Thanks Doug. Yes this one will replace the 90g in the dining area :biggrin:

The sump is staying the same in the basement; i have put a 30g breeder under the display as a dedicated SPS frag tank :biggrin: and have built a closed loop for the flow. The Dart pump only just fits in the space on the right :redface:...

BTW How are you getting on with the Zeo supplements? Have you decided to try the full system yet?

Simon..

got it, ill make sure that i have 6 of those with me the next time i come by:biggrin:

No full zeo yet. Have to move in 40 days. Not looking forward to that. Maybe after the move. But tank is doing well right now. Doug

What a week..

After a 2 days of plumbing and a few minor leaks :redface: I finally made the transfer to my new tank. I started the aquascaping yesterday morning 8am and finished placing the corals at 11pm. I never want to put my hand in a fish tank ever again :lol:

Everything thus far looks ok, although a few colors have faded which was enevitable with the stress; and the lack of heaters mean't a few corals got a little colder than i would have liked :neutral:

Anyways; all done and wow what a difference. Really pleased with the closed loop and how quiet the dart pump is and now i have soooo much more room around the back and front for more corals :purplebananna:

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Looks really great!

That looks friggin incredably awesome. Question though, does your sump have no divider's in it? Do you have a picture of the tank complete with the supm door's open?

Wow! Simon that looks incredible!! And sooo shiny! Great tank/set-up!

Thanks everyone.

The tank below is just for a few SPS frags :biggrin: the main sump is in the basement.

S

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Very impressive Simon!

Holy-crap Simon....thats one serious system you got happening there man....what do you figure the total system volume is?

Thanks Doug :biggrin:

I reckon 265g gross and around 200g Net :puppydog:

The tank at the bottom of the sump is only half full as it takes the drain from all others. Just enough space :surprise:

Simon

That is really, really, really, nice., just an outstanding job on the stand., it's beautiful., the tank looks awesome in that location., I'm thinking your reflectors are SLS Lumenmax Elites?., they look good and seem to give you some really good spread.

Good Job!

Beautiful tank! Turned out really slick! I'm considering the same reflectors, how you like them?

Very nice, sweet looking tank and set up.

wow simon thats a huge upgrade from your other tank. just think of all the new shiney stuff you can put in there haha. and it filled that spot up pretty good too.

Wow! You sure don't fool around, that is Simply Incredible. :biggrin:

Thanks everyone for the kind comments :biggrin:

Still no leaks so i can relax now for a while :Banane10:

Once the corals have all settled in, i shall take a few more pictures so that i can compare growth a months from now.

Simon

Wow that looks fantastic!! Looks like everything took the transfer well! Can't wait to see the corals grow in :cool:

Simon dude love the tank looks great man

Hi Josh & Wayner,

Very happy so far with the reflectors; they seem to spread the light very well. Not sure about my bulb selection yet. I have gone with 2x 250w 14k Ushio & 1 x 250w 20k. I wanted to see the difference before making my mind up. The 20k is very blue but i wonder if it will be enough PAR; I love the way it brings out the colours though. The 14k is a cooler white, but doesn't pop the colours as much. I had been running actinics on my last tank so i might end up supplementing these pendants with t5's..

Simon

really sweet tank you got there Simon.

It turned out spectacularly!

I love how our tanks need so much light. Yours is smack dab in the middle of two windows and I'll bet you never open those blinds for fear of sunlight hitting the tank!

^ LOL

AWESOME!!! Very nice. I love how clean they look when they are first set up. Those pendants look real sharp too. :)

Is that bright pink sps a birds nest? I'm blinded by it just from your FTS. stunning really

Thanks :biggrin: and your right about the blinds :lol:

I do occasionally treat them to a little natural light :razz:

Simon.

Hi,

Yes it's a birds nest :biggrin: Really pleased that it has kept it's colour.. I was worried that it would be one of the corals to lose the colour during transfer.

Simon

Well, the Corals are finally settling in after the transfer and beginning to color up again

i have battled with some tissue recession to the bases but i am glad to say that i have managed to control it :biggrin:

Here are a few random shots that i took yesterday. Some were taken under Actinics.


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Looks great!

Cool! Always good to hear that it's under control!!! What sort of thing(s) did you do to keep it at bay?

Great looking stuff!

Thanks Guy's.

It took a while to dial in the doser so had a few ALK swings in the first few weeks! Potassium dropped fairly quickly as well which did not help. I cut the base completely off of one coral before the recession reached the branches. I then putty'd the coral directly to a rock; it seems to be encrusting again which is a good sign :biggrin:

One other coral was losing tissue so i placed it very close to a powerhead which blew the loose tissue away and it stopped receding! it's now re-growing.

Everything else is flourishing :smile:

I'm in love with the greens and blues in the second picture! What is that?

Hi Brett,

I have a few SPS in my collection that i haven't managed to I.D yet and this is one.. I think it could be Acropora Abrolhosensis. It seems to be growing very quickly.

If anyone has any other ideas; please share :biggrin:

Simon..

very cool collection indeed. FTS???

Wow you have some gorgeous corals and great colors. Any idea on the ID of this one? I had a piece for a short time, it grew algae on it and STNed. I was so ticked as its a gorgeous piece and so different looking. I'll have to see if I can get another piece somewhere.

Hi Christy,

Sorry for the late reply! Been away on vacation :biggrin:

I Don't have an I.D i'm afraid :neutral:.. It's a really neat Acro, with deep blue tips and seems to be colouring up really well. I think it is a deepwater; possibly "Acropora Fenneri" but not too sure..

Simon.

Hey Simon what are the dimensions of the main display. I am looking at a tank FS here, it calculate's out to be 165 as well. It is a big long tank.

Hi,

It's 72" Long x 24" Width x 22" High.

I prefer wider tanks as they are easier to landscape IMO. I also prefer them to be shallow so that i can work on the substrate without climbing into the tank :biggrin:

Hope this helps..

Simon

I am finding that hard with my 155 BF. I am looking at a 96" L x 22" W x 18" D.