ihavenoideasleft Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So this is kinda my hello thread. Been lurking this forum for awhile and figured it might be time to contribute :happy:This is my second setup since taking a break for about 2 years due to this horrible disease i had called a fiance. So any way, this is kinda a frankenstien setup from a few other tanks and gear i had laying around, but here we go... Lighting is a 250 w HQI running a phoenix 14k on an icecap ballast Tank, sump, fuge are a standard 40b an AGA megaflow 1 and a 10g AGA Skimmer is a aqua medic turbofloater 1000 i pretty much stole from some one on craigs list $15 BECAUSE IT WAS DIRTY!!! vinegar bath later, brand new skimmer. As for flow I'm running a single k3 and honestly have no idea what my return is... oops. The return to my fuge is just an mj 600? 800? I forgot. some where around 30lbs of rock in the display but picking up 10 more tomorrow for the fuge and have 20lbs of dry rock coming from bulk reef supply... Fishes include 1 pair of black occelaris clowns, flame angel, orange spot goby and a foxface rabbit fish, i know he gets way too big for this tank... but he's pretty tiny right now and will eventually go to a bigger home + he eats bryopsis planning for this to be an sps dominated tank so the RBTAs you see will be gone soon. Sorry if that was long winded, new to this forum thing ON TO THE PICTURES!!!! This is my old tank same guy sold me this stand for $10 I'll try to get some more pictures and what not once i get all my rock... this aquascape is no where near final. Hope you folks enjoy Link to comment
Quokka Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I like your scape as is tbh haha. good proportions and ton of space. my only suggestion would possibly add a few rocks a bit further forward off of the center rock for some more depth. Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 I like your scape as is tbh haha. good proportions and ton of space. my only suggestion would possibly add a few rocks a bit further forward off of the center rock for some more depth. I do too!!! but its holy unstable i was thinking perhaps some egg crate? or small PVC to hold it up? either way i need more rock... but it may just end up in the sump Link to comment
Quokka Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I do too!!! but its holy unstable i was thinking perhaps some egg crate? or small PVC to hold it up? either way i need more rock... but it may just end up in the sump ahh yeah... its a shame you have coral on it already. i used epoxy and drilled my rock and used empty pen tubes as support. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Tank looks great. I like the open space. you will fill in eventually with some choice pieces of coral. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Sweet tank Like the scape but I understand needing to fix the stability. One of my earlier scapes was so unstable a snail toppled it. Luckily that rock didn't have coral or fell on any. Keep up the good work! Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 got my dry rock today, and have to admit, pretty happy with bulk reef supplies. so i redid my scape a little still don't like it, but I envision it will look nice once its got some acros and caps growing but until then new scape Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 some new random frags nothing special.. but pics none the less purple rimmed cap random acro a shroom usually not a fan but this guy is rad love this guy got some more i gotta pick through Link to comment
Paigee Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 How do you find the angel with your corals? I really want one for my ~50G build I have planned but I'm just not sure if it will nom my corals or not. Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 How do you find the angel with your corals? I really want one for my ~50G build I have planned but I'm just not sure if it will nom my corals or not. hes been fine no issues at all... ive heard LPS is really where you gotta watch them and i have none so that could be a reason. i have however kept a variety of dwarf angels in systems with LPS and have yet to have an issue with any of them... i have heard otherwise how ever. Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 quick update random new frags and some other shtuffs Link to comment
TristanC Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Tank looks great man!! i really really like the aquascape. When i upgrade id like to get a 40b. Link to comment
ihavenoideasleft Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 small update. fox face went to his home (thank god) and ive added a few fish: a starry blenny and a sunrise dotty back. Probably going to be my last fish additions. new corals as well, but im lazy so pictures will have to do... this milli came in terrible shape... kinda upset but there is hope for it bouncing back... random zoas lefties and righties and a current kinda FTS any way, happy reefing. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 sweet tank! I can't believe you got that awesome stand for $10! Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing the grow out. Link to comment
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