SPS in D+D Nano

[PeterC]

Hi Guys


Thought you might be interested to see pictures of our D+D nano which has been stocked with SPS since September last year.

The tank is basically stock but I have fiddled with the pumps and now run 2 700 LPH pumps in sections 1 and 3 with polyfilter and bio balls in the middle chamber this will be coming out slowly over the next month or 3 to be replaced with LR rubble.

We also add Fauna Marin Ultrabak and UltraMin S.


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/tank 2.jpg

Full Tank


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/detail3.jpg

Blue tipped acro


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/detail1.jpg

Close up






Hope you like it


Peter

[JAYJT]

Looking good,
What lighting are you using Peter?
Jay:)

[PeterC]

Hi Jay

Just the 2 x 36W compact fluro's it came with.
This gives about 240W/M2 which seems to be perfectly sufficent for reasonable growth.

Peter

[New to the game]

Hi peter, great tank...

Its nice to see someone having success with SPS in a nano. You said that its been stocked with SPS since sept last year but how long was the tank running before you began adding them?

[PeterC]

It was running for about 6 weeks before the first one went in.
However it was initially stocked with very mature LR, then frequent (twice a week) 25% water changes and constant monitoring.
I didn't see an ammonia spike or elevated nitrate readings during the month up to introducing clean up crew (30 hermits and 6 nassarius snails) 2 weeks later we put the first corals in.

Peter

[Twistedpro]

looks good, you could try the actual fauna marine ultralith in the chamber rather than live rock rubble. You may get better colour in your SPS

[PeterC]

Should have mentioned I'm already running a small amount of ultralith, and increasing the quantity slowly

P.

[ickypimp]

I think you are always gonna struggle with light intensity .... i was shocked how much my corals coloured up when i upgraded my lighing

[PeterC]

Martin,

You are absolutely right the colour isn't as vivid as it would be under MH, but the photos do wash it out a bit, for instance the staghorn actually has sky blue tips and has since October when it went in.


Peter