Reef_Geek's tanks
 

I guess I could start a tank journal... seeing how I like taking pics.

began by buying this deal for bits and pieces: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=87628
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Took the tank and swapped with my 26 gallon bowfront gold fish tank.

July 6th 2012. 26 gallon Bowfront reef Day 1, hexagon now goldfish tank.
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July 14, 2012:
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Got this Ricordea from Gold Aquarium
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Got this multi shroom rock from Wai's Aquarium
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Got this multi Zoanthus chunk of live rock from Ocean Creation
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August 4, 2012. Got some zoas from ReefWars
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Got this multi zoa colony from Ocean Creation
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Got this Rhodactis from Snappy
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tank on Aug 4, 2012
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August 21, 2012. Added some LPS from Gold Aquarium

Caulastrea
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some kind of brain coral with nasty sweeper tentacles
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Euphyllia
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Reef tank Aug 21, 2012
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Ricordea getting a purple rim
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Started a second reef tank. 25 gallon cube. Aug 21, 2012.
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Aug 25, 2012. Added frags from Lee9 (circled)
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Sept 4, 2012. Zoas from ReefWars
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Reef tank Sept 4, 2012, with lots of frags from Xtreme.
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Sept 14, 2012. Got some Acanthastrea & other frags from Gold Aquarium
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Starting to add corals to new cube reef. Rock work re-arranged, most pieces broken up with chisel.
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Ricordea from Gold Aquarium looking good Sept 15, 2012
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Ricordea from Lee9 looking good Sept 15, 2012
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Clowns have begun to live in Euphyllia earlier this month, but female not yet allowing male to come in. Sept 15, 2012
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Euphyllia from Gold Aquarium
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Reef tanks Sept 15, 2012
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Trumpet frag from Ryan-b
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Acans & Zoas
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Sept 21, 2012
added Blastomussa from Gold Aquarium
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added Acan from ReefWars
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added Cyphastrea from ReefWars
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Ricordea from Snappy last weekend looks good.
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Rhodactis from Snappy added last month looking good
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Caulastrea frags added from MikeP this week.
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Echinophyllia added last month from Lee9 looking good Sept 21, 2012
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Rhodactis from Gold Aquarium added this month looking good
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freebie mini carpet? from ReefWars added Sept 21, 2012. Thanks Denny!
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multi zoa rock added early Aug from Ocean Creation looking good Sept 21, 2012
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Reef tanks Sept 21, 2012. Now both with eShopps PSK-100H skimmers.
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I can see some holes for some more LR :D Haha jk!

Awesome build....things are looking really awesome :D

The tanks are looking more colorful and packed with each update! Thanks for sharing the tank progression pics.

Breathtaking.

Thanks!

(I get that alot... try to fit more rock in there....) :smile:

Do you have any issues keeping the glass clean, where you can't squeeze something in to clean it? If not, I would love to know your secret.

Wow... great observation. YES, there are places that are a pain in butt to get into... here's my tool. Just a Brillo® pad attached to my plastic putty knife via a rubber band. I use the narrow putty knife from Rona® (in the paint section) as it's cheap, doesn't scratch glass, and gives me the 7" reach working in the tank but short enough to still give leverage to apply pressure from the handle.

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Handy!

I'm very conscious of rock placement when it comes to keeping things clean. I go for minimal rock in my displays, typically. But, with my contest build I may need to add a lot more rock than I originally intended (to keep within the water volume restriction). Your tank looks so nice and clean, and there is no evidence of neglected glass in the photos. It eases my mind quite a bit.

I need to follow you around the city purchasing corals. We've got pretty similar tastes in a lot of things. A bunch of your specimens are on my "must have" list. :lol: And, you've found them locally!