My new tank.

[frctlimg]

kirk, Thank you. The nem was nice but was outgrowing the tank too fast. I'll have to wait til i have a bigger tank to get anymore anemones.

WildOceansAZ - Thanks so much. I'm glad you like it.

 

[tcamos]

How big is the sump (gallons and dimensions)?
Did you make it or is it of the shelf?

 

[frctlimg]

My sump is a standard 10 gallon tank with a couple of baffles.

Better pic

 

[tcamos]

Do you use a mag5 pump for the return and did you put in the baffles yourself? It's very clean and professional looking.

That bottom photo is stunning! Almost like a volcanic atoll...you do very good aquascaping. You have quite an eye.

 

[frctlimg]

Yes, It's a mag 5. I have it turned down a bit though cuz my overflow can only handle around 350 gph. The baffles are made of some leftover 1/4" acrylic i had laying around. I put them in myself. You can see that because of the limited space I had, only one side of each baffle has silicone. I don't think it's an issue though since there isn't much pressure on them. If you ever need any help "designing" a sump let me know.
Thanks for the kind words about the rock lay-out.

 

[frctlimg]

Color is getting better and better on this one.

 

[briankmarsh1980]

man Kyle when all those corals grow in that tank will be super sweet

 

[ErickJ_az]

You've been cheating on me

E

 

[frctlimg]

man Kyle when all those corals grow in that tank will be super sweet

Thanks Brian. The tank should look real nice in about a year. The hard part now is to stop adding corals. :hammer:

ErickJ_az You've been cheating on me. E

Yeah. My dad and I stopped in the other day on our way home from work.

Forgot about this pic earlier.

 

[rompininphx]

Where'd you get the mandarin goby??

 

[frctlimg]

Pets Inc.

 

[Bigred]

Very nice!!! Keep the pics coming.

 

[frctlimg]

Thanks Steve. I'll be taking monthly pictures to keep track of growth. It'll be a little while before i post some more.

 

[frctlimg]

I got bored and took more pictures.

Then I witnessed a crab fight.

We have a victor.

 

[frctlimg]

My male clown never leaves his new host. :worried:

 

[rompininphx]

What kinda camera are you using? Those are great pics!

 

[frctlimg]

I'm using a Nikon Coolpix S570. I really like it.

 

[rompininphx]

Great tank too. I really like the black sand! Do you have any buffering issues with it?

 

[frctlimg]

Thanks. I really like it too. I haven't had any alk or ph issues so far. my params are a constant
alk 9 - 9.6
cal 400 - 420
mag 1350
ph 8.1
sg 1.026
temp 80

 

[frctlimg]

Ok. I got the very last corals I'll add to this tank today.(yeah right) Now it's time to watch it grow. Hopefully after this last set of pics I can restrain myself and wait a month between photo sessions.

This little baby nub is gonna be so sweet!

And my favorite. ORA hawkins echinata (actually A. Turaki)

Don't mind the diatoms.