22 Gallon CADLIGHT

looks great just the way it is. I'm liking it too

 

Ok i just added sand to the refugium so next im going to order some chaeto from reefcleaner.org and i already have a light.

 

Ok well heres an updated FTS I redid the rock a little bit and the replacement part for the stand came yesterday so i put it on all by myself ;D I had to lift the tank, put it on another stand, flip the current stand to take the old part off and the new part on and then i had to put the tank back on! my back still hurts hahahahaha. Anyways everything that i would ever need for the tank is now in the stand except for a calcium tester because i ran out. sadly i cant just reach in there and take out a coral or two ;D Anyways on a serious note, i cant wait to get coral in there but thats what this hobby is all about isnt it. Waiting

PS: A little word of advice. Always have a spare 300-400 gph pump around. You'll be suprized about how much you would really use it. I was going to sell mine as soon as i took down my sump from my old tank but i just use it too much. Wether its pumping fresh salt water into your tank and you dont want it to spash anywhere by dumping it in. one of the many things...

 

Is that glass cleaner I see? Becareful dude, especialy you have not top on the tank. I was using thats same stuff for a while, so i went down to my LFS to buy some API nontoxic wipes Just to be safe.

 

ok here is an updated FTS. Took olmost all the rock out today and scrubbed the ones that had any trace of hair algae on them off with a tooth brush. I had a hair algae problem in the previous tank and now they are rising again so i didnt want it to get too far so now here is the aquascape. It may not look to different in 2d pictures but it is a lot more bold, a lot more things stick out, and its taller. Theres also hundreds of little holes that my royal gramma swims through. she wont even stop its awsome! Here is a before and after:

 

UPDATE: Im ordering 25 LBS of Key Largo rock from marcorock.com It looks like exceptional base rock. I am doing this because the hair algae on this rock is coming back again and is soon going to dominate the whole tank. Im replacing all the rock and putting the rubble of the old rock either replacing my bio-balls or in the refugium because in the refugium, the more algae the better, right? ;D

 

My rock finally came in today! It is the most amazing rock you will ever see. In every way. Literally. Anyways, here is the new aquascape. I absolutely love it. Here is the old ugly aquascape with the old rock (first picture) and then here is the now picture with some extras.

 

and some more... o ya and i have cheato, mangroves, and ulva on its way for my refugium. Looking in good shape, right? Now all i need to do is get some corals and im as happy as a lark

and ps: i left some old liverock in there to seed the new dry rock. I kept the really small rubble and put it in between 3 filter pads. The rest i bleached and put in my dads tank (so he wouldnt inherit and algae problems )

 

already an updated FTS

 

New video of the tank! waiting for macroalgae to arrive! And sorry about the bad quality and all the moving and adjusting and tilting of the camera. I was on my phone (lg dare) and the video didnt turn out that good.