lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by Nano

Looks wicked! Can't wait to see it once coraline takes over!!

yeah me too i hate this sterile stage hopefuly it doesnttake long

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Woohoo, it's alive!! Looks great!! Great job on the scaping, came together nicely!

thank you my wife will feel better when she has her kitchen backbut impeased so far.

Originally Posted by reefwars

good job budd looks great

thanks denny

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

And BAM the fish are in
I wasn't expecting it that fast

Scape looks great

lol seems like it it helps when you use old tank water and new water with precured rock im hoping the prodibio helps with any small spike to themits like a huge water change but look moreo swim room andcaves lol.. the trigger was teh first to investigate everything. but i did the same thing on my 50 with no issues whatsoever

i just wish my skimmer would set up right and stop spewing micro bubbles. but i cleaned the bajessesout of it so it needs to set in again...a few days it should be fine.

[gregzz4]

Ya, I'm a bit jeaous
Must be nice to have some established stuff to add to a new tank

[lockrookie]

dont be too jealous some of the established stuff has apstasia on it i still have a battle ahead lol or fish to buy wish im hoping to get begining of july but may wait till aug

[lastlight]

scaped background came out really nice!

Is that a hydnophora and is that trigger reef safe?

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by lastlight

scaped background came out really nice!

Is that a hydnophora and is that trigger reef safe?

thanks it did but i already see a few things id change.. just the way i am but it isn't happening in this tanks life time


yes thats is a hydnophora i got it from a local reefer and damn near killed it tl ial i had was a small chunk left that grew in my 90 to that without dosing.. and in this process the stem broke thus the massive bondo job. but im very proud of it i know some ppl dont like it i think its cool.

and im not too sure how reef save the trigger is he seems to behave save for the odd snail eaten... and my cleaner shrimps/coralbanded shrimp are no longer.. and ill never own a clam again. it was funny to watch teh rega and yellow follow him around the tank to investigate they seem to rely on him for safety...the enforser lol. but hes cool and i can hand feed him gets a bit close and bit me once by mistake.

[Blue World Aquariums]

Good job on the rockwall. That may be the best faux background I've seen yet. What foam was it that you used?

[lockrookie]

coming from a guy who built my favorite nano in an xbox i thank you.. i used great stuff foam nothing special but smooshed it flat and bumpy as it dried to give it texture. then brushed on fiberglass resin from can tire (stinks like crazy but can give you a wicked buzz lol. sprinked on brown sand/shell mixture, you can use white as well, and mixed the sand and epoxy with a brush repeat 3 times..makes the wall rock hard to cut it you need a dremel.. be warned it can and will float even tho thiswall has 60 pounds of dry rock in it it is a bit boyant.. my return plumbing was the only thing holding it down now the rock holds it dwn so im good

[lockrookie]

so this morning i checked tank and the amonia was at .5 i started to worry a bit but it seemstohave dropped back to zero so far so good

[gregzz4]

I've never used probidio
Are you still using it ? I assume you would be for awhile ...
I gather it's like using Stability or such that you add daily for bacteria to get you over the NH3 hump ?