Pastey's 200DD--SPS v. 3.0

Forgot to attach picture to post....

 

oh ya that is going to be a monster when fully extended.

 

That is huge.
very cool.

 

Poor thing looks like it needs an intervention. Boy that is huge, I bet it's awesome open.

 

Moved almost everything around to accommodate the new addition. Tank is still ticked off but I really like the new look.

 

I also wound up moving my 2 side MP40s a bit. I've always had a bit of an issue with the flow being really strong midway up the tank in the very middle because all the Vortechs were pointed at the same spot. This has always caused me problems when it came time to mount a coral or something because it would get absolutely blasted to death which left the top of the larger man made rock piece (now on the right)empty. To make room for the toadstool, I moved it over and back while also moving the Vortechs. The left one is now more towards the back and the right has been moved to the front. This creates a clockwise gyre affect but I still have the rear MP dead center to keep it from being too linear...or at least that's the idea.

Here it is this afternoon fully extended. About 1.5" across. It still hasn't "stood up" yet though.

 

It just keeps getting bigger every time you post an image. The Sarcophyton will stand up, it just takes awhile.

 

Looks great, Pastey.

Contrary to popular belief, leathers prefer strong current. My toadstool (and some others) would not open fully or stand erect until I bumped my flow to 40x.

 

Took some time today to a little sump maintenance. Vacuumed out the refugium and return section, cleaned the skimmer and trimmed the chaeto back by about 50%. Lot of detritus build up as it's been a while since I've really spent the time to clean it out.

Chaeto "clippings"