blanden.adam
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It took all night, but now the new tank is up, fully wired, and running like a Swiss watch. Lights come on at 10 am, metal halides at 2pm. There will be before and after shots soon :dance:
The upgrade is finished.
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blanden.adam
Team RC
Here it is
Here it is
So first, a before picture. 29 gallon aquarium with 10 gallon sump, 4 bulb 96 watt t4 fixture. My first tank, and about a year old. Clearly those RBTAs are begging me to upgrade
i also didn't like the aquascape -- to much rock touching the back wall and it was piled pretty high.
And the sump. It worked, but it's crowded, access is difficult, it's small, and it has acrylic baffles.
Now the new tank. Went for a 2-islands look with a lagoon in between. As you can see the smaller island is primarily for my euphyllia and the anemones - a bit lower flow down there. Also, there is ample space so a mag float can clean the glass everywhere Things are still stressed from the move and acclimating to the flow from the jebaos, so bare with me.
And the euphyllia garden:
and the side view from my armchair:
And the sump, way bigger and way more accessible. 40 breeder from the dollar per gallon sale with 1/4 inch glass baffles (thanks for getting those in for me Dave of ABC Reefs 2!):
The stand was originally built by the guy I bought the tank off of, URS member DavidPesce from Rochester. I built and added the front doors and cut out the sides and made doors for there to to allow for better access to the sump. I love being able to get in at all angles
Here it is
So first, a before picture. 29 gallon aquarium with 10 gallon sump, 4 bulb 96 watt t4 fixture. My first tank, and about a year old. Clearly those RBTAs are begging me to upgrade
i also didn't like the aquascape -- to much rock touching the back wall and it was piled pretty high.
And the sump. It worked, but it's crowded, access is difficult, it's small, and it has acrylic baffles.
Now the new tank. Went for a 2-islands look with a lagoon in between. As you can see the smaller island is primarily for my euphyllia and the anemones - a bit lower flow down there. Also, there is ample space so a mag float can clean the glass everywhere
Things are still stressed from the move and acclimating to the flow from the jebaos, so bare with me.
And the euphyllia garden:
and the side view from my armchair:
And the sump, way bigger and way more accessible. 40 breeder from the dollar per gallon sale with 1/4 inch glass baffles (thanks for getting those in for me Dave of ABC Reefs 2!):
The stand was originally built by the guy I bought the tank off of, URS member DavidPesce from Rochester. I built and added the front doors and cut out the sides and made doors for there to to allow for better access to the sump. I love being able to get in at all angles
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blanden.adam
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And this is just a DIY canopy I built with the 2x 250 MH and 2x 110 VHO fixture I bought from another URS member and refurbished. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
and what the hell, here's my sunset montipora:
and what the hell, here's my sunset montipora:
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saltyscotsman
New member
great job keep up the god work
Conesus_Kid
Premium Member
Nice work! :thumbsup:
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
all around vast improvement well worth the wait :thumbsup:
blanden.adam
Team RC
Thanks all, I really appreciate it. Now for a new fish...
Now for a new fish...
AmherstReef
New member
Very nice
Henry Colf
New member
Tank looks great Adam! Love the euphyilla garden.
blanden.adam
Team RC
Thanks guys. Euphyllia are my favorite Too bad so many of them are being put in the endangered list. Oh well, guess that means I'll have to give frags of the cristata away
Too bad so many of them are being put in the endangered list. Oh well, guess that means I'll have to give frags of the cristata away 
davidcoral
New member
Looks good, what size is the new tank?
blanden.adam
Team RC
It's a standard 75, glass-holes overflow kit, 40 breeder sump.
blanden.adam
Team RC
Wow, I wish I took before shots of some of the individual corals that I bleached out with LED's like 4 months ago. Had them under great t5's (2x ati blue+, 1x KZ Fiji Purple, 1x KZ New Generation) since that failed experiment, and their color did not come back. A few days under the Ushio 14k and UVL superactinic VHO and they already are clearly gaining some of the color back, particularly my red planet and tyree pink lemonade. I can't wait to see what they look like in a couple months. I just may be permanently sold on Metal Halides.
davidpesce
New member
Looks awesome, Adam! Love what you did with the stand and so glad it's got a second chance at life!!
