90 Gallon Reef Setup... Update April 22, 2009...Oceanic Corals with Pics!

Lance · #1 02-12-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

BAAAAAAAAAAAH

I knew this would happen. I took out some sand and stuff shifted. So I now have a torn down 90 (fish in one bucket, corals and rock in another)

Can anyone say new setup?!

Idiot

Bummer! Don't you hate when that happens.

Rbacchiega · #2 02-12-2009, 11:36 PM

Whew, I think that's the fastest I've ever done anything. Granted, I officially have NO make up water...but rocks were out of the tank for less than 30 minutes (although they were still in old tank water) and corals were placed in the fastest frag tank I have ever set up in my entire life.

I actually like the scaping better now, hopefully everything will pull through. In a way, I'm glad this happened before everything really started to grow in.

I figured it out, and I've done just about a 50% waterchange on the tank...Hopefully not too much. At least mineral levels should be up there...

Mrfish55 · #3 02-13-2009, 02:05 AM

I wound up doing a 50% change when I went from the 180 to the 300 and everything worked out fine, just watch the feeding for a couple weeks and let things settle down, let's see some before and after pics.

Rbacchiega · #4 02-13-2009, 02:13 AM

I'll grab a pic or two once things clear up a bit. Huge slime from the brain, the fox is all closed up, but the zoas are out and happy and some of the SPS are already showing some polyp extension. I've seen the Kole and the Ember Blenny, everything else is hiding. LOL

bignose · #5 02-13-2009, 03:00 AM

Well that's bad news about your tank. But you have a new setup now to show off

I hope your corals pull through. Can't wait for your pictures.

Rbacchiega · #6 02-13-2009, 03:20 AM

I'm actually really in love with the aquascape (even more so because I did it nearly completely blind because the tank was murky because of taking out all the sand) There are loads of ledges for coral placement, which I'll work on more tomorrow. I think my hands have been in there long enough for one day LOL

....all this because I wanted to go bare bottomed...boooo

Rbacchiega · #7 02-13-2009, 06:55 PM

So, day one bare bottom AND vodka dosing (that's right, I got a syringe!)

I'm amazed at how much gunk is coming out of the rocks. It's actually pretty disgusting. But even though it's been BB for less than 24 hrs it IS looking alot better. I'm not sure if it's the light reflecting off the bottomw of the tank or what, but coral colours are nicer and the tank seems brighter

New and updated FTS:

And a horrible horrible picture of the blenny: