2015 Dream Tank Giveaway

[olaggie01]

 

[jsker]

Picture man Pictures

Edit, you beat me to the pictures

 

[jsker]

Great looking system!

 

[olaggie01]

Great looking system!

Thanks. It's coming along.

Dec 2015 I put the rock in SW and Jul 2016 I put the tank together. Still trying to take it slow

 

[jsker]

Thanks. It's coming along.

Dec 2015 I put the rock in SW and Jul 2016 I put the tank together. Still trying to take it slow

I have been your following along, I like the tank builds probably the most. Yours has been a great build and the story behind it make it even more interesting. Have a good one

 

[olaggie01]

Such a nice day out I decided to take the top down and feel the wind in the fishes fins

 

[olaggie01]

Big update. The tank is now nearly stocked with corals. I placed a big order with @CherryCorals , @watchguy123 and @kacrocorals581

The Cherry Corals should arrive today. I'll dip and then snap a few pics.

A few things I have noticed over the course of the past week is my consumption of Alk has increased, which I attribute to 2 things. SPS settling in but more importantly, I started to run a CO2 scrubber as my pH was hovering around mid 7.8 to low 8.0. The CO2 scrubber has bumped my pH up to 8.2-8.3 and in term, increased calcification. I'm quite impressed with this addition and will continue to monitor.

 

[olaggie01]

I have been your following along, I like the tank builds probably the most. Yours has been a great build and the story behind it make it even more interesting. Have a good one

Thanks for following along. Been quite a ride so far. Can't wait for things to settle in and take off.

 

[jsker]

How does the tank look now pictures. I notice when my tank is using more alk it is also using more Ca, Mg also.

 

[olaggie01]

How does the tank look now pictures. I notice when my tank is using more alk it is also using more Ca, Mg also.

I am going to get some new pictures today hopefully.

I use the triton base elements, a decrease in alkalinity should correlate to a decrease in calcium and magnesium. I increase all four elements when I noticed a drop in alkalinity

 

[revhtree]

O like the raised canopy look!

 

[hybridazn]

O like the raised canopy look!

I was thinking the same thing! I'd ditch that bad boy haha

 

[olaggie01]

I was thinking the same thing! I'd ditch that bad boy haha

Well, if it wasn't for jumping fish or a pair of kids under 6 and their friends, I'd be all over it as well. I'll probably have to figure out a solution in the summer when it's warm, right now I can keep the top down and the heat is not a problem. When it's 15 degrees warmer in the house, we will see what happens.

 

[lambchops]

Beautiful tank can wait to see it full of your new coral.

 

[hybridazn]

Well, if it wasn't for jumping fish or a pair of kids under 6 and their friends, I'd be all over it as well. I'll probably have to figure out a solution in the summer when it's warm, right now I can keep the top down and the heat is not a problem. When it's 15 degrees warmer in the house, we will see what happens.

Totally understand, ever consider a nice lid like one from artfully acrylic or something similar? They don't take away from the rimless look at all

 

[olaggie01]

Totally understand, ever consider a nice lid like one from artfully acrylic or something similar? They don't take away from the rimless look at all

Yup. Going that route as we speak. There is a bit of light spillage and LED glare when the top is up plus the noise. The tank is in my office so I need it to be quiet

 

[olaggie01]

Tank has been doing well. Here is a pink milli that i got recently. I'll take some other pics tomorrow. I've got some good comparison pics as things have settled.

 

[olaggie01]

Looking to order some new fish.

I've got the following:

2 yellow tangs
2 clowns
1 blue green chromis
1 Bangii cardinal
2 red fin fairy wrasse
1 Kwazulu fairy wrasse
1 Supermale Exquisite wrasse
1 Blue sided fairy wrasse

I'm looking to add a few more wrasse, maybe a sand sifter (diamond goby, etc) and a pair of mandarins

Thinking melanarus wrasse and a leopard wrasse? Any thoughts?

 

[olaggie01]

Here are some pics to help you with the fish discussion

 

[olaggie01]

Round 2