Riceboy's new 82.7 one piece eurobrace starfire build

[riceboy]

Originally Posted by Myka

Looks great! I hope you have a smooth transition too. I'm nervous for you. How did you treat the rock before the move? Did you put any old rock in the sump to help out?

I didn't treat the new rock just threw it into the tank. All the old rock I just sold. I do have about 50lbs of rock in my sump to maintain the beneficial bacteria. So far so good nothing has died and I still get good polyp extention.

[SonsOfGoat]

Thanks for all your rock and corals man! Everything looks great in the tank, currently have really good polyp extension on the sps frags you gave me. Absolutely a ton of life on that rock, i woke up to my girlfriend peering at the tank, face right up against the glass! Haha, a good sign. She loved your tanks and said i should get my tank like yours and to buy what i need to do it. Sweet!
If you're selling some more frags in the future i will be sure to purchase next time were in calgary, and if you're ever coming through Golden feel free to stop in!

[lastlight]

i see room for a few more tangs now dawg! wow you really thinned the herd out since i was over but it's nice to see all the open areas that scape allows for.

i thought you were going to get an ati hybrid. are you committed to full T5 now?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by riceboy

I didn't treat the new rock just threw it into the tank. All the old rock I just sold. I do have about 50lbs of rock in my sump to maintain the beneficial bacteria. So far so good nothing has died and I still get good polyp extention.

Ah ok, that rock in the sump should definitely help - you're braver than me. I'd do that with LPS, but SPS? Maybe you're just crazy.

[riceboy]

Lol that was an upgrade I went to CONCEPT AQUARIUMS and walked out with 2 8 bulb ati hybrids lol. Love the t5 led hybrid Best light on the market in my opinion.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

Ah ok, that rock in the sump should definitely help - you're braver than me. I'd do that with LPS, but SPS? Maybe you're just crazy.

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly

[riceboy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly

Now that's ballsy lol. I do have a biopellet reactor so plenty of bacteria in there. I wasn't to concern with the transfer but it's taking forever to clear up the water. I should of rinsed the sand before throwing it in lol.

[Aquattro]

Nah, I prepped the sponge for 2 months beforehand, and knew it would be enough to filter things until the rock built bacteria. This is why I don't buy into the "wait for a year before SPS" line. I added 50 frags day one and all my fish into a system with a crappy skimmer, no reactor and dry rock/sand. Big water changes every two weeks, and everything stayed very healthy the whole process.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly

Yup, I've subscribed to the Brad method
Works great every time I put fish in my fresh QT

[Jpower]

Wow dude, this tank looks beautiful. I showed my wife and she's being a little more receptive to "underwater gardening" as she calls it. Great job!

Jesse