BMahuras 144 Gallon Bowfront *New pics

[BMahura]

Hey everybody.
So this will be my first tank journal and im very excited about my new tank. After having my 55 for a year and a half and becoming obsessed with reef keeping i decided to upgrade my tank
So here's what i have so far

144 gallon display with duel overflow
50 gallon sump
Poseidon PS4 External Pump
48" Aquamedic 2X250W MH Fixture with 2 X PC bulbs
48" Coralife 2X54W T5HO Fixture for supplemental lighting.
Vertex IN 180 protein Skimmer.
4 korallia 4's
along with lots of other equipment.
I just picked up the tank tonight from Carmen, its sitting in my garage right now and im hoping to set it up tomorrow. and start filling it tommrow as well
Cant wait to get the system up and running
Pictures to come tomorrow

[Madreefer]

Cool. I have the same tank. Only complaint is that it is extremely hard to get any good pics due to the curvature of the glass.

[BMahura]

Ya i thought about tat before i bought the tank but the tank is just so nice that i can live with that.
How do you have you Aquascaping. im not to sure what im going to do and i was looking for some ideas.

[Madreefer]

I have mostly branching tonga rock so I have alot of caves. The center is pretty much all open. My camera is charging right now but I can PM you a pic if you want once it's charged.

[BMahura]

Alright sounds great. i would love to see some pics. Im not 100% sure what im going to do but im looking at doing 2 coloums on each side with a large arch going across the top

[BMahura]

Hey guys. I finally got my tank in my house and its all set up and in final stages of plumbing. I'm getting live rock tomorrow and aquascaping in the next few days

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0321.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0322.jpg

[Madreefer]

Now the fun part starts. You might want to out a whack of towels down for your tank transfer as too not p**s off whoever cleans your house.

[BMahura]

Ya i know. Im offically done plumbing. i hope to get my new RO system set up under the sink which is a couple meters away from the tank. Im aquascaping and filling with water and probablly waiting for a week and hope it doesnt cycle. cant wait to get stuff in it though

[fishytime]

so your the one who got Carmens sexy, curvy tank......just remember bud......your patients is why the 55 went well.......just do like you did before and she will be spectacular......

[BMahura]

Yes I am the one who bought the sexy curvy tank:). I hope to aquascape this weekend. I was wondering how much rock would be a safe amount to take out of my 55. I would like to take as much as possible but am unsure what a safe amount to leave in would be.

[fishytime]

that would sorta depend on what your plans are.......Im assuming that your intending to use all the rock from the 55?......are you gonna be adding more rock to what you already have?

[Parker]

I've always liked those tanks, look forward to see it come together.

[BMahura]

Yes I was planning on using all the rock from my 55. I have about 75 pounds in right now and I'm looking at getting anywhere from 25 - 50 more pounds depending on if I need more for my scape.

[Skimmerking]

why not just do a swap and put the 55 i there this weekend and clean the sand and there you have it

[SteveConn]

Hey Brett

Glad you got such a nice tank. Looking forward to seeing the progress, especially given how SPECTACULAR your 55 looked!

I've decided to go with a custom 70-75g cube with starfire and eurobracing.

So far, the LED lights are working well.. hoping my sps will color up

Steve

[BMahura]

Hey guys.
So i FINALLY got my tank set up and running with all of my livestock. I plan on getting around 50 more pounds of live rock and making the two pillars a little taller and making an arch using acrillic rods. I did my transfer on monday and so far everything is looking good. all my corals are open exept my large toadstool and i didnt loose any fish.
I got rid of a couple fish so currently i have a yellow tang, blue tang, tomini tang, 2 clowns, lawnmower blenny and a yellow tail damsel. Hope to go down to RCC this weekend and pick up some new friends:mrgreen:
Anyways heres some new pictures
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0324.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0002.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0005.jpg

[Carmen]

Looking good there Brett! How exciting!!! Especially love how your blue starfish posed right infront!:biggrin:

[BMahura]

Yes i mist say i have been very excited since i have everything setup and im even more excited to get some new fish as i only have 6 at the moment.
I dont think he has been anywhere but the front glass since i put him in almost a week ago. He is definitely quite the poser :mrgreen:

[BMahura]

Been a while since i posted anything.
I picked up 8 threadfin cardinalfish from RCC today and i love them. their a little shy right now but slowly getting used to the new tank. Schooling nicely with the exception of one loner fish.
I also picked up a copperband butterfly to try to help with my current aptasia problem.
I was surprised to see how well my tomini does with new fish compared to when he was in my 55
Ill try to get some pictures in the next day

[BMahura]

Some new Pictures
FTS
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/10.jpg
New copperband
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/9.jpg
New shy school of threadfin cardinal fish
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/8.jpg
Feather star
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/7.jpg
One of my clowns
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/2-1.jpg
A couple cool macro shots
Toadstool
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/5.jpg
Open Brain
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/4-2.jpg
Zoas
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/6-1.jpg

[Carmen]

It looks so awesome Brett!!! Wow I actually miss my old tank now when I see how nice you have it looking! You've done a great job! And those macro shots are phenomenal!:mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

Looks good, I love the feather star, very cool.

[BMahura]

I love him to. except he decided to hide somewhere after a few hours of being in the tank and i haven't seen him since

[BMahura]

So i have recently been slowly adding and stocking up on sps. Heres some new pictures
Red milli, Green Birdsnest, Purple pocillipora
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/2-3.jpg
Red monti Cap, Green monti cap, Purple milli, Green monti and unknown SPS
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/1-2.jpg
New FTS
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/2-2.jpg
My threadfins
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/4-3.jpg

I have also started to dose vodka in my tank. Im hoping it will help color up some of my sps as i have had some for a while now and the constant brown color is not very pleasing. I started yeasterday and am adding .75ml for the next few days and then upping the dose. I have been following this instructional page about vodka dosing and it was a very good read
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/nftt/index.php

[BMahura]

I bought this new Chalice a few days ago and was wondering if anybody can help ID it for me
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/1-3.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/2-4.jpg

[Myka]

Love the Cardinals!

[BMahura]

Thanks Myka. They have been a great addition to my tank and all eat like pigs.