updated sps tank sps pics

ScallopKing · 10/05/2008, 07:52 PM

hey everyone, tank was looking good today and i haven't had any pics up lately. so why not i say. let me know what you think.

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gasman059 · 10/05/2008, 07:54 PM

nice tank- get some poop in there for some more color.

great going how about a FTS- thx for sharing.

ScallopKing · 10/05/2008, 07:55 PM

i see i screwed up the title - oh well. here's a couple more.

i tried taking a fts but they just wouldn't come out - kept coming our crooked. anyway, thanks for looking. sean.

cutegecko3 · 10/05/2008, 07:57 PM

Very nice.

ScallopKing · 10/05/2008, 07:59 PM

i tried putting some more poop in there...didn't work out as good as i thought it would. haha lol.

ScallopKing · 10/05/2008, 08:02 PM

thanks cutegecko3!

gasman059, i will work on a fts. thanks!

jgskt620 · 10/05/2008, 09:09 PM

What i think is thats a nice tank

Don-Coraleone · 10/05/2008, 09:26 PM

sweet tank.....

DML08 · 10/05/2008, 09:44 PM

SWEET TANK!!!

djay · 10/05/2008, 09:57 PM

omg. how about a fts

kumamoo · 10/05/2008, 10:43 PM

nice tank,corals growth

jrpdriver · 10/06/2008, 11:42 AM

nice pictures! why does it look like the back half of the Tunze is cut off in the 7th picture?

gcarroll · 10/06/2008, 04:56 PM

Looking great Sean!

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Originally posted by jrpdriver
nice pictures! why does it look like the back half of the Tunze is cut off in the 7th picture?

looks fine to me. I see both halves. it is firing toward the right.

ScallopKing · 10/06/2008, 06:15 PM

thanks everyone for looking and commenting! i appreciate all the kind words - it took a long time to get to this point - almost threw in the towel completely at one point.

yep, gcarroll got it just the pic really shoots off to the right towards the right OF box.

getting a fts now.

ScallopKing · 10/06/2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by djay
omg. how about a fts

thanks! here ya go everyone.

dvanacker · 10/06/2008, 09:52 PM

wow.....very nice. I like the shelf rock....makes me glad I got shelf eco rocks. Just out of curiousity, how deep is the sand bed and what type of substrate (planning my 200g).

ScallopKing · 10/06/2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by dvanacker
wow.....very nice. I like the shelf rock....makes me glad I got shelf eco rocks. Just out of curiousity, how deep is the sand bed and what type of substrate (planning my 200g).

hey thanks! yeah, from the side the shelf protrusions look cool. plus there so much room on the shelf rock too. the sand bed used to be 4" of the fiji pink sand. i vacuum my sand bed once a month pretty much now - every fourth water change. i'll replace the sand once it start getting lower i think.

PasadenaReefer · 10/07/2008, 12:53 AM

Are you suposed to vaccum your sand? or just let it be moved around by your snails ETC clean up crew? Only time i vaccumed my sand was when i moved and it was DIRTY!!!

lowbudget · 10/07/2008, 02:03 AM

nice tank sean. i saw it when you started to up grade. i need to see it again after its all done in person. good job.

PnoyReefeR · 10/07/2008, 05:22 AM

nice shelf rock aquascaping.. this will look really hot once all sps matured and grow with one another.. Great looking tank!

dvanacker · 10/07/2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally posted by ScallopKing
i vacuum my sand bed once a month pretty much now - every fourth water change. i'll replace the sand once it start getting lower i think.

When you syphon the sand are you just doing the top (not disturbing the bottom)??

stunreefer · 10/07/2008, 07:35 AM

SICK.

I second the shelf rock...looks awesome! It will look crazy when the SPS covers the top - create some awesome caves and crevices.

I can only see 3 pics though...?

ScallopKing · 10/07/2008, 09:58 AM

stunreefer, thanks man!!!

the shelf rock was my wifes idea actually, she had to talk me into buying it at first...thank god she did, cause it came out great. i can't wait for the grow out either.

sorry about the missing pics everyone - i deleted from imageshack and removed the wrong ones.

tthnow · 10/07/2008, 10:23 AM

Are you running all T5's?

ScallopKing · 10/07/2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by tthnow
Are you running all T5's?

yep - 2 x 4' 8 bulb 54w systems.

i've run quite a few different light systems since starting and have ended up quite happily with T5s now. before i switched to T5s i ran a 4' solaris w/ 2 MHs system but had to return since it had hardware issues - that said the colors were great with the solaris - it was easy to compare since I had halides on each side of it. before that i had all MHs pendants and colors were no where near that off the solaris and now the T5s. i probably will never use halides again just my own experience mind you.

10/05/2008, 07:52 PM	#1
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	updated sps tank sps pics hey everyone, tank was looking good today and i haven't had any pics up lately. so why not i say. let me know what you think. next page...

10/05/2008, 07:54 PM	#2
gasman059 The OG mad scientist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SOFLA Posts: 10,308	nice tank- get some poop in there for some more color. great going how about a FTS- thx for sharing. __________________ There's a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". 1985-present Current Tank Info: Officially lurking!

10/05/2008, 07:55 PM	#3
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	i see i screwed up the title - oh well. here's a couple more. i tried taking a fts but they just wouldn't come out - kept coming our crooked. anyway, thanks for looking. sean. __________________ Plan your dive, dive your plan! Current Tank Info: 225g LeeMar Starfire

10/05/2008, 07:59 PM	#5
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	i tried putting some more poop in there...didn't work out as good as i thought it would. haha lol. __________________ Plan your dive, dive your plan! Current Tank Info: 225g LeeMar Starfire

10/05/2008, 08:02 PM	#6
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	thanks cutegecko3! gasman059, i will work on a fts. thanks! __________________ Plan your dive, dive your plan! Current Tank Info: 225g LeeMar Starfire

10/05/2008, 07:57 PM	#4
cutegecko3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springdale, AR Posts: 974	Very nice.

10/05/2008, 09:09 PM	#7
jgskt620 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baltic,CT Posts: 160	What i think is thats a nice tank

10/05/2008, 09:26 PM	#8
Don-Coraleone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east coast Posts: 1,478	sweet tank.....

10/05/2008, 09:44 PM	#9
DML08 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: los banos, ca Posts: 994	SWEET TANK!!!

10/05/2008, 09:57 PM	#10
djay Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: fishkill, N.Y. Posts: 236	omg. how about a fts

10/05/2008, 10:43 PM	#11
kumamoo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ASIA Posts: 36	nice tank,corals growth __________________ Richard Current Tank Info: Nano tank

10/06/2008, 11:42 AM	#12
jrpdriver Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,463	nice pictures! why does it look like the back half of the Tunze is cut off in the 7th picture?

10/06/2008, 06:15 PM	#14
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	thanks everyone for looking and commenting! i appreciate all the kind words - it took a long time to get to this point - almost threw in the towel completely at one point. yep, gcarroll got it just the pic really shoots off to the right towards the right OF box. getting a fts now. __________________ Plan your dive, dive your plan! Current Tank Info: 225g LeeMar Starfire

10/06/2008, 09:52 PM	#16
dvanacker DID I SOUNDS SMRT?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ontario, CAN Posts: 3,690	wow.....very nice. I like the shelf rock....makes me glad I got shelf eco rocks. Just out of curiousity, how deep is the sand bed and what type of substrate (planning my 200g). __________________ --DARRYL-- Current Tank Info: 200g SPS dominant Mixed Reef

10/07/2008, 12:53 AM	#18
PasadenaReefer Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: pasadena Posts: 973	Are you suposed to vaccum your sand? or just let it be moved around by your snails ETC clean up crew? Only time i vaccumed my sand was when i moved and it was DIRTY!!!

10/07/2008, 02:03 AM	#19
lowbudget Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,258	nice tank sean. i saw it when you started to up grade. i need to see it again after its all done in person. good job.

10/07/2008, 05:22 AM	#20
PnoyReefeR Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New JerZeY Posts: 2,914	nice shelf rock aquascaping.. this will look really hot once all sps matured and grow with one another.. Great looking tank! __________________ Can't decide which tank should go :(

10/07/2008, 07:35 AM	#22
stunreefer Reef Hugger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 3,253	SICK. I second the shelf rock...looks awesome! It will look crazy when the SPS covers the top - create some awesome caves and crevices. I can only see 3 pics though...? __________________ -Austin Make your animals Thrive, not just Survive.

10/07/2008, 09:58 AM	#23
ScallopKing Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,194	stunreefer, thanks man!!! the shelf rock was my wifes idea actually, she had to talk me into buying it at first...thank god she did, cause it came out great. i can't wait for the grow out either. sorry about the missing pics everyone - i deleted from imageshack and removed the wrong ones. __________________ Plan your dive, dive your plan! Current Tank Info: 225g LeeMar Starfire

10/07/2008, 10:23 AM	#24
tthnow Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hughson Posts: 513	Are you running all T5's?