My 55 Gal Remodel

conch

conch

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I just went through a Major remodel yesturday when I bought some new coral.
Tell me what you all think
1st a couple of befores
(this is also the first pictures I've posted here so please be brutally honest yet constructive :nervous: )
 
conch

conch

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Tank Specs
55 g
130w 50/50 PC
130w 10000k PC
130w Actinic PC
~ 50 lbs of Live rock
Green Open Brain
Xenia
Green Pimple Mushrooms
Several pieces Gorgonian
Onc piece Orange Tree Sponge
Some Zoos and Mushroom Rocks
2 Percula Clownfish
horseshoe crab (i think (Can't find after remodel)
Purple Lobster (From SWF.com Great Addition even if he hides alot!)
Royal Gramma
Mandarin Dragonet
Rusty Clown Gobi
Bartlett Anthias
2 peppermint Shrimp
2 Green Emeralds (with red color ?)
Various Snails and Hermits
DIY Mud Filter -900 GPH
Large amount of Brillopad Algae in Fliter
 
hopkins6

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nice tank. what brand of lights are those and is their a place i can look at them on the internet? Also is that sponge you have hard to take care of, or has it released any of those toxins that it can release? :joy:
 
K

ky reefer

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hey nice tank love the color on the rock and nice dolphin
 
hopkins6

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nice tank. what brand of lights are those and is their a place i can look at them on the internet? Also is that sponge you have hard to take care of, or has it released any of those toxins that it can release?:joy:
 
conch

conch

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The Sponge is a relativly new additon but no problems so far, Have not read and thing bad about red tree sponge and toxins.
I have 2 different kinds of lights both pc one is corallife quad 65 watt with 2 fans. The other is a customsealife fixture and they are presently out of business. the Coralife one is an older model (about 2 years old.)
Color on the rock... Well over half of the rock I put in I ricked up off the Side of the Road here in Key largo with no life on it what so ever, Just put in a couple of pieces of live rock to seed the Tank, and I have had Coraline growing on it for quite some time :D . However I have had some Red Hair Algea (not Cyno) growning on my rocks recently that has smothered some of my coraline :eek: Now I keep a baster close at hand to blow off the red stuff should it appear (it blows off easily) and I have since put in a new Skimmer and Powerhead with a Small Bio Filer attached To hopefully knock down the Red algae

not to mention 40 new snails, 2 new stars, and a horseshoe (Might have lost him in the remodel though) I bought a bucnch of cheep Nassarius Snail Type snails from ----, most of them did not survive (
) or got eaten by my hermits. I was able to get alto of the algae off during the remodel when I tooke the rocks out I just hope it now stays away... I think it is time to change my PC Bulbs :thinking: .
 
conch

conch

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The Dolphin seems to Eat alot of Frozen squid.
Not to mention Iodine and Calcium (when he is Coralined to his fullest )
 
conch

conch

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just got a new feeding regiment for my coral and it really brings them to life. I'll list it later
 
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