one of the best SPS tanks

[cocoa_pleco]

a guy on a saltwater forum im on's 150g reef, he lives about 2 hours away from me

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[xximanoobxx]

Holy crap that looks nice...!!!!!

[troy]

Sweet tank!

[Red]

wow.......
awesome tank

[Kathyd]

That's wonderful :18:

[robnepper]

how long does that really take? years?

[cocoa_pleco]

how long does that really take? years?

to get a stable SPS tank like that could take 5 years to a decade. those tanks are expensive because most need calcium reactors and other stuff. SPS are also more costly, ive kept a few SPS and theyre not the easiest

[Tigerbarb]

It's interesting how they cover up all evidence that rock was ever used in that tank, lol. I've seen quite a few SPS tanks like that one, and it's just stunning what time, money, and dedication can bring to your home.

[Fenix]

does he live in calgary? if so i ve seen his tank in person.

[kaybee]

Impressive!

[cocoa_pleco]

does he live in calgary? if so i ve seen his tank in person.

sure as hell does! cool that you know him

[fins_n_fur]

Wow that sure is a stunner of at tank. Remind us non-dark siders what SPS stand for again, please? What's a conservative estimate on total cost on that tank?

[cocoa_pleco]

Wow that sure is a stunner of at tank. Remind us non-dark siders what SPS stand for again, please? What's a conservative estimate on total cost on that tank?

SPS are hard stony corals, like acroporas. with corals im guessing theres at least $15,000 invested in that tank. tiny 2" SPS frags can cost around $30 each

he frags alot of those though so that probably helps pay for quite a bit.

[fins_n_fur]

Thanks for the explanation. I figured the investment was about 20K just on gut. That's a lot of money and time tied up in that tank, but pretty obvious the guy loves it.

[cocoa_pleco]

Thanks for the explanation. I figured the investment was about 20K just on gut. That's a lot of money and time tied up in that tank, but pretty obvious the guy loves it.

the power rarely goes out here, and we dont get major storms so theres little that can go wrong. who i feel sorry for are people in the US in Florida who are scared to set a saltwater tank up because of hurricanes. about a dozen people on the saltwater forum im on from florida have quit saltwater because of how the recent hurricane destroyed their tank, one guy had part of his upstairs collapse and smash his reef

[fins_n_fur]

You definitely need to factor in the size of your bank account, time, energy, as well as where you live. That is horrible to those who have lost their tanks. It
must be so frustrating to lose a a labor of love to a storm.

[cocoa_pleco]

You definitely need to factor in the size of your bank account, time, energy, as well as where you live. That is horrible to those who have lost their tanks. It
must be so frustrating to lose a a labor of love to a storm.

yeah, one guy came on and said "i got a good price on a 75g, but now i dont think i want to set it up, with all of the storms and disaster stories i hear, i would be scared to put anything in the tank". he ended up saying screw it, im not letting nature control my life and started up the tank

sudden power stops are hard on reefs, about 9 months ago i had to re-do all of the electrical outlets in the house, since theyre over a decade old and the power had to be shut off, it was about 30 minutes max. i looked at my reef after, ever single coral closed up for 12 hours and all my fish hid for 5 hours

[kaybee]

....sudden power stops are hard on reefs..., about 9 months ago i had to re-do all of the electrical outlets in the house, since theyre over a decade old and the power had to be shut off, it was about 30 minutes max. i looked at my reef after, ever single coral closed up for 12 hours and all my fish hid for 5 hours

Maybe something else contributed to that, because I haven't found this to be the case with my particular reef tank. I regularly shut everything down (circulation, skimmer, reactor, etc) for 60-90min weekly to target feed with no adverse effect.

fins_n_fur, SPS= Small, Polyp Stony. This SPS-dominated tank also has a few LPS (large, polyp stony) and soft corals in it as well.

[cocoa_pleco]

Maybe something else contributed to that, because I haven't found this to be the case with my particular reef tank. I regularly shut everything down (circulation, skimmer, reactor, etc) for 60-90min weekly to target feed with no adverse effect.

fins_n_fur, SPS= Small, Polyp Stony. This SPS-dominated tank also has a few LPS (large, polyp stony) and soft corals in it as well.

i think it was because it was mid-day and my corals were used to flow and strong lighting, it was probably shock

[oldhead]

Man that is seriously one gorgeous tank. I only wish I had the kind of time and resource that it takes to build and maintain something like that.