My new 180 SPS build, in the grand scheme of things, it is still a nano

[filefish949]

oh, I have not put it in yet, that is a rather big decision

[filefish949]

I am coming close to making a decision to put a small clown trigger in the system. A key component of the decision it the realization that I am going to have to redo my rockwork, probably within the next 6 months anyway. Unfortunately I ignored some good advice given to me by some very experienced reefers. That advice was not to build the rock up past 1/2 the height of the tank. It is becoming painfully obvious that something needs to be done as my colonies are soon to start running out of space.

 

Before i start, I will want to have a temporary 40-60 gallons setup. I will probably be removing 30-60 pounds of live rock and several colonies. it is sort of like going on a trip... when you pack to go home, there is never as much room in the suitcase as when you left The idea being that I would like to have someplace to keep the rock and corals that I will be selling after the remodel

 

I think I will suspend the sale of my ER 6-2+ I can use that, now all I need is a tank sump and light to use for a few weeks to sell my excesses

 

If the Clown trigger becomes troublesome, I can remove it when I do the remodel

[Weetabix7]

Wow, craziness.

[filefish949]

well I gave uop on the clown trigger, and was thinking about a harlequin tusk, but decided against that... so i just blew a bunch of $$ on AB 20k lamps, great color without being too blue... the WB is off a bit in this FTS

 

[Cali-girl]

Wow File!! That tank looks fantastic!

 

I'm jealous of the monti! From far away that birdnest and the "not galaxia" coral look like a brain with Enstein hair haha

 

good work!

[PBUEHH]

i love the birds nest poci combo

[filefish949]

Wow File!! That tank looks fantastic!

 

I'm jealous of the monti! From far away that birdnest and the "not galaxia" coral look like a brain with Enstein hair haha

 

good work!

 

stop by max today i have a bunch of rock with all sorts of good live stuff on it.. blue cloves etc, and a lot of frags, i just re-aquascaped last night so lots of frags as well

 

new FTS soon

[filefish949]

I like this photo despite the obvious focus and white balance problems

 

By filefish

[seahorsejl]

By filefish

 

What is the purple on the rocks? Cloves?

 

Very colorful picture

[filefish949]

yea, those cloves grow everywhere.. i am looking for something that eats them

[bruce922]

That is one great looking tank. I really like the woodwork with the stand and canopy. Keep posting pics for us!

 

 

Bruce

[yellowslayer13]

I helped him re do the live rock till 2 am

[got2envy]

Wow! awesome reef

 

you were not kidding about the blue cloves every where!

[filefish949]

thank you all for the props, a friend came over last night and took some photos with his rebel and macro lens, here are the ones he posted up at RC

 

thanks Austin!

 

I had the pleasure of stopping by Mark's house and taking some pics for him yesterday... And man does he have some NICE stuff! I wanted to share some of the pics with you guys.

 

Mark, I know some of this stuff is "TOP SECRET" so let me know if you want me to take any of these pics down. Thanks again for the frags! :thumbsup:

 

Start off with a FTS ( I am not very good at FTS's... )

 

My Favorite! Granulosa (got a frag of this! )

 

I believe this was the Candle light acro

 

Oregon Tort (this is true to life color, rediculously blue!) (didn't even ASK for a frag of this...lol)

 

Lokani

 

Forget the name of this one, but it is weird glowing green color... Very cool looking!

 

and some more

 

A SICK blasto I want to be on the "waiting list" for

 

One of about 5 or 6 VERY nice acans he's got....

 

Surf n' Turf (without papers, lol)

 

Chalice that I cannot capture the true color, very nice! (I am on the waiting list )

 

Another acan

 

The OTHER chalice I am on the waiting list for! never seen on like it!

 

he ran through a whole roll of film trying to catch my sohol the only time that fish sits still is to bite me

 

And a couple of his LESS than photogenic Sohal, the king of the tank.

 

 

[Needreefunds]

Sweet!

 

You do have some amazing pieces FF!

 

That Blasto is awesome

[filefish949]

Sweet!

 

You do have some amazing pieces FF!

 

That Blasto is awesome

 

thanks, things have really started to POP since i added my new GEO 618 calcium reactor

 

 

here it is under my stand. I made a few innovations.. cause i am cheep that actually make life a lot easier

 

 

 

I did not want to add yet an other small pump to plug in and clean and all that so I T-d off the return pump. this has another huge advantage for the calcium reactor, very consistent high pressure, which keeps my effluent drip rate constant

 

 

I had noticed that it was requiring more kalkwasser to keep my pH stable with the new reactor co I concocted this DIY ghetto 2nd chamber / Co2 bleed off chamber The Effluant hose goes to the bottom of the jar and it is held in place with a surgrip magnet.. works wonders for my tank pH

 

 

you may have noticed that I T-d off my return twice in the earlier picture, one of my pet peeves is having to prime my GFO reactor every time i change media and adjusting the stupid slide with my thumbnail on the minijet404 and it always getting clogged.. not any more, now it is just a ez turn of a ball valve and i got rid of another pump

 

 

[SeeDemTails]

Wow everything looks amazing FF!

[davidr2340]

 

Amazing tank you have FF!!!

 

Those shots are:

[nano2u]

awesome tank bud. keep it up!

[Perm]

I just took a break from working on my stand and went through your thread... Right now I am incredibly jealous!

[Thunil]

awesome tank man. Exactly what I want to do for my next tank, 180, mainly sps, few LPS and softies.

Your stand is very neat aswell.

 

What have you got for flow in there?

 

Cheers,

Daniel