my tank setup :)

[renogaw]

Recap: 75gal glass (heavy as sin) self built stand. have about 90lbs rock and 100lbs sand. its still a little cloudy but figured i could post some pics and see what people think.

aquascape:

middle

right

it was difficult setting up the rock but its pretty well stable. Hope to get some fishies going soon!!!

 

[lpuzon]

nice set up!

 

[ryanhayes9]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mr. guitar]

Cool!!!

 

[renogaw]

thanks
btw, in the upper right corner there's a piece of LR that has a clam in it.

 

[efishnsea]

nice rock work, looks great, good luck.....

I had a 75g w/4-96 watt pc's for 11years and everything was really happy.......perfect size tank , are those vho's, compacts?????
efish :happyfish nsea

 

[renogaw]

its a coralife w/ 2x 65w actinic, 2 x 65w 10k daylight w/4 moonlights. have it set up on 3 timers, overnight with the moonlights, actinic in morning and evening, daylight all day.

 

[renogaw]

rest of equipment
2 maxjet 1200's in the tank, wet/dry underneath (i know i know, watch the nitrates) with skimmer being fed by a maxjet 1200, returned with a mag500. the water movement inside the tank is amazing, i have to figure out a way to stop the sand from getting moved all over the place.

 

[hot883]

Thanks for sharing. :cheer: You are WELL on your way. Thought about a fish list yet as you have time to get it down. Ha!

 

[renogaw]

nothing set in stone, but i'd really LOVE to get a blue hippo tang. i already have 2 false percs. i know, people will debate till the cows come home if the tank is too small for a blue hippo but i really like them.

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by renogaw
nothing set in stone, but i'd really LOVE to get a blue hippo tang. i already have 2 false percs. i know, people will debate till the cows come home if the tank is too small for a blue hippo but i really like them.
Sounds like you have your mind made up already. You have read on here and listened to the debates about the tangs. Make your own decisions and live with them. Although not advised, can be done.

 

[80sbaby]

How much was the coralife light set-up for the tank?

 

[renogaw]

iirc about 300 with the angle stand.

 

[crox]

renogaw
Did you glue the rocks together? The left side of the tank looks a little bit unstable......But it's a good start. Good luck.

 

[renogaw]

actually, the left side was the hardest. it took about an hour to get them very sturdy. i ended up not needing to glue them.

 

[renogaw]

BAH i tried to redo the left side and have spent the past 3 hours trying to get everything back in place i'm giving up for the night, my back hurts too much.

 

[renogaw]

i don't know how to get that clam picture from here to a differnt post to ask something about it, so i'll ask here.
under the clam, there is a ball of white... stuff... that i *though* would have been the tongue or foot of the clam. well, it isnt. it fell out of the LR and onto the bottom of my tank. THEN it disappeared. i have NO clue what it is or where it went. big stretch here, but any help?

 

[ginarox]

Originally Posted by renogaw
i don't know how to get that clam picture from here to a differnt post to ask something about it, so i'll ask here.
under the clam, there is a ball of white... stuff... that i *though* would have been the tongue or foot of the clam. well, it isnt. it fell out of the LR and onto the bottom of my tank. THEN it disappeared. i have NO clue what it is or where it went. big stretch here, but any help?
when i saw your picture of the clam..i automatically thought of my spinal oyster......its not the prettiest thing, but he is pretty cool looking though...i have no clue what that could be,,but keep us posted when you find out what it is...have a great day...

 

[renogaw]

actually, to my total surprise, i found an open clam shell completely cleaned out behind my rock in my tank. i'm wondering what the heck is going on, cause it was not there before and i have not added any clams. this ball of white stuff is getting to me, i wish i had grabbed it when i first saw it out of the rock--it's no where to be seen.