Toofrigginswt's Custom 125 Gallon Tank Build

[toofrigginswt]

Haha. Mark, just for you.

 

[psykobowler]

Hahaha! Honestly, that gives me ideas.

 

[Lincutis]

Perfect spot. Perfect room. Just wish that chair would swivel in case Cabrerra hits that homerun. Tank looks great.

 

[ttanadi]

Hahaha. I think you need to get a love seat so the boss wont be p1$$3d if you spend too much time in front of the tank

 

[CLeadfootS]

Skins look great Jonathan!

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Awesome, put that chair on a Lazy susan.

 

[sahin]

Beautifully done! :thumbsup:

 

[tfp]

dang! that is nice!!!

 

[mpoletti]

Haha. Mark, just for you.

:thumbsup:

When my wife leaves town, that's exactly what I do! :lmao:

 

[toofrigginswt]

So I just attempted to take some top down photos for the first time. I have to say it was scary because I was afraid that I was going to drop the camera in the water. Haha. The photos were taken with the stock lens. I really need to save up and invest in a decent macro lens. Those things are expensive!

I've significantly reduced the amount of GFO I was using and things seem to be doing much better. The corals are coloring up more. I think I was stripping the tank of too much phosphate before. I also added two UVL Super Actinics and I think it really helped with making my corals pop more.

Anyways, I wanted to share some photos with everyone. Hopefully with more practice, I'll get better at taking photos of my corals.

 

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[sgammon1]

I envy your collection lol. Good looking shots, nice and clean.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Very nice, how much GFO were you running?

 

[toofrigginswt]

Very nice, how much GFO were you running?

BRS recommended 2.34 cups for my tank. I was running about 1.75 cups. Right now, I only run 0.75 cups. I just checked my phosphate and it's at 0.08 right now. Before the GFO reduction, it always read 0.00.

I've also been feeding way more too.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Was that regular or high capacity?

 

[toofrigginswt]

Just the regular GFO.

 

[psykobowler]

I use a lot less than recommended also. I actually hate replacing gfo because it appears the chaeto and coral growth slow down for a week.

 

[toofrigginswt]

I use a lot less than recommended also. I actually hate replacing gfo because it appears the chaeto and coral growth slow down for a week.

Funny you say that because typically a few days after changing out the GFO is when I think my tank looks the worst. Lol.