Yea, maybe in 4months..




Thanks cbort!

I thought about T5's for this tank, well still am but would be 2x 6x39W Units. That being said, I am heavily leaning towards 2or3 x250W MH.

before you decide on a skimmer, check this one out

http://www.tbaquatics.com/shop/bubble-magu...kimmer-613.html

it works very well and i can hardly hear it working. its alot cheaper and gets the job done.

Thanks for the link... Unfortunately it requires a water depth slightly deeper than I can provide in my shallow sump... which is about 8".

I think I will be going with the Octo Extreme 200... Right height, performs at 8", similar price. Heard some pretty good reviews

looking good i wish i had the money for a shallow tank they are the best

Thanks.. I'm fond of them..



Thanks RF.


Couple Aquascape pics:





Might add some more infont of the rock by the overflow..

I'd rock 2 250Ws in LumenBright reflectors on this tank. The penetration a 250 gives is awesome, and the spread of a pair of LumenBrights should easily take care of the surface. Next question is ballast and globe choices, if you're going + actinic or not, etc I guess.

Looking nice, mate

I was planning 3x Lumenmax Elite Reflectors, 3x 250W Galaxy Ballasts, 3x 250W Phoenix 14K or Ushio 20K.

Phoenix 14s on Galaxys should look boss. The Elite reflectors I've not seen (we don't get them here) but I hear good things.

Looking forward to it, mate!

Final aquascape pics:

Left side:


Right side:

love shallow tanks......looks awesome!

More cowbell sand?

Yea, like 3-4lbs probably.. haha

I love the aquascape! so much swimming room for the fish and place to put corals. keep us updated on the sump's baffles progress!

I actually canceled the order today... I've got the sump online and I'm not getting any micro-bubbles... So I told them to forget it...

So if im getting this straight, youll have the skimmer and reactors and other such items in the 30 G and the extra 20 will be the fuge?

Yup.. pretty much.. Fuge will prolly end up being a inline Frag tank instead..

Woo! Looks great so far JD!!!
nice and clean looking so far

Thanks maria! Your big tank ain't looking to shabby either.

Any updates?

A local reefer here offered up temporary use of his skimmer until I get mine ordered... Which is awesome.. Thanks again Kryptic!


Added 2 fish to the tank tonight... I replaced my Occelaris Clown that I lost while away for a christmas and brought home a tank raised True Perc. I thought they would be a BIT closer in size than they are though, not that it's a problem. The remaining occelaris and this new guy seem to be buddy-buddy already..

2nd addition was a McCoskers Flasher Wrasse... this one has me a bit nervous with regards to jumping... tempting fate with this purchase..

I'll try and get pics of both as soon as I can, the McCoskers' been in hiding since adding him...

hows the skimmer working out so far?

Thick and dark... Airline is kinda loud though, so I shut it down at night..

Took a couple pics today... Highlight a few of my encrusting montis and such..

"Pokerstar Monti"


"Superman Monti"


Green Slimer and Blue Tip A. Tenuis (I think):


1ft Section of the tank:

Beautiful pics!
If you have a hard time with the GHA get a Lawnmower blenny.

Thanks nano!.

That's actually the ONLY GHA in the tank... Came in when I did the transfer... just been kinda lazy about removing its..

Dude, haven't seen this tank yet. I love the look, good job.

Sweet pics. The poker star and tenius are amazing.

tank looks great, well the 1ft
for some odd reason i like the look of the GHA looks really natural. i can never get it cus i have tangs

Thanks nanoty!




I actually re-positioned that Tenuis today... it seemed to do better and had a brighter color up higher in the tank, so moved it up as high as possible (left of the Pokerstar).



well, after tomorrow I might not have much left if I end up bringing a fish home from the shop..

So we had a local Reef meet today... Met at one of the popular canadian SPS growers (www.coralmaster.com)... So got to enjoy his 400G tank and some came home with frags.......

This is the Tenuis in it's its new spot..



And 6 new SPS frags:

Montipora Confusa:


Acropora Granulosa:


Yellow Purple Polyp Acropora Austrea:


Supergrape Millepora:


Ultimate Prostrata:


Purple Polyp Monti:

Ooooooooh, Ahhhhhhhhh.

again, that tenius is gorgeous! i am also liking the confusa

Those are both great... But the Supergrape and Yellow Purple Polyp Austrea are gonna be stunnaz!! (I hope.. haha)

any updates? got your light yet?

Not really any updates and no lights yet. I've been out of commission for personal reasons.

I'd like to even just get 1 of my 3 lights just so I can get about 8 frags mounted that are sitting on my rack, but we'll have to see how things go.

Those are great looking frags!

Thanks skillz... Hopefully things turn around for me here personally and I can get back to giving the tank the attention it deserves (or requires).

Might as well throw a few coral pics up..

And a lights out FTS... only lighting is from the ceiling light.

Now that's a clean tank!

Thanks guys!

Anyways...

Couple new kids in town today... Thanks to Kevin (Red Coral) for these 2 beauties. Starting to fall farther and farther away from my original stocking list though. Almost picked up a pair of Purple Firefish as well, but just wasn't in the cards (bank cards that is ).

Striped Bristletooth Tang.


and

Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse.

A stocking list is nearly impossible to keep. The LFS are good at that.

Nice looking fish. Stocking lists are meant to be broken!

Thanks guys... funny thing about those stocking lists! Argh.. next purchase maybe...

Anyways,

Small temporary upgrade until I can get around to buying my lights... I got a temporary Hamilton 250W mh (on loan ) tonight.. It is only a 10K bulb, but at least I can get some frags mounted and provide them with some better lighting.. I was forgetting what it was like to have a fully lit tank.. The end is actually more lit up than it appears in the pic.

Let. There. Be. Light. Finally!

Any update on the skimmer/pumps ?

Man I love the long, shallow, rimless tank look. Just phenomenal. I have to get one of those.