new shots of new tank

[supertech99]

So after a long weekend, i came home to a broken center brace and a dead orange diamond goby (what do those fish do when iam not looking!) after a frantic call to Wayne I decided to take a wait and see approach. The next morning i had almost 4 inches of bow (broken pieces of brace were 4 inches away from each other) so I knew this old 55 gal tank with its narly silicone was done for. I braced it up and began the search for a used tank. I finally got my new tank up and decided to post some pics. I love finally having room under the sump and being able to put my skimmer down there. Its a oceanic reef ready 75 with a 20g long sump, an inline mag 5, remote fuge, modified seaclone 150 with a ato and a 10g ro tank. Everyone loves the larger swimming room and the new rockwork, especially the blue tang!

Broken tank and rigged brace

new tank

newgoby

 

[andywe]

Looks good man!! Next a bigger skimmer!

 

[NeveSSL]

Nice!

I'm jonesing for a bigger tank, bad.

I'll get there, tho.

Brandon

 

[andywe]

I know that feeling Brandon. I am already thinking about ~500. If 180 isn't enough already, why waste time with a 300 LOL

 

[supertech99]

yeah, I wanted to get your skimmer andy but after the chunk of change i shelled out fot this and my wedding anniversary and mothersday landing 2 days apart, I knew that a skimmer upgrade would have to wait. I dropped a airstone down the reaction chamber of the seaclown and it skims much better now. Just super glad to have it in the sump! less microbubbles in the DT!

 

[supertech99]

is there a chemical reason that my skimmer pulls junk better at night than during the day? It does not really make much during the day but is pulling a very wet skim overnight and i am wondering if this is a signal of something?

 

[TitansFan]

i assume you feed at night? this maybe your reason for the extra skimming at night.

 

[SteelAngel]

nice pictures!

 

[dborowsk]

Gosh, that braced tank picture is so scary. I'm glad you didn't have a full blow out. Your new glass habitat looks awesome. Keep on fishin'...

 

[supertech99]

thanks Steel Angel, half of those corals are frags of yalls, the brace break was wicked freaky, even after i clamped it it took a few days to find the new tank and the glass began to bow around the brace, the silicone was ratty so It was a good starter tank, i am amazed how much simplier it has been to maintain the new one with more sumproom and water volume!

speaking of corals, i think i want to try a purple cap, anyone got a frag?