404 gallon - round 2.5

Snappy · #1 10-19-2013, 09:39 PM

I am in the process of a "do-over" on my 400 gallon display so I thought I'd start a "build thread" so to speak.
Here is a picture of the tank with a couple of hundred pounds of rock already out. (yes it is a big mess but who cares? It's getting a revamp and will be empty pretty soon. The only reason it isn't completely emptied now is I need the rock to support the the critters my mandarins & pipefish feed on) To save power I disconected some of the lighting on the RH third of the tank which is now barren.

Anyway I have added some "non-polluted" live-rock to seed the new dry rock in a 120 gallon tank that I am using for the transition & rock curing process. I moved a T5 fixture over the tank so I can keep an eye on some test corals & I added a pair of true percs to help with the cycle.

eli@fijireefrock.com · #2 10-19-2013, 09:47 PM

And there it starts the fun or rebuilding a piece of the reef in Greg's home. ..the coral master at work....will be following along. ...lots of pictures...

Snappy · #3 10-19-2013, 09:47 PM

Here is a partial shot of some of them crowded into one of my prop tanks. They seem anxious to move back to the reef.

Snappy · #4 10-19-2013, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by eli@fijireefrock.com

And there it starts the fun or rebuilding a piece of the reef in Greg's home. ..the coral master at work....will be following along. ...lots of pictures...

The new "scape" will be featuring some of the sweet shelf & branch rock I got from you.

Cure baby cure!!

Snappy · #5 10-19-2013, 10:17 PM

Here's some shots of a few corals that are in storage & patiently waiting for the move back to the display.

Hawkins Echinata

Tri-color Vermiculata

Meteor Shower

Peach Prostrata

Pacific Chaos

Sarmentosa

Fijian Blue-tip Red Hyacinthus

Snappy · #6 10-19-2013, 10:28 PM

A few more

Exquisita

Crocea clam

Maxima Clam

Grape Humilis

Misc zoas

Florida Ricordia (starving for light so although healthy they are getting a bit faded)

Yellow Tip Rose Mille

Shocking Pink Mille

Snappy · #7 10-19-2013, 10:36 PM

I discovered today that I have a "vivid" setting on this camera and it makes the colors pop more so they look much closer to how they look in person.

Scythanith · #8 10-20-2013, 02:11 PM

Your prop tank is nicer than 90% of peoples regular tanks haahaa!

Aquattro · #9 10-20-2013, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Snappy

I discovered today that I have a "vivid" setting on this camera and it makes the colors pop more so they look much closer to how they look in person.

First thing I noticed was the better quality pics! Good job!

thmh · #10 10-20-2013, 02:54 PM

Omg Greg.! I have to agree with Scott... Your "prop" tank is awesome!

~Tony