Working my way back in...

[bfliflet]

Thanks all. Turns out my tang is actually a Yellow mask tang, A. Xanthopterus. Some folks correctly id'd it for me. Apparently largest of the Acanthurus genus..

I'll give you a *really* good deal on the LR once you're ready. It's sitting in the sump and a second tub. Aged and eased my transition to the new tank. Nothing wrong with it. Just packed way too much of it up the back wall on old tank. Want more open space in this tank.

Jeff, really eager to get some Genicanthus too. Wife loves your Watanabeis. Good thing about wife inspired purchases, they get their own budget.:love1:

 

[79chopperdr]

You got a blank check! Awesome, see if she'll go for genicanthus personatus.:lmao:


Bellus would be worth a look too.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Glad the transfer went well, new set up looks great

 

[tfp]

now that's an amazing tank man! how exciting!!!!

 

[wright4941]

Awesome !


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[bfliflet]

Thanks to Tim, I now have some new colored sticks. Can't wait to pay it forward. Scary (in $$) how small they look in a 360. Sad how much I lost from my old tank.

Mounted the smaller ones on discs to keep an eye on. Not sure if I am going to setup a frag tank like I had previously. Goniopora also in the picture recovering slowly from transition and is one of my first corals. Used to be the size of a volleyball in old tank.

My large purple stylo that transferred over. The emperor angel is probably 6-7" as a point of reference.

Some caves and my BTAs that transferred over.

More caves at the overflow side.

Flow is interesting in this tank as I have two Gyre 150s running vertically at 100% along the length of the tank. There are no pumps on the opposite end but the flow pushes along the middle. The tangs love to swim against the current then turn around surf nearly 8ft to the other end.

And a short video looking down on the end

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Maybe I missed it but did you put down starboard or is that tiles. To fill a tank that size with sticks would be very pricy

 

[bfliflet]

Keith put a layer of black sacrificial glass siliconed to the bottom. Ties in with his signature black back/overflow. Gives it a contemporary finish especially for a bottom without a substrate.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Gotcha I could tell there was something down there just couldn't tell what exactly.

 

[bfliflet]

Finally got my DIY track lighting LED wiring cleaned up. The blue tape between fixtures is to help with alignment until the cables lay naturally. Kind of hard to orient with only a single cable to the ceiling per fixture.

Had to give away the Emperor Angel as I caught it taking humongous bites out of my stylophora. Also, wrangled 3 beautiful female Watanabei angels from LiveAquaria. Came in fat and happy. One was a little stressed with shipment but they were in great shape. Very curious. Not timid. Crossing fingers they're allergic to corals or zoas.

 

[tfp]

I see a lot of people are loving the large tang looks . great job man.

 

[79chopperdr]

Good luck with Wantanabei, I hope they change faster for you! How big are they?

 

[Saltwaternooby]

Looking good, you could always use some flat stock to mount them all together

 

[bfliflet]

Good luck with Wantanabei, I hope they change faster for you! How big are they?

They're around 4". 2 of the 3 females appear to hang out a lot more than the other. One is definitely the dominant of the three. Saw some interesting behavior near virtual sunset yesterday. Fwiw, my LEDs follow the natural sunlight patterns (sunrise and length of day) based on latitude/longitude coordinates in the south pacific throughout the year following the natural seasons. Definitely overkill but was a fun programming project.

Looking good, you could always use some flat stock to mount them all together

Thanks Anthony. I was hoping to have a minimalist lighting scheme but the boxes are already 10x10x4. One downside of cluster-style LED lighting is that it's easy to get shadows. With my wide tank, if fish are really close to the glass, it almost appears as though they're being lit from behind versus on top or in front. This can make the fish look darker. I would really love to add some T5s but I don't really want a canopy. The open tank top is awesome for viewing corals top-down. Still thinking about this one...

 

[RonMidtownStomp]

I'm in almost the exact same space with regards to lighting. I would love to have the benefit of T5 supplements, but I'm not convinced it's that significant and I don't want the canopy or the extra power expense.

I love the tank, size and layout!

 

[Saltwaternooby]

My tank is 36" wide also, my light fixtures are slightly bigger so I dont notice that shadow box effect as much. Awesome that you were able to program that light schedule. I will be interested to see if that affects coral spawning and other seasonal changes.

 

[SeaMonkee]

I'm in the process of modifying an 8 bulb t5 fixture by removing the center 4 and mounting 3 hydrasIf in the center. Agreed, the backlit look doesn't cut it. This is the only way I could stay open too (given its a shallow a canopy is a no go).

 

[drdoug]

Who made your stand?

 

[bfliflet]

Keith Grandt. After he and buddy of his welded it, I had it sandblasted and coated with LineX truck bedliner for rust prevention.

 

[bfliflet]

Keith can be contacted at signatureaquariums.com