Matt's 40BR

[newfishie]

wow, what a nice tank! keep it up and keep posting pics.

 

[Awibrandy]

Matt, very very very nice! Mind you I am not a fan of SPS.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

New Tyree Undata

 

[ssmtcarlo]

Final additions Im serious

1)Limeade reefer madness
2)Loripes
3)Turaki
4)Upscales Microlados
These are my final additions for now. Im going to sit back and let my tanks grow out. I now have 25+ different SPS most on the exotic side
Limeade
Loripes
Turaki
Upscales Microlados
Oregon tort
purple monster
pink lemonade
tyree undata
kedds yellow
ora blue mille
ora aussie delicate
deepwater bottlebrush
ora tort
blue aculeus
And several others now i can stop collecting and watch it grow out. Definitly the hardest part.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

New FTS will be up today.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

few newshots
FTS
Left side
Right side
Limeade
Upscales microlados

 

[ssmtcarlo]

Comments Please!!

 

[NYreefNoob]

lookin good, out of curiousity, why did you put the koralini on the side blwing across instead of in the corner's, we basically have same set-up except i have 2 returns and put the hydor's on them to chop water movement, and trust me it is hard to sit back and watch

 

[ssmtcarlo]

When i had them in the corners it was blowing sand around like crazy. The way they are now they don't. They are actually angled toward the center.

 

[Awibrandy]

Looks phenomenal Matt!

 

[ILikeFish]

I love your tank. I am new and have a 29g I was going to set up. Any ideas?

I noticed you changed sumps along the way?

Also, did you have touble drilling the glass? It is so thin I am concerned!

 

[ssmtcarlo]

NaClH20 drilled my tank for me i would definitely recommend there work. The sump i changed because my new skimmer did not fit in my old sump so i got a rubber made bin and presto new sump.

 

[Dj Orion]

Tell me you got a chiller bro, last time I was over it was like 5,000 degrees in your room. Tank looks real nice by the way.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

No chiller for me, I use a fan over my sump and a fan over the top. They are controlled by my ranco 2 stage controller. When they kick on it gets quite warm humid in my room but the tank stays below 81 even on the hottest days. Much cheeper than a chiller.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

MY FIRST AUSSIE ACANS!!!! SPS and acans damn this hobby.

 

[ssmtcarlo]

Throw Back

Found these pics of my tank from about 2 years ago.

This is the day i got this piece, today its the one on the top left. Of the FTS below

This is my ORA blue milli the day i got it, today it the one on the top right of my FTS below

FTS as of around last month

My favorite fish i ever had. He was eaten by a monster green crab, who was later banished to my freezer after killing this gem as well as my clown goby, and yellow watchman goby.

WOW my tank has come a long way!

 

[maverick8182]

Hey, that's an awesome tank you have there!! What brand of sand are you using? I'm looking to buy some white sand and yours looks great!! Thanks- Drew

 

[ssmtcarlo]

The sand is samoa pink sand purchased from a local Petland. I like the color only complaint is the sand is very fine grain, id use a slightly larger grain sand if i did it over or mix something in with it. Other than that no complaints. thanks for the kind words.
Matt

 

[ssmtcarlo]

New Frags!!!

I got a few new pieces today
1 Tyree setosa
2 Apple berry Monti Palawenensis
3&4 Tyree Sunset Monti

 

[reefman]

top notch frags: ***NICE :knockedou


pics: not so nice :biglaugh: