New 305 Gallon Build

Sdot · Feb 23, 2021

A couple of more shots...not sure why some of the other pix look washed out...

rds85 · Feb 23, 2021

I can’t wait for those colonies to fill out so i stop staring at the mag!

lilithereefer · Feb 23, 2021

wow a honda civic, i have a 55 and it was only 2,000 a stinkin 21 k though for a fish tank is nuts. cool interior under the tank though i love how most of it is netune and it all matches. also the space you must have to have that tank is huge, see i live in ny and there is no way i could fit that in my duplex apartment. also i hope your tank is doing all right, that weather hit you guys out there hard. i heard that they are raising funds for people that had their tanks wiped out by the weather. but you wont be needing any funds as i can tell lol.

Sdot · Feb 23, 2021

rds85 said:
I can’t wait for those colonies to fill out so i stop staring at the mag!

ROFL....Right!!! although i dont think i could stop staring!!!

Sdot · Feb 23, 2021

lilithereefer said:
wow a honda civic, i have a 55 and it was only 2,000 a stinkin 21 k though for a fish tank is nuts. cool interior under the tank though i love how most of it is netune and it all matches. also the space you must have to have that tank is huge, see i live in ny and there is no way i could fit that in my duplex apartment. also i hope your tank is doing all right, that weather hit you guys out there hard. i heard that they are raising funds for people that had their tanks wiped out by the weather. but you wont be needing any funds as i can tell lol.

I can tell you its not a cheap hobby thats for sure. I could have surely done it cheaper but i went the custom route so i didnt have to make many compromises as far as upkeep and maintenance. For me... thats a great thing... because if its hard i wont do it!! Based on what you spent on your 55 applied to my 305 you are at 10k....lol it adds up quick.

As far as weather... i was smart enough and in the fortunate position to have had a 22kW Generator installed on my home OCT of 2020. My tank and I were good, which is a total blessing because so many were not....

TexAgReefer · Feb 23, 2021

Sdot said:
I can tell you its not a cheap hobby thats for sure. I could have surely done it cheaper but i went the custom route so i didnt have to make many compromises as far as upkeep and maintenance. For me... thats a great thing... because if its hard i wont do it!! Based on what you spent on your 55 applied to my 305 you are at 10k....lol it adds up quick.

As far as weather... i was smart enough and in the fortunate position to have had a 22kW Generator installed on my home OCT of 2020. My tank and I were good, which is a total blessing because so many were not....

What is the fuel source for your generator? How often do you have to refill when it’s running consistently?

Sdot · Feb 23, 2021

TexAgReefer said:
What is the fuel source for your generator? How often do you have to refill when it’s running consistently?

Hey bud, fuel source is natural gas from the local utility (They tapped my gasline that powers my appliances)....so no refills. During this past winter storm it ran for 39 hours.

Sdot · Feb 24, 2021

Im hoping i can get some help from all of you that are good at identifying coral. I bought this piece as a frag in 2018 as an experiment to determine if my tank at the time was ready for sps. It was small, cheap, very brown and stayed brown under the radions. It didnt die but it didn't really grow, nevertheless I decided to keep it. In my current build, things have changed drastically... forgive my horrible picture taking(Its so much better to the naked eye). This coral is growing and is now developing a light pink color (Skin and polyps) with blue coralites. Its very striking, and i know its not done yet. Can you guys help me identify it?

Thanks for your help

rds85 · Mar 3, 2021

Sdot said:
Im hoping i can get some help from all of you that are good at identifying coral. I bought this piece as a frag in 2018 as an experiment to determine if my tank at the time was ready for sps. It was small, cheap, very brown and stayed brown under the radions. It didnt die but it didn't really grow, nevertheless I decided to keep it. In my current build, things have changed drastically... forgive my horrible picture taking(Its so much better to the naked eye). This coral is growing and is now developing a light pink color (Skin and polyps) with blue coralites. Its very striking, and i know its not done yet. Can you guys help me identify it?

Thanks for your help

some sort of tenuis? that is as far as i go with IDs haha

Sdot · Mar 3, 2021

rds85 said:
some sort of tenuis? that is as far as i go with IDs haha

Thanks bro...lol

X-37B · Mar 3, 2021

Sdot said:
A couple of more shots...not sure why some of the other pix look washed out...

Nicely done and looking good!
Looks like your system is primed for some growth.
I have the same issue with pics sometimes.
If you click on the pic the resolution is much better.
Looking forward to watching this one grow out.

Sdot · Mar 4, 2021

90's reefer said:
Nicely done and looking good!
Looks like your system is primed for some growth.
I have the same issue with pics sometimes.
If you click on the pic the resolution is much better.
Looking forward to watching this one grow out.

Thanks bud! Its happening. Ill be posting some pix today. I recommend folks to take pix for that purpose. Its hard for us to notice these things, since we mostly look at our tanks daily.

Sdot · Mar 8, 2021

90's reefer said:
Nicely done and looking good!
Looks like your system is primed for some growth.
I have the same issue with pics sometimes.
If you click on the pic the resolution is much better.
Looking forward to watching this one grow out.

Sorry for the delay.... i had a bit of a tank emergency that took me a couple of days to resolve..... made a few changes to my aquascape. My bubbletips killed my montipora...so i took it out and replaced it with some milli colonies.... the green one is really striking.... its skin is emerald green with light green polyps, and the coralites are yellow... kind of trippy.

The pictures don't do it any justice I'm hoping the color intensifies

This pic was taken today 03/2021

(I had to back away a bit to get some of the pieces in the shot)

Now for the growth...ill focus on the middle section of the tank: Other than the coral with the red x (no longer with us :mad

..a few things are apparent: The corals are growing and the colors are intensifying. The above picture was today....now compare to 11/2020 below

lastly ill end with a video or two:

InvaderJim · Mar 24, 2021

Just read through your entire build thread, tank is looking awesome. How are those pyramid angels doing with your corals? I've been thinking about getting a pair myself.

nlasantha · Mar 25, 2021

Where did you buy the sump and containers?

Sdot · Mar 25, 2021

InvaderJim said:
Just read through your entire build thread, tank is looking awesome. How are those pyramid angels doing with your corals? I've been thinking about getting a pair myself.

Thanks brother! They been pretty good so far.

Sdot · Mar 25, 2021

nlasantha said:
Where did you buy the sump and containers?

Advanced Acrylics.

nlasantha · Mar 25, 2021

Sdot said:
Advanced Acrylics.

Thank you .!

AJsReef · Mar 30, 2021

Beautiful build

How long did it take your nutrient labels to stabilize with dosing? Currently trying to nail mine down. Nitrate seems much more predictable than Phosphate...

Sdot · Apr 1, 2021

AJsReef said:
Beautiful build

How long did it take your nutrient labels to stabilize with dosing? Currently trying to nail mine down. Nitrate seems much more predictable than Phosphate..

It didnt take long at all. Just remember to keep testing. I think i tested every other day for a few weeks.