mattidallama Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 I finished the stand as far as i know ill check tomorrow if i need to do any touch ups on the paint. It is so close to white with the bulbs i have in the house that it is hard to tell if i missed any spots. I also added some crown molding to the bottom of the canopy to hide the fact that Lowes does not under stand how to measure a board before cutting it and cut it an inch too wide. Not having anything to make a clean cut the edge was not straight and it was driving me mad. I leak tested my 75 for 2 days to make sure all the seams held up and after two days im glad to say that it holds water. its on the coffee table in the living room just waiting for the paint to dry on the stand so that it can meet its stand and live there happy ever after. Link to comment
mattidallama Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 tank now is on stand and looking mighty fine if you ask me just need to order the salt and can start filling it. Link to comment
mattidallama Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Well after a lot of reading up on peacocks. I think I'm going to have to go against my plans of making my 75 a peacock home because I don't feel right to put a peacock in a coral tank and have it die of shell rot because of strong lighting needed for the coral and macros. But my wife likes the carpet anemones so I might get a carpet and a pair of clowns and have a few different fish in the tank then, so basically I'm going from mantis tank to standard reef tank Link to comment
Jneighbors Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Well after a lot of reading up on peacocks. I think I'm going to have to go against my plans of making my 75 a peacock home because I don't feel right to put a peacock in a coral tank and have it die of shell rot because of strong lighting needed for the coral and macros. But my wife likes the carpet anemones so I might get a carpet and a pair of clowns and have a few different fish in the tank then, so basically I'm going from mantis tank to standard reef tank I love the build so far but I cannot stand carpet anemones because I had one in my 90g and it decided to eat my sohal tang and my blue hippo so after his $350 dinner he went to my LFS but you should have seen my hands after man handling him Link to comment
mattidallama Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Ya I don't plan on spending much on my fish but that is good to know if I decide to get a expensive fish. Not a big fan of losing animals much less expensive ones Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I love the build so far but I cannot stand carpet anemones because I had one in my 90g and it decided to eat my sohal tang and my blue hippo so after his $350 dinner he went to my LFS but you should have seen my hands after man handling him Such is the result of a massive nem in a tank. I lost a new molly to one of my mini maxis the day after I put her in. I felt so bad for her. Link to comment
mattidallama Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Would. Massive nem like that eat the pair of clowns I want to host it or does it know those are off limits Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Would. Massive nem like that eat the pair of clowns I want to host it or does it know those are off limits As long as the clowns don't run straight into it, they will be immune to the sting no problem. Its always a possibility though, it does happen. Link to comment
1.0reef Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Once a big clarks clownfish at one of my old LFS's got eaten by a little mini maxi, 2 inches smaller than the fish Link to comment
mattidallama Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 skimmer should arrive today so i can test fit it in the sump im excited its just been a slow process to get everything ready to get wet Link to comment
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