Spirofucci Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Oh yes! Looks fantastic. The scape is a perfect foundation for what I think you have in mind! Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Oh yes! Looks fantastic. The scape is a perfect foundation for what I think you have in mind! It will be something very similar yes. I like the more open look and seeing more sand. I added some hermits today to get things moving along here. It gives me a reason to feed the tank and keep the bacteria fed. I will be getting what is left of my SPS colonies and my fish back in a few days or so. Quote Link to comment
Markushka Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 WATER!!!! looking good! Quote Link to comment
JGarza23 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Man you beat me to it! those were the exact dimensions and the exact lighting I wanted to upgrade my tank to at the end of the year. Maybe I'll just make it 24x24x18 just so its a little different Great looking setup. I will be following along to get ideas for when I set mine up! Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 dis tank My thoughts exactly! WATER!!!! looking good! Yup! I dumped a bottle of Dr. Tim's One and Only into the tank along with live sand and some rocks that I have been cooking for a month in a bucket on the porch. I should be ok to add some livestock in a week or so. I have some hermits in there right now for something to look at and feed to keep the bacteria up and running. Man you beat me to it! those were the exact dimensions and the exact lighting I wanted to upgrade my tank to at the end of the year. Maybe I'll just make it 24x24x18 just so its a little different Great looking setup. I will be following along to get ideas for when I set mine up! I think you should get the same tank so we can compare notes. I would suggest that you make sure to put the tank on rigid foam insulation board before you put it on a stand. I didn't and I had to empty my tank out today because I had a fraction of a mm gap between the stand and tank on one side. It is all better now... I think. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 I got a small CUC today along with a Yasha Goby and Pistol Shrimp. I will keep the tank as is for a week and monitor the levels to make sure there is no ammonia or nitrite present before adding more. Pics to come when the darn goby stops hiding! Quote Link to comment
warr40 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 love this thank. Cant wait to see it filled in. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Semi-Picasso, looking for a smaller one to pair up with it 1 Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Picked this up from a local today Also picked up a small colony of pink stylopora FTS Quote Link to comment
LongPig Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 You are wasting no time! Good man. This build will be epic. Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 ..........and so it begins........... Quote Link to comment
steely185 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Looking good. Like the new corals. Quote Link to comment
hypersnyper694788 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 your tank is coming along nicely , i love the clown. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) You are wasting no time! Good man. This build will be epic. You know how I do things 8) so hot I know right? ..........and so it begins........... This is just the beginning! Looking good. Like the new corals. Thanks Steely! I am going to keep things as they are for awhile as these are all hardy corals. I don't want to get any of the finicky acros in here until things are more stable. I am already getting some nice coloring in some of the browned out/bleached corals I picked up. your tank is coming along nicely , i love the clown. Thanks! I love it too. It is not a super hot designer clown, but it has a certain picasso appeal. I really want to find a smaller one to pair with it. Edited October 15, 2012 by Arkayology Quote Link to comment
Criley7 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Looking good man. Im Excited to see yet another cube of your look awesome! I actually broke down my tank over the weekend and placed my new Macro rocks order last night. So I should have a new aquascape myself here soon! Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Looking good man. Im Excited to see yet another cube of your look awesome! I actually broke down my tank over the weekend and placed my new Macro rocks order last night. So I should have a new aquascape myself here soon! Thanks! I can't wait to see your new scape. Quote Link to comment
up.left Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Those islands are going to fill in nicely! Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 I have two fish from the old 60 cube that I still need to pick up from a friend: Ornate Leopard Wrasse and Yellow Coris Wrasse. That will make the stock list as follows: x1 Ornate Leopard Wrasse x1 Yellow Coris Wrasse x1 Yasha Goby x1 Semi-picasso Clown I am thinking about adding some type of fairy wrasse and another semi-picasso and calling it a day on fish. I know a LFS has had a Naoko's fairy wrasse for 4 months. I am having a hard time resisting... though the $120.00 price tag is an easy deterrent lol. Quote Link to comment
steely185 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The naoko's are nice. I really enjoyed mine while I had him. The color and activity from them is a bit more unique than most other wrasses. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 The naoko's are nice. I really enjoyed mine while I had him. The color and activity from them is a bit more unique than most other wrasses. Did you lose it!? I didn't know... That sucks man. I am thinking about it... but a Solor Fairy Wrasse would be more in budget. Quote Link to comment
steely185 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I lost it about 3 weeks after I got it. He was out constantly after some initial bullying from my christmas wrasse. I moved some rock around to adjust the aquascape and I think he dove in a hole in one of the rocks that got moved. I suspect he got trapped in a rock with no opening. Sucks because they are so nice. You can find them cheaper online on occasion. Quote Link to comment
Markushka Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 very nice pieces! those are a good size too! I've been debating a flasher wrasse, or a Tanaka, a bit smaller than some of the fairy wrasses, but also my tank is a bit smaller. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 I lost it about 3 weeks after I got it. He was out constantly after some initial bullying from my christmas wrasse. I moved some rock around to adjust the aquascape and I think he dove in a hole in one of the rocks that got moved. I suspect he got trapped in a rock with no opening. Sucks because they are so nice. You can find them cheaper online on occasion. I didn't know. Too bad. very nice pieces! those are a good size too! I've been debating a flasher wrasse, or a Tanaka, a bit smaller than some of the fairy wrasses, but also my tank is a bit smaller. I've gone through 4 flasher wrasses in my tenure as a reef keeper. I have learned one thing about flasher wrasses that seems to be a universal; MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LID LOL. It will jump. I lost 3 of mine to jumping and for some reason I still did not get a lid. I am not sure I will get a flasher again as it seemed to lose it's intensity without another flasher to intimidate. I loved my possum wrasse though. I would recommend them to anyone. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.