Dez' Tank Journal

[reefan]

Very impressive, thanks for sharing

[spawn]

I've been reading through your build today & being that this is my 1st year in the hobby I'd say that growth is awesome. I've had sps for the last 6 months in my tank that haven't grown that much. Although with the addition of a profilux things have definately started to take off in the last 2.5 months. I just upgraded to a 150 gal for my future build in the basement & will likely use your build as a guide for success with an sps dominant system.

Originally Posted by Dez

Wow.....I was looking through the date stamp on my pictures and I can't believe that this was only 26 days of growth:

Sept 22


Oct 18

[Dez]

Thanks Spawn. Yes that colony is now 18" accross with me constantly fragging it. Just be patient and this hobby definitely pays off.

[reefermadness]

One of the best reefs on canreef!

[Dez]

Originally Posted by reefermadness

One of the best reefs on canreef!

I am humbled as I think that there are tons of tanks out there that are of higher calibre on canreef. Thank you.

Anyway, here's a full tank shot from my cell phone yesterday. I only took one from the living room side.

[Reefpins10]

TOOOOO JEALOUS !

[The Grizz]

That is some HARD CORE reef porn, had to put my iPad down to wipe the drool from my chin. Soooooooooo very jelous, can't wait to see in person

[reefermadness]

Originally Posted by Dez

I am humbled as I think that there are tons of tanks out there that are of higher calibre on canreef. Thank you.

Dont think so buddy.....just admit its the bomb.

[Dez]

Just took a couple of quick pics tonight. Some updates as of late:

1. New frag tank (Just wanted one with an external overflow box). It's the same size. I did it cause I have connections to glass.

2. I have now switched to LED lighting. Just some cheap ebay brand ones. So the halides are officially down now and I'm gonna give these LEDs 6 months before I sell my halides. This saved me close to 400 watts. I went from 3 x 250 watt pendants to 3 x 120 watt LED pendants. We'll see, only time will tell.

Anyway, here are a few pics.



Pink Milli - Started from a 2" brown smooth frag


Started from a white almost dead 1" frag


Teal Acro - Started from a sickly smooth pale frag infested with red bugs (I didn't know it at the time - it is now the size of a cantelope)


That Red Convexa at the bottom left of this picture was started from a tiny 1/2" frag from Snappy - it is now about 6" around


Tough to get the colour right, this is way too blue.


This pineapple express was originally from Lobsterboy, started out as a 1.5" frag.


Saltynuts frag - started out as 1.5" brown frag. It is about the size of a cantelope as well, slightly taller than wide as I've been keeping its width in check.


This is one of my frag tanks. The other is just as crowded.

[fishytime]

Love the first and sixth pics Dez.....beautiful "coralscape" type shots .......wowzers....... perhaps its a good thing that we havnt been able to hook up so I could see your tanks.....judging from that frag tank my wallet would likey have taken a huge hit......some really sweet stuff there man!