Another Tank Build...?

reefboy1994

Member
AMAZING!!!
what is the name of the corals that are on the left sode of the 55 gallon tank. How quick did they grow?
 

freeride7

Member
Corals on the left are a type of finger leather. That pic is well after I fragged it about 5 times and wedged the frags into little cracks in the LR all over the place. It grew like crazy. Could barely keep up with it. There is a close up of it ( the one where the gobies are perched on )
I am going to keep the 55 going I think for now...I may break it down eventually...if up keep on 2 tanks gets to be too much.
 
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justin podolan

Guest
Its looken good i have a 55 with hopes of a bigger tank.
I am helping my brother build an 180 we just finished sanding the stand and will be stained this weekend.
cool tank
 

freeride7

Member
So it has been about a mth and I am cycled and ready to start stocking. I have already transferred some of my crazy abundance of corals outgrowing my 55 ( leathers, branching frog, shrooms , zoos e.t.c ) to my 180.
I would luv to go with a trigger and some tangs... larger species..and also smaller fish...been researching and "reef safe" triggers exist on paper..however..any experiences? My LFS has a wicked looking Pinktail Trigger...tempted.and a nice sohoal tang..also want a decent clean up crew , hermits, snails e.t.c. Is this possible at all ? Or hit & miss
any feedback would be appreciated.
Tks
 

joncat24

Active Member
I dont know about the trigger, but if you are going to add a sohal tang, make sure it is the last fish you put in. They are pretty aggreesive. I had one in my 180, and he was a terror.
Tank looks great!
 

flower1459

Member

Originally Posted by freeride7
http:///forum/post/2867599
So it has been about a mth and I am cycled and ready to start stocking. I have already transferred some of my crazy abundance of corals outgrowing my 55 ( leathers, branching frog, shrooms , zoos e.t.c ) to my 180.
I would luv to go with a trigger and some tangs... larger species..and also smaller fish...been researching and "reef safe" triggers exist on paper..however..any experiences?
My LFS has a wicked looking Pinktail Trigger...tempted.and a nice sohoal tang..also want a decent clean up crew , hermits, snails e.t.c. Is this possible at all ? Or hit & miss
any feedback would be appreciated.
Tks
I'm interested in this too. Wonder if anyone has some experience with trigs in a reef with a cuc. The tank looks great so far! I'm doin a 180 as well, so it's great to watch, learn and get some ideas from someone else!
 

freeride7

Member
on a side note, I read a post a while ago about blending a couple of mushrooms up with tank water and pouring the mushroom "soup" into the tank and let the mushroom particles just float / land and do their thing.
The thought process behind this is to get them growing around the tank without having to individually frag and glue.
Well I tried this right after my cycle ( mushrooms are fairly hardy ) and it worked! I was closely looking in my tank yesterday and I have found about 5 pieces already that have attached to something and started growing a tiny mouth...and thriving. I will send pics later tonight.
 

n8ball2013

Member
Blue throats are reef safe. and i believe the pink tail is as well. I had a blue throat in my reef for a while but he quickly outgrew his home. Very cool fish with good personality
 

freeride7

Member
and some misc....tank & recent corals. Branch frog was taken out of my 55. It is outgrowing my 55 , started with maybe 5 branches, now over 40 branches. Im going to transfer them as they break off....



 

freeride7

Member
tank is coming along...alot of room to fill up with corals...and fish...I put in about 20 green chromis to try and get the schooling effect...



 

matt b

Active Member
Looks really good. I also setup a 180 not long ago. The size is just perfect. So easy to aquascape.
And good luck on the chromis. My bet is you will be down to like 3 in about 4-6 months if that.
 

matt b

Active Member
Originally Posted by freeride7
http:///forum/post/2874949
yah why is that?I have had them in my 55 over the years and they do not last very long?
They just end up killing each other. They are not as mean as damsels but still pretty mean to each other.
 
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