40 Stretch Hex Upgrade

great looking tank!

couple of questions.

what are you doing as far as a fuge goes? I heard you mention it, But how big is it? whats in it? pics?

And how is your Royal Gramma doing in a tank that size with other fishes? is he behaving himself?
 
Well after taking a break from the hobby i decided to get back into it.. I went out and purchased the same tank tonight based on seeing yours.. What does everyone think about a black backgroud instead of a blue one?.. Thanks..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6408011#post6408011 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RocketSeason
great looking tank!

couple of questions.

what are you doing as far as a fuge goes? I heard you mention it, But how big is it? whats in it? pics?

And how is your Royal Gramma doing in a tank that size with other fishes? is he behaving himself?
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Hey Rocket - I have a fuge that sits on the back of the tank. Its about 18 inches in length and about 12 inches top to bottom. Its width is about 6-8 inches front to back. Its a customer made one tha thatbought used from another reef buddy. I have Chaeto in there and some live rock rubble.

The Royal Gramma is great. I've had him about 1 1/2 years. Awesome fish to watch navigate along the rocks. He's always hanging out along the ledges and never bothers any of the fish. Sometimes he'll get in a mini scuffle with the Cherub Angel but its minor. It only happens because the Cherub will tease him in his "rock lair"
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6409847#post6409847 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BiG_KiD
Well after taking a break from the hobby i decided to get back into it.. I went out and purchased the same tank tonight based on seeing yours.. What does everyone think about a black backgroud instead of a blue one?.. Thanks..
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Big Kid - I personally always liked the blue....but I think I would go with a darker blue the next time. I really like mine but I think a dark blue fits somewhere in between "blue" and "black".
 
I have a graduated blue background that goes fom darker blue on bottom to a lighter blue on top.

Black is nice, but Its a bit oppressive in my opinion. I like the way fish look on blue much better than how they look on black. When photographed properly the blue will "disappear" anyway. Which is a good thing.
 
yeah there are a lot of options for backgrounds...they eventually start to get covered in pink anyway.....but I do prefer the lighter colors vs black also!
 
Just got a new SPS coral this weekend...not sure of Acropora this is (in the back). Any ideas??

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Some updated pics....been about a month since my last full tank pics. My new coral is in the top right...its the Acropora pictured above.

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Here are two pics from the left side. I was just trying to show depth. Still working on camera skills. The one pic of the tang came out pretty good so I thought I'd post it.

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Here's a pic of my Scolymia going all whacky. It did this right after I fed the tank. Usually extends out but never this far!!

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Here's a pic of a yellow mille I picked up the other day. It looks a little white in the picture. Probably because of the photo and its been adjusting to the light...

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An updated side pic. The greenish Acro upfront is new....

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Full Tank....

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Here's a pic of the new monti cap colony that I got on Friday (Top right). Someone in my club is going on all Softy so he had a couple SPS he didn't want....

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