one8thscale Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Was pretty busy this weekend, but got SW and sand in. Will put LR in soon with pics to follow. Link to comment
Deleted User 7 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Wow, I can't wait to see this one up and running!! Looks great!!! Inspiring.... Link to comment
pheallox Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Da## nice setup I think a lagoon look would be nice wrap the LR around the out side and have it set for top down. And when the contest is over turn it into a zoa frag tank. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Thanks for all the positive comments. I always wanted to do a tank like this and now I have a reason to do so. I just put in my LR and did a quick aquascape. Also picked up my 175W 14K bulb, so I have to build a quick rack or something to hang my light. Will post pics later today. pheallox: Right now the aquascape is kind of what you have suggested, and these tanks were originally going to be used as frags tanks. Now I need to find some livestock. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Built a PVC frame to hold the pendant. Not pretty, but works. As promised pics of the tank. Whole setup FTS Right side Left side Top down Link to comment
aquakevem Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 looks pretty d@mn good Link to comment
Jared Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 do you think you could have fish in such a low tank? quite a bit of swimming space, just not up and down Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 I'm thinking goby. Link to comment
Jared Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 i dont see why you couldnt keep a pair of clowns, i love the look of a low tank Link to comment
patrickross Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 175w over 7 gallons!? I like shallow, wide tanks though. I think basin area is what is important usually. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Fish is last on my list for stocking. Still debating if I should keep fish at all. Yep 175, it was something I already had. Wanted a 70W but didn't want to spend the money on a new fixture. So far it hasen't heated the water, it's stable at 78. I'll see how the corals do when they get under it. Plus I can raise it if I need to. Had a extra PC fixture but it just didn't look as good. Link to comment
sandlot13 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 wow, i really really really like the look of this tank so far! with the rock in, the sweet airbrushed background, and some sick lighting, i think that im in love! Great work so far! Personally, I think I would try to add a small goby, just to give a little kick to the tank Link to comment
espenlg Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Your tank looks great! It's one of two favourites I have in the custom category, I love the airbrush-work and the shape of your tank! Dreaming of building one myself, with 10x volume at some point.. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Thanks everyone. espenlg: I also want to do a tank like this on a larger scale someday. Updates: Got some frags in, mostly zoos. Still looking out for some nicer frags. FTS Right Side Left Side Link to comment
ReefApprentice Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Some of the frags I have would be amazing in that tank! lol We are close so trading is an option. Awesome tank alex Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Pm'd you and thanks. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks Asin, you too. Added more frags, very addicting. Any word on the socal meetup? Looking good, dawg! Link to comment
Asin Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 New thread is up for the meet up. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Here's some updated pics. Close ups if some of the stuff I have in there. Zoos LPS cont. next post... cont. Sections Right side Left side ...and finally the FTS as of today 11-17-06 Link to comment
Asin Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Freakin sweet, bro! You need to hook me up with some of those orange/red acans! Link to comment
one8thscale Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Yeah, I'm a little screwed right now, cuz my camera (CPS SD 630) got jacked at the LA car show. But haven't really added anything new besides a few more zoos (1 of them yours EZ) Showing some growth. Have to buy a new camera. Link to comment
one8thscale Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 Okay, here we go. Got a new camera (just picked up the same one since the wife got me a underwater case for it for xmas). Anyway, picked up a few new things. New additions: 1) The newest is the dendro. 2) Added the toadstool (Floorlord) from the Socal meet. It was open and then closed up for about a week. Finally showing signs of polyps coming back out. 3) Rics I already had and added them to the tank. 4) Added a Orange digi frag. so far it's doing well and showing signs of growth at the tips. 5) Put in a anthelia frag from ReefApprentice back when we had the Socal meet. 6) I finally got a fish, a Yellow Clown Goby. Losses: My orange acan took out some zoos that I don't have backups for. I was going to move them but was too late. Also took out a purple shroom and 2 red shrooms w/purple or blue spots. So now the acan is in the far corner. I just hope it doesn't eat my clown goby. Also lost my orange zoos, they just decided to close up and melt away. Growth and changes: Most of the zoos are growing new polyps now. Some of the shrooms are walking and making new babies along the way. Frogspawn has double in size and is getting really big. Echino is growing well, starting to grow out onto the sand now. Pretty much everything has settled in and is now growing. My red zoos lost their color, but the new baby polyps are red. I hope the colors will come back. Now the pics... Clown Goby chillin on the acan Top down of the right Top down middle right Top down middle Top down right Right middle Close up FTS as of 12-30-06 My camera ran out of juice so I'll put up more later. Thanks for looking. Link to comment
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