Leishman's ~250 (65X36x24)

[dgasmd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13093670#post13093670 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Leishman
ALBERTO! Where have you been? Got a tank set up?

Rik:

I've been around, just not as much as I used to. Very busy life these days between work, family, etc. Lots have happened in the last couple of years. My tank is dry in storage for now. It has been for about 16 months now. I do miss having it, but I don't miss some of these things that comes with it like high electric bills ($700-800/month), high expenses (filters, carbon, salt, foods, corals ,fish, bulbs, etc.), and the constant worrying that there is some major disaster headed my way at any moment (electrical failure, coral deaths, diseases, etc). I do miss the tank thought, but live through others these days for the time being. I still browse through the CMAS site about once per week. Same here, but hardly ever post anymore.

 

[Leishman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13094436#post13094436 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nauticac4
I need more detail on the tear down and rebuild as I have been contemplating this for a while now.

Is the rock just stacked? Yes

What did you do with the fish? Left them in the tank

Any type of cycle? None (and I added 80-90 lbs of sand)

Did you loose anything? ] No

How long did it take? 8am to midnight. Had help from 8am to 3pm and took a 2 hour break between 3 and 5 pm)

Ill have more later I am sure...

 

[Leishman]

Here are a few more pics of the rebuild:

Holding tanks.......

143gadgets trying to steal my Purple Monster colony.......

The tank is doing well after the shuffle

 

[nauticac4]

Thanks... I suppose my major concern is the possibility of killing something and triggering some sort of mini cycle but I figure it would be better to get everything the way I want it now instead of when my colonies grow out

 

[Leishman]

It has been quite a while since my last update.

Things still need to be added, moved around or removed, plus a little growth will make this glass box look much better. Since the last update I have added 2x140w Actinic VHOs to go with the 2x80w T-5 Actinics that supplement the 3x400w 20k Radiums. I still can't seem to be able to take decent pics under this lighting combo, I'll get 143Gadgets to swing by with his million dollar camera set up and see what he can do.

Here are some new tank shots:

FTS

Left

Right

Right (at an angle)

Some coral shots:

 

[Leishman]

More:

PM frags from when the colony started to RTN - sad sad day. I need to mount these all together to make a second colony,

 

[melev]

Wow, yours are actually purple! Mine aren't.

I really like the stag in the center of this image. What is it?

 

[Leishman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13746390#post13746390 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev


I really like the stag in the center of this image. What is it?

It was sold to me as an A. Exquister (by Ming @ Atlantis) almost 3 years ago. It was a 2.5" mini clony and is now well over 14" wide and 10" high, and it has been fragged many times.

It is imposible to get a good pic of it!

 

[melev]

That is a stunning piece. I kind of recognize the branch structure, but don't recall the name. Seems almost like an echinata, but that is probably wrong. Keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

Pictures of blue corals are always tough. And that one is spread out so picking a spot to focus is hard. You'd need a wide DOF, and aim at some part of the front third so the rest is in focus.

Or do it from above. Top downs of that kind of coral can be incredible.

Here's one I like, also unknown at this time.

 

[dgasmd]

Dude, you are outdoing yourself as always. Very very nice. I might just have to take a quick trip up to MD/DC one of these days and bring back a couple of hundred frags of the gems half a dozen of you are holding up there. You simply don't see 10% of what is seen up there all the time in these parts.

 

[mpoletti]

Great update and thanks for sharing. I have always enjoyed your pictures and your older avatars

 

[Leishman]

A quick video from tonight...

 

[Leishman]

I have decided to make myself ineligible for owning a thread in this forum.

The 250g must go.

I have decided to 'upgrade' to a smaller tank. My in-wall 250 Euro braced glasscages will be replaced with a much smaller, nicer, rimless tank from AGE, Miracles or Aquarium Obsessed. I will be going from MH to T5 for a trial basis (bulbs strapped to a plywood sheet) to see how it goes before dropping over a G on the 10 bulb ATI Powermodule.

I am starting the planning tonight with 143Gadgets (owner of "The poor mans ELOS" thread in the SPS forum) so I can get this move done right. **removed**

 

[volcom69]

Nice i think you will like the T5. I switched from Mh to T5 on my new tank, and im on less then 2 months with this new tank and growth is great for that time and color is amazing. Good luck on the new tank.

 

[Oldude]

Awesome tank you have so I think you'll miss it but I'm sure your small reef will be cool & pimped out. Good luck.

 

[Leishman]

Well I did some planning last night, which walls to move, stand height, equipment list etc... I just need a good time to review the plans with the wife, choose a tank builder and things should get rolling.

 

[Leishman]

making room by moving wall back 3.5'

 

[hunter220reef]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16/p96531/PB130492.jpg

what is this?

 

[Leishman]

The original Miyagi tort

 

[Ian]

Rik, anything to update?