosing) and I believe that lets me feed my tank a lot.I feed my fish 3xdaily.I dose 2 drops of Lugol's solution a day and 10 ml. of strontium every 4 days.I try to do 5 to 10 gal. WC.Also there is a lot of flow in my tank ( never to much for SPS)
 
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