Trottie, have any big spring break big party pics

[Arsenal11]

We saw kent's pic of your big spring break party before it got removed, have any pics from the big party? We know you have a camera phone, if not lets see some pics of that new 75.

 

[trottman]

i don't have a camera phone, sorry... someone may email me pics but i have none at the moment.

but i do have this picture that my dad took of me when i was 4 years old. this may very well explain why i am the way i am. i thought that it was pretty funny so check it out. (i had blonde hair when i was young.... other than that i am basically the same, just a few feet taller)
-- i was a happy todler

here is an update of the 75.... i will have 100 lbs more lr in there this afternoon, so i will put more pics up later.

by the way, there was a monti digi frag stuck to one of the rocks in there now, and it is already fully opend up! i thought that that was amazing

 

[JxMetal]

so it was a pool party? how'd you all fit in there?

 

[Reefer Wannabe]

Ahhh...whatever happened to Bud Dry? Reminds me of college...

 

[Dert42]

wow... your sand settled a lot faster/better then mine... my tank is still foggy after 3 days.

 

[sirreal63]

My unrinsed southdown went from this...

to this in 5 days.

Heavy wet skimming and a HOB filter stuffed with filter floss will clear it right up.

 

[Dert42]

: o

i think i'll give it some more time then...

thanks!

 

[trottman]

mine took 1 and 1/2 days to settle.... that is with 4 mj 1200's goin on the wavemaker.... i already have some coral opened up in my tank too. a couple zoos that were on the rocks and a monti digi that was on a rock.

 

[DrBDC]

When I first set this tank up and when I set up my son's lion tank with southdown, I noticed that adding the live rock quickly got the bacteria into the water and settled the sand faster. Feeding didn't seem to accelerate it too much. You will need to blow off the rock from the dust settling on it from the water. Keep the flow down some vs. the amount you'll have when it's full. But have some in there to help with waste product exchange in the rock if you add it.

 

[Dert42]

tonight i'm hoping to top the tank off and get a small powerhead running in there for a day or 2 before turning on the big guy.

and uhh.. i didn't mean to hijack this thread with talk of sand..
sorry