Rishu's Really Ridiculous Reef: a 96x20x20 penny tank build

[WarDog]

Toronto fan? Sorry... I can't come over now. Lol.

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Toronto fan? Sorry... I can't come over now. Lol.

Jays looking better each day

My fish collection is basically complete. These fish went into the DT last week. Excuse the crappy phone pics.

Pyramid Butterfly, "Picasso"


Marine Betta, "Dot.com"


Fowleri Tang, "Crayola"


(unpictured, yellowheaded jawfish, "Corn", still shy to come out)

All fish are quite healthy and eating well. The picture of the fowleri does not do it justice, it is an absolute stunner and I can't wait for its gradual change of colours as it matures. The marine betta is such a fun fish and the pyramid is very active.

We are about capped out on fish. Barring addition of a mandy maybe next year, we should be about done. Maybe a pair of fairy wrasses and/or try squarebacks again, but definitely reaching the upper limit now.

[shiftline]

Beautiful tank!

[Roskoreef]

nice looking fish! "corn" best fish name ever! haha

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Beautiful tank!

Thank you. The cyano seems to be making a comeback which cheeses me off, but the fish are really enjoying themselves.

Originally Posted by Roskoreef

nice looking fish! "corn" best fish name ever! haha

Corn is nowhere to be found (again, this is the 3rd night). I assume he is just really afraid because of the rowdy DT's high fish population. I hope the triggers/comet didn't make a meal out of it. The tank is fully covered so there's no way he could have jumped.

[rishu_pepper]

The pyramid butterfly didn't make it. A decent eater initially in the DT, it stopped gradually and didn't eat for the last few days and seemed to just wither away... a sad day indeed.

[neoh]

how's the plumbing holding up?

[rishu_pepper]

Originally Posted by neoh

how's the plumbing holding up?

We had to do a bit of restructure with the plumbing, now it is very well functioning, even though the stand/sump area is still pretty cramped. That's something that I will keep in mind for my next tank design.

Still trying to lower the nitrate that's a bit high for my liking. Been doing some more frequent WC lately. Vinegar dosing hasn't made much of a difference yet (had it up before and stopped for a month or two, now back up for almost a month). How long until I should see a difference?

[rishu_pepper]

It's been a while since the last update. Some highs and lows during the whole thing, and I won't bother you with the details, but now we've finally gotten the tank to a point where we can be pretty happy and proud to show people. Still lots of work to be done.





Here's a video tour of the tank:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfoEfX_1DOQ

[Roskoreef]

Originally Posted by rishu_pepper

It's been a while since the last update. Some highs and lows during the whole thing, and I won't bother you with the details, but now we've finally gotten the tank to a point where we can be pretty happy and proud to show people. Still lots of work to be done.





Here's a video tour of the tank:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfoEfX_1DOQ

Looks great! Always loved your rockscape