72 Bow Front... My Final Upgrade

[chanman]

he has a denitrator, at his prime he had like 25 fishes in his 54g corner.

 

[Domboski]

You know... it's funny I was JUST looking at a Christmas wrasse. I will get one this week. I got a few questions for those with experience.

Current Livestock:

1 Small Blue Hippo Tang
1 Small Sailfin Tang
1 Pink Anthias
2 False Percs
1 Firefish Goby
1 Green Chromis-- will be adding 5 more this Friday.
1 Yellow (not so yellow anymore) watchman goby--- I want to buy him a mate... but not sure how to pick any ideas?

1 Flame Angel-- Dom, can I add one of your Potter's Angels or an African Flameback Angel with this guy? He seemed pretty mellow when the tank I got him from had like 4 other flame angels.

1 Peppermint Shrimp-- will be adding 2 more if I can get to Manhattan Aquariums this weekend
1 Cleaner Shrimp... will be adding a mate for him soon

Future Potential Livestock:
1. Male flasher wrasse
2. Red Head Solon fairy wrasse
3. 3 Small Yellow Tangs (maybe)
4. Potter's Angel... if possible.
6. Anthias triplet (Lyretail)

You'll probably have to re-home the tangs when they get larger. IMO, two angels in a 72 gallon carries a lot of risk. I wouldn't do it but do not have any personal experience to reference.

 

[aznt1217]

Interesting. Yea I know I'll have to rehome the tangs in the future. That's why I got them tiny . I don't mind doing it either.

I really love those angels. My best shot would've been to do it when I first set up the tank. This flame angel seems REALLY mellow... I probably won't go through with it lol.

To Chanman's comment. Yea at my prime I had 25 fishes and they were all well and happy! Then.... I went to the bahamas for a month and a half to study marine biology... going away for that long + a reef tank = NO GOOD!

 

[aznt1217]

LEAK IS FIXED! Thanks RUSS! .

Also, MORE PIX TO COME. Added more rock and fish and redid aquascaping!

 

[E.intheC]

Where are the pics?!

 

[aznt1217]

Sorry got tied up... stocked up the tank this weekend (lost one frogspawn ugh-- not my fault). family member is going through surgery too, will post pix ASAP!

 

[Awibrandy]

Wishing your family member a quick recovery.....

 

[aznt1217]

Thanks a lot Awibrandy . Well after getting my stuff in order. AKA removing hermit crabs that knock everything over... .and getting over a yellow tang death. Here are some pictures! I just scraped the glass hehe.

ONLY GOING TO ADD a few more FISH!!! (some of which some people will hang me).
--exchanging my Sri Lankan Christmas Wrasse for a Fiji one.
--Royal Gramma
--The Pink anthias (rare) will be coming out. I will be getting a trio of bartlett anthias when my finances allow me to.
-- The last fish.... mystery... because I know some MR members will murder me lol.

Added quite a few corals and redid some of the rocks. The island look wasn't working for me. I need caves and bridges.

FTS

Zoa Garden in the middle (still working on it). I have glue and will be mounting them around soon.

Euphyllia side of the tank. I lost a newly acquired freakin frogspawn-- was fragged incorrectly (not my fault) -_-. Will try again.

The softies/mushroom/easy sps side of the tank.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Lookin Good Ted.

 

[E.intheC]

+1. Ted, I like your progress. Really like the euphy. side of the tank, and the zoa garden has potential.

The Vortech looks nice too

 

[aznt1217]

Just a few more weeks. You shall see what happens! haha

 

[aznt1217]

Updating with pics of my happy inhabitants lol

- I call them Fire and Ice lol

 

[aznt1217]

Big update coming....

 

[E.intheC]

Big update coming....

..mm.. to a 155 bow? :lol:

 

[Awibrandy]

Excellent looking reef! Beautiful fish! More pics please.

 

[aznt1217]

HERE'S MY UPDATE .
.... Yea I wish a 155 Bow. Believe me if I moved into a house with a basement I'd probably go with a 200+ (granted I'd have to save many pennies).

- Reaquascaped the right side of the tank!
-Added even more frags I cannot count lol.
-Most importantly... MORE FISH!!! lol
- Also.... very very near future projects where I have some pretty unique ideas lol.

Full Tank Shot

Frogspawns

More frogspawn

Left side of tank.

Solomon Islands Torch coral!!! Crazy piece, 21 heads!!!

Pink Goniopora with Zoos

Hammer

Three head hammer

Torch!!!

Another Torch!!!

Zoa Garden!!! parts of it at least. I really had to move stuff around

Hawkfish

Fireeee lol

I call him Lemons :splitspin

I always have to take a picture of her lol

Work in progressssss

 

[ocholoco]

hey

Nice!!!! Your tank looks good keep the pics coming.

 

[chinatown]

nice tank. wanna frag that solomon island torch? that piece is sick.

 

[NDY]

Very Nice looks Great

 

[aznt1217]

More Pix soon. lol I'm on a livestock frenzy.

Don't want to frag anything quite yet. Want to let it grow out first.