Badfish's 80 gallon build thread

[zelder47]

nice work

 

[xxxbadfishxxx]

Lots of updates, hope to take some pics and upload soon

 

[Bdial]

It's def been awhile. I remember this build. Really well done. Looking forward towards updates!

 

[Hentz]

Wow this is impressive. Following

 

[xxxbadfishxxx]

Ok here are some crappy cell phone pics, I hope to dust off the DSLR and start taking nice pics real soon. Around 6 months ago I tore the tank down yet again, I was losing coral and fish. I attribute the fish to marine velvet that took everything out except my yellow watchman. The yellow watchman was quarantined (observation only) and returned to display. I would then add new fish and they would die in a matter of a day or two. I finally figured out that the yellow watchman was most likely a host that was unaffected by the disease. The rock I had was over 10 years old so in one last ditch effort before throwing in the towel I tore down, cleaned everything, vinegar bathed all rock and recycled. It has been roughly 6 months and things are finally taking off.

Full tank shot




Left side


Right side


Corals include

Sps
Cali tort
Ora red plantet
Ora setosa
Tri color
Multiple acros and stags
Tierra del Fuego
Idaho grape

Lps
Bicolor hammer
Blastos
Duncan's
Frogspawn
Jason fox jacko lantern
Meteor showers
Multiple chalices

Softies
Green nepthea
Fruit loops
Rastas
Xmen
Utter chaos

A lot of the bigger pieces I am housing for a friend, it was an instant reef overnight

 

[xxxbadfishxxx]

Now the guts of the tank, not yet complete

 

[xxxbadfishxxx]

Some coral pics, better pics to come