55 gallon tank build

[mlsmith1234]

I'm new to the site so input would be greatly appreciated. Also I was wondering why a brain coral (new addition) would swell up so much?

 

[mlsmith1234]

Coral ID

 

[mlsmith1234]

 

[meowzer]

WElcome to SWF.....Brains are supposed to swell...that is a good thing..
your tank is so clean...LOL...how old is it? Your rock work is very interesting....I like it
tell us what else is in the tank....I see a few fish too

 

[socks002]

WOW tank looks cool. I hope my 55 can look as awesome as yours someday.

 

[al&burke]

Really nice set up - the coral you are asking about are yellow polyps, they spread very quickly, be careful what you put next to them.

 

[mlsmith1234]

Stock List
I just added to day one sweet branching flower pot, closed green brain, A huge torch 8 branches and 4 cardinals
In the pictures
3 green chromis I really like schooling fish
2 Clowns
1 sally light foot crab (my personal favorite)
5 snail
2 scarlet hermit crabs
3 feather dusters
and a lot of micro algae in my aqueon Refugium
equipment list
jbj oceana power heads system
aqueon Refugium
t5 4 bulb wavepoint lighting system
nano jbj led for the refugium
jbj chiller
aqua c remora

 

[eric b 125]

i dig it

 

[flower]

Hi, welcome to the site!
I like the tank, it does look so clean....how long has it been up and running?

 

[mlsmith1234]

Thanks for all of the replies. The tank has been up for 3 months and I had the tank up four about 3 years then I gave everything away when I moved to Chicago and now I'm back in so cal I started it back up. i got more pics to. I'll post them in a little bit

 

[1guydude]

sweet tank man! Is it acrylic or glass?
The brain coral u got their is a trachyphillia i believe...it looks a lot like mine anyways lol
puffing up like that is a good thing indeed! It should also show its tentacles when its eating...u can feed it.
Mostly at night it will deflate and show tentacles!
the coral u need id'd does look to be yellow polyps! They grow like grass (not that kind os grass)...
also can sting other coral. They love the light! If you can get another pic of the "yellow polyps", i would be more certain!
nice set up man!

 

[mlsmith1234]

The tank is acrylic I wish I would have bought a rectangle rather than a flat back hex. I have a question why do leathers shed? Here are some more pics of my new additions.

 

[mlsmith1234]

 

[gemmy]

The tank looks good. I really like your brain.

 

[sweatervest13]

Sweet looking tank!!!! Super clean. I like it a lot. I could not tell it was a flat back hex until you said so. I have a buddy that has one (the tank is a mess) and he likes it. Yours looks 10X better. Keep up the good work!!!