How do people accomplish this? SPS and LPS. - Page 2

mityoak · 07/20/2008, 07:34 AM

Hi all, In my case I have a mixed reef with a huge colny of acro,frogspawn as well as a huge toadstool.To many others to mention both from zoos to sps.My NO is 0 but stiil have great color.I think if you have allot of water volume in your system as well as running carbon and phosphate media along with a good skimmer ,all is good.
I only feed the fish along with cyclopeeze ,no spot feeding ,everyother day.

rynon · 07/20/2008, 07:54 AM

nitrate=0 to 1
ph=seady 8.2
salinity=1.026
temp=84, too warm....might be causing issues?
alk=12 dkh too high
phosphate=0 according to test kits
ca=420
mg=1250

My lighting is 2 250 watt MH single ended 10K XM bulbs and 130 watts of T5 actinic.

I don't think the problem is PO4 since I run GFO?

chingchai · 07/20/2008, 08:51 AM

IMO, both SPS and LPS require pristine water.
But LPS will not be happy with strong current flow like SPS. That's the main point.

GreenWithEnvy · 07/20/2008, 05:56 PM

alk = 7-8
calc = unknown
mg = need to get new test kit
ph = 8.0
phosphate = need to get new test kit
nitrate = 0, has been stable for a long time
salinity = 1.025
temp = 77, stays pretty stable

lighting 4x130 Power Compacts
tank 55 gal display, 10 gal sump/fuge

food: Frozen: blood worms & plankton, Dry: Plankton, Spirolina, Flake food

skimmer Coral Life Super Skimmer 125 gal
powerheads 4 300gal/hr. 1 on alternating flow

RevHtree · 07/20/2008, 06:28 PM

I do both as well. I feed at least once a day sometimes two times. I only have 7 fish ATM, but plan to add a few more. I skim pretty decent, but it's not like I am dumping cups a day. More like once a week. Very rarely do I target feed any lps....

RevHtree · 07/20/2008, 06:30 PM

Should mention that I am getting great growth, but the sps started out at all frags in January of this year except the big acro in the middle.

chingchai · 07/20/2008, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RevHtree
I do both as well. I feed at least once a day sometimes two times. I only have 7 fish ATM, but plan to add a few more. I skim pretty decent, but it's not like I am dumping cups a day. More like once a week. Very rarely do I target feed any lps....

RevHtree. Very nice tank.
Any chance to see close-up shots of your corals or link to your tank's thread?
Thanks.

Mykel Obvious · 07/20/2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RevHtree
I do both as well. I feed at least once a day sometimes two times. I only have 7 fish ATM, but plan to add a few more. I skim pretty decent, but it's not like I am dumping cups a day. More like once a week. Very rarely do I target feed any lps....

Holy Crap!!! but that is one sweet tank!! I love the look of all the micros/acans/whatsits across the front (what in the heck is the uber green and orange disk-like coral on the right?)

Not only do I have reef envy, but I've got lens envy as well... My XTi has a lowly 1.8 50mm prime and I can't get even a halfway good in tank closeup with it... really need a macro lens for anything other than FTSs with my lighting :sigh:

Macimage · 07/20/2008, 09:40 PM

RevHtree-That is a beautiful tank!! I vote for TOTM!!

Joyce

Mykel Obvious · 07/20/2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Macimage
RevHtree-That is a beautiful tank!! I vote for TOTM!!

Joyce

+1!!!

rynon · 07/21/2008, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RevHtree
I do both as well. I feed at least once a day sometimes two times. I only have 7 fish ATM, but plan to add a few more. I skim pretty decent, but it's not like I am dumping cups a day. More like once a week. Very rarely do I target feed any lps....

Do you have tons of pods or what? How big of a tank? What type of fish?

Very nice tank, the thing looks like it's glowing!

Your SPS grew fast, geez, my SPS don't grow close to that fast.

J. Montgomery · 07/21/2008, 02:48 PM

I rarely target feed. Everything in my tank has to fend for itself. SPS, LPS, and everything in between.

wargeneral · 07/22/2008, 09:48 AM

bump

07/20/2008, 08:51 AM	#28
chingchai Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bangkok Thailand Posts: 5,670	IMO, both SPS and LPS require pristine water. But LPS will not be happy with strong current flow like SPS. That's the main point. __________________ Ching (low profile) " Life is too short to drink bad wine " click on my homepage to see my tank on-line

07/21/2008, 02:48 PM	#37
J. Montgomery Mouth Pipetting Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 6,278	I rarely target feed. Everything in my tank has to fend for itself. SPS, LPS, and everything in between. __________________ Josh

07/20/2008, 07:34 AM	#26
mityoak Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: nj Posts: 128	Hi all, In my case I have a mixed reef with a huge colny of acro,frogspawn as well as a huge toadstool.To many others to mention both from zoos to sps.My NO is 0 but stiil have great color.I think if you have allot of water volume in your system as well as running carbon and phosphate media along with a good skimmer ,all is good. I only feed the fish along with cyclopeeze ,no spot feeding ,everyother day.

07/20/2008, 07:54 AM	#27
rynon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 686	nitrate=0 to 1 ph=seady 8.2 salinity=1.026 temp=84, too warm....might be causing issues? alk=12 dkh too high phosphate=0 according to test kits ca=420 mg=1250 My lighting is 2 250 watt MH single ended 10K XM bulbs and 130 watts of T5 actinic. I don't think the problem is PO4 since I run GFO?

07/20/2008, 05:56 PM	#29
GreenWithEnvy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11	alk = 7-8 calc = unknown mg = need to get new test kit ph = 8.0 phosphate = need to get new test kit nitrate = 0, has been stable for a long time salinity = 1.025 temp = 77, stays pretty stable lighting 4x130 Power Compacts tank 55 gal display, 10 gal sump/fuge food: Frozen: blood worms & plankton, Dry: Plankton, Spirolina, Flake food skimmer Coral Life Super Skimmer 125 gal powerheads 4 300gal/hr. 1 on alternating flow

07/20/2008, 06:28 PM	#30
RevHtree Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,742	I do both as well. I feed at least once a day sometimes two times. I only have 7 fish ATM, but plan to add a few more. I skim pretty decent, but it's not like I am dumping cups a day. More like once a week. Very rarely do I target feed any lps....

07/20/2008, 06:30 PM	#31
RevHtree Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,742	Should mention that I am getting great growth, but the sps started out at all frags in January of this year except the big acro in the middle.

07/20/2008, 09:40 PM	#34
Macimage Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Quartz Hill Posts: 4,078	RevHtree-That is a beautiful tank!! I vote for TOTM!! Joyce

07/22/2008, 09:48 AM	#38
wargeneral Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 129	bump