240g in wall shallow reef build

grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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Originally Posted by d0 thy d3w
http:///forum/post/2675152
Holy Crap man! that is the sweetest tank ever!!! Seaworld aint got $h!t on this! I'm guessin u spent like 5-10 grand just on dry supplies alone..Not including the fish, coral, rock,s, sand, etc....Thats just straight insane man! I actually took the time to read the ENTIRE thread...N all i have to say is WOW!!! If u don't mind me asking...What is ur profession in life? I wanna be rich and have a Big @$$ fish tank built into my wall too!!
hahahahaha
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Oh I am not rich, just a broke auto worker that spends more on his tank then he should
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cmaxwell39

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You have one sweet tank. I must say that you have done very well putting it all together and it looks great.
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Ok, these are the last fish I plan to add to this tank for now. I am pretty well stocked now. I will probaly only be adding a handfull of premium sps frags also. I am really trying to save the remaining space for tabling sps pieces as I find them. If anybody can help me out with this, please let me know. On to some pics.



The pics of the wrasse don't do it justice. It is beautiful in person, plus it never stops moving. I know the odds of it doing well are not very good. They are not very good shippers, but this one just looked very healthy. I will keep my fingers crossed.
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/2693932
Is it just me or does the big huge sps coral in the middle of the tank look bleached?
It is just that pic that makes it looked that bleached. If you read above, some of the corals were a little washed out due to my phos. reactor. I have stopped using it for the time being and the colors are much better. If my phos. becomes a problem at some time I will just use the reactor with much less media. I also don't know how to adjust the white balance on my camera. Also alot of the corals got bleached a bit when I transfered everything over from the old tank. The lights on the new tank are much stronger. The new tank was also lacking nutrients. I since have been feeding heavier and all the colors are looking better. Growth has been very good in the new tank.
Some pics to show how it really looks.
Without flash.


With flash

Old pic of how it looked before the move to the new tank.
 
sbaumann14

sbaumann14

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triggerfish are NOT a reef safe fish. their diet consists of meaty foods (fish, shrimp, CLAMS) and they will chew at your rock to wear down their ever growing teeth.... keep a close eye on him
 
grubsnaek

grubsnaek

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Originally Posted by sbaumann14
http:///forum/post/2698676
triggerfish are NOT a reef safe fish. their diet consists of meaty foods (fish, shrimp, CLAMS) and they will chew at your rock to wear down their ever growing teeth.... keep a close eye on him
ur rite, however, this particular blue jaw trigger is one of the safer reef triggers. these are more common cause of there lack of aggresion in a reef tank, they will munch on some hard shells yes. but i am lookin into one for my 125DT. these triggers can be kept succesfully in a reef tank....
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

Member
Originally Posted by sbaumann14
http:///forum/post/2698676
triggerfish are NOT a reef safe fish. their diet consists of meaty foods (fish, shrimp, CLAMS) and they will chew at your rock to wear down their ever growing teeth.... keep a close eye on him
There are several triggers that are pretty reef safe, Blue Jaws and Sargassums being 2 of the most safe. You should really do a little research, there are many people who keep triggers succesfully in a reef. By the way he is one of the coolest fish in my reef, lots of personality.
 
hlcroghan

hlcroghan

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That is a great article. What beautiful photos. It makes me want a Crosshatch. But I dont have a tank yet much less 500 for one fish...lol
 
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