Back to the Reef Express, Building my new System

[kdblove_99]

Sweet canopy and tile work

 

[ROBZ]

- dandy7200, thanks Dan your tank is a masterpiece built to me!!!, im really happy with the skimmer you built for me, you still have to come by to help me out with the new plumbing and adding the reactors :bum:

-Jflip2002, thanks for the kudos!!! I didn't wanted to have a close canopy and this was actually a great way of having a floating canopy that i can raise manually without much effort and have good access to the tank, the canopy holds 3- 400w radium bulbs on lumenarc minis and is supplemented with 4-165w VHO's super actinic, also a have 3 LED (blue) moonlights, i also built in the canopy 2 rack with aluminum, that sit 2 ice-cap fans (4 in total) blowing the hot air out, so when the canopy is lifted i don't cook myself when i'm arranging thing in the tank, very easy open access

- nanocube14 and kdblove_99 thanks im glad you guys like it, is just different

 

[ROBZ]

After a little thinking i decided to get the background clean it was almost covered with coraline so lets see the comparison pics are what my tank looks now a days

With coraline more natural look

Scraped coraline it took me a good 2 hours to get all out of the back of the tank

 

[Oldtimer]

I must say that I prefer the latter... very clean.

 

[Ed Reef]

+ 1 for the latter

 

[42un81]

Corals pop on the black background.
Sweet!!!

 

[mcliffy2]

That is two hours very well spent...kudos!

 

[z-dog]

very nice and clean look

 

[Deepsea2005]

Beautiful!

 

[humbugy]

very nicely done

 

[eagleONE]

very nice! I too have done the same a while back. The black gives the corals to contrast against.

 

[ROBZ]

-Oldtimer, Agree 100% im liking it more and more

-Ed thanks bud!!!

-42un81, totally not only the photos look much better but in person :eek2:

-mcliffy2, thanks for the kudos i can agree more now is going to be even easier to maintain this way


z-dog,Deepsea2005,humbugy,eagleONE thanks for the comments here are some more pics


with Flash

Without... looks the same

My LPS patch!!!!

30,000miles lokani next to Cyphastrea

Male Anthias puting order in the HAREM!!!

 

[erics3000]

sweet........

 

[Itaysworld]

Hey ROBZ - WOW - looks amazing! Great tank - congrats.

What kind of fish are the reddish/orange ones in the bottom picture? I am planning my livestock and I like them for small/schooling fish and to add color.

Thanks, Itay.

 

[erics3000]

They are anthia's..the orange ones are the females and the red one with the big fin is the male

 

[ROBZ]

Thanks Eric!!!

Itay, thanks man they are Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) very common in the aquarium trade, very colorful and hardy, but need a lot of feeding

 

[ROBZ]

A few more snaps

 

[eagleONE]

Hey Robz

I was looking back and noticed your substrate. What are you using and what size? I'm trying to find any alternative for my sand domes.

 

[Chrisrush]

Updated pictures look great Rob. I really like the tile on the stand. I'll have to show that to my wife.

 

[Leishman]

I still can't believe you have not invited me out there to see the new set up............