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Evolution...Hobby Wise

Just curious, how long did the evolution take??

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Originally Posted by jus68 (Post 390882)

Just curious, how long did the evolution take??

Trust me....doug is still evolving :)

Wow so far everyone's progress is amazing...wish I had som old tank pics...never had a digital camera... :(

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Originally Posted by jus68 (Post 390882)

Just curious, how long did the evolution take??

The time-line is two years:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by christyf5 (Post 390905)

Neato! I'll play. No digital before 2002. Started in 2001 with a 20gal.

Christy, I noticed you got rid of all your M. caps? Also where were all your corals in the pic with all the algae?

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Originally Posted by marie (Post 390917)

I didn't get my digital camera until (I think 2004)
my sumpless 75g

Wow Marie that is a serious evolution. I cant believe that first shot is a 75g....looks much bigger than that.

This is embarrassing.

Early 2006 I built a peninsula upstairs. Late 2006 I began building a 400 gallon downstairs and moved the ~70 gallon (which never looked that great to begin with) down as well so I could reno the main floor. I haven't had anything living in a tank since late 2006. The 400 was cut apart and sold (I filled it once to leak test) and the wall torn down to sell the house.

Check out that sweet ro/di feed to my sump!

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/build/evolving.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/build/rescaped2.jpg

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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 390961)

Christy, I noticed you got rid of all your M. caps? Also where were all your corals in the pic with all the algae?

My caps were munched on by some montipora eating flatworms. I did take them out to treat them but then couldn't fit them back in. Several were just too far gone as well. I kept frags though, they're in there somewhere.

The pic with the algae was dinoflagellates and caulerpa. For most of that year I battled the war with these two algaes. The dinoflagellates would smother everything, I would siphon, lights out, high pH whatever I could think of. I'd finally get rid of them, then the caulerpa would proliferate and I'd go in and prune it. They'd release some sort of substance (I was told it was caulerpines) and the dinos just loved it and they would go to town once again. In the midst of this I lost every coral I had except for the pink pavona and yellow porites which I still have, as the algaes would just smother them out. It was a horrible year and I didn't get rid of the dinoflagellates until I restarted the tank with no sand.

August 2008
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../marine002.jpg

Today Feb. 21, 09
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nkfeb09002.jpg

My photo skills not very good, and the tank is a work in progress being slowed by the lack of a job currently.

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Originally Posted by xenon (Post 391201)

29g BioCube
http://www.dansouliere.com/pictures/week2.jpg
http://www.dansouliere.com/pictures/led09.jpg
http://www.dansouliere.com/pictures/cabinet2.jpg

:jaw: That is one seriously kicked up cube man! Very nice.

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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 391204)

:jaw: That is one seriously kicked up cube man! Very nice.

I'll say!

Xenon, nice tanks i realy like the bio cube, how did all the tangs do in your 90g? i have the same tank and whant the same tangs but keep hear how mean PBTs are

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Originally Posted by nanoreefer (Post 391244)

Xenon, nice tanks i realy like the bio cube, how did all the tangs do in your 90g? i have the same tank and whant the same tangs but keep hear how mean PBTs are

You think the powder blue is mean? The Sohal kicked his but! :mrgreen:

Looking back it was a bad idea to mix that many tangs in a 90g.

I want to play too.

WOW ! Denis , what tank evolution !
seriously thou, nice pictures...:mrgreen:

I agree! Those colonies are amazing!! :cool: And I'm positively drooling over that clam. Kudos to you for being in the hobby for so long, thats impressive.

My evolution is ALL over the map.

May 2008: 54G sumpless... this tank never saw anymore life than a few hermit crabs. Not 1 snail, not 1 coral, not 1 fish.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Tank/Reef7.jpg

June 2008: The 54G soon became the sump of my 1st attempt at a my 75G. Tore this 75 apart about 2 months later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...fullsystem.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...enterpiece.jpg

Mid 2008: I had my 20G going while the 1st attempt on the 75 was tore down.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ano/FTSNov.jpg

Sept-Oct 2008: The rebuild of my 75G took place.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/75plumb6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../aquascape.jpg

November 2008: During the time while the 75G was cycling, I started a 10G for the Contest.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/DecFTS10.jpg

February 2009: Current 75G

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d/FTSFeb09.jpg

Damn!!!!! It hasn't even been a year yet!

The new tank is SEXY! Well done. I'm a sucker for a nice trimless tank with careful attention to detail like that.

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 390976)

I thought I would revive this thread.....I edited the first post to include a few new pics....cmon lets see em guys/gals:biggrin:

Your install is beautiful Mark. A real shame about the bad run of luck but obviously you're capable and will have it looking as good again. Your stand with the 3 pockets underneath...exactly what I had planned to to only I was going to have two pockets and use the same tile I did but in the pockets as well. If I were you I'd buy a few sch 80 elbows and swap out those returns as they stick out quite a bit.

Hmmm...they did. I see they're fairly encrusted now =)

I like how your blue tang can change colors in 2005 he's blue then 2006 he's purple and 2007 he's blue again. I want one for my self.

Bill

Jan 07 a newbie takes a plunge. Very Getto but what an awesome skimmer. :redface:
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rboy/jano7.jpg
Oct 07. built a new stand and reno'd the family room. Still pretty getto LOL
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rboy/oct07.jpg
Jan 08 New lights etc and starting to come together.http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rboy/jan08.jpg
Jan 08 Switching over to SPS and its growing like mad. Tank is well settled in.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rboy/jan09.jpg
Tank crashed in Aug of 09 and was sold off and replaced with 120 G that is currently cycling.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/P1020499.jpg

OMG man that sports picture of the tiny team and giant coach. First pic you posted...hanging on the wall. I nearly busted a gasket when I saw that!

Progression was good...shame about the crash. We get better with every tank though so something to look forward to with the 120.

My first SW. I purchased it from an ad in the local Buy and Sell exactly as it is pictured.
20gal 2004
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ture001sml.jpg

I then went to a 48gal and then to a 33gal during 2004 but those pictures are lost forever thanks to a windows virus.

50gal 2005
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...o/FILE0956.jpg

50gal later 2005
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...o/FILE0941.jpg

120gal 2006
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...o/FILE1199.jpg

120gal 2007
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ly92007005.jpg

120gal 2008
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...Picture015.jpg

120gal 2009
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...Picture028.jpg

The big tomato clown is the only original part of my first tank.

Started with a 72G bow in Oct 04. Here's a picture in Oct 06
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/72%2...t_Oct_2006.jpg

Moved to 180G in Jan 07
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/slid...gal%20tank.jpg

Feb 07
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/Tank...%2002%2011.jpg

Aug 07
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/Tank...%2008%2017.jpg

June 08
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/Tank...%2001%2024.jpg

Nov 08
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/Tank...%2011%2030.jpg

I wish I had taken a picture before a broken outer case on the halide bulb broke, nuking 1/3 of my tank. Here it is now with the corals re-arranged to fill in the space.
http://excalibur.bc.ca/aquarium/Tank...%2011%2016.jpg

Some really impressive progress guys....keep em coming...

VERY nice Reefer Rob!

Night and day Mike I love it. My memory is hazy...is that Doug's old Frogspawn? You've got a couple sizable colonies in there!

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 466264)

Night and day Mike I love it. My memory is hazy...is that Doug's old Frogspawn? You've got a couple sizable colonies in there!

Thanks Brett, that frogspawn actually came from another Canreefer (finaddict) and I have had it for almost 3 years.

It took me 2 & 1/2 hours to find all my pic.'s and the dates!!!!!

It all Started back in Jan. 2006 with a 60g tank.

This pic. was from March 2006 when the tank had pretty much just finished cycling.
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/IMG_1247.jpg[/IMG]

60g Sept. 2006
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...060901_020.jpg[/IMG]

60g Feb. 2007
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...070227_178.jpg[/IMG]

We also added a 10g biocube in Jan. 2007 (which we used cured live rock to set it up with) and in Feb. 2007 this pic. was taken
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...070212_147.jpg[/IMG]

I love that you have Canreef on your computer beside the biocube!:biggrin:

April 2007 we added a mantis and damsels 10g bowfront tank (which I can't find or didn't take a full tank shot of) and also at this time I sold the biocube and transferred the clowns into a 15g long tank, but again for some reason I can't find a pic. of it.

Mantis (which to this day still lives in my sump and eats mysis, krill and silversides, that I feed to it with prongs, and is still about 2-3 inches)
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...070412_224.jpg[/IMG]

Devil damsels (used to dive bomb and terrorize my mantis until I gave them away)
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...070412_225.jpg[/IMG]

Dec. 2007 120g (which was set up May 2007 but no other pics)
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0212.jpg[/IMG]

Dec. 2007 30g cube tank (which was set up in the summer of 2007 but no other pics)
[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...o/DSC_0149.jpg[/IMG]