johnanddawn
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well since its been a bit slow around here i thought i would post a pic of my new sump - nothing special just a simple design to meet my needs better:
and a pic of my new rock now that the corals have adjusted a bit:
and a pic of my new rock now that the corals have adjusted a bit:
johnanddawn
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well the frag swap is over and i just can't believe how great this year turned out to be for us
we had so much fun - the auction was a blast
i sold all my frags and scored about 10 new corals ie - i went there with no money and left with no money
but boy did i get some new eye candy!
here is a sample:
this is a hoek - a coral i have been seeking for over a year
this is the acan that broke the budget
the deep water is a LE ORA that dawn insisted i buy (she was right - it is really cool!) and the rest i got from other hobbiest - i really love the purp polyp nasuta, the baby blue stag is very unique and the blurry one is a crayola plana
we had so much fun - the auction was a blast
i sold all my frags and scored about 10 new corals ie - i went there with no money and left with no money
but boy did i get some new eye candy!here is a sample:
this is a hoek - a coral i have been seeking for over a year
this is the acan that broke the budget
the deep water is a LE ORA that dawn insisted i buy (she was right - it is really cool!) and the rest i got from other hobbiest - i really love the purp polyp nasuta, the baby blue stag is very unique and the blurry one is a crayola plana
johnanddawn
New Member
thanks guys - i'm getting there - it's been 2 1/2 - 3 years since i started my journey into an SPS dominated tank but the time is finally almost here....
the zoas went to fiji and the softies are in the hex. i will keep the clams and many of the LPS's in the 125 adding color to the sand bed. i still have 2 SPS corals on my all time wish list but otherwise i like...
new tank pics, i will get the new corals i got last weekend mounted in a week or two but here is the scap as it is today...... it will be nicer when the newest frags come out of the sand bed and get mounted on the rock where they belong
sorry i still can't do FTS shots yet:
the zoas went to fiji and the softies are in the hex. i will keep the clams and many of the LPS's in the 125 adding color to the sand bed. i still have 2 SPS corals on my all time wish list but otherwise i like...
new tank pics, i will get the new corals i got last weekend mounted in a week or two but here is the scap as it is today...... it will be nicer when the newest frags come out of the sand bed and get mounted on the rock where they belong
sorry i still can't do FTS shots yet:
johnanddawn
New Member
from the time i set up till may '04 this tank was a standard mixed garden reef with just a random collection of corals. then i bought my first SPS and have slowly been working my way across the tank replacing all the inhabitants. it is now basically finished - just growing out. i'll be posting some new pics soon
johnanddawn
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the final transformation
a few new shots - not the best - final adjustments made leaving me with three seperate theme tanks; 125 SPS, 35 softy, nano zoas
region around my pink milli
region around my green milli
region around the hoek and tort
a veiw down the tank
the leathers now in the 35 hex
the zoas and shrooms in the nano
a few new shots - not the best - final adjustments made leaving me with three seperate theme tanks; 125 SPS, 35 softy, nano zoas
region around my pink milli
region around my green milli
region around the hoek and tort
a veiw down the tank
the leathers now in the 35 hex
the zoas and shrooms in the nano
johnanddawn
New Member
nothing special, i have a 130W PC fixture (rebuilt from an old fixture actually) and a HOB with a glued in overflow box. i was running a remora on it but moved that to the zoa nano for now
hex tanks are very hard to light and smaller ones are even worse. PC's are about your only option here and DIY will allow you to build it to the size/shape you need. when i was running this tank with SPS in it i used a MH pendent
hex tanks are very hard to light and smaller ones are even worse. PC's are about your only option here and DIY will allow you to build it to the size/shape you need. when i was running this tank with SPS in it i used a MH pendent
johnanddawn
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OK a few pics i just took
AlexfromSATX
New Member
WOW!!! I haven't been active on this board in forever and holy cow look what I missed!!! This Tank is Awesome! Very Beautiful!!! Do you have an update or grow out shots?
johnanddawn
New Member
hey alex i still have some of those zoas from our swap in my nano
here is the newest pics finished the final touches on the scape:
here is the newest pics finished the final touches on the scape:
johnanddawn
New Member
thanks guys
i just did a bulb change and all the rearanging so i have a few corals showing a bit of stress but the colors on some of the others are really starting to show - hopefully everything adjusts and starts to grow again
i just did a bulb change and all the rearanging so i have a few corals showing a bit of stress but the colors on some of the others are really starting to show - hopefully everything adjusts and starts to grow again