Josh's 75 gal Build Thread!!!

[Belamywamy]

eventually yes, but as of now im loving the lps! and yes the led's are superrr bright. hurts my eyes lol

 

[ms0099rg]

Wow nice

 

[ksanmamaril]

sweet room man!!! haha almost have the same setup, nice tank too btw hahah

 

[jmahfouz]

Looking good Josh, Congrats

 

[jmahfouz]

Also they have Koralias for really cheap on amazon. did you get this tank from a guy named Bill? Sick dims by the way.

 

[WorldPeace]

awesome setup! LEDs make corals look awesome. that midas blenny looks pretty hungry.... whats up with him?
WP

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

that midas blenny looks pretty hungry.... whats up with him?
WP

I was thinking the same thing.

I like the rock structure, especially the big cave in the middle.

 

[Belamywamy]

thanks guys! The midas does look hungry huh? Ive been trying to fat him up but its not really working... any suggestions as to what i should do? I feed them frozen food mysis, bryne, pellets, and sometimes flakes

 

[firereef]

I love the evolution LEDs. Brighter than most

Lookin good man

 

[Blinding Reef]

HOw are you liking the evolution 3g so far? does it cover the 36" spread well? Also, are the fans on all the time like on the original evolution or just at certain times during the day? nice build and nice corals.

 

[Belamywamy]

thanks guys! im loving the leds, it covers all over and there are no dark spots. the fans are usually on when the lights are on. i only wish there were more blues than whites and also the fans are quite loud.. other than that, they are awesome!

 

[Belamywamy]

so here's an update on whats been going on with the tank! First off, I'd like to thank Mike (thegrun) for making me a shield for the LED fixture, im no longer blinded by the light!

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Here are some new additions to the tank

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and my new anemone from Santa Monica Aquarium!!

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Again, thank you Mike (thegrun) for all your help in making me the shield, its looking great!

more to come soon!

 

[smalltime]

I would replace the zip tie with a hose clamp but it looks awesome. My tank is almost identical 36x20x20 and I'm amazed with your light coverage(love the shield). The corners of your tank do you have access to a par meter?
Tank looks awesome! Did you decide on a skimmer yet?

 

[sabazerehi]

how did you take these pictures??? come to my house with your camera!! lol.

 

[Belamywamy]

I would replace the zip tie with a hose clamp but it looks awesome. My tank is almost identical 36x20x20 and I'm amazed with your light coverage(love the shield). The corners of your tank do you have access to a par meter?
Tank looks awesome! Did you decide on a skimmer yet?

Thanks! and i totally forgot to mention the skimmer. I ended up getting the Warner Marine AS150. Ive had for about a month now and its been working great! A little noisy but ive gotten used to it, and plus its doing its job well so i dont mind

the light pretty much covers every corner perfectly. Im very happy with the fixture.

 

[xxtechxx]

nice tank! so do you sleep on that bed next to the aquarium? how do you handle all that noise?

 

[Belamywamy]

haha yes thats my bed. The noise doesnt bother me actually, Ive gotten used to it.

 

[OG Reefs]

nice tank man. Those LED's are intense!

 

[Brian Chong]

Your corals look awesome. Nice job! I think the anenomes are awesome for ur type of tank. Do they move much and do they sting your lps? I've always wanted an anenome but the majority of my corals are sps

 

[Belamywamy]

thanks guys! the anemones sometimes do try to move from time to time, but i usually catch them and put them back in place lol

but i think youd be fine with an anemone, my anemone has touched other corals and they just get irritated, and by then i move the anemone (or the other corals around).