Starting a 180, initial progress

[chrisguy]

Picture Time

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Living room, right side

Living room, bottom center

Living room, top left/center

Living room, bottom left

 

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Peninsula, short side

Kitchen, left side

Kitchen, center

Kitchen closer view, left side

 

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Kitchen closer, right side

Living room, closer right side

Living room, closer left side

Living room, FTS

 

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Living room, FTS different angle

Kitchen side, FTS

Kitchen side, FTS different angle

 

[nate82]

in the kitchen Center pic what kind of coral is that behind the fish? it looks like a duncan on roids

 

[chrisguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12673756#post12673756 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nate82
in the kitchen Center pic what kind of coral is that behind the fish? it looks like a duncan on roids

That was sold to me as a Rose BTA, it's actually bi-color, Rose on the outside and Green on the inside. You can see a bigger version in the center of the "Kitchen closer, right side" picture.

 

[belgian_waffleman]

Chris,
your reefgarden looks awesome!

What is this the coral in the "Living room, bottom left" picture. It sorta looks like a candy coral but with teal centers?

Waffleman

 

[chrisguy]

Thanks Waffleman!!

It was sold to me as a button coral. It's doing good in the spot I have it in now, but I think would do better with more direct light.

Anything on the Living room side also get a lot of indirect natural light through the sliding glass door. I can see that several corals are leaning in that direction.

 

[Kent E]

Thanks for the update, its filling in wonderfully.

 

[nate82]

oh nice very cool tank love the diversity

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

looks great!

 

[crp]

Beautiful!

 

[SkiFletch]

Amen Chris, your tank still looks awesome!

 

[dreaminmel]

Gorgeous tank Chris! I love the macro that's mixed in...

 

[naprestsleep]

awesome chris, good to see you keep this thread alive. Your build was one of the first threads I stumbled on when I was looking into saltwater. Took me pages of reading to realize you were from GI, where my family lives. Maybe one day when I visit them I will try to see this tank in person.

 

[chrisguy]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Like all tanks, it's got it's minor issues (hair algea), but it has been good so far.

naprestsleep - I love talking about fish tanks with people. Anytime you plan to be in Grand Island, drop me a PM and we can setup some time.

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Looks beautiful, Chris!

What's your maintenance regimem (H2O changes, carbon?, Ca and alk supplementation, etc.)?

Thanks!

 

[chrisguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12683650#post12683650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Conesus_Kid
Looks beautiful, Chris!

What's your maintenance regimem (H2O changes, carbon?, Ca and alk supplementation, etc.)?

Thanks!

I estiamte the total water volume to be about 250 gallons. I change 18 gallons every week, which is about 7%. I am using the same mixing container from my 120 which was about 180 gallons volume.

With every water change I add Ca and Alk via B-ionic.

I topoff with Kalk to maintain Ca.

Other than that, I clean the sump and skimmer one a month and the glass I try to clean daily to every other day. I am at the point that I feel it's best to stay as hands out of the tank as possible.

I do have some massive fragging I need to do or I am going to start to lose some corals due to over competition.