The California 50 Gal TBS Experiment

[Qwiv]

Starting another TBS thread, beacuse you all know there so cool!!!

Mine should be a little out of the norm because I am starting with a tank that has already cycled with 20 lbs of rock. (10 display + 10 sump) I am also going to experiment with (3) different ways to use TBS livesand.

I will be adding the TBS live sand to (2) sides of my refugium that has a 5" DSB. I will be mixing the TBS livesand in the display with SD for looks. I will add the Livesand over my SD DSB in the back of a nano cube, black sand in the display. We will see what happens with the set-up.
My Tanks Web Page

Here are a few picks of the tank before I get the 60 gal package, if TBS ever ships it. (Been 2 weeks, but I'm waiting patiently)

Will let you all know how the "Package" turns out.

 

[Lord Nemo]

yea me 2 been waiting also but i can't be patient... hope i can get through to them today already called once. :hammer: but ur tanks looks pretty good compared to mine i got a 55 gallon with one small rock in the bottom and 2 turbo snail and 3 common clowns anxiously waiting for their new home. good luck if urs comes before mine please pm me. IM SO EXCITED! i just wish today or tommmorow will be my lucky day.

 

[Qwiv]

Will do, post some pics when you get yours. Its about noon here and I haven't heard from them, guess I have to wait some more. :-( I wish I knew how many orders where ahead of mine.

 

[Lord Nemo]

yea i hope were not stuck with the not so good pieces. I surely dont have the advantage to drive to the store liek every1 else. So i might get sent LFS rocks =( but every1 online says u wont they wouldnt send you "bricks". Will Post asap promise if i can...

 

[Qwiv]

First Pictures, More to Come!!!

First Pictures, More to Come!!!

Well, I got the first part of the package yesterday and I must say it is amazing. These rocks already look 20x better than the LFS rocks. It is like an instant mature reef. Here are a few pics below and let me tell you, these don't show the half of it. I will post some better pics later.

BTW: The tank is full of rock because some will get moved to other tanks. I just wanted to see them all so I could pick the very best for the display tank.

So here are the pics

So far I think all the rocks are amazing with the exception of one, but you need something to go in the back. So far I have found crabs, serpent stars, a small shrimp, tons of worms and pods and things I just can't name. I will have some nice macro shots soon, PS Amonia is at .25 on the first day.

 

[Qwiv]

OK, Some better Pics

OK, Some better Pics

Here are some better pics. Needed to get some camera practice in

 

[H2OLUVSME]

did you have any spike when you added the first part of the package to your cycled tank?

it looks great, BTW.

landon

 

[Qwiv]

the amonia never went above .25-.35 range. I don't know if the pre-cycled tank helped, but i never needed to change any water. I did change some just to make me feel better and for the general health of the tank.
I moved the thread and posted beter pics here
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=471624