Finally done with the aquascaping!

[Curlsoc]

Before:

After:

Mucho better!!! We also added in the new Pan World 100 external pump today, what a difference, so much more flow. :top:

 

[Onesaltydawg]

Looks totally sweet now

 

[Curlsoc]

Thanks! Lot's of effort and LR, but worth it. Now to get the dang nitrates down.

 

[Onesaltydawg]

How long has it been cycling?

 

[Curlsoc]

Well, that's a loaded question. It's been up and running for 8 months, but was previously a coldwater setup, Tyson brought home a Cal Spiney Lobster diving, and I didn't have the heart to eat him, so we bought tank, etc. (which is why I have a chiller) for him. He passed about 1 1/2 months ago (chiller to pump issue, got too warm for him) and we started to reset the the tank to reef. As you can see from the before, we've made tons of changes, but the biggest one was two weeks ago we took out the nasty (and I mean nasty, it was really gross at the bottom) crushed coral and shell substrate we'd had to have with Pinchy, he kicked up the sand to much to have it. So in essance, it's only been running properly for two weeks now since we added all the LS. We've got it down from a frightening 160 to 40 or so, and this seems to be my barrier right now, but I'm hoping another couple of water changes might just do it, plus all the additional LR we added today. Amm and Nitrite are fine, just the Nitrates. Chaeto in the sump, so I'm thinking it's just a waiting and water changing game now. But if anyone has some tricks, I'm game.

 

[Mark82]

Sounds like your off to a good start.:top:

 

[nahtanoj]

i definitely like the new aquascaping, very nice!:top:

 

[Mark82]

Yeah the aquascaping is good.

 

[primetime]

Aquascaping looks good. I need to get someone over here to fix my tank up.. I am too inpatient to do a good job :embarassed:.. my fiance does it but she is not too careful with things.. makes me damn nervous to watch :afraid:


Brock

 

[EyeReef]

new aquasquaping definitely looks better then the 1st...lets start stocking:top:

 

[coachfraley]

ditto on the aquascaping, very nice work!

 

[Onesaltydawg]

Susan...do you plan on other exotic type fish besides the damsels? Damsels are a pain to get out later if you are.

 

[Roxy25]

awesome !

 

[nahtanoj]

well since this post is alive again, any updated photos susan? added any stuff yet?

 

[Curlsoc]

Need to take some pictures of our lousy glue jobs Yes, we did get some things in the other day and today, I'm trying to space out the load. On a sad note, I lost one of the B&W O Clowns I bought at RAP today, he hadn't been looking good since Monday, I spoke to Morgan at Blue Water who I got him from, and he had reccomended Quick Cure dips. Sadly he didn't make it, I lost him this evening... I was already attached to the little guy. The second one that I got from fishsupply looks fine still, but I'm keeping an eagle eye on it in the QT.