[Dre]

Most of us here are trying to imitate nature to some point i don't think having a small tank housing many small marine fish is natural at all IMO.been there done that.Good luck.Oh what happen to the clowns gorgeous pair.

[benjamin]

i knew i should have kept my mouth shut. its not just about the fish. no worries, thanks for the help

ive still got the clowns at the moment but ive got a feeling they will go at some point.

[sjsoto]

keep experiment going.... dont keep mouth shut, share info with us

[benjamin]

a few more corals added over the last few days, with a bit of adjustment of the ones that were already in. starting to take shape very nicely. and i have removed the clowns which makes the whole picture look a bit bigger imo.

[sjsoto]

i see what you meant by removing clowns.... tank does look bigger without them... whats your sps list... how are you doing with parameters?

[sjsoto]

what supplements are you using? if any...
it is my understanding that enclosed areas such as tanks, supplements tend to be used quite fast and corals wont perform without the addition of supplements...

[cowfish]

I like it. Not the way I want to go with my tank, but it looks very natural - like some reefs I saw in Bonaire. You could add some gorgonians for a little splash of color without forsaking the tank's original intent.

[benjamin]

thanks, suppliments at the moment are calcium and magnesium to keep the levels up as they should be. on this size tank i dont think i will add a calcium reactor.
food for the corals is powdered phyto and gamma nutraplus.
sps are turbinaria, montipora, acropora, seritopora and pocilopora.

a gorgonian or 2 are on the list as i agree they look very nice. so far there isnt much colour, but that is the idea until i add one or 2 colourful corals plus a couple of clams.

also the fish will be adding to the colour and as there will be a few fish the feeding will be high to help produce more fish poo to feed the corals. its just a case of keeping a sharp eye on the water quality as i go.

[tomtoothdoc]

very interesting take on this. keep us posted of the progress. you are certainly correct about not being like every other sps tank.....cool idea.

[benjamin]

got the sump fitted today. everything went very well without too much tinkering needed to stop noises.
water enters the refugium in the top section, overflows down into the bottom section where it is a cryptic zone for sponges and squirts ect.
thanks again to jason for designing, building, delivering and helping fit the sump. much appreciated m8.
the light for the refugium is a 6500k household energy saving bulb, with a tinfoil takeaway dish for a reflector.