new (to me) 120g build

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  1. rdarris

    rdarris Feather Duster

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    heres some pics of it up and running(minus the canopy which i have to modify to hold the light fixture). still need to learn to work this camera, pics are much bluer than the tank actually looks. pleasantly surprised at how the fish stay out in the open (other than the sixline) i was expecting them to be in the rock work alot more.

    had to put some mesh over the overflow slots somehow my firefish managed to get into it last night, but luckly it ended up in the fuge and not in the sump where some pump or another would have got it.
     

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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    rdarris
    very nice looking set up now - great looking rock work IMO
    you got any picture of how it was when you went to get it?

    be nice to see a before and after shot

    Steve
     
  4. rdarris

    rdarris Feather Duster

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    here it is all setup and the water clear. so far so good everything has adjusted to new surroundings well. the combination of the increase in flow and decrease in lighting has my corals opening wider than I have ever seen them. the starfish is also much more active moving all over the tank whenever the MH are off.

    now its time for the fun part, stocking it.
     

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  5. OnefishTwofish

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    wow... it is looking absolutely fantastic!

    Can't wait to see what you choose to start adding to the tank :)
     
  6. fischkid2

    fischkid2 Dirty Filter Sock

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    Great scape! well done!
     
  7. Barbarossa

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    This tank is off to a great start! Look forward to watching it develop.
     
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  9. rdarris

    rdarris Feather Duster

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    new addition of a sun coral today. perfect coral for under the arch in the shade. Also one more time dipping the coral payed off found a worm on it that was about the length of a toothpick. sun coral opened right up when it went in the tank so probably a good sign. looks like one of the heads might be dead though most likely from the worm burrowing into it.
     

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