Crabs 155g In-Wall Fish Room Build

[FarmerTy]

Corals look happy! Great collection so far!

 

[ihavecrabs]

Corals look happy! Great collection so far!

Thank you! I'm just happy everyone is happy. Tank is still going through the new tank uglies and nutrients are attempting to be problematic; however, I'm keeping on top of it with rigorous testing. So far so good.

 

[FarmerTy]

Thank you! I'm just happy everyone is happy. Tank is still going through the new tank uglies and nutrients are attempting to be problematic; however, I'm keeping on top of it with rigorous testing. So far so good.

You got it covered. We ALL get the 1st year uglies so just ride it out and it'll be fantastic in the end. Patience truly is rewarded in this hobby as well as diligence. Looks like you have plenty of both!

 

[ihavecrabs]

You got it covered. We ALL get the 1st year uglies so just ride it out and it'll be fantastic in the end. Patience truly is rewarded in this hobby as well as diligence. Looks like you have plenty of both!

Plenty of experiences and leanings to beat patience and diligence into my head.

 

[mattgsa]

Yeah, I have been thinking hard about this one. @FarmerTy 's thread on potentially switching up his lights is giving me thoughts on adding some pop.. (Thanks Ty... haha)

For now, I think what I am going to do is pickup an Apex LSM for moon cycle (because I'm techy and think it is really neat to be able to do this) and for the two kits I purchased which are two separate drivers and 4-3W Blue LEDs each, I'll get those mounted up as my "Pop of color channel" and run it occassionally when viewing the tank in the evening.

Otherwise, I am truly happy with my 6-bulb Sunpower. Maybe one day I'll strike on an 8-bulb so I can run two actinics in addition, but for now I am a happy camper.

I was wondering how wide you 6 bulb sunpower is?

 

[ihavecrabs]

I was wondering how wide you 6 bulb sunpower is?

I can get an exact measurement for you when I get home but it is around 48" x 14"

Edit: 47" x 13.4" x 2.1" according to BRS.

 

[mattgsa]

I can get an exact measurement for you when I get home but it is around 48" x 14"

Edit: 47" x 13.4" x 2.1" according to BRS.

Thanks, i don't know why i didn't see that information on BRS, i guess it time for more coffee.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Thanks, i don't know why i didn't see that information on BRS, i guess it time for more coffee.

No worries!

 

[Labridaedicted]

New updates! Finally.. I have been really slacking on one recently.

Main display had the following fish added:

• Midas blenny (Ecsenius midas)
• Two wide-barred shrimp gobies (Amblyeleotris latifasciata)
• Three zebra barred dartfish (Ptereleotris zebra)
• Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
• Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)

They joined the two Grade-A Davinci Clownfish added when the tank initially "stabilized" along with a small CUC including a Sea Hare.

Along with fish, I have also added quite a few SPS frags to get my collection started. Current list:

• Rainbow montipora
• BattleCoral Blue Matrix
• Reefraft AppleJack
• Bubblegum Millipora
• Green Unknown Millipora
• Rainbow Unknown Millipora
• TCK Pikachu
• BC Pelotti Yellow Tip
• RN Green Wolverine
• Fire Ice Echinata
• Pink Lemonade
• Sanhay Leprechaun Beard
• Teen Wolf
• PC Rainbow
• Walt Disney
• Oregon Tort
• Tri Color Acropora
• ATL Appleberry Monti
• Sand Dollar Porites
• WT Mother of Pearl
• BC Ponape Rainbow Rosario
• JF True Garf Bonsai
• ORA Red Planet

Nice collection of sticks!

 

[JBKReef]

Care to share some shots of the fish room? I saw all your QT and hospital tanks purchased but not where they have landed. Awesome build and thoroughly going to enjoy watching the tank progress.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Nice collection of sticks!

Thank you! Hopefully a year from now I will be sharing pictures of small colonies. Fingers crossed!

 

[ihavecrabs]

Care to share some shots of the fish room? I saw all your QT and hospital tanks purchased but not where they have landed. Awesome build and thoroughly going to enjoy watching the tank progress.

You would make me clean my fish room [emoji23]

I'll get some up this week for sure. Lots of wedding stuff the next few days but will work on it after that!

 

[ihavecrabs]

Care to share some shots of the fish room? I saw all your QT and hospital tanks purchased but not where they have landed. Awesome build and thoroughly going to enjoy watching the tank progress.

Please excuse the mess and lack of cable/tube management. It is functional [emoji4]

From left to right: main display, electronic cabinet, and frag tank

Frag tank, 10g fish quarantine, and 20g coral quarantine

20g coral QT and 10g fish QT (this stand can hold up to a 40g)

Current inhabitant (one of three)

 

[dbraun15]

Sweet leopard wrasse...are they eating?

 

[ihavecrabs]

Sweet leopard wrasse...are they eating?

All three are eating frozen. Moved them over from brine shrimp.

The cyclopeeze also helped as I mixed it into my frozen mix

 

[ihavecrabs]

Expanded my collection. Here is a few of the stunners I have coloring up. A lot more work to do but they are starting to show their potential!

Top left to Top right
Green milli? Unknown.. Browned out on me a little but showing great growth
RN Green Wolverine
WWC Walt Disney nub
Oregon Tort
Midas Blenny! Shows electric blue at times.. gorgeous golden yellow normally.
Lime in the Sky (Top right)
Morph Zoanthid
WWC Unknown rainbow Acropora.. said it might be Orge Slayer but will have to grow out to see.

Bottom left to bottom right:
Sanjay Leprechan Beard
BC Teen Wolf
BC Pelotti Yellow Tip
Unknown Rainbow Milli

 

[ihavecrabs]

The above pictures were taken with an EOS Rebel T6i with the standard lens and an Avast Marine porthole. I'm pleasantly surprised and will likely begin looking for a Marco lens to start shooting some more detailed pictures!

 

[ihavecrabs]

Expanded my collection. Here is a few of the stunners I have coloring up. A lot more work to do but they are starting to show their potential!

Top left to Top right
Green milli? Unknown.. Browned out on me a little but showing great growth
RN Green Wolverine
WWC Walt Disney nub
Oregon Tort
Midas Blenny! Shows electric blue at times.. gorgeous golden yellow normally.
Lime in the Sky (Top right)
Morph Zoanthid
WWC Unknown rainbow Acropora.. said it might be Orge Slayer but will have to grow out to see.

Bottom left to bottom right:
Sanjay Leprechan Beard
BC Teen Wolf
BC Pelotti Yellow Tip
Unknown Rainbow Milli

Can never have too much coral bling.. #reef2reef #worldwidecorals #mywwccontest

 

[ihavecrabs]

Anyone else crazy like me and keep a catalog of corals they purchase and their progress?

Name, Purchased from, date of purchase, cost, "stock picture", then progressive pictures.

Here are some of the better ones so far...

 

[dbraun15]

Looks like everything is headed in the right direction...love the leopard wrasse trio!