And so it begins...

[Aquattro]

Here is a pic of the "new" tank, which also happens to be my old tank. The rock is a week old and curing nicely. Daily water changes to keep the NH3 down, Euroreef in tank to remove nasties.
My favorite part of this "downgrade" is not needig a ladder to get in my tank!!

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/new_75.jpg

[Acro]

Hey Brad, NIce looking tank you got there. Have fun with it. I'm looking forward to seeing it stocked as I'm sure you are too. :cool:

[christyf5]

Woohoo! :cool:

Now thats the way to run a skimmer! Who needs a sump :wink:


Christy :)

[Delphinus]

NICE ! :cool:

[Aquattro]

Thanks all. I took me a whole summer to build the stupid thing!!

Jamie, any idea where I can get some nice frags to seed it with? :razz:

Christy, what's this talk about a sump? These skimmers go in sumps? Hmm, that'll look better than in tank, I guess. (Sump is still being re-baffled to suit my needs, it's a 33g, so not much room.)

[rickjames]

Brad,

The tank looks good... I like the canopy and stand. Going without a sump or sand bed heh? Maybe you'll start a new trend! :biggrin:

I like the aquascaping too.. :mrgreen:

[Ken]

Hi Brad, it may take you the summer to build it, but the spring to fill it. Regards Ken

[sumpfinfishe]

Well that's great looking start after all you have been through :biggrin:
I have preyed to the reef god's for ya Brad!
I'm sure I could donate a few sps frags, I have purpletip bottlebrush growing like mad and I'm sure you would like some of that bright green acro back too :mrgreen:

:idea: Hey! maybe Tony should move this post to the newbie forum :razz:

[Aquattro]

Rich, that isn't funny, I actually find myself asking beginner questions again!! And since I haven't had a tank running properly for so long, I guess I am a newbie!!!! :razz:

I think I have lots of frags, I just need to find them. They're all visiting friends right now, but by May or June, it should be SPS ready. Maybe sooner!

[Chin_Lee]

Looks good Brad. I guess my tank's going to have more room soon to grow :biggrin: Should I start fragging? :razz:

[Aquattro]

Should I start fragging? :razz:

Nah, not yet. It's probably going to be a couple of months anyway before it's stable enough to restock with acros. I still have 2 colonies here, so once they start growing in the new tank, I'll be dropping by! :razz:

[Willow]

wow look at all the nakid white rock :razz:

[Aquattro]

wow look at all the nakid white rock :razz:

Ya, there are two large pieces from the 155 that I wanted to keep, so I bleached them and threw them in with the curing rock so it gets seeded.

[EmilyB]

Just don't put any livestock in with the Euro in there.....that is when I discovered the major voltage leakage from the pumps. :eek: Sump is one thing, tank quite another.

[LostMind]

So... are you gonna create a thread in the tank spec area to let us know your plans for this bad boy?

[Aquattro]

So... are you gonna create a thread in the tank spec area to let us know your plans for this bad boy?

I think I have thread there already, have to check. Just change the box size and it's the same :razz:

[LostMind]

Oh really? so you are gonna use all the same equip but just down size the tank itself?

Hehe, I like the idea!

[Aquattro]

so you are gonna use all the same equip but just down size the tank itself?



Ya, pretty much. I downsized the skimmer and I'll only run 2 400w instead of 3, but the rest will be the same.

[sumpfinfishe]

Hey Brad the price of your old frag's just went up :mrgreen: :razz:

[hockey nut]

Hi Brad,

Looks great!!!! What are you planning for the tank? Any Clams? and are you staying bare bottom?

Best Regards

[Aquattro]

Hi Brad,

Looks great!!!! What are you planning for the tank? Any Clams? and are you staying bare bottom?

Best Regards

Mostly SPS. I have 2 croceas and a maxima that will move over. I'll try to add a large hammer for my clowns, as long as the current isn't too much for LPS.
I haven't decided what to do with the bottom yet.

[StirCrazy]

Hey Brad the price of your old frag's just went up :mrgreen: :razz:

you yhink thats funny wait till he gets the bill for frag storage from me :mrgreen:

Steve

[wayner]

Brad:

Will you be running a Calcium Reactor with this tank or using a 2 part additive or Liquid Reactor or something?

[Aquattro]

Brad:

Will you be running a Calcium Reactor with this tank or using a 2 part additive or Liquid Reactor or something?

Wayne, I have a large Ca reactor that I'll be using. If I didn't, I'd use the 2 part for adjustments and kalk for maintaining levels.

[Aquattro]

Stage 2, curing done, rock kinda sorta arranged, a few corals moved over.

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/75full.jpg

[sumpfinfishe]

Wow :eek: someone must me getting excited :biggrin:

Remember tho Brad, patience is the key in this hobby :razz:

Hope all goes well, and yes I have some frags for ya :exclaim:

[Aquattro]

Rich, I'm not sure how many frags I'm gonna be able to fit in here. I'm also kinda concerned with the scroll,,,,,it will take up a lot of landscape, assuming it's still around. It's being tank sat right now, so not sure if it really recovered or not. I may have to chop it down a size or 3.
\I'm thinking 10-12 acros, 2 or 3 caps and some misc pieces will fill it nicely, while leaving some swimming room for the fish.