SPS and Leather questions

good advice, and thats what I do myself. sps on back row/highest point of tank w/ 1 powerhead aiming off back glass to give them good flow. my lps I keep towards the bottom/mid of my rock pile where flow isnt as heavy. my other powerhead aims accross my sand bed in the front, and only softies that dont heavy flow low light go there. also you'll want to check your lps at night to see how long there stingy arms extend. my little 2" favia has 4-5" arms come out, so he's down in the sand now. its a art just coral placements with mixed reefs, but once you got it your pretty good. unless you start adding a bunch more corals, and are running out of room.

 

OK...here is a full tank shot and then two half shots a little closer up.

These are right now....and I am going in soon to move some leathers around.

 

Here is a webpage that reviews alot of carbon brands hope this helps

Does a Reef Tank Need Carbon? « Joe Jaworski’s Weblog

 

wow nice tank! really like it alot. you have plenty of open rock space in the top/back for new sps frags.. just make sure the flow is good, and they'll be happy.

 

Thanks for the pics! Real nice lay out and "natural" looking scape. I like it.

 

Thanks....i am always moving stuff though...I gotta leave it alone.

I have a couple Koralia 1050's on order for more flow in the back.

Part of the problem is I have a lot of room for corals but not enough money to put them there.

 

yea my problem is I dont have enough room in my 55g. I want a 120g-150g 6' tank for my next dream upgrade. the unforseen problem is filling it up! it would probly take me 2+ years to get it nice and full. but excellent rockwork quite a nice piece of eye candy.