Revised 155 RR BF Reef Tank Thread

[MeanGreenEyes]

You know I'm slow..........:biggrin:
Will do once the daylights come on which will be later this evening.

Awww...you are not! I look forward to the pics.

 

[jbeanz]

I love the 155 Bow, its a real cool looking tank. Hopefully I can find one for sale in March when I get back into the hobby.

 

[Awibrandy]

I love the 155 Bow, its a real cool looking tank. Hopefully I can find one for sale in March when I get back into the hobby.

Thank you jbeanz! I loved the bow until I tried to take pix. I even had a friend who is a professional photographer try. He wasn't very successful with all that equipment he has. Only reason I have a Bow is that the original tank was left to me by my dear friend when she passed.

 

[Awibrandy]

As promised; below are some pix of the LR scape..

 

[Awibrandy]

New Fish, first two corals! Setosa - courtesy of Noel, Pink Tip Elegance.:biggrin:

 

[knugenx]

Nice start...good luck moving forward!

I got some freebie frags if you ever come by the Flushing area.

 

[Awibrandy]

Nice start...good luck moving forward!

I got some freebie frags if you ever come by the Flushing area.

Thank you Karman.....:hug:

 

[Jarrett]

if you ever find yourself on long island awi. stop by ill give you some sps frags.

 

[Awibrandy]

if you ever find yourself on long island awi. stop by ill give you some sps frags.

Thanks Jarrett!! I'm in LI every day. I'm borderline to LI. I'll let you know if I go further out in to LI.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

Thank you Karman.....:hug:

lmk when you come to flushing, i'll bring some stuff for you.....green nepthia, tyree toadstool, ora green bird nest, ponape bn, pink bn, green bn, zoa's and mushroom for you.

 

[Jarrett]

sounds good, pm me anytime!

 

[Awibrandy]

Thank you so much guys!:grouphug:

 

[MeanGreenEyes]

That scape is amazeballs! You seem much happier with it too, which is what counts the most.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

What did you use to make the bridge work? I like it

 

[Awibrandy]

Thank you MGE! I do like it. Fish seem to like it too. They've been swimming through, under, behind, and over. They have been checking out their new habitat non stop..

Angelo, I did nothing special. I simply came across a large piece of rock that could possibly work to bridge the space between the two island.
As I had already put the two structures together I just tweaked both sides to where they would hold the large rock securely. No rods, glues, or twist ties were used. I like being able to take my LR apart when ever the need, or desire for a change comes.

 

[Awibrandy]

Water Pars:
Temp. 78
PH 8.1
Salinity 1.026
Ammo. 0
Trites 0
Trates 0
Alk 10
Mag 1440
Cal 415
P04 0.08
Powder Blue Tang behaving strange.. Seems to be just floating about with currents pushing him about. No visible injuries, or fin tears, no fighting or nipping All other fish (Majestic Angelfish, Yellow Tang, Blue Eye Bristletooth Tang & Tail Spot Blenny) doing fine.

 

[KathyC]

The tanks looks great, wow, it came together fast! Go you!

 

[Awibrandy]

The tanks looks great, wow, it came together fast! Go you!

Thank you Kat! It really did.:biggrin: I honestly expected it to take at the very least a month to cycle, more like 2 to 3 months. i was totally surprised when it only took 5 days. As you can see it is still doing great, even after the addition of the fish, and the 1 slab of un-cured LR.

My thoughts on why such a fast cycle is that; I disposed of all the old sand & water, and the rocks while being in the dark, and cold they were in water..

 

[Awibrandy]

Sad news first: Powder Blue Tang died yesterday. Still no idea what happened. Was fat & healthy looking, 5 days later he dies with no visible signs of illness or fighting.

Happy news: Got a 8" Desjardinii Sailfin tang, and a 5" Purple tang from another reefer. Thank you Dace!:hug:
Sailfin is a bit to big for my liking, but it is what it is. I double checked with other reefer who re-assured me that it is okay for the it to be in my tank.
Yesterday I went to pick up a couple of frags from another reefer friend. He throw in so many extras that I ended up with 14 frags instead of the 4 pack that I had purchased from him. Thank you Eric/ecvernon!!!! No idea what the names are, but they are beautiful non the less. Trying to figure out the white balance on my camera. Even with the white LEDs pix still come out blue.

 

[fishman1069]

Sorry to hear about the PBT