Steve Wright's SPS takeover

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by steve wright, Sep 10, 2009.

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  1. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Everything looks great Steve. Your tank is going to look even more outstanding once those corals grow out!!
     
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  3. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Great work Steve, Your tank always amazes me and I love your picture updates!

    Thanks :)
     
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  4. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    thank you amcarrig - Yes I have started to consider which ones are keepers as they grow, I purchased many which where brown or cream in the dealers tanks - many of which have now become purple or blue but there are 2 that have remained brown, but both have green polyps so these might be thinned out to allow the more colourfull ones additional space

    Thank you Eric, appreciated
    only have 1 non SPS in there now (Zoanthid colony on that clam or oyster front and centre, which is still doing well and was in fact the reason I figured, I might have a Clam compatible set up here)

    Steve
     
  5. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    looks awesome!
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    looks awesome...
     
  7. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Sadly - this tank was stripped down on August 15th 2010
    all the live stock was collected by my closest LFS
    the rock was shoved outside in large buckets and everything was stripped and cleaned off

    the tank was re set up again on Sept 1st 2010
    and now contains saltwater and rock
    I will probably add a YTB on Sept 9th and I will get some pictures up when that happens

    What happened? thats what your thinking?
    its a long story and it involves me losing my job in China, being convinced I would have to go back to UK and then being offered a new job in China ( Ironically the offer came in 2 days after deciding to strip this tank down)

    here we go again

    Steve
     
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  9. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    aww man, i am sorry to hear about the take-down. but glad everything worked out for you! good luck!
     
  10. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    hey... rebuilds are so much fun though steve

    I have never enjoyed my tank now than before.
     
  11. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Thanks schackmel and tatted4ever

    update - tank now set up almost 4 weeks, lights only on for image capture, doing a fishless cycle, lights off trying to ensure rock stays algae free
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    Steve
     
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  12. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    Dang Steve, I am sorry for your troubles. Well IMPO (besides all the work to tear it down and set it back up) the set up to me is part of the fun. I think the "new" set up does look great and the tank will look amazing when complete :) Thanks for the update