Many of us, for one reason or another, need to be reminded about aquarium chores this needs to be dosed once a week, this needs adding twice a week, change the water, make the water the list goes on. Although there are some hardy members of this group, as mentioned above, your tank environment will need the correct nutrition, lighting, flow, and water chemistry. I cant stress how important it is to have a regular routine to keep on top of those water changes, check parameters, and perform any necessary maintenance on equipment. In this exquisite example of a reef display by masanao shibuya, no detail has been left to chance to create a reef tank that is world class by any standard. Easiest way to more colorful, faster growing and healthier corals. In 2000, he started keeping reef tanks, focusing mostly on sps. If you like what you see you can find out more information about the course and how to enroll here. Trouts spsonly shallow reef tank reef and marine fish. Reef care program made easy for your aquarium reef care recipes offer hobbyists easily understandable and simple to implement reef. The package includes support for standard network interfaces and specialized high performance monitoring devices, programming apis for c and perl, and applications for capture, analysis, and web report generation.
My 20 gallon sps reef did quite well on weekly 5 gal water changes, no skimmer, triple doser managing cal, alk, mag, and a radion pro led. For most, establishing a reef tank of colorful sps corals is a long path of learning, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, and constantly expanding ones knowledge base and experience. Aquarium maintenance software for saltwater and freshwater tanks marine depot october 22nd, 20 a new resource is now available to help aid in routine fish tank maintenances such as checking water parameters, monitoring livestock behavior and growth, and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Seeing that you intend to only keep one or two sps, mixing softies and lps and sps will not be. He has been sharing his experiences and helping fellow sps hobbyists for the last 15 years, whether it is by writing articles, participating in speaking engagements, or being an active presence in the. Gensys x is the bsm and itsm software for service providers and it departments. The reefuge is a marine aquarium social network that provides tools for businesses and individuals in the reef aquarium hobby.
A blueprint for success kindle edition by berkelhamer, keith, jenkins, courtney. These are the types of sps corals that depend on shading their competition. In this video i discuss accepted reef tank parameters for those looking to keep sps. My second reef tank was a 200lt cuboid set up with a 50lt sump.
From saltwater tanks with clownfish and anemones to fullblown reef tanks, bulk reef supply has your reefing needs covered. Especially with sps corals, it seems so difficult to get them to be any color other than green or. Tank was running on a 2217 eheim classic canister filter which is generally a nono to most. Severe coral loss leaves reefs with larger fish but low energy turnover. I have a 90 gallon reef which ive been adding a lot of sps in. The flow in my tank is created by my mag18 return pump. Keep uptodate on maintenance reefware provides a user friendly interface to display your water evaporation, media replacement, and maintenance schedule so your tank can stay healthy and beautiful.
Discuss and post your questions about all sps or small polyped stony corals such. For an even deeper dive into reef tank care you can check out my reef keeping master class. Many of us start our education path in reefing with local fish stores and then move on to online forums andor blogs in order to read articles, observe and share others experiences and generally find lots of information. Imo one of the most beautiful things about bare bottom tanks is the fact that you are not restricted, flowwise.
You need to test your tank frequently and observe what is going on with the corals in your tank. This title was created as an attempt to overcome the common fears associated with keeping a reef aquarium, especially at that time. Caribbean coral reef decline began in 1950s and 1960s from local human. Masanao shibuyas sps reef tank is bordering on perfection. A cuttingedge technology driven software that is smartly allinclusive, innovative and easy to use. Saltwater and reef aquarium supplies bulk reef supply. It is an allinone software designed to simplify the handling of numerous aspects of accounting including full set of accounting, good and services tax gst, zakat almsgiving and waqf endowment. An sps recipe for success by keith berkelhamer too bad keeping a thriving sps.
Swinging parameters, high nutrients, poor lighting, lack of flow. Aquarium maintenance software for saltwater and freshwater. His tanks have been featured on web sites, in forums, magazines, and books. May 14, 2007 a completely mixed reef can be run, as long as there is sufficient water changes, filtration etc. Insight and rest with bpm and itsm software for service providers and it departments sps gensys for digital operational. You must be vigilant and diligent to develop a successful sps reef tank. I grabbed a nice mini colony of green apple birdsnest from richardl a while ago and it has been doing good up until recently. Aquariogest is the 1 st reef aquarium software as complete and easy. For reef keeping, this text book definition applies to such parameters as salinity, nitrate, magnesium, and calcium. A salinity next to filtration methods, the most discussed part of our hobby amongst aquarists is probably parameters. Red seas reef care programrcp is the fruit of years of research on the physiological demands of sps, lps and soft corals in home reef aquariums. Reef tips when we started our first saltwater fish tank i really wish that an advanced aquarist would have sat me down and given me all of the knowledge they have learned while keeping a reef tank. A detailed step by step guide to keeping an sps tank by one of the great reef keepers in the hobby.
This tank has always and will always be an experiment in keeping a natural reef system. The video might be brief but we do have the full translation of all the equipment used on this tank. I have noticed bubbles on the sps and some with poypls not extending as far as where i got them, as. Thats why we provide expert reefing knowledge and quality saltwater aquarium products. For optimum health of hard corals, i would recommend keeping softies to a bare minimum or nothing at all. Emmas new lpssps tank page 3 reef and marine fish forum. Reef keeping tips for beginners and advanced aquarist nuxx reef. Trouts spsonly shallow reef tank reef and marine fish forum. The only sps reef tank setup guide youll ever need. The tank parameters are stricter than most in order for sps to thrive and prosper. Jul 31, 2011 i have a 90 gallon reef which ive been adding a lot of sps in. Ive also got a regular pink birdnest, a large piece of.
Oct 24, 2014 the reason why i am starting my thread in this way is to establish a few principles that underpin my reef keeping. Somehow, nano reef forum user east1 failed to read that memorandum and charted a course for his unique 1. Reef keeping tips for beginners and advanced aquarist. Longterm consequences of coastal development as bad as an oil spill on coral reefs. Easiest to keep sps coral forum nanoreef community. Somehow, nanoreef forum user east1 failed to read that memorandum and charted a course for his unique 1. Other species of sps corals such as the stag horn corals often grow very small base plate before they start to grow up toward the light. I started this section of the site to give some quick tips on things that have worked for us while keeping a saltwater tank.
Warming climate undoes decades of knowledge of marine protected areas. Since its inception over 20 years ago, red seas vision has been to create a world in which marine and reef aquariums are the aquariums of choice for all. The first two years of keeping sps, i constantly struggled between which light best for sps, which filtration methods to achieve perfect water quality thus, i spent 2 years of reefing switching between all kind of lighting systems and filtration methods. And perhaps most important in my book for sps is keeping alkalinity at a consistent level. Nuvo fusion pro 25 lagoon with black aps stand, coral frag rocks 10 pack, 30 40 gallon aquarium starter kit, regular shroom box, sr80 nuvo pro aio aquarium bundle, 7. Ive also got a regular pink birdnest, a large piece of orange monti cap, and a recovering j. New marine aquarium software aquariogest saltwater. The reef tank environment requires the correct nutrition, lighting, flow, water chemistry and other parameters to get the best sps colors and growth. At that time, when i still havent decided what work best. I admit that i am addicted to keeping sps but i also get jazzed about choosing and raising the fish in my reef tank. A completely mixed reef can be run, as long as there is sufficient water changes, filtration etc. Long term stability for sps nano tank nanoreef community. If you are looking for additional insights and information, please explore my many other reef tank and sps related articles as well as my youtube channel. Im sure im forgetting something but i think yall get the point.
We hope to see more of this reef aquarium system in the future because if any display is deserving of more exposure, this sps reef by masanao shibuya is definitely one of them. Sep 04, 2018 in this video i discuss accepted reef tank parameters for those looking to keep sps. This online course is an immersive and one of a kind educational tool designed to help reef aquarium hobbyists build and maintain a beautiful sps reef tank. Too bad keeping a thriving sps tank isnt as simple as making scrambled eggs. Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank this saying pretty much sums up my philosophy. In general, the small polyped stony corals have small polyps on a calcareouss skeleton. Aquariogest, the maintenance software for your saltwater. Tank program aquarium maintenance software reefware. Bare bottom tanks keeping the bottom clean reef sanctuary. Discussion in aquarium corals started by smkndrgn142, sep 6, 2010. As you guys may know, i keep a ricordea and scolly dominated tank ill be venturing into sps soon and i know that they need low nutrients to thrive. All of these factor into the success of a tank that is trying to grow sps. Designing a plumbing roadmap for a reef tank reefbum.
The actual developer of the free program is the chamberlain group, inc. Fish stocking options for sps reef tanks i admit that i am addicted to keeping sps but i also get jazzed about choosing and raising the fish in my reef tank. General sps discussion reef2reef saltwater and reef. The raspberry pi hardware pwms are exposed via gpio 18 and 19, in reefpi configuration they are represented as jacks with rpi driver and pin number 0 for gpio 18 and pin number 1 for gpio 19. Sps stability promotes success the other part of my philosophy. One of the most important things on a natural reef would be for this coral to rapidly grow up into the light. Using a high quality aquarium salt mix that has consistent levels of calcium, alkalinity and magnesium are well worth it when keeping sps corals. My old neighbor was breaking down his tank because he had a baby on the way and he had a couple of test left over so he gave them to me and there was only 3 test worth left of calc nd mag so i test on 3 diff occasions and my water tested. Masanao shibuyas sps reef tank is bordering on perfection jake adams mar 12, 2015. With reefware you can now keep track, monitor, and adjust your maintenance schedule all in one place for multiple tanks.
Because of their differences in light, flow, reef habitat, feeding and aggressiveness, lps and sps corals shouldnt be kept together. Reef frontiers is dedicated to bring the best information to marine reef aquarium hobbyists, with friendly forums filled with experienced reef keepers to libraries, webinars, galleries and much more. You have been successful for an extended period of time. One of the most important things on a natural reef would be. Lps will last for weeks and soft corals months or years. A reefbums guide to keeping an sps reef tank a blueprint for success, relates insights from an award winning reef keeper whos earned tank of the month honors once from reef2reef, and twice from reef central one of the few to do so on rc. Discussion in coral started by bmxclay, jan 16, 20. Aquariogest, the maintenance software for your saltwater aquarium. The secret of a successful marine aquarium is to record and track the tank life. Check levels, record expenses, and more with this aquarium software. The aquariogest software simplifies you the maintenance saving all events and vital information of your marine and reef aquarium. This online course is an immersive and one of a kind educational tool designed to help reef aquarium hobbyists build and maintain a beautiful sps reef.
Reefware is an aquarium maintenance application for saltwater and freshwater tanks. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a reefbums guide to keeping an sps reef tank. You found the only guide youll ever need to grow sps coral like the pros and create. My father kept fish only tanks when i was growing up and i fondly remember tagging along when he visited fish stores to stock his tank.
Remember, plumping becomes restricted over time, corals begin to grow further into your water column, and you may need more flow in the future, so i would recommend over engineering your flow demands with a larger pump that can be throttled backat first. Join 3reef now to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. I have noticed bubbles on the sps and some with poypls not extending as far as where i got them, as well as no flow directly affecting the high sp. Nov 28, 2017 a reefbums guide to keeping an sps reef tank a blueprint for success, relates insights from an award winning reef keeper whos earned tank of the month honors once from reef2reef, and twice from reef central one of the few to do so on rc. Improving there software and coming out with diffusers for their lights. And i have about 150200gph of flow which isnt bad for a 5. Discussion in coral health started by shackman23, oct 5, 2011. Seeing that you intend to only keep one or two sps, mixing softies and lps and sps will not be a problem. Icecap gyre 3k moving water and a refugium full of cheato.
Keeping sps part 2, its salty sps corals marine aquariums. Starting with a seamless acrylic vessel approximately the size of a shoebox, east1 has developed a pico reef which is fully loaded with the best. You are successful at producing the best colors from your sps corals. On premise or from the cloud, for proactive and predictive it management of traditional onpremise it, private cloud infrastructure and hybrid cloud solutions. The reason why i am starting my thread in this way is to establish a few principles that underpin my reef keeping. It is generally the first port of call when hobbyists experience problems with small polyp scleractinians, or for that matter any of their. In many instances they are either branching or plated. In some cases such as ato and temperature controller they are also the default values in reefpi software, which reduces the chance of mistakes.
Last but not least on my list of ingredients is maintenance. You are successful at growing mostmany types of sps corals. Sps hard corals are generally considered more difficult to keep than the lps or soft corals and are not recommended for beginners. I did use a surface extractor though to keep the oily film at bay. I also successfully bred bangaii cardinals in this tank. Nov 16, 20 the reefuge is a marine aquarium social network that provides tools for businesses and individuals in the reef aquarium hobby. Keeping and maintaining sps in a reef is a lot of work, but putting the necessary time in can reap substantial. Reef keeping software general discussion nanoreef community. I started this section of the site to give some quick tips on things that have worked for us while keeping a. This book covers a number of topics including equipment, aquascaping, optimal parameters. Coralreef is a comprehensive software suite developed by caida to collect and analyze data from passive internet traffic monitors, in real time or from trace files.
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