lurchw00t Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 So little background on me: Used to have a 40 breeder for 2.5 years, broke it down and go out of the hobby. Traveled to Europe and around the US for a few months, ended up coming back to the hobby. So here's the new tank/equipment: JBJ Nanocube HQI; Kessil 150 15k LED; Stock chambers & return pumps. 453nm EcoXotic Stunner Strip 403nm EcoXotic Stunner Strip mp10ES powerhead Reefoctopus HOB Skimmer ReefKeeper Lite Livestock: 2x Premium Snowflake Clowns Fangtooth blenny Bluespot Jawfish (coming soon) Urchin Corals: Asst high(er) end chalices ORA Red Planet Acro Tyree Ponape Birdsnest Joker Funghia Red/Orange Scoly Asst zoos, including the infamous Shazaam Paly! Asst Acans FTS: Original Aquascape/cycling Most recent FTS (excuse the HA, before I got the urchin) Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 And here come the pics..... Most pics taken under 453nm and 403nm EcoXotic Stunner Strips with Nikon D3100 with stock 18-55mm lens. Unedited/cropped: Auto-leveled in Paint.Net: Link to comment
DereKaryn Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I can't believe no one has commented on this yet. This is incredible. That clown is beautiful and I absolutely love the way you scaped the rocks. What a neat idea to stack them like that. Definitely can't wait to see pictures of the jawfish. I'll be following this! Good luck! Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 I can't believe no one has commented on this yet. This is incredible. That clown is beautiful and I absolutely love the way you scaped the rocks. What a neat idea to stack them like that. Definitely can't wait to see pictures of the jawfish. I'll be following this! Good luck! Thanks for the kind words. As it hasn't been up for a super long time, its a work in progress. I tend to add something new (corals) once a month, if not more and I have expensive tastes so hopefully everyone will enjoy soon enough. Link to comment
Eisernes Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Love it. Are the rocks drilled to get them to stay that way? Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Love it. Are the rocks drilled to get them to stay that way? Nope! The shelf rocks are Marco Rocks Prime Cuts that are glued heavily to some branch rock, which is in turn glued to a large, base rock. Very sturdy. This is how it started out before I had the MarcoRocks: Link to comment
chilled_fire Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 from where did you get those rocks they seems to be flat on one side which is really nice. and stacking is great for lot of corals to be added in the tank ,great start Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 from where did you get those rocks they seems to be flat on one side which is really nice.and stacking is great for lot of corals to be added in the tank ,great start http://www.marcorocks.com/primecuts.aspx Link to comment
steviejitsu Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Its like having an extra extra extra large frag plug/tile. It looks nice. Its a pretty frag tank, using rocks instead of eggcrate. Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Its like having an extra extra extra large frag plug/tile. It looks nice. Its a pretty frag tank, using rocks instead of eggcrate. Thanks! I plan on growing out what I have into colonies/mini colonies, etc. I am not very fond of fragging very often so I'm going to let it all grow out. With the stuff I'm buying a frag is generally all I want to buy given the price Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Kessil w/ goose-neck added! First impressions: Color is awesome! Way better than the 14k MH that came with my 28 HQI. The shimmer is indescribably awesome. The goose-neck attachment is very beefy and seems to be well made. Anyways, onto the pics. Excuse the HA, I found out my water storage is leeching/full of junk and I'm working on fixing it.... Link to comment
najluni15 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Looking good =0) What color kessil? Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Those colors your getting out of that fixture look amazing, not to mention awesome job on the scape. This tank should grow out nicely. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Sheesh that's georgeous! How do you like the kessil? Link to comment
lurchw00t Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 What color kessil? 15k Those colors your getting out of that fixture look amazing, not to mention awesome job on the scape. This tank should grow out nicely. Thanks for the kind words! I'm excited for this tank. Sheesh that's georgeous! How do you like the kessil? Thanks for the compliment! Kessil is awesome, color is great, shimmer is amazing. Corals seem to love it so far. Link to comment
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