125g Rebirth SPS Reef (Updated 13/06/11)

So, after my ridiculous outbreak of hair algae and numerous failed attempts at resolving the issue, it has finally cleared up.
My secret?
Removed carbon, bio pellets, uv sterilizer, chemi pure, filter floss and just left the aquarium be. No water changes nothing and for some reason or the other it came back to life on its own. I lost most if not all my corals due to the rise in PO4. All fish survived well.
Now I've regained the confidence and got some new corals. Attempting SPS this time around.

Indonesian Yellow Polyps

What is a bird's nest I believe?

This is a local piece of green stylophora. I got it mainly because of the blue christmas tree worm


Montipora cap on the left. I have no idea what the one on the right is

ID?

ID here again

Got a new Sailfin Tang


ID Again?



This Devils Hand is my only survivor. There's a nice little favia growing at the base of it

New Brain

Superman Monti I hope. A bit drap in colour. I'm hoping to see it colour up

Candy Cane


Kenya Tree (green)

Xenia

Still very bare. Need more corlas and maybe rock?
but FTS




I got this new guy, Not in my DT tho. I'm working on a non for my room.


Tell me what u think!

 

looking pretty good to me! congrats.

 

Thanks, but i was wondering how long to keep the new sps at the bottom for.
I plan to move them up slowly but dont know how slow.
have them abut 2-3 days now.
when sould i move them up a bit?
2x 250W MH Lights. Brand new bulbs.
15000K
have them on for 5-6 hrs a day.
Actinics on for 12hrs a day

 

very nice, so im wondering since you in the Caribbean, can you collect your own corals to add to the tank?

 

Thanks,
Well, I can and have collected but our diversity in Trinidad is a bit low, mainly gorgonians, button polyps, zoanthids and one ore two species of SPS: stylophora and millipora. Generally brown in colour but sometimes I see green stylophora like the one I have in my tank.
There are some more different species available but in deeper water where I personally don't venture

The nicer, more colourful corals are located a bit higher up in the Caribbean chain like Barbados upward.

 

Looks great, I think you have enough rock, the design is good.

Great looking animals. The 3 ID's are acropora species. The one ID with the montipora cap is another species of montipora also.

I am not good with the species of SPS because I buy what looks good to me. LOL

 

Nice restart.
Good luck.

 

Looks wonderful, I think you have enough rock work though...

 

Thanks

Thanks, I took out one large rock from the centre a while ago. Thought it was too much.
No worries, I buy what looks good to me too. Except that we dont have much variation here but I'm hoping to find some local reefers willing to sell or trade.

Thank You

 

Added these two today.
Not sure of what type of Acropora it is but I love the colour.

Black Berry Pics not acceptable but, thats the best I could do for now: