Thanks Tony.... some of the pics are grainy but they are getting better


Thanks Doug... the candycane actually looks great in person but I could not get the color to come out right... :redface:

Here are a few pictures of some of the lastest additions

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...8copyLarge.jpg

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...9copyLarge.jpg

oooooh those zoas look rad. Can't wait to see those bad boys really open and happy.

very nice lariats

Not sure that they are Lariats... Still trying to get a def. ID

Those aren't Lariats but wow they're nice. The Lariats don't have orange on the disk, just the skirt.

They look more like Shockwaves...

"Lariats", "Shockwave", "Toxic Nuclear Implosion Death" zoas...whatever....they are F N nice is what they are.:mrgreen:

They are very nice and unique... great find from Oceanic Corals..... Thanks again Ian.

:mrgreen:

Ps. Make sure that Prostrata gets a front and center spot! It will be a showpiece once established.

Its already there!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Here is the view from where I sit and look :lol::lol: The water is a little fuzzy... I just finished feeding :redface:

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...eViewLarge.jpg

The tank looks really good Lawrence :biggrin:

Thanks Scott... what the word on your new diggs???? :biggrin::biggrin:

You will need to start a new build thread soon.

Well some sad news today.... We got up this morning and one of our seahorses died last night.... Not sure why. It was the female. She had been eating well, acting normally. The male is currently pregnant. We suspect that maybe she had some kind of worms. She had not been gaining weight like the male has been over the last several months but did not not look to thin either. Very sad day!!:cry::cry:. Here are some recent pics of the cube.

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...0copyLarge.jpg

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...9copyLarge.jpg

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...9copyLarge.jpg

Dudes...Im sorry....were they in their new stable?

Yeah they were in the new tank... strangest thing... The male is still eating like a champ and swimming around. The sailfin is in there for the time being and he is fine and eating well.

Well since I have already uploaded these pics for the ZA thread I thought I might as well add them to the tank journal too!!:biggrin: I will take some pics of the new SPS I have added over the last few weeks add them some time this week and do another update. Enjoy!!

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa3Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa4Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa5Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa6Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa7Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa8Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa9Large.jpg

And more!!

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa1Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa11Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa12Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa13Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa14Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa15Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa16Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Zoa17Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Zoa2Large.jpg

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm zoas .....Im gonna need me a frag of these ones..... once they grow out a bit for you..... please:mrgreen:

Nice zoas!! Is there anything left for the rest of us? :lol:

Some nice pictures too... :wink:

They are just starting to take off now.... Give me a month :biggrin:

Thanks Josh!!!!! I have decided to just sign all of my paychecks over to Kevin!!:biggrin::biggrin:

Here are a few pics of some of the recent frag additions

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...croLarge-1.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...estLarge-1.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...nDigiLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...CoralLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...oral2Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...FuzzyLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...MilliLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...hDigiLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...leTipLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...tiCapLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...iAcroLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...oa1Large-1.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...oa2Large-1.jpg

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fragilicious:cool: Nice stuff there.

I am really happy with the way everything is coming together... I am still looking for a few different colored caps though.....

Wow, gorgeous corals! Well done, everything seems very happy!

I've seen these zoas (or whatevers) in a number of people's tanks and I love them even if they aren't super fancy. What are they called?

Fts
 

Here are a few FTS... I am starting to get some color in here and lots of coral growth.

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...FTSLarge-2.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...tSideLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...tSideLarge.jpg

Really like that aquascape... especially being 2 sides viewable... Gonna look killer when it grows out! :biggrin:

Not much of a change in the tank lately but I thought I would share a few tank shots

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...FTSLarge-3.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...TowerLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...efTopLarge.jpg

You have 2 more days.

Not much has changed but I thought I would add a few more FTS's.

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../FTS1Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...TS2Large-1.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q.../FTS3Large.jpg

looks great how are you liking the cube i would love to have a cube. But with me i would have to have it 36x36x20. or 48x48x20:lol:

This is by far my favorite of the 5 or 6 tanks we have had.... I really love the depth of the tank being 36". If I could have fit a 48x48 I would have went for that... but I am somewhat space limited.

Here are a few pics that I took today.

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...croLarge-2.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Acro2Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Acro3Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...Acro4Large.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...pDownLarge.jpg
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...pDownLarge.jpg

Love the 1st acro... what lighting were these pics under again?

I think that will change color Josh... I am not sure what color yet.... I am starting to see a slight green tinge on the very tips. I just change the bulbs out .... 250w Ushio 14K.

Well I broke down and bought some new stuff today with plans for a bit of a change... I purchased a used 110g tank to use as a basement sump. Built the stand today and will set it up sometime over the weekend. Also bought a new Baracuda return pump, a Tunze ATO and 2 6055's to replace the K4's in the display. I am hoping to get everything setup over the next few weeks.

I will start with the new sump and getting some plumbing done on Saturday and hopefully have some pics to show.

Soooooo? How was the w/e o plumbing???:biggrin:

Well I did get PHASE 1 completed.... stand and sump into the basement... Drilled out for the bulkhead.... installed some baffles.... Relocated the RO/DI unit to the utility room and fished some new 1/4" flex tubing through the ceiling and over to the area where the ATO storage will be. The sump is now filling with RO water (should be finished Monday night) and then I will add salt. I am hoping to move the other sump down next Saturday and finish plumbing everything together and hook up the ATO. I will snap a few pics in the morning and post.

Well here is the progress from the weekend.....

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/q...tSumpLarge.jpg

I am just about ready to move the old sump down into the basement and plumb everything together. The new tank should be finished filling at some point tomorrow and then I will add salt and mix and bring upto temperature. I just noticed looking at this pic that I put the back check valve in the wrong place so I will have to cut it out and move it over the top of the Tee. I added the Tee on the return for future additions :biggrin:.

I decided to try to plumb the drain in a way that I could open the shutoff valve that you see on the lower drain pipe with the Tee (main drain) and have the smaller sump run on its own with the upper floor display tank so I can do larger water changes in the new tank without having to turn off the entire system.

So Hopefully next weekend I can drain the existing sump, move it down to the stand that you see on the right, finish plumbing it all together and fire it up.

Basically what I wanted to have when everything is said and done is a main reef display on the main floor, a fowlr in the basement, and the sump in the basement. WOW!!! Hope this all makes sense.