My New Tank - And sort of build thread

[JosefDevaty]

I meant to make this a full blown build thread... but that didnt happen.
Specs -
- 48"x22"x12" acrylic tank. Big thanks to David (Davy182) for building this.
- 36" tall stand - build off of the plans in this thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1169964 I skinned it in 1/2" birch to match my other furniture. The trim is pine.
- Suspended canopy housing 6x54w T5's
- 30 gallon long sump/fuge
- Flow - 1 tunze 6045, koralia 3, koralia 4, Mag 5 return on SCWD
Everyone made the move just fine. I had my green slimer and tricolor valida brown out a bit on me but they should bounce back. I was surprised all of my other acros held their colors so well.
Ill shut up now and show the pictures.
Filling the tank - I didnt make enough water initially so I played the waiting game with the RODI late into the night

The temporary home for my corals and fish - note the fashionable purple container.

Left side

Center

Right side

Full tank shot - I wanted to keep the aquascaping pretty flat and allow the corals to grow in to fill the upper tank.

New acro from WWC - The coralites are actually a deep teal color... didnt capture well with the camera. If anyone has this or knows what it is let me know.

Another new acro from WWC - ID on this one?

New Challice from WWC - my first challice.

 

[ccampo]

Looks great

 

[cur10u5g30rg3]

That is a neat looking tank. I like the shallow but deep look. Can't wait to see the growth on it as it ages. Keep the pictures coming.

 

[Reefman79]

WOW ! Gona be sick Bro !

 

[jmking33]

Love the tank! Makes me wanna go bare bottom. that sounds weird.

 

[bychance]

Nice Job!
Did you say Davy182 made the tank?
That's a great size.

 

[JosefDevaty]

Thanks for all of the comments!

 

[WWC]

Picture one is Blue Millie Second one is Blue Green Prostata

 

[WWC]

Good luck with new set up things are looking good!

 

[Aqualove182]

love how the stand and the hood came out! Good job on the wood work.

 

[davy182]

Yup good job on the stand and hood.

 

[JosefDevaty]

Thanks again everyone. It was my first real woodworking project. I still want to put a little trim on the canopy to finish it off. Ill keep updating pics as things color back up a bit and grow.

 

[MitchReef]

Hey Josef, What is that chalice called? It's really sweet....

 

[JosefDevaty]

Not sure. Maybe WWC will chime in and let me know.

 

[davy182]

got any new pics of the corals that you just got.

 

[JosefDevaty]

Here are the wild Fiji Acros I picked up from Ocean Direct the other day. Huge thanks to Terry for splitting these with me! They seem to have a bit of color. Just playing the waiting game now.
Topdown

Side

Topdown

Side

 

[JosefDevaty]

Here are a few of the other corals I have in my Tank.
ORA Chips Acro

Pink Lemonade - this is a slowwww grower

I dont know what this Pink Mille is doing. Crazy colors though.

Purple Pillow - one of my fastest growers

ORA Roscoes - once this colors back up the Green will be much brighter - at least is was in my other tank.

Zoas

More Zoas

 

[JosefDevaty]

The depth of field and focus is off in a few of these. Ill try to get some better ones tomorrow and a new FTS.

 

[davy182]

awesome pics

 

[JosefDevaty]

Thanks!