Major Update Coming!!! Possibly a new thread, but I would like to hear some opinions on that subject. If I am setting up a whole new tank, should I just start an entirely new thread?
Anyway, I just became the proud new owner of a 120 gallon 48x24x24, tank :bounce1:
I have been so cramped in my 75, that this one should feel like a 500 gallon. Imagine going from a 11.5" front to back depth, to a 24" front to back. WOW!
I have been so excited about getting it, but now I must temper my excitement because of a shipping mishap. Let me tell you a short story!
I have been watching the RC used equipment forum, for some time now. In fact, we were recently down in Orlando with our little girl, and I almost went and picked up a 180 from a guy down there. The U-Haul proved to be.... too much of a pain in the ***. So, I just kept watching, and finally I saw someone selling a 120 in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately for me, I live in Mississippi, but............................
Our company has a store in PA, that was about 150 miles from Barclayrl's house. Barclayrl is the RC member who had the tank. He and I set it up for a HOTSHOT driver to come pick up the tank and bring it back to me in MS. We already had to send some equipment up there, so it really had worked out to be a great deal.
So the driver gets there... Tapes up all the glass, just like you would do a window, when a Hurricane is coming... He also shrink wrapped the tank, stand, and canopy in case they encountered any weather. They loaded everything on the trailer, and strapped it down. Great!!!:celeb1:
They apparently were standing around, and talking, or exchanging the payment, or whatever, and.............................POP!
A panel on one side of the tank, had cracked all the way down. The driver, which I know pretty well, and who I really felt sorry for, had to call and tell me about it:furious:... Oh well though:spin2:, I still got a great deal on the tank, stand, canopy, and 8 x 54 Ice Cap T5 setup!!!
So, right now I am in the process of studying up on how to replace that one side glass.... I am going to shoot for Xmas time
If any of you have experience on this sort of thing, PLEASE PLEASE chime in, and help me out.
Oh, just a quick note:
I have completely run out of real estate in my 75, so I had to prematurely trim some SPS. I have a pretty good little collection of frags that I am going to put up for sale, in the next few days. They will be some CHEAP SPS, so if anyone is looking for that sort of thing, just be watching!
These pictures really suck, and are from a while back, but these are the corals that I have frags from
I think I only have 2 frags from this one, but they are rather large. It is much larger now, and the color is a neon green. So a green Cap
I probably have 8-10 pieces from this one. Some small, some not: These are from a Highlighter Green Monti that I bought from Copps. If you do not know about his corals and tank, you should def. check it/him out. Here is a link to one of his threads, and TOTM article. I got some beautiful frags from him... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=450284
I have a whole bunch of frags from this acro. Again, some of them are really large, then some medium, and some small ones. I really like it, because it has some real pretty blueish tips on it. My main issue with it at this point, is that it has grown too fast. That is why I had to frag it. This picture shows it right after I brought it home from the LFS. This is the only coral that I have ever bought from a LFS, and the reason I got it was because it was brown, but had some interesting looking tips on it. It turned out to be really pretty
I also have 2 pieces of this Monti Sponge-odes. This coral has done nothing but get prettier and prettier. Grows pretty fast too. I have a large piece about 2-3" ,and then the other one is about 3/4". Both pieces were accidentally broken off while I worked in the tank
I also have a good many frags from this green colored nepthia coral. I know it is not SPS like everybody craves, but this is probably in my top 5 favorite corals that I have
Like I said, I know these pictures suck, but I have taken some new ones. Of the colonies, and the actual frags, so I just need to get them up, and posted in the Tank Raised Livestock Selling Forum
I just wanted to give a good update on some exciting things going on in my reefing life. I have been so busy with work. With the economy like it is, we have had to chase work all over the place, just to make ends meet. Hopefull, I will get some more time to post on RC, like I was before the economy went to ****. I only have time to maintain my tank at this point, but it is really starting to get better
