Scotty & Tammy's 4x4x2 SPS tank

[Scotty freddy]

Looking insanely mature as always Scotty, a jungle of color mate

I nearly broke a knuckle having a finger in the wrong place when the side cutters snapped through a 3/4" stag base, i can't imagine the feeling when some of those big cuts were made lol........ :

Btw, with all the crazy new stuff becoming available through Christian now days i reckon it's the perfect time to do a bit of a revamp buddy.

Thanks biggles

Yea i was pretty close to my fingers a few times when cutting through the thick green stag. I have plenty of cuts and gashes as is from the corals so I'm glad I missed them with the cutters :lol:

The changes I'll make won't be major but I think in the end I'll be able to fit 4-5 new pieces in and also be able to see the left hand side of the tank again haha

This is a very impressive deforestation work Scotty. You deserve congratulations on cutting those thick looking staghorns. I went through a similar exercise albeit on a much smaller scale, so I know how it feels.

Cheers

Bülent

PS. I hope you filled the empty with some water shortly after taking the pictures.

Thanks Bulent

It wasn't easy with some sections especially trying to remove the base of the dirty purple stag. I got there eventually but lucky I had some good help from my daughter, I'd chop bits out while on the ladder and pass them too her and she would put them in the buckets they needed to be in. She wanted to help me that much she asked for a day off school and as you can see I gave in and let her :lol:

The tank got a full 200L WC and some fresh carbon after the deforestation

Scott, I would be up for a tank redo, only because you would have to post more and in a year it would look spectacular. I already know what this fully mature tank looks like. I am interested what new direction you might go in. I know this is quite selfish of me. But you do have to consider the new kid.

Marty

Hi Marty

The tank redo has been on the cards for a while now but the problem being we have been extremely busy with new bubs and kids basketball. My plan is to completely remove the thick green stag that's in the back right corner, remove the huge blue stag on the left and keep a good chuck to replace the thick green stag, buy a few nice tabling species to replace the blue stag so that way I will be able to see the corals that are hidden behind the blue stag, also sell off some clams to free up some room on my sandbed again. I'm also going to look at a Regal angel today as I'm considering adding one

 

[fewponds]

Do you have pictures of your "naked" aquascape. I am looking for some inspiration to rebuild my cube.

 

[Myka]

Awesome trimmings Scott! You're lucky your LFS will take all that! I used to throw buckets of clippings in the garbage from my old tank, and it was only a 90-gallon.

 

[Scotty freddy]

Do you have pictures of your "naked" aquascape. I am looking for some inspiration to rebuild my cube.

If you go back to page 8 on my thread you will find some of my earliest photos

Awesome trimmings Scott! You're lucky your LFS will take all that! I used to throw buckets of clippings in the garbage from my old tank, and it was only a 90-gallon.

Hi Mindy

I've just taken a whole lot more down as well, I just removed my monster blue stag and rebuilt the front left of the tank.

 

[DiscusHeckel]

Hi Mindy

I've just taken a whole lot more down as well, I just removed my monster blue stag and rebuilt the front left of the tank.

I think we need an up-to-date FTS please Scotty.

 

[Scotty freddy]

I think we need an up-to-date FTS please Scotty.

Here you go buddy
The plan was to relocate the blue stag and open up the left had side of the tank again. I want to layer tabling acropora species on the new section

 

[Pife]

Wow, your tank is stunning! I don't know how I've missed it all these years! I love the rescape and can in vision the the layers of tables.

 

[Rakie]

Good call bringing in the weed whacker for those colonies! I can't believe I'm saying this nonsense, but I think those colonies were too big, lol.

Also, I think your YT is broken very glad he's got a good home

 

[biecacka]

Some impressive stags there buddy. Same tank size as me and I'm just getting into SPS and would love to have your success one day. Very impressive.


Corey

 

[gregkn73]

Stunning mature reef with real huge colonies. Amazing!

 

[Scotty freddy]

Wow, your tank is stunning! I don't know how I've missed it all these years! I love the rescape and can in vision the the layers of tables.

Thank you
I'm pretty happy with the end result, it turned out as id pictured it in my head :lol:

Good call bringing in the weed whacker for those colonies! I can't believe I'm saying this nonsense, but I think those colonies were too big, lol.

Also, I think your YT is broken very glad he's got a good home

Thanks Rakie
It took me a while to come to the decision about cutting up the blue stag, now I have I'm glad I did.
My poor old yellow tang gets picked on by our purple, his nickname is "street kid" :lol: he's happy and our longest surviving citizen

Some impressive stags there buddy. Same tank size as me and I'm just getting into SPS and would love to have your success one day. Very impressive.

Corey

Thank you Corey

Stunning mature reef with real huge colonies. Amazing!

Thank you

 

[cugly]

Looking amazing good to see you're back. Like the table idea on that open space. Its always good to change things up a bit.

 

[reefmutt]

Here you go buddy
The plan was to relocate the blue stag and open up the left had side of the tank again. I want to layer tabling acropora species on the new section

Oh yeah!! I just love the new direction your taking with the plating corals. It'll be such an amazing contrast when they grow in a bit.
Beautiful idea!

 

[Scotty freddy]

Looking amazing good to see you're back. Like the table idea on that open space. Its always good to change things up a bit.

Hi buddy, how are you?
Thought it was about time for a return and also a bit of a tank redo as well.

Oh yeah!! I just love the new direction your taking with the plating corals. It'll be such an amazing contrast when they grow in a bit.
Beautiful idea!

Thanks Matt

Took me a while to be 100% certain with the new direction but now I'm glad I did. It really opens the tank up and allows me to actually see all my nice pieces I have up the back left of the tank. I'll be keeping my eye out for a few more pieces for the front and then just wait for it to grow in and match

 

[DiscusHeckel]

The new scape is looking really nice Scotty. Is your axe also going to fall on the pink hystrix?

 

[Scotty freddy]

The new scape is looking really nice Scotty. Is your axe also going to fall on the pink hystrix?

Thanks mate

No the axe won't fall on the Hystrix but it has had its fair share of trim ups

 

[BvN]

I just love your tank Scotty!! The youtube video's you made over the years are fantastic and after seeing your TOTM article I knew that I wanted to build a tank like yours :bigeyes:
Thanks for the inspiration!!!

 

[Scotty freddy]

I just love your tank Scotty!! The youtube video's you made over the years are fantastic and after seeing your TOTM article I knew that I wanted to build a tank like yours :bigeyes:
Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Thank you
I can't take credit for the videos, all of them were my sons work.

 

[BvN]

Thank you
I can't take credit for the videos, all of them were my sons work.

Yeah that's true but those video's weren't that impressive if he made them after shooting a mud pool

 

[Rakie]

Looking back through some of the more impressive tanks I've seen for aquascape inspiration I've gotta say your tank is beautiful, and I love the new 'steps' of corals and will absolutely steal these scape ideas.