120 tank/remote sump room build......If anyones inteested

[connecticut cichlids]

thats a winner

 

[Spaghetti Cat]

Looking great so far, I'm tagging along as I am starting a similar build.

 

[Smitty750]

Thanks everyone for the kind words its much appreciated. Spaghetti Cat feel free to ask me any questions you may have I'd rather you learn from the mistakes that I made rather than u run into the same ones.

 

[Smitty750]

hello again everybody I finally got around to taking some pics of the tank so I figured Id post em up.

FT shot

Some of the inhabitants

 

[Smitty750]

Some Corals

 

[Smitty750]

Tank Shots Left Center Right

 

[Kdocimo90]

Lookin good. Got quite a bit of snails there dont ya

 

[Smitty750]

Ya there's about 200 or so mixed snails from reefcleaners.org. Awesome guy to deal with and I'm very happy with the job they've done the tank is immaculate and I owe it all to those tiny little guys hahahaha

 

[ITR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15130336#post15130336 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Smitty750
Ya there's about 200 or so mixed snails from reefcleaners.org. Awesome guy to deal with and I'm very happy with the job they've done the tank is immaculate and I owe it all to those tiny little guys hahahaha

Where did you get the corals from? I had a Pink Pocilopora like that before I killed everything last summer. I absolutely love that coral and man does it grow slow.

Looking good and keep up the good work.

 

[Smitty750]

I got it at Greenwich Aquaria they had another piece there last week. I really like it it has great color and the price was great

 

[ITR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15133276#post15133276 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Smitty750
I got it at Greenwich Aquaria they had another piece there last week. I really like it it has great color and the price was great

That place is probably one of the nicest places I've been to, but expensive. Then again, not too much in this hobby is cheap. I tend to prefer Realm of Pets in Southington mainly due to prices, but as far as presentation, Greenwich Aquaria get's the :thumbsup:

 

[mikelaubach]

That tank is going to be a BEAUT!

 

[Smitty750]

the newest additions 10 Blue-stripe cardinals, or blue eyed cardinals

 

[Kdocimo90]

wow those are awesome looking. I normally dont like cardinals, but those are pretty cool!

 

[Smitty750]

Ya they may not be the most colorfull fish but theyre eyes look like blue crystals and theyre irradescent bluish silver body shimmer beautifully. Plus they dont leave each others side

 

[Kdocimo90]

I probalby should have gotten those instead of blue chromis

 

[Smitty750]

ya i was gonna go the chromis route but found these and they will never break apart except at night when eventually they pair off male/female but during the day right back into a ball. Greenwich Aquaria still had a bunch left if youre looking

 

[Kdocimo90]

how much were they?

 

[Smitty750]

Hey everybody I have a question for you. Over the course of today from 8am till now a film of brown algae has popped up on some of the rocks. It wasn't there this morning just all of a sudden. My params are as follows

Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-5 yesterday it was 0 on a salifert test
Calcium-450
Alk-9
PH-8.6
Temp-78

Light schedule is actinics on at 7am off at 8pm
1 halide on at 9:30 off at 5
2 halides on at 11 off at 8

Not sure what caused it, there's also light green spotting on the rocks which I'm assuming us the start of corraline but not sure. Any ideas?

 

[connecticut cichlids]

with the new addition of 10 new fish, might be possible your having a mini cycle....just a hunch