This is great...I am doing a tank upgrade in a few weeks.....complete with fish room...following along.

Well not to much to update. Things are coming along fantastic. Im really starting to appreciate nuking the rock to begin with. Im still dealing with a little bit of green hair algae, but it seems to be going away more and more every day. Coraline is starting to cover all the new rocks, so its starting to look better.

Dead rock starting to look better:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pskcjrdi37.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps6iqimpwp.jpg

I also started a vinegar dosing regimen. Im up to 30mL/day at this time. Seems to be working great. Also running GFO and carbon in reactors.

Sump closet:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmwg3e6h8.jpg

Lots and lots of Scypha ciliata (aka pinapple sponges), spirorbid worms and feather dusters are covering the walls of the sump, and little critters are everywhere! So looks like thinhs are nice and healthy so far.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pse8vdvkhv.jpg

This is one of the biggest scypha ciliata I have seen yet...about 1.5 cm long. You can see all the other small ones around it.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps26kbrykx.jpg

Got some GSP frags from Denny, some green palys from my nano and a beautiful RBTA from Sheena. My first coral additions are doing fantastic.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmmxutb2y.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmekuwxli.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszintsuyb.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswqy9bulo.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps5sfnih5o.jpg

looking good! Let me know when you want to come over for some easy starter corals (SPS; with or without blue cloves) :biggrin:

Aaaaaand a crappy blue washed FTS for kicks

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pshbvl0x9a.jpg

Oh for sure!! I would love some birdnest....and I dont mind those blue cloves!

Oh, I got lots of birdsnest! Usually have to throw the stuff out it grows so fast.

Lots red and green monti caps and digitatas that I need to hack back too.

#FirstWorldReefingProblems

Famous last words... eh kien? Lol.

Great set up Mike!! Should have said you were after gsp, I have sooooooo much I could have given ya! Nem looks happy! :lol:

Hahaha I would love that!


Yeah....I may be eating my words some day

Thanks!! Yeah I cant wait until the real display is built. Then I can actually stock some nice tangs, and spread out the 3 rock islands a little. Should hopefully be built by the end of December.

The nem is crazy happy. I fed him some clam today. He ate it up like it was crack.

In for updates!

Mmmmmm....guiness....no wait....thats skimmate!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psp6lkhutz.jpg

New birdsnest (my fave).

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pshnwmjka5.jpg

Very happy nem

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswsdargpm.jpg

Not much to report. Things are going awesome. Vinegar dosing is doing awesome. At 40mL/day. Algae is almost 100% gone. Everything is looking great.

Added a scopas tang and a yellow eye kole tang. They are doing awesome so far.

PATIENTLY AWAITING MY NEW DISPLAY!!!!

Updated FTS
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psy2xkxluf.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pseha1aidc.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psvx1ive31.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psgtbrwwcz.jpg

Random frags/corals are doing great as well. Showing good polyp extension and growth. RBTA seems happy. And was joined by the female tomato clown.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psuy2yiyh2.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psumzlsvr7.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmq6j6hdx.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pslwtdlpge.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pssirn3onm.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyvrdm3ml.jpg

Couple new zoas

Fire and ice

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pssgusihmo.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyzlcxhg2.jpg

Eye of rah

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psefwxg9dt.jpg

And the best news ever!!! New display is nearly done!!

Impressive build man..
Well done..

Here is a walk through video of the current system.

http://youtu.be/-mLlzBhkKB4

I just had to have an emergency shoulder surgery, so unfortunately even though my nice new 210 gallon display tank is ready to be picked up.....might be a while before I can go get :-(

But hey.... Who wouldn't love to say that they have titanium screws in their shoulder socket???? Cool story... Cool scar.... No new tank in my kitchen :cry:

And a FTS Video as well

http://youtu.be/MTnXwydzkg8

Enjoy!

The ease of access looks incredible for most of the equipment you've got there. get your titanium rear in gear and get that 210 already!

I really love the set up. ease of maintenance = success! Thanks for sharing, the video was really cool.

Thanks!! It has been really nice and easy thus far.

Thanks! Its been nice to do most of the maintenance without bending over!

I just have to sweet talk some buddies into helping me pick the tank up as I will be useless. Most of my friends run when I mention moving a tank after the last few big ones lol.

looking kien buddy :)

lol :P

Hehehe noticed that eh??

It has arrived!
 

210 is officially in my possession!

Black background and bottom = hotness. Mow I just have to get off my but and make the stand.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmdoz1sxe.jpg

Also picked up a new skimmer. Reef Octopus Diablo DCS300INT - this this is HUGE!

Here it is next to the SWC Xtreme 250 S2

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszxnnh7f8.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pspau3czca.jpg

FTS

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psy9vjaxgf.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psn35ltygv.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pssmgwd8sy.jpg

Some Corals

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyik8b48u.jpg

My Fave. Fire and Ice Zoas

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psujp5tfrw.jpg

Toadstool

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrhlovmkg.jpg

Anyone want to ID these Zoas?

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psvt7vpl4p.jpg

Purple Digi Colony

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psq3capzh4.jpg

Bullseye Rhodactis

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstgs2yjvx.jpg

Birdsnest

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps8nh8xepw.jpg

Big Bonsai colony. I will get better pics when I can. This does it no justice at all.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psvbtshvzz.jpg

Acro I think - Once again terrible pic.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psctok0pki.jpg

:cool:

New video

http://youtu.be/c0pyyjYBIxw

Tank is looking amazing! Good job

Took some random "lights out" pictures this morning

Tomato clown nestled into his RBTA

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psra14oar7.jpg

Acro crab guarding his bonsai colony

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszxcr2vxf.jpg

Unknown SPS with longspine urchin in the background

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps6ntegcfp.jpg

Well it was an interesting start to May. Went to work on Friday morning and things were looking great. Then I came home 9 hours later to find everything unhappy, polyps retracted, colors fading and some SPS bleaching/dying. Not good. So I performed an emergency 80 gallon water change and vacuumed out the display and frag tanks. After a couple of nail biting days, things are on the mend.


Unsure what happened, but things are looking up. Lost a couple small pieces. The 80 gallon water change helped tremendously. Things started to get back to normal after a couple days. Mostly color loss and fading in a lot of SPS. But they are all starting to make a comeback. I have since done another 40 gallon water change and vacuumed the display and frag tanks of detritus again.

The disaster seems to be averted at this time.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psowcplf69.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psa16rbzaa.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps1r1ilfci.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psv5h3azow.jpg

Looks good and very nice setup.

Red Montipora Foliosa

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psn8zhu92h.jpg

Blurry Bonsai

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrz8evbrm.jpg

Baby blue Milli

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstue5thau.jpg

Green acro of some kind

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps9d5mkbou.jpg

Fire and ice zoas, birds of paradise

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psk1x3qel8.jpg

Progression shots before the 210

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszven9l5x.jpg

Another progression angle

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psekqgottx.jpg

Blue digi (the small one of my two colonies)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psehgdiyi2.jpg

Bad pic of a nice blue/green tenius

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmvzlxjk9.jpg

Left side

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psjrswzt9i.jpg

Middle

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstrzfn9kl.jpg

Right side

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psph2ssjkv.jpg

Wow, filling in pretty nicely!

PS. Might have to come bug you for some frags when I'm ready to start restocking. :)

55 gallon cheato fuge is doing amazing as well. No longer run GFO. I trim it down to a basketball size every week...and its gets like this again in 7 days lol.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psb3pezeik.jpg

Can anyone identify this acro? Green with white polyps

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psiox8pb7j.jpg

Any time!!! I'll fresh cut whatever you want. Frag tank is usually pretty full too.

might have to swing by one of these days and take a look at ur set up and maybe frag swap :lol: