Ok so after 3 months i buckled and i am already upgrading my tank
from this
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to this
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57g Oceanic illuminata. i saw this tank at my LFS and instantly wanted one.

they hooked it up and brand new they gave it to me for $300.

Equipment so far:
Aquaticlife 36" six lamp
Vertex IN80
Mag 9.5
Mp10
Precision marine R24

Livestock:
2-maroon clowns mated pair
1-midas blenny
1-yellow watchmen goby
1-sailfin tang
1-flame angel
1-sifting star
1-gold coral banded shrimp
1-sally lightfoot
1-RBTA

pulsing xenia
torch
hammer
frogspawn
star polyp
fox coral
open brain
green hairy mushrooms
zoas
sps

so here are some quick pics of my stand i built and the equipment. sorry for the poor quality pics. dont laugh at my old mickey mouse towel under the tank. its a garage towel now ha ha.

so i plan on making my light hanger tomorrow i will post pics

Can't wait to see it. That sounds like a great deal on the tank.

i hope it comes out good the only thing im worried about is that i want to change my sand during the swap from my 29g but idk what this will do to the params or maybe even start it into another cycle. i have no clue

well i was informed by marine depot that my light suspension order was on back order for two weeks. so i had to order it elsewhere. but i will have pics of the light hanger too.

come on people i need comments and suggestions!

No. I'm just going to continue to sit here in jealous silence...

Ha ha why jealous silence violinist?

ok i made the light hanger. i dont have the vanity caps around the tops where the suspension wire hooks so that part will be better looking

Because it's a damn sweet looking build!

Thank you! It is my first real build. I don't count my 29g cause it was half ass. But it's 2am and I have everything in buckets including fish. I have the sand and the half the water in the new tank. I managed to not get cloudy water with dry sand. But I'm tired so I will post some pics tomorrow as well as start scaping

here are some pics from the swap over to the new tank its still a bit cloudy

Like your tank

I've also got the PM sump and the IN-80. I'm using the Wavepoint 36 with two Koralias one each side.

What do you think of the skimmer, tank, and sump so far?

Coming from someone who upgraded from a 29 to the 57, NICE!

Very nice looking build. That tank is beautiful empty! Even better with inhabitants.

Looking good.

i like the sump since i didnt have one on the 29gallon. but i wish the bubble trap had another baffle. im still dealing with the skimmer break in. i almost have all the micro bubbles gone. i like the skimmer its quiet. but kinda jumpy on adjustments. im sure its still breaking in though


thanks evryone. i still think i need some more live rock. and alot more coral but i may go get a clam or coral today maybe both. not sure yet depends on the bank account ha ha. im kind dealing with a small algae problem but im sure its the new sand

great upgrade, how do you like having those drawers.

They are fake drawers. They were more of a cosmetic thing. I wanted to make them functional but my braces got it the way. The way I did it was a bit of overkill but I figured better safe than sorry

Looking good so far. Keep posting the pics


Bruce

Yeah I'm gonna post pics soon. I just added my RBTA Saturday. I'm waiting for it to get adjusted to the tank and the diatoms clear up

ok i took so decent pics of the tank and the coral here they are

Nice adds, man!

more pics

and more

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thanks man im just happy to finally have a stocked tank

Went to three stores looking for this tank today btw. No one stocks it around here.

man my LFS here in texas always has them in stock. they sell em so fast though. do it you will love it. are you gonna do the reef ready or no?

Did you get your's at Mid cities?

yes sir im there like every other day

Very nice build. How do you like the Aquaticlife 6 bulb?

Nice tank! How do you keep the back of it so clean(coraline)?

Your Fox Coral is just beautiful. My favorite LPS. I just got a small frag and can't wait for it to look as good as yours does.
Tank is nice, well done.

thanks. i love the light. i really like not having to turn it on/off. the built in schedule is nice. it has alot of light my corals seem to like it.


i scrape the back. i think the scraper i got is made by kent. i wish i could get it off of the overflow box. its starting to build up on it and the scraper doesnt work cause the overflow is kinda textured.


thank you! i got the fox about a month ago. i have come a long way in a short time. i just started the hobby in december 2009 with a 29g then in feb. 2010 started getting everything for this tank. i like this tank so much better

Bump

I have to do a smaller volume upgrade in the next week or so, and I am wondering if you noticed your tank recycling at all? I am, to put it mildly, terrified. your tank looks pretty good, so you can't have had many problems, if any... any suggestions for a fellow reefer?

just diatoms from the new sand i used. but thats about the only issue i had. just use new sand and reuse all your old water. other than that its pretty simple. what are you upgrading too?

I may be getting this same tank soon if the local guy I'm getting it from ever gets going.
Yours looks very nice.

thanks. you will love it. i already want a bigger one though. i need to put a updated FTS up alot has changed

updates?

Interesting point. I'm looking to upgrade from a solana 34 and was trying to decide if a similar sized oceanic 58 would feel big enough. Have been comparing it against a 75.

soon! ive been so busy


its a major difference from my 30g. i only say i want a bigger one because i have just always wanted a giant display tank. i really enjoy the 57 though.

11/3/10 FTS

feather duster and some rics i just got as well as some zoas ive had