Yeeg's 650G Inwall Reef **Pic Intense**

[TTT]

Originally Posted by yeeg

Started filling the tank on Feb 29 using the culligan machine I have at home...23 days later, I had half a tank...I needed another 55? 5 gallons of water to top it off once the rock arrived...Took another 4 days to get enough water in the sump...If I ever need to lift another bottle of R/o, it will be too soon...

Once I put the rock in the tank to cure, I was advised to leave the lights off for 3 weeks to minimize algae...2 months later, I had enough and turned the lights on to see white rocks...The colours are starting to come back and you may be able to see in the middle section the coraline and other colours are quite strong...I had the most light in the middle and slowly added light as time went on...I had very little hair and other nuisance algae in the tank and I am glad I left the lights off for so long...

So its basically been running with livestock for 3.5 months...Since you live so close, let me know if you want to take a look...

Hi Glen,

That sounds great! I would love to see your tank sometime. Your sump is probably the size of my 120g tank.

Terry

[michika]

There are lots of handy people around the forum who make acrylic into very pretty reactors. I have a DIY one from NewGuy (Harvey), and it, and the associated Kalk. reactor were cheap, and hardy.

How are your SPS colouring up? I wonder if yours and mine are colouring up the same? More close up shots!