The 135 is Alive!!!

[john.m.cole3]

this tank has been a 3 month work in progress. I re-did it all. Here's the thread that talks about all of that. This thread will track the progress of this tank. My goal is to focus more on SPS and filter the tank with only a skimmer and a fuge. Powered by 6 bulb ATI dimmable and soon to be an XHO strip, I'm ready to join the hybrid lighting world. I'm using a XF 250 for flow and maybe a pp-8 on the back wall.

 

[120reefkeeper]

Nice aquascape! [emoji4]

 

[jsker]

I bet that gives you a little more to look at John. The project turned out very, following along

 

[john.m.cole3]

Some final tweaks to the rocks and added a single chromis

 

[chefjpaul]

Nice flow on the scape

 

[jsker]

I bet the chromis is very lonely in that big tank.

 

[jsker]

I bet the chromis is very lonely in that big tank.

 

[john.m.cole3]

He's not lonely now compared to him getting picked on by the other chromis in the frag tank. He's probably like, :thank goodness they are all gone, now I can get some rest!" LOL

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Hmmmm. No sand..... someone planning an sps tank?

 

[john.m.cole3]

I have a new found success with keeping and growing SPS in my frag tank, so I think I will give it an honest attempt on this tank. I'm thinking acropora on the tonga branch and montipora on the top of the arch. But who the heck knows! No tank has ever come out the way the original vision was in my head. Gotta love the hobby!!!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Great! So happy to see that thing wet!

 

[Cary]

congrats...look forward to seeing your progress

 

[john.m.cole3]

Some goodies I've been collecting while building this tank.

 

[john.m.cole3]

Diatoms are here!

 

[Cary]

Progress

 

[john.m.cole3]

And then some brown string like algae has come and stayed for a few weeks. It started thinning out once I got my skimmer online. I was fixing leaks in the dang thing.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Are you going to nuke it? Or let it run its course? Is is snail time?

 

[jsker]

Looks like good progress

 

[Cary]

I love my tricks and tectus snails. I don't think they sleep they eat eat eat...

 

[Cary]

I love my tricks and tectus snails. I don't think they sleep they eat eat eat...

That should have said trochus