Hey Kevin,

Any updates on this one? Especially pics?

No pics sorry . We are on the last stages as they open on the 1st of June.
350 lbs of live rock is in and we've been cycling for 3.5 weeks. 2 weeks with Krill and LS and 1.5 so far with cured live rock. I took the live rock right out of the tanks that housed the first group of fish being moved there. The skimmer is pulling hard for us already and we have had no leaks in the plumbing. Tuesday and thursday we will change out 150 gallons of water each day from Red Corals fish system. And Friday we will put in 7" yellow tang, 6" Niger Trigger, 5" Blue Throat trigger, 6" Emperor Angel (changing to adult), 6" Koran Angel (changing to adult), 2 x XL Black Clowns, 20 XL Margarita Turbo Snails, A few large mushroom corals and a few rocks of GSP and Zenia. So we will keep a close eye on things as we will be dumping in 7 fish and 20 snails at once. All these fish have been housed together in the same water and this live rock for 3 + months and I feel should be hardy enough to weather a small cycle from their addition.
Hopefully pics soon.
Kevin

Wow, sounds like a lot happening. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

Hey guys...I think they must be open now...any new pics?

Still very interested in the final product with this one.

I agree with Mark. Would love to see pics.

Thank You all for your continued interest. I finally was able to take some pictures and take a close look at everything.

It will take some time to type everything as I am one of those 2 finger typists.


I guess to start I will talk about the cycle and how we accomplished it in a demanding 2 month period.
It started by having the Fish, the Live Rock, and the Water already cycled months in advance. Still there will always be a cycle period.
We had 350 lbs of rock and 75% of the fish in our store fish system waiting for the transfer.
Prior to this we set up the Stampede tank with salt water and ran it with krill and sand in it for 1.5 weeks. This started the cycle of the 400+ gallons of water and also broke in all the equipment.
Next came the Live Rock (400lbs), 300 gallons of water out of our fish system, and 7 of the hardiest of fish that was in that water and with the LR. Also we added 20 xl turbo snails and 15 algae crabs. This we maintained for close to 6.5 weeks before any more additions.
We have since added another group of fish, snails, and crabs.

Our List to date is:

7" changing Emperor Angel
7" changing Koran Angel
7" Yellow Tang
6" Powder Brown Tang
5" Regal Tang
8" Queen Adult Angel
4.5" Juv. French Angel
4" Blue Devil Damsel
3" Black Clown
5" Niger Trigger
5" Blue Throat Trigger
2 X 4" Orange Spot Gobies
30+ XL Mex. Turbo Snails
15 Algae Crabs
5 Red Legged Crabs
2 x Pillow Stars ( I found out the hard way they are not reef safe)
For corals that are doing great are some xl hairy mushrooms and GSP.

When I took a really good at the fish I noticed that something had picked on the 4" Blue Devil Damsel as it looked a little rough and the 4.5" Juv. French Angel had a white spot on one of it's fins. When I tested the auto feeder everything took their turn eating. I was very pleased with their health.

This picture is to show you one of the problems we face with sunshine.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01049.jpg
Some different side views.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01050.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01052.jpg
Top and Overhead shots
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01053.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01054.jpg
Our return plumbing.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01066.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01065.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01064.jpg
Just a few fish shots but enjoy.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01047.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01055.jpg
And my Favorite Pic is the Queen checking out some mudders.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...ms/ST01067.jpg

Thanks for looking.
I will finish this update later in the week.
Kevin

Thanks so much for the update. It looks great!

Love the overhead shot. Classy build you guys are pros!

wow, awesome tank! I love them peninsulas :-D Did you notice that there was a tire (or part of a tire) showing in every single photograph? :lol:

K.