El Guappo's 72G Bowfront Reef......Many pics Jan 4

[ElGuappo]

Well i picked this tank up off of james (who went above and beyond to make the pick quick and easy). I am currently ripping out the the lighting and changing to a herbie overflow. I am told the glass is tempered so returns will be going thru the back of the canopy.

Equipment

2 x250W Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors.
2 Phoenix "Hexarc" 14k Bulbs
Galaxy 2x250W balast.
euroreef skimmer not sure the model i think its 130.
sedra ksp7000 return pump.

Live stock

2 Hawaiian Flame Wrasse (Pair)
1 leopard wrasse
2 true perk clowns
1 potters angel
1 Orange Fin Tomini Tang
1 african flame back angel
1 purple firefish
1 pink streaked wrasse
1 Yellow Assessor
1 Tailspot blenny
2 cleaner shrimp
and of course various hermits and snails

[fishytime]

First reply!......see you in a few to plumb that thing up!

[ElGuappo]

Well not much for pics yet but heres what the lighting is going to look like.

i am goung to cut out some of the wood at the front of the tank. it was where the t5's sat. you can vaguely see the lines from the hole where i am going to cut.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72BowFrontLighting.jpg

[ElGuappo]

got the fan situation sorted out. havent bought it yet but it will consist of 4 12 cm fans,4 temp sensors, controler and a power supply. the controler is digital dispay with fan speed of all 4 fans and temp from all sensors. this for around $200

[ElGuappo]

well thanks to a little help from my friendly neighbourhood fish guru i got tank all plumbed up today so as of now just waiting on some RODI water and then its cycle time. ended up going with an OR 6500 for the return. all thats left is to mount the lights and fans them i am well on my way.

is it dumb that one of the things i look forward to the most is the aquascaping?? some people consider this work where as i love it. yes its time consuming, but man the possiblilities....

Pics to come soon.

[Delphinus]

Cool, can't wait to see the final 'scaping. :)

[ElGuappo]

Cool, can't wait to see the final 'scaping. :)

me either. just unloaded al the rock into the tank and the scape will happen over the next few days. :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[ElGuappo]

If i ever buy another used tank with LR knowing full well that i cant set it up for a while, due to tank mods, ENSURE that i put a PH and HEATER in ALL buckets containing LR.

Its been what about 3-4 weeks since i bought this tank and HOLY CRAP what a stink.....

[ElGuappo]

well the tank has been in full swing for about 18 hours now and i can safely say i will never go "sumpless" again..

Now that i have my first "all growed up " tank and have seen my euro reef in action i would never ever consider another hangon skimmer. there is NO comparison.

Still have to finish mounting the lights and fans, and make a small coutout on the canopy and then i am done.......WOO HOO.

I will try to get a pick of my rock scape but i am unsure how it will turn out as theree is no light over it. it took me a small amount of time 13 hours to finally get the rockscape done. finished at 10 this morning. i had the tank with a simular scape many times but when i look in and see a rock that could be better utilized i start shuffling rocks around to better use 1 individule rock .


AND NOW THE WAITING GAME......:twised:

[ElGuappo]

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72Grockscapecentertake1.jpg


http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72Grocckscaperightsidetake1.jpg

[fishytime]

so no leaks???:redface:

[ElGuappo]

so no leaks???:redface:

nope.... (knock knock)

[fishytime]

Das is guut....and so is the das scape:biggrin:

[ElGuappo]

Das is guut....and so is the das scape:biggrin:

looks better in person. it actually has quite a few tiers and loads of great places for SPS.. No depth to the pic.

gotta put the background on now...

[gobytron]

Nice tank.
72 bows make one of the nicest reefs IMO.

Looks like your rock should purple up in no time, I assume by it's appearance that the rock is already pretty established....when's the first addition planned for?

One thing you might consider just to clean things up a little is painting the return black to match everything else so that it blends in more...

Some krylon fusion spray paint would do the trick.

[ElGuappo]

Nice tank.
72 bows make one of the nicest reefs IMO.

Looks like your rock should purple up in no time, I assume by it's appearance that the rock is already pretty established....when's the first addition planned for?

One thing you might consider just to clean things up a little is painting the return black to match everything else so that it blends in more...

Some krylon fusion spray paint would do the trick.

The rock was estabished but i basically kiled it as it sat unheated and no ph for a little over a month. first edition hopefully the second week of june.

There is no need to paint the return as it will be covered by a canopy and all that will be visable is whats under the water. i also wil be putting a backing on the tank when i get the motivation.

[gobytron]

Ah...
canopy huh?

All my tanks are open top and so like a jackass, I just assumed by the pic yours was too.

[ElGuappo]

Just working on mounting the lights and fans. Going far slower than planned, but the tanks still cycling so there is no hurry.

My first canopy.... not to sure yet how i feel about them as i am starting to think heat is going to be a major issue. Mostly due to the lights i have..

[4lti7ude]

Just working on mounting the lights and fans. Going far slower than planned, but the tanks still cycling so there is no hurry.

My first canopy.... not to sure yet how i feel about them as i am starting to think heat is going to be a major issue. Mostly due to the lights i have..

Dont say no to the canopy!
The canopy was the nicest part of James tank. It pulls the whole clean steel front look together.

[ElGuappo]

Dont say no to the canopy!
The canopy was the nicest part of James tank. It pulls the whole clean steel front look together.

tis not going anywhere yet. as you said it looks too nice to get rid off. i am just hoping its not a heat trap with the lights. but i am hoping my cooling system should due the trick. fully automated with temp probs and four 12cm fans.

[ElGuappo]

Lights are in, fans soon as the holes are cut but i forgot to mount them as i was too excited to see thank that i have had running for weeks in the dark under new light.....

Pics to come..

[ElGuappo]

Pic of the fan system.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Multifancontroler.jpg

First pic with the lights on....

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/TankFrontMay2010.jpg

[fishytime]

I cant believe how dim it looks in the picture....way brighter in person.....did you put shades on the camera too?:mrgreen:

[ElGuappo]

Crappy point and shoot camera.... i didnt play with the white balance too much... have to work it out.. as yes that is far bluer than it is in person.

[4lti7ude]

Tank looks AMAZING with the lights finally.
The aquascaping looks very natural.
Cant wait to see some live stock in their :mrgreen:

[ElGuappo]

Just started adding a few pieces of coral to this tank and hoping to get my first fish in this weekend. most likely it will be my pair of clowns....thus it begins..... still need to get the fans on aswell.

[ElGuappo]

Well after a few more stops at memory express than planned i have managed to find a "usb 2.0 to IDE" adapter kit that will power my fan controller.this means only one power cord to the wall and cuts down the wires to the controller down to 1 aswell..... all said and done for the 4 fans, controler and power the cost was just under $200... when its up and running i will add pics with a better description of what the components are... will have 2 in and 2 out fans all of which are 12 cm diameter with a running speed of 1200 rpm per fan...

The controler is temp sensitive and will control each fan independantly, to its temp sensor...


As for those of you that said it couldn't be with a computer setup......KmyA its done and for less than what 2 tunze "aquarium" fans would cost. READ A BOOK before you shoot down someone elses idea....

[ElGuappo]

OK fans in and running. First up is a pic, of the equiptment aside form the fans. the controler, temp probs and power supply (which also bypasses the need for the unit to interface with the motherboard).

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/P6121121.jpg

Second is a pick of two of the fans from the inside of the canopy.. (nevermind the small fan in the middle as its just there).

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/P6121125.jpg

Third is the back of the canopy and the wires to show excatlly where the fans are..... the bottom 2 fans blow in and the top 2 are exhaust.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/P6121122.jpg

And last but not least the controler itself... the temp probes are just hanging now as i want to slice the cable and make it longer, so they all read the same thing. you can also read the RPM's for each fan (fan four tops out at 1200 and the other three at 1600 rpm)......each fan can be independantly controled from one of the 4 probes (air temp only). in less than an hour i noticed a 3 degree drop in air temp, then the lights went out...

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/P6121129.jpg

[fishytime]

so?.....whats the verdict?.....it was a hot day today?.....did you run the lights?

[ElGuappo]

yeah the lights ran and were cooler than they have been in the past.... just added a 6" clip on to the sump so i think i may finally be good.

[ElGuappo]

Well with all the fans i now have temp under control, but now i am getting mad evap. 5 gallons every 2.5 days.... anyone have a 24 long tank with a 25g volume or above i can buy for a top off tank??????

[ElGuappo]

okay got some more frags moved and i am currentl acclimatizing my clowns and once they are in i will add pics.....



On a side note i have noticed that it looks like one of my female flame wrasse has changed sex on me... i started out with one male and 2 female and now i appear to have 2 males and a female.... males seen to be getting along as the "change"has only happened in the last couple of weeks...ANY THOUGHTS???????

[ElGuappo]

Current pic.... some sps may get moved yet..

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/P6301145.jpg

[ElGuappo]

well i moved the last of my sps today and mounted them "Permanently" so it shoulld be the last aquascape change for these pieces....pics soon

Still just the clowns in there as i am trying to take this slow...... at some point i wil be adding my 3 flame wrasse so i want to make sure the tank can handle this (chemistry wise) as they are getting quite large...

Forgot to add that i dropped my Snappy's Multi colored bird and ended up with some small frags... 5 total... drop me aline if interested.

[ElGuappo]

Just alot f random pics from today... i finay put my water proof camera in my tank and here is what i got...

Removed this pic as it wasnt current..

This was a freebie skinflap frag i got on a order from snappy.. has done quite well AcroporaTenuis
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/AcroporaTenuis1.jpg

Not sure what this is but its all i have left from acoony i lost about a year ago. this frag was smaller than a dime when i saved it from rtn.. thinking tort of somekind???
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BlluegreenbluepolypTort1.jpg

my Pokerstar monti
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/pokerstarmonte1.jpg

Snappy's Multi colored bird
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/SnappysMultiColoredBird1.jpg

Tri colored nana
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/TriColorNana1.jpg

Not sure what this is called
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/yellowgreencolony1.jpg

Sam as above
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/yellowgreencolony2.jpg

[ElGuappo]

More..


Edit found a FTS

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72GFTSJuly1010.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/underwaterclowns2.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/underwaterClowns3.jpg

Blue tip a prolifera
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BlueTipAProlifera1.jpg

nother tri color pic
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/TricoloredacroNana2.jpg


http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BlueTipAProliferaandTricoloredNana1.jpg

Yellow purple polyp acro austera
I know it looks sickly but thats because it spent some time ontop of zoas when it fell of my frag rack...
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/YellowPurplePolypAcroporaAustera02.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/YellowPurplePolypAcroporaAustera-1.jpg

Fisheytimes Icicle mille
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/DougsIcicleMilli1.jpg

[lastlight]

Unlike quite a few people around here your bird of many colors has many colors. I'm jealous as hell that it such a bangin' piece. Tank's off to a great start.

Little hardcore with the Zalman huh? love it.

[ElGuappo]

Unlike quite a few people around here your bird of many colors has many colors. I'm jealous as hell that it such a bangin' piece. Tank's off to a great start.

Little hardcore with the Zalman huh? love it.

zeah but it looks pretty cool and really wasnt that much when compared to a chiller..... between the zalman and its fans (under $200) and a 6" over the sump my heater runs on a hot day as the tank is well cooled.

Thanks man... i also have 4 small frags of that bird as i dropped it when moving to into this tank...

[Greenmaster]

Looks good. My first tank was a 70g FOWLR... yours looks way better.

[ElGuappo]

Looks good. My first tank was a 70g FOWLR... yours looks way better.

I am sure its only because you were limited due to the fact it was a FOWLR...

Thanks for the compliment.. i cant wait til i get i full of fish..

[ElGuappo]

So lately i have been thinking that my 3 hawaiin flame wrasse 1M 2F) dont fit the pans for my new tank..... thinking i would rather go with more smaller fish....mostley because i think the male would like a longer leash (bigger tank)....if you dont have more than 150 Gallons dont bother asking........
i am not going to post a price but will take offers.... i have a number i am looking for (cheaper than some websites retail) and if this number doesnt come to me than i will hang onto them...

pains me to see them go but i think jack, terri and chrissy could use a bigger place...

Please dont respond here if interested just shoot me a pm..

[ElGuappo]

Well Kevin at RED CORAL came thru in a huge way for me.... i showed up the other day to grab a few things and he had a brand new nut and bolt for my vortec waiting for me.... Huge Thanks.... much appriciated. :mrgreen:

For those who dont know i stripped the nut and bolt while taking it apart to clean it 6 weeks ago.

[ElGuappo]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the joy of new tanks. just spent 2 hours tryiing to get the very small valonia bubbles out of my tank that apparently hitched on some frags from my other tank.... LOVE IT... ALso removed a chunk of live rock as i didnt like the stuff it had growing on it... some red hairy looking algae that was just starting to take over that rock... it also had some small wierd looking things ( Hydroids?) that looked like they could grow to plague proportions.

And thus i plug away... getting good growth on my sps tho so thats a plus..

[Greenmaster]

I noticed that nobody else is responding... but we are watching... :D I'm about to setup and am not looking forward to all the pains that come with a fresh setup but it's all good. Continue to plug along... we are still watching.

[ElGuappo]

well the last couple days my skimmer has been going crazy....not sure whats going on but it just keeps overflowing.. i have taken it out and cleaned the whole thing and nothing... i thought my exit was pluged but no.... major micro bubbes in there aswell. its a euro reef 130..

any ideas?????

[Patrick1]

well the last couple days my skimmer has been going crazy....not sure whats going on but it just keeps overflowing.. i have taken it out and cleaned the whole thing and nothing... i thought my exit was pluged but no.... major micro bubbes in there aswell. its a euro reef 130..

any ideas?????

If that is the sump and skimmer I sold James then I have a trick for you.

I had the same problems. The pump on that skimmer is overkill. I put some blocks under it to raise it out of the water about 6 inches. It helps alot. If I was doing a lot of messing around in the tank I had to back the air and open the water flow wide open for a day. Then slowly open the air up and close the water exit valve.

Also on a side note once you have it running with the air valve fully open. Remove the air valve as it plugs up with gunk for some reason.

Lastly for the mirco bubbles I used a filter sock for a day or so to keep them at bay until the skimmer settled down. In hind sight I would have bought the same size skimmer with the smaller pump. Also despight the builder of that sump telling me I did'nt need baffles I would have installed them.

If you need any other help just P.M me.

Also some photos of the whole tank would be nice ;)

[ElGuappo]

thanks... i have alread raised the skimmer a bit.... the issue was reef epoxy.. i forgot i was mounting coral that day and the skimmer setted down by the next day..... thanks again..

side not i got all my flame wrasse put in yesterday and they seem to be iking the new home... 2more fish to go and the tank is pretty well fully stocked...

all i need to drop in now is the potters and flameback angels...

[Greenmaster]

thanks... i have alread raised the skimmer a bit.... the issue was reef epoxy.. i forgot i was mounting coral that day and the skimmer setted down by the next day..... thanks again..

side not i got all my flame wrasse put in yesterday and they seem to be iking the new home... 2more fish to go and the tank is pretty well fully stocked...

all i need to drop in now is the potters and flameback angels...

You forgot one thing... you need to post pics... a FTS minimum.

[ElGuappo]

ok so i have been without a puter for a while now and i just got a new one so i will post some pics soon as i have a few days off now...

also the stocking is pretty well done ... the tank now holds.

3 hawaiian flame wrasse (2 male)
2 leopard wrasse (both female for now)
2 true perk clowns
1 potters angel
1 african flame back angel
1 pink streaked wrasse
1 purple fire fish.. i almost forgot him as today is the forst time in over a week i have seen him
and 2 cleaner shrimp..

i want more inverts and maybe a couple small fish what do you think?

[ElGuappo]

WOO HOO I THINK MY HAWAIIN FLAME WRASSE ARE SPAWNING.... i had 2 famale and 1 male then a female turned male and is mating with the female.. the other male seems very dosile thus far and there is no fighting amung the males...

i just rescaped last night as i pulled out about 20 lbs of rock adn replaced it due to unknown algae groning on it....

[Greenmaster]

WOO HOO I THINK MY HAWAIIN FLAME WRASSE ARE SPAWNING.... i had 2 famale and 1 male then a female turned male and is mating with the female.. the other male seems very dosile thus far and there is no fighting amung the males...

SWEET!

[ElGuappo]

Managed to get a few decent pics right before lights out tonight so here they are....

keep in mind the glass is a little dirty..:redface:

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72GFTSsept1410.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/RainbowAcans1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/FirefishandflamebackAngel1.jpg


http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Hawaiianflamewrassetrio1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/FlameWrassePairandflamebackangel1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/PottersAngel6.jpg

[ElGuappo]

found my second leopard wrasse today.. he has spent the last week or so in my overflow....

[ElGuappo]

second leopard gone as it was getting bullied. keep getting scared into overflow..

[ElGuappo]

just added my last 2 fish... first with hopes they both can take care of some of the nameless algae i have found in my tank...

yellow fin tominii tang and a ember blenny..

will add pics when they stop hiding... that ember blenny is OUTSTANDINGLY BEAUTIFUL.....black with red spiderweb coloring... get to red coral asap if you want one...

[ElGuappo]

welli the last 5 days i have pulled 4 fish out of my overflow... the current fish in there is one of my male flames... i am going to be selling him for 150 ... kien has first dibs as he ws the first to reply 2 months ago when i was going to sell this fish.. second would be the person who was going to buy all 3 when i was thinking of getting rid of them all . after that its up for grabs ..

[fishytime]

dude, you sure are getting lucky with the fish in the overflow lately aren't you???:razz:

[ElGuappo]

is lucky the right word?????.. yes when its a fish i want to sell but otherwise not so much...

[ElGuappo]

ok so i took some live rock out to catch a fish( it was coming out anyways due to algae). i bought some more lr to replacae this and ended up changing my entire rockscape... only took 2 hours tho which suprised me as the original scape took 18...

will add pics when the water clears... i even rearranged some base rock

[ElGuappo]

got 1 decent pic before i had to run out of the house... here it is.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72GTankFrontsept2210.jpg

[Trabby]

How is your ember blenny doing? Is he eating good?

[Greenmaster]

Looks good

[ElGuappo]

OK here we go... and awsome greenmaster

All pics were taken with the camera submerged.. camera is a olmypus stylus 720sw

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterCleanerShrimp3.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterCleanerShrimp2.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterCleanerShrimp1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Underwaterhermit1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/ClowningAround1Oct10.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/FemaleClown1Oct10.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterGreenlanternwgorilanipplezoaz.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterBluezoas1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterFireandIcezoas1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterZoaTrio1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/underwaterUnknownZoafrag2oct1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterLunarPalys1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterSideViewOct110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Underwaterorangeblueric1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterRainbowAcans1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterBluetenious1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterConvexa1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterGreenmonticap1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterMulticoloredbird1.jpg

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http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterTort1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterTricoloredANanawbluetipaprolifera1.jpg

[Greenmaster]

*Original post: I'm just posting here so I can be the first post to comment on your 20ish pictures. :D

I'm jealous. Looks like your inverts posed for the camera... Did you have any issues with your clowns being over protective? Like nipping at your camera/fingers?

[ElGuappo]

and a couple i missed..

can anyone name the acro for me?

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Underwaterunknownbluewgreenpolypacro1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/UnderwaterSunshineandunknownZoas1.jpg

[ElGuappo]

I'm jealous. Looks like your inverts posed for the camera... Did you have any issues with your clowns being over protective? Like nipping at your camera/fingers?

in all honest the clowns are the fish that i have had the longest ( they were actually the first two fish i bought if i remember correctly) and they only tried to bite me once about 2 years ago and i took a pretty good swipe at them(and missed) and they havent really tried again.. today i actually took their toadstool out to clean some small valonia of the rock. they just swam under the over hang by the toadstool and hung out....

my hands used to be in the tank ALL the time... so my clowns are pretty used to my hands being around them.. my shrimp will climb on my hands if i let them...

[ElGuappo]

hmmm i thawt i added this a wek ago but i guess not... my ember blenny didnt make it so i added a tailspot blenny and then also a yellow assessor...

they blenny hid for a day and has slowly become the current surfer that he is now...

the assessor however was out the first day (took a little harasment from my flameback angel)and now hasnt been out in daylight since.. he is very active at night and swims with all the other fish without problems... i wonder why he isnt out more during the day...

[Delphinus]

Bummer about the ember. I've tried two before now out of the store and they didn't last a week. The one I have in my cube now though I bought from Carmen about a year ago. I don't know what's up with them, they must be really sensitive at first and then if they make it past that first little bit then they're reasonably hardy .. ?

Nice score on the tailspot though, those are awesome little fish.

And those blue zoos made me drool a little.

[ElGuappo]

just stopped in at red coral and grabbed 20 lbs of lr to finish the left side of my tank.... i wont add pics yet as i am still unsure how much i like what i came up with... anyways if you are looking for some nice roock rc has some great jakarta stuff in right now... some GREAT flat pieces..

i will add pics when i am finished with the renos...:wink:

[MitchM]

just stopped in at red coral and grabbed 20 lbs of lr to finish the left side of my tank....

I wondered if that was you...:cool:

I was just leaving as you got there. I picked up some of that nice new LR too.

Mitch

[ElGuappo]

i spent like a half hour looking thru that rock... i found some real choice pieces.. i didnt even see you leaving... sometimes i am just oblivious:redface:

triying to get some pics as i think i like the structure.. but my camera died.. charging the battery as i type...

[ElGuappo]

well i got a couple after my battery charged andjust before lights out..

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72GFTSOct2110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Tailspotblenny1.jpg

[Delphinus]

Man those flames are looking awesome.. :)

[ElGuappo]

Man those flames are looking awesome.. :)

ya they are looking good these days... you should see them when they dance together some wierd violet , magenta and blue colors..

well i my assessor finally came out of hiding today... good to see him in daylight for a change.. these are apparentlly a very nice fish...

[ElGuappo]

just some quick random shots from today..

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/72GFTSnov110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/zoas1nov110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/zoas2nov110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/zoas3nov110.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/yellowassessor2.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/yellowassessor1.jpg

[ElGuappo]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

i was just about to goto bed when i heard my skimmer pump stop.... and well i took it out and cleaned it and i think its shot..... anyone have a sedra ksp5000 for sale..... ahhhhhhhh dam... its too late for this crap...

[ElGuappo]

well the pump fairy must have stopped by last night because somehow my pump is working today,,,, you gotta love when they fix themselves. not only that it seem sto be injecting more air.... well knock on wood...

WOO HOO

[Delphinus]

Next time you do a skimmer cleaning take apart the pump and check the magnet on the impeller. Sedra's are one of the kind where the heat of constant use causes them to swell up and eventually they lose their shape from being a perfect cylinder to something that bulges out a little making it a tiny bit egg shaped. If you notice any deformities you'll have your answer. Luckily they do sell replacement impellers. I noticed I got about 18 months out of an impeller when I had Sedra pumps in use.

[ElGuappo]

awsome thanks for the heads up....

[fishytime]

looks like your yellow ass is getting rather comfy:mrgreen:

[chris88]

why dont you put your zoas on the rocks and off the sand bed?

[ElGuappo]

looks like your yellow ass is getting rather comfy:mrgreen:

yup....:redface: he is the first one to get at food now when i feed too..

why dont you put your zoas on the rocks and off the sand bed?

Mostly becasue at this point i dont know where i want them... also i think i have sufficent lighting to keep sps at the bottom of my tank and when i get around to try i dont want the zoas taking over....

[ElGuappo]

well i have been wanting to try clams for a while now but i have never really had the lighting for it.. Now i do so i broke down and bought a couple at red coral today.... i picked up a durasa and a hippo clam... well here is hoping that niether of my angels are nippers... who know i have never had a chance to view my angels around clams. i have been policing since they went in ..

HERES HOPING THEY WONT GET EATEN..

Oh and i will try and pics when i can....

[ElGuappo]

Clam pics...


the hippo clam is nothing special i just liked all lines on it but i do really like the durasa...

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BothClams1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/DurasaClam1.jpg

[paddyob]

Clam pics...


the hippo clam is nothing special i just liked all lines on it but i do really like the durasa...

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BothClams1.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/DurasaClam1.jpg



Any pics that are not just actinic? Kinda hides the actual colors of the clam... hard to see.

[ElGuappo]

thats all lighting i have just 2 14 k 250w mh... its hard to get the white balance adjusted properly... its funny because the tank actually looks no where near that blue in person...

[fishoholic]

Nice clams, been thinking about adding a clam to my tank too. I had one a long time ago but my CBB liked the taste of it :sad:

[ElGuappo]

Alright i got the camera out for a bit today and heres what i came up with..

my new cquest clowns in my 20g.
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/CQuestClowns1411.jpg

My perks
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Clowns1411.jpg

Male
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/MaleClown1411.jpg

potters angel
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/PottersAngel1411.jpg

Male Flame Wrasse
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/MaleFlame1411.jpg

Bristle tooth
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BTTang1411.jpg

Tailspot blenny
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Tailspot1411.jpg

Purple Firefish
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/PFirefish1411.jpg

Clams
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Durasaandhippo1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Durasa1411.jpg

My bubble tip florida ricordia... ya i know there is no such thing but look at it its huge.. and it is a florida ric.
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/FloridaRic1411.jpg

SPS

Rainbow Monti
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/RainbowMonti1411.jpg

Aussies
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/PinkAussieAcro1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BluePolypAussieAcro1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/AussieBluetipAcro21411.jpg

A.Convexa
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/AConvexa1411.jpg

Zoas
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/SideView1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/Zoas1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/DMvariation21411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/DMvariation11411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BlueGreenPolyps1411.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq145/ElGuappo78/BlueZoas1411.jpg

[ElGuappo]

Well its been a while since my last post and i actually have something to add....

while nothing has changed in the way my tank looks, my clown fish for the first time since i got them (they were the first sw fish i bought) have started to lay eggs... they have gone thru 2 clutches in the last 5 weeks... they lay eggs, they hatch, get eaten, they lay more eggs..

[ElGuappo]

thinking of selling this tank now... i just dont have the devotion any more... going to set up something a little smaller and more to my own design....


found one off my flame was dead after carpet surfing the other day and well its kinda the last straw.....

[Carmen]

What?!
Are you copying me?!
Sorry tO hear Mikey! Well I couldn't get right out either. Had to set up a nano just to cope with withdrawal.
Bummer about the flame!!!:sad:

[kien]

Sorry to hear about your Wrasse Mike :-(

[ElGuappo]

This tank is now officially for sale.... look for sale thread...