OP
OP
Yeah they're growing back out in the left now. I squashed some of them and they're coming back... Resillient little guys.
45 Gallon Reef Diary From Setup To...?
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OP
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Well, its been a couple days since the re-scape and the tank looks GREAT now 
. Things are really progressing nicely and getting back to their full health. Decided to take some more pictures to show you guys
FIrst up, a shot of my giant palythoas again. They're finally starting to show their green centers
Then, a shot of my mushrooms since you guys compliment them so often. As you can see, a bunch of them are crawling out of their corners to say hi again
Then, a recent addition, an electric blue hermit crab. I've been told that these hermits are great tank mates and dont bother others and snails like zebras or bluelegs. Hopefully he does well
Some of you may have noticed the new polyps on that spire to the left of my tank. Got them for a measely $20 along with the rock at my LFS. The purple centers dont come out in my macro shots unfortunately but they're there
Then my other new acquisition, my green bodied purple tipped frogspawn. Looks stunning in the tank and man do I ever have a soft spot for Euphylla
And finally a full tank shot. The bubble coral is back to its former self and things are looking up. Hopefully aI can keep the algae at bay along with the addition of some rowaphos I just managed to get a hold of
. Things are really progressing nicely and getting back to their full health. Decided to take some more pictures to show you guys FIrst up, a shot of my giant palythoas again. They're finally starting to show their green centers
Then, a shot of my mushrooms since you guys compliment them so often
. As you can see, a bunch of them are crawling out of their corners to say hi again
Then, a recent addition, an electric blue hermit crab. I've been told that these hermits are great tank mates and dont bother others and snails like zebras or bluelegs. Hopefully he does well
Some of you may have noticed the new polyps on that spire to the left of my tank. Got them for a measely $20 along with the rock at my LFS. The purple centers dont come out in my macro shots unfortunately but they're there
Then my other new acquisition, my green bodied purple tipped frogspawn. Looks stunning in the tank and man do I ever have a soft spot for Euphylla
And finally a full tank shot. The bubble coral is back to its former self and things are looking up. Hopefully aI can keep the algae at bay along with the addition of some rowaphos I just managed to get a hold of
JaminRat
Fish Crazy
Your tank seems to go from strength to strength. Very nice looking, keep up the good work. 
OP
OP
Thanks, really appreciate it 
. Next stop, maxi mods and a new hood Too bad I'll be busy all weekend with hockey ribs and football, otherwise I'd get it finished by then. But who am I kidding, nothing in this hobby is ever "finished"
. Next stop, maxi mods and a new hood Too bad I'll be busy all weekend with hockey ribs and football, otherwise I'd get it finished by then. But who am I kidding, nothing in this hobby is ever "finished"
OP
OP
Well, just got back from a trip to my LFS and had to make a few purchases A neon green torch coral which I brought home with me (always wanted one), and a BIG Tridacna Derasa clam which I wont pick up till this weekend. Also, my hood is finally complete structurally and all wiring is ran. Just waiting for the last coats of stain to dry and we'll be in business hopefully by friday. I'm so fired up to use it and its halides . Keep your eyes on this space and I'll update frequently this week
And also I know I've told you guys a lot about my LFS, and they have some GORGEOUS tanks. The owners Randy and Jason really know their stuff (both have been doing maintenance and tank setup for over 15 years each) and they really know how to setup a mean tank. So I figured I'd show you guys their two display tanks. First up, the main display which is a custom built tank around 200 gallons in capacity (8 feet long) built into the wall just as you enter the doorway. Btw, excuse the date on the camera, I gotta change that
The tank is lit by 3 Hamilton 14000K 250watt metal halide lamps about 18" from the surface. There's a 75g tank underneath as a sump which is supplied by an overflow with two 2" drains. The return pump is a massive sequence methinks and it also runs a closed loop on an Ocean Motions wavemaking device (alternates between 4 outputs) for flowrate. Tons of LR as you can see, and an ASM G6 skimmer for protein skimming. I forget the exact dimensions of the skimmer but they're somthing like 1' diameter by 3' high. Unbelievable piece of work. They're doing mostly SPS and some LPS in the tank along with a bunch of anthias, wrasses, clownfish, and ultimately (not in there yet) one Naso tang
After that, when you walk into the main fish room you see what I like to call the "Wrasse Tank"
Its a standard 120g (4x2x2) lit by two 175watt 10000k XM halides and 2 96watt actinic PC bulbs. Custom stand and canopy and a custom sump with two wavemaker returns (oscillating pipes). A Euroreef CS model skimer (forget which one exactly), and topped up daily with kalkwasser. The tank is almoast solely LPS and a few zoos. Here's a closeup of the left side
And the right side
Its jam-packed with fish, namely 10 full-grown fairy wrasses, one yellow tang, one purple tang, one pajama cardinal, one anthias, a bunch of electric blue hermits, and a pair of Percula Clownfish that lay eggs every month. The corals are the real stars of the show though IMO. Here's a couple even closer shots.
First up, the ultra green Euphylla wall (frogspawn, torch, and hammer)
Then, the Echinopora dominating the top center of the tank
And lastly, the Scolymias and Cynarinas on the sand in front
These tanks are my inspiration every week
A neon green torch coral which I brought home with me (always wanted one), and a BIG Tridacna Derasa clam which I wont pick up till this weekend. Also, my hood is finally complete structurally and all wiring is ran. Just waiting for the last coats of stain to dry and we'll be in business hopefully by friday. I'm so fired up to use it and its halides . Keep your eyes on this space and I'll update frequently this week And also I know I've told you guys a lot about my LFS, and they have some GORGEOUS tanks. The owners Randy and Jason really know their stuff (both have been doing maintenance and tank setup for over 15 years each) and they really know how to setup a mean tank. So I figured I'd show you guys their two display tanks. First up, the main display which is a custom built tank around 200 gallons in capacity (8 feet long) built into the wall just as you enter the doorway. Btw, excuse the date on the camera, I gotta change that
The tank is lit by 3 Hamilton 14000K 250watt metal halide lamps about 18" from the surface. There's a 75g tank underneath as a sump which is supplied by an overflow with two 2" drains. The return pump is a massive sequence methinks and it also runs a closed loop on an Ocean Motions wavemaking device (alternates between 4 outputs) for flowrate. Tons of LR as you can see, and an ASM G6 skimmer for protein skimming. I forget the exact dimensions of the skimmer but they're somthing like 1' diameter by 3' high. Unbelievable piece of work. They're doing mostly SPS and some LPS in the tank along with a bunch of anthias, wrasses, clownfish, and ultimately (not in there yet) one Naso tang
After that, when you walk into the main fish room you see what I like to call the "Wrasse Tank"
Its a standard 120g (4x2x2) lit by two 175watt 10000k XM halides and 2 96watt actinic PC bulbs. Custom stand and canopy and a custom sump with two wavemaker returns (oscillating pipes). A Euroreef CS model skimer (forget which one exactly), and topped up daily with kalkwasser. The tank is almoast solely LPS and a few zoos. Here's a closeup of the left side
And the right side
Its jam-packed with fish, namely 10 full-grown fairy wrasses, one yellow tang, one purple tang, one pajama cardinal, one anthias, a bunch of electric blue hermits, and a pair of Percula Clownfish that lay eggs every month. The corals are the real stars of the show though IMO. Here's a couple even closer shots.
First up, the ultra green Euphylla wall (frogspawn, torch, and hammer)
Then, the Echinopora dominating the top center of the tank
And lastly, the Scolymias and Cynarinas on the sand in front
These tanks are my inspiration every week
maidenfan
Fishaholic
all i can say is WOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW 
Miss Wiggle
Practically perfect in every way
very nice, yours and the shops!
sparklefuzz
Fishaholic
very nice, yours and the shops!
Gorgeous! I love the first pic, very nice aquascaping
OP
OP
Yeah, the tanks are GORGEOUS. I should try and get a closeup of the Pseudoantias super-male of the school... stunning
ox5477
Wet pets make the best Pets
Hey ski, which shop is that and what subburb is it in? I might have to take a ride up to this shop over christmas vaca to check out these amazing corals in person!!!!
OP
OP
The shop is Aquatech and the address is 3700 Genessee St, Cheektowaga. Its just east of the airport. There's gonna be a party and fragswap this saturday from 12-6pm with free food/drinks and lots of frags sold by both reefer's and the store itself. Gonna be awesome
ox5477
Wet pets make the best Pets
The shop is Aquatech and the address is 3700 Genessee St, Cheektowaga. Its just east of the airport. There's gonna be a party and fragswap this saturday from 12-6pm with free food/drinks and lots of frags sold by both reefer's and the store itself. Gonna be awesome
Thanks
Mr.September15
Chuck Norris is the reason why waldo's hiding
Being my eagerself I wanted to see the pictures before the text and thought this was an update of your tank and all I was left speechless! But it wasn't, so I put back all my robbery clothing back into my closet 
They have really really nice tanks! Just as nice as the one we have in So Cal.
They have really really nice tanks! Just as nice as the one we have in So Cal.
Matthew5664
Fish Herder
Thay are some NICE tanks ............
wish I had something like that in my LFS's all I get is stock tanks. The 14' tank at Heritage is good but its a little under stocked thoes look grand!!! I love the colours in the 'wrasse tank' I was like when I saw them.
anyway keep up up-to-date we want running commentery as always.
tanks ............wish I had something like that in my LFS's all I get is stock tanks. The 14' tank at Heritage is good but its a little under stocked thoes look grand!!! I love the colours in the 'wrasse tank' I was like
when I saw them.anyway keep up up-to-date we want running commentery as always.
OP
OP
Well, the Corps of Engineers has much work to finish this week. First up is the long planned motion upgrade in water flow. The patent office was raided and a common modification known to civilians as mjmods was borrowed by the Corps. A few hours in the machine shop later and the corps has come up with a quality reverse engineered product. Solvents are still drying on the product, introduction will be tomorrow at 0900 hours.
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