50ish gallon shallow reef build

[Myka]

Still not enough pics.

[Skimmer Juice]

yes I will update this weekend I actually have corals in it already

[Janeallisonn]

Yup - Definitely need more photos Asap

[Skimmer Juice]

update still working on capturing good/accurate color pics . Got a new sump just need to build a stand for it and then re-plumb , then the skimmer will not be in the frag tank . Have the system running 1 kessil a360we does the job perfectly, just got the vertex 150 a week ago with a sump . Got to say I love having the vinyl black bottom and black acrylic back wall , can't see no plumbing and the lighting looks much better . Have the frag tank and my display plumbed to the same sump right beside each other and the difference in lighting is crazy. The blacked out tank has way more shimmer and it holds the light in much better , where as my display is full starfire and light spills out a lot . So now I must build a duplicate tank and replace my beloved 8 year old tank. Here are some pics of some of the corals , just got my first scolly . Have always wanted one just never really see them around the lfs and when I do see one they are 400 usually . Got my scolly from Colby at bayside corals for a steal he has some really cool stuff would be so poor if that was my lfs .
Added a yellow/red banded pipe today will get some pics when the lights are on. And got a swallsi basslett ( I think) he literally just stays in and out of the rockwork so hard to get a pic . Also set up a qt so I can start buying some fish again . Going to give a black and blue boxfish another shot or 2 before I rule the fish impossible to keep , going to try a pair to see if the survival rate is better as they are always paired up in the ocean , honestly bugs me they still stock those fish , I have never seen anybody with one .
Have had success with the yellow boxfish witch I will be getting as well. But the blue and the black spotted I have yet to see a healthy one in anybody's aquarium .

[Skimmer Juice]

just picked up a b-day present for myself . Will be going in the reef after he is finished in the qt , he is super bright . Also have got a new sump and running my omega 150 love this skimmer . My banded pipe's have now started breeding in the system , added a yellow/red banded pipe put it in with my white banded pair and they were having none of it lol. As soon as I put the little red guy in the other 2 just cornered it and chased it around relentlessly so had to separate them unfortunately . Also bought some auto elements amino acid tabs going to see how those work out got them locally at Wai's if anybody is looking for them . Wais has been getting in some really cool uncommon fish and inverts , he also seems to stay on top of new products I have been shopping there a lot more lately . And last but not least I ended up trading the kessil a360we I was using for a vertex sr260 2ft fixture should have it next week , I always wanted to try that light so if I end up not liking it as much as the kessil I will sell it and go back to kessil . Anybody use the vertex lights care to share your thoughts ?


my b-day present :

[Slyguy00]

Lookin good. You have some nice coral hiding in there

[Skimmer Juice]

Originally Posted by Slyguy00

Lookin good. You have some nice coral hiding in there

thank you wish I had a better came so I could show some of them off.