trockafella November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 My constructive comment is.... I would move the rocks a little closer and add some either some nice flat pieces to make some "shelves or ledges" or use some nice branch rock and do the same thing. Kind of tieing it all together. I would add at the bottom of the back, mid or high on the back and one more in the middle of it all.. I think it will give you some areas to move (not add) some of your frags to allow some growout space, add more places for fish to hide and give the aquascape a little more flare.. Just my couple cents.. I have no comment on the sand as its nothing ive ever encountered. But im not sure you really need both pumps at 100%.
tpallas November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 Set up a nano! They need tons on tinkering, and you can fill it with soft corals for a stress-free tank.
Ryan S November 16, 2012 Author November 16, 2012 My constructive comment is.... I would move the rocks a little closer and add some either some nice flat pieces to make some "shelves or ledges" or use some nice branch rock and do the same thing. Kind of tieing it all together. I would add at the bottom of the back, mid or high on the back and one more in the middle of it all.. I think it will give you some areas to move (not add) some of your frags to allow some growout space, add more places for fish to hide and give the aquascape a little more flare.. Just my couple cents.. I have no comment on the sand as its nothing ive ever encountered. But im not sure you really need both pumps at 100%. The more the SPS fill in, the more flow they will require, that's why. I am going to move the rocks in a little tonight and see how it looks.
epleeds November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 Set up a nano! They need tons on tinkering, and you can fill it with soft corals for a stress-free tank. there you go...i have a pefect one for sale too.....
trockafella November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 The more the SPS fill in, the more flow they will require, that's why. I am going to move the rocks in a little tonight and see how it looks. ..... I wish there was a little guy pulling his hair out icon I could post...
Ryan S November 16, 2012 Author November 16, 2012 i wish ridetheducati lived closer. i'd give him a case of beer to advise me. and he wouldn't be MEAN about it!
epleeds November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 i wish ridetheducati lived closer. i'd give him a case of beer to advise me. and he wouldn't be MEAN about it! he would tell you to leave your hands out of the tank and let the coral grow....
Ryan S November 16, 2012 Author November 16, 2012 he would tell you to leave your hands out of the tank and let the coral grow.... yes. but first he'd make sure i was setup optimally for the 1 year of hands out of the tank to grow the best... and all i am saying is that... as far as "plans go" - i dont feel like the tank is optimal right now for these frags to grow out. if it was, i have no problem keeping my hands out. just need that optimal setup, and i swear, i can sit back... really!
trockafella November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 But how will you ever know if you don't give it time. Or turn it into a sweet lps tank..
surf&turf November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 Just be really careful if you decide to move the rocks around not to disturb the sand, I did this last year and it took about 3 months of water changes to get the system to come back around. I lost most of my SPS colonies and even a few chalices. I think you need some more room, just be careful!!
Ryan S November 17, 2012 Author November 17, 2012 I did some moving of the rocks tonight, pushing them towards the middle. Disturbed more sand than I would've liked. I did an immediate 10% water change to remove some of the crap that entered the water column. Still don't like it, but will wait until tomorrow to re-examine the aquascape. I'll do another 10% water change tomorrow as well.
Sharkey18 November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 OK Rob, that was awesome. Ryan, I think your rockscape is awesome and I wouldn't change much. Maybe adjust a little bit, but not much. Also, if you decide to sell a few hundred frags please keep me in mind...
Jan November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Have Just Left It The Way It Was... http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-04/tt/index.php
trockafella November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Have Just Left It The Way It Was... http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2009-04/tt/index.php Great post Jan!!! Reading that in the Wegmans line enjoying a nice chuckle. So true..
steveoutlaw November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 Dude - just leave it alone. You're going to end up killing off all of your SPS from stress, whether it's changing the lights, or moving the rock, or knocking them over. Keep your hands out of the tank and let them grow. Your rockwork is open enough that you don't need to change anything. You should have plenty of flow in that tank for your SPS......and if you need more in the future, add another powerhead.
Ryan S November 18, 2012 Author November 18, 2012 Okay. I will take a FTS today to show how I moved the rocks and how I swapped a couple of sps around. I basically just pushed the rocks toward the middle, and raised the reflector a little bit more. I am definitely not getting the complete spread that I would prefer, but if everyone and their mother thinks I should leave it alone, then I will listen, as I always do. So lets see what it looks like in 3 months. Thanks for the constructive advice for those of that provided it.
GraffitiSpotCorals November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 I think that moving the rocks to the center and moving a few things to better spots was a good idea. I am still trying to recover from the work I did to our tank, it definatly pissed some corals off... And if I would have taken the sand bed out like I wanted to the tank probly would have not done well at all. I am still waiting to see how the mr. coral frags grow out!
Ryan S November 18, 2012 Author November 18, 2012 The tank is 9 months old. 11-18-2012 FTS: Left Side: Right Side:
epleeds November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 (edited) looking good. still thinking a vortech on the left side (closest to the overflow), centered on the pane would be great for the SPS Edited November 18, 2012 by epleeds
trockafella November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 (edited) Do you feel better now..? **Sweet, got post #1300** Edited November 19, 2012 by trockafella
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