Sahin

Another vote for an update.

Wow, just wow.  Corals look stunning.  Absolutely awesome work.  I didnt catch it in the thread, but what brand and model of skimmer are you using on this tank?  I couldnt ID from the sump photos.  

Hopefully the corals will look great again.  Your tank is well on its way to getting TOTM even on ReefCentral.  Keep up the awesome work. 

Still not working apart from the last pic of the angelfish. :(

Just tried on Safari via my mobile network and the same issue.  the image links are dead/broken.  

Same issue in Internet Explorer.  I will try accessing on my phone which is via my mobile network and not connected through home network.

I am using Chrome.  Same browser I've been using for years.  The older photos appear; not the new ones.

None of the photos show up.  :(  Please fix links.  I love seeing photos of your corals. 

Looking great.  Loving the colours in the acros.  

Oh man, this would have been an amazing tank. :(

Would love to see updated photos of this tank and to know the filtration/dosing/maintenance behind the system.  Tank has some stunningly coloured SPS.

I have been doing some research into the Zeovit system. Does anyone here run the system or know someone who does or used to?

 

Other then the reactor and the handful additives what else needed? What needs to be taken off my current system?

 

I know this is vague but Im just starting to look into the system to figure out exactly how much its gonna cost as well as the day to day routine. I was looking at the avast vibe reactor anyone know much on it? 

 

 

Thanks in advance!

I've used Zeovit in the past without issues.  However you must maintain strict parameters (within the range specified by KZ) or else you can lose corals.  It is a system that needs daily attention; pumping the zeolite stones and dosing one or two of the products eg Zeostart on a daily basis, Zeobac 2-3 times a week.  Other times 2-3 times a week you need to dose some of the colour enhancing products.  

It is a system that requires patience and careful observation.  

There are a few members on the Zeovit forum who will advise dosing schedules etc for you.  I've been a member there for some years.  

However, me despite being from Europe, I prefer the American taste in how SPS corals should look; deep strong colours.  The pale and thin tissue appearance is not my thing.  

I have used a modified version of the system on my current tank at the start to reduce nutrients and it works extremely well.  

Lastly, depending on tank size, at least initially, it can be very expensive.  The products however, are mostly very concentrated.  

Wow, love the colours on the SPS.  You've had very fast progress on this tank.  

Have a few questions, hope you dont mind:

1. Do you run GFO/GAC as part of the filtration on this tank?

2. What is your PO4 and NO3 levels?

3. Do you run white LED's @ 100% or lower at peak cycle time?

4. What do you feed SPS corals or do you dose additives?

Many thanks and keep the photos coming.

Thank you for the compliment!

 

I don't really update this thread very often, but you can always catch me on my FB. I probably should update this more since that FTS already feels out of date considering some of the rapid coral growth, the formosa stags will need to be chopped pretty soon before they start growing flat against the water surface, the front colony is less an inch from the water line now and the tips are branching again.

 

So for bulbs I recently switched out all of my Blue+ bulbs for FM Ultra Royal Blues, so far I'm really happy with the bulbs and I think they have just a touch of something special that the Blue+ doesn't, some pieces just seem to pop a little more. Long term effects will be interesting as well as bulb life. I know quite a few Europeans that swear by them. I need to talk to FM about getting setup as a distributor here in the US because ordering directly from Germany is kind of a pain.

 

A few months back I also added the LED strip to the front of the powermodule, Thanks Rudy & Matt =) It's nothing crazy, just 15 LED's to help with a little more pop. It also helps light up the front of the tank a little more which I like because it always felt a little dim to me. I was going to upgrade to a used 10 bulb PM but since this tank will be coming down in the near future with the build of our new house I've decided to just leave things as they are till I make a final decision on the dimensions of the new tank.

 

Bulbs are:

 

FM Royal Blue

Purple+

ATI Actinic 

AquaBlue Special

FM Royal Blue

ATI Actinic

Purple+ 

FM Royal Blue

 

Actinic's come on at 9:00am

Led's come on at 9:30am

Mains turn on at 10:00am

 

Mains off at 9:30pm

LED's off at 9:45pm

Actinic's off at 10:00

Thank you for the detailed lighting info.  The FM Royal Blue is different from other tubes because most of the other Blue+ type tubes from ATI/KZ/Giesemann have a peak around 460+nm...whereas the FM tube peaks at around 450nm.  Krzysztof Tryc uses these tubes and rates them well.  The 450nm peak fluoresces pigments a little better.  The Radium 20K MH has a massive 450nm peak as well.  I really like your tube lineup; very balanced and covers the full spectrum nicely.

 

Thanks buddy =)

 

The last few pictures are with my new larger port hole I built, and yes I have had more than one person ask me of I built it from an old skimmer cup and NO that was not my intention lol.

 

It works quite well, the 15+ year old Nikon D70 still keeps ticking, the real quality is in the 55mm Micro Nikkor Nikon lens. It's great piece of glass.

 

I bought my Nikon D70 around 15 years ago as well. Unfortunately it died a couple of weeks ago.  I've now moved over to Canon because my brothers shoot Canon and have loads of Canon gear.  I am keeping all my Nikon lenses though; including the legendary 105mm f2.5 Nikkor (all metal  construction, made in Japan etc).

Your port hole looks way better than mine!  I made mine out of large old mug and a piece of square acrylic.

You have an absolutely stunning system.  I lost my membership a while ago (site got hacked apparently) and rejoined because I wanted to follow your tanks progress.  Love the FTS shot.  

What is the T5 combo you are using on the tank and the light duration?  Many thanks.