60 day old reef (PICS)

[jabo]

Well I decided to post a few pics. Today will make 60 days since the upgrade. Besides a large ICH out break everything else is going great. I plan to restock the tank very soon with a few new fish. I am more than pleased with my new tank from Glass Cages and the new equipment is performing nicely. I am loving the rimlesss design, especially the access and size. Water changes are simple when you can just pour the water over the edge.
None of this would have been possible without all of the advice and help I have received from this very site. Thanks to everyone over the years and recently for the tips and help along the way.
Thanks to all of my "reefong" friends for your guidance, shoulders to cry on, and most of all the frags!!!

 

[Rudolph]

awesome tank jabo, rimless is awesome....did you forget to add the fish, or are they afraid to swim (or be pushed around by the twin Yamaha V8 pumps) around with those pointy sticks coming out of the rocks?

 

[SaltH2OLover]

Lmao Rudolph your to funny!!

Sweet looking tank Jason. The hammer I got from you opens up pretty big for the size frag it is. I was shocked. Been eating good to. The torch is opening up, hope it doesn't take long for it to get bigger though. lol. Just wanted to say thanks.

 

[Rudolph]

Salty, Jabo tells me we all end up with a SPS tank....but I don't have the patience to wait 10 years for it to fill in.....or die.

The good news is he will be able to post the same picture a year from now and those sticks (those that haven't died) will still be about the same size....wait, I have an idea....off to the transporter...Scotty beam me to the year 2014...I will be right back....

 

[Rudolph]

I just got back from the future....here is a picture I took of Jabo's tank three years from today..

 

[MHG]

Nice tank...Is it actually that color or is it just the photographs...

 

[jabo]

That is the colors I did not doctor the photos. I do have a crappy bulb in right now. My ballast went out and blew a month old Ushio. I have ordered a new one but it is not here yet.

What do you see wrong with the color? I am always open to constructive criticism!


Hey Doofus, I mean Kerry. See that little colony of Tri Color Mili. Look close it is the "stick" on the front left rock with a few branches. Look closer, no no no, dont pull the bifocals away from your nose, put them back on and look closely. See it? No not that one big dummy the other rock, OK got it? I got that from Barrett that day I met you and it has grown at least 3/4 an inch. Have you been to the eye doctor lately? Sps is about the challenge not the immediate gratification your little mushies give you. How many times have they split since that day? Its ok to admit it man, if your wife will not let you spend money we understand. They are called "Spousal Units" and sometimes they are difficult to get along with! Keep telling your self you like softies and we will all keep talking behind your back. "He is either scared to try the sps world." "Well man you know it could be his that his wife controls the finances?"

LOL
LETS END THIS FUED AND AGREE TO DISAGREE!!

FYI..... and off the record....Chris and I had a long talk yesterday and the main point was basically F@ck SPS!!! (just so you know)

 

[SaltH2OLover]

lmfao..... damn,, yall r too funny. Jason I met Kerry today. Nice man, (wonder how he did in his tennis match today) lol. Well I think Kerry would be very proud of me, I only got 2 yes two pieces of sticks today, at the buy 2 get 1 free coral at Memfish today. I got a clam too. Hey Kerry there is a crab that lives in one of the stick colonies I got today, pretty cool looking..
Jason you should see my tank now at night. I bought a 36" LED blues today..... WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW is all I gotta say, that hammer is AMAZING and the torch is pretty cool, will look awesome once it gets a lil bigger so the tentacles flow more..

 

[VitalApparatus]

Awesome tank Jabo! I love the rock work come redo mine!

 

[jabo]

Dude that is funny I hate mine, can never get happy with it!

 

[Rudolph]

Yes, it was a pleasure to see Chris and meet the other Chris and Tim, sounded like Jabo got up on the wrong side of the tank so it was probably good thing he wasn't there. I just wished I had more time to talk. However, I was thankful that my matches were delayed by the early morning rain so I was able to squeeze in a few minutes at Memfish... and meet my fellow RC'ers........that was a good deal, I regretted I could not get back to take advantage of it.....the Mississippi three did get me curious about clams, I am guessing I would have walked away with one had I had time to linger....

Jabo: We have no fued my friend, you have the most awesome tank and I have tank envy, so you are the man...I did go out and look at some SPS tanks only when trying to find an overgrown stick SPS tank (to respond to your pic) and you know what....could not find any....but I did find some awesome looking ones that I don't even pretend I will have have in my lifetime. I cannot imagine what goes into keeping a tank crammed with SPS going.. I think I will stay in softies and LPS for the near future as the SPS seem to be more time/money than I am willing to put into it, but I have to say I am enjoying the non-SPS world for now....until then I am wishing you the best as I expect to get my SPS frags from you when I make the switch....

 

[Rudolph]

Tim: I am sorry I was not there to be your "no man" for you....but at least you got a good deal on the sticks.....I thought you all on a LPS or softy run....what kind of crab? I have a couple of emeralds and they are really awesome.....the arrow crabs creep me out a bit....but I could see how they might feel comfortable among some sticks...once again nice to meet you...

what kind of claim....you guys have peaked my interest....

 

[Rudolph]

....err....clam not claim...

 

[jabo]

what a difference a new bulb makes!

what a difference a new bulb makes!

I received the new Phoenix 14k today. Here are a few more pics

 

[jabo]

 

[dianeteuton]

Very nice pics !!

 

[VitalApparatus]

That has a real natural look to it J. I love that instead of the planted garden look so many tanks end up with. Well done.

 

[SaltH2OLover]

Jabo is that a Grapes of Wrath frag?? I absolutely LOVE mine, thing has grown mad wild since I got it. I got it at the St. Louis swap and it has already covered the entire square frag plug it's on.... Awesome under LED blue lights too!!! Along with the Hammerhead I got from you.

 

[jabo]

I dont think I have a grapes of wraths?

Those blue zoas I got from you are doing great.

I am on coral lock down! No more until I get some fish and a few more pieces of equipment.

 

[jabo]

Tim, check out how much that NEM has blown up and it was the small one....