50 gallon LPS & Zoa Reef

Myka · #1 05-02-2012, 03:19 PM

The tank has almost all of my LPS corals in it now. I put a couple juvenile Galaxy Clarkii clowns in there yesterday. I don't have the return pump hooked up yet. I painted the back and took some pics, but they seem to have been lost. I must have deleted them off my camera before my trip to Kauai. With only 2 T5 bulbs I can't get the color to my liking. I'm looking for a used 4-bulb fixture to put over the tank already.

Greg, in reference to your previous post, the European hinges hold the doors closed so I don't need magnetic latches. I'm going to buy the "soft-close" pieces for the hinges so they won't slam shut.

gregzz4 · #2 05-03-2012, 01:58 AM

Excellent. Glad to hear the hinges you picked work
Lookin' forward to some pics

Figured you were out of town. Hope you had a wonderful time

Myka · #3 05-04-2012, 03:20 PM

They were hinges I bought probably 2 years ago, so I figured I may as well use them. I just couldn't use my original plan with those style hinges. Oh well, I'm still happy with the stand, and really like that it is the same color as the walls behind it. It looks very nice like that.

And thanks, our trip to Kauai was awesome.

gregzz4 · #4 06-16-2012, 07:52 AM

Update ??????

Myka · #5 07-23-2012, 09:15 PM

Yeah, I guess I didn't update this! My Canon G9 died while I was in Hawaii in April, and I didn't take many pics after that since my waterproof camera doesn't take the same quality of photos. I bought another G9 a week ago though, so I should get more pics soon here.

I still need to add a bunch more live rock. I bought a few nice pieces just for the tank a couple months ago, but haven't got around to putting them in the tank. I got a blue Mini Carpet anemone for the tank too. Cool little critters.

Here's May 2nd:

May 3rd (added a bunch):

Here's the sump (installed early May):

Here it is May 19:

This Aussie Lobo got nailed by its neighbor, and is recovering well:

This is the neighbor:

Here's RBTA. It hosts a young pair of Galaxy Clarkii, but they ditched when they saw the camera.

Zoaelite · #6 07-23-2012, 09:52 PM

Quote:

This is the neighbor:

Awmygawd, sooooooo nice

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Myka · #7 07-25-2012, 07:35 PM

Yeah, thanks that one's a beauty! I like the damaged Aussie on better though. I have 8 open brains and 6 closed brain corals in there. One of my fav corals.