xmetal's 75 gallon upgrade (2/22/12)

I love having my fixtures shorter than the tank because it makes the tank look bigger. The lighting is plenty for what I enjoy keeping. I keep high light stuff towards the center and the lower light towards the ends of the tank.

I do wish the tek lights had LEDs in them. I will be adding some eventually.

Thank for the kind compliments

 

That is an interesting thought... I'll keep this in mind myself on future builds.

In person does it look like the sides are dark noticeably or something only a coral could even tell?

 

Nice clean tank, love how your blue back is so clean....

 

No noticeable darkness. I have two anemones off to the side. The smallest one has doubled in size in about 2 weeks. The largest is new so I can't say how he is doing. All my SPS is growing well and has colored nicely. I would recommend this to most people. I love the look and everything gorws well and looks good.

 

Thank you, there is actually a thin layer of algae I don't clean off f the back. The background does an awesome job hiding the algae which makes cleaning easier with only 3 panes of glass as opposed to 4.

 

think you are due for an update! love your tank and hope to see some current FTS.

 

Yea, I know. I have been meaning to get some photos, but haven't had time.

 

Update 6/16/10:











Stocking:

CUC:
lots of hermits, astraea(sp) snails, turbos, nassarius, nerite
2 sand sifting stars
2 emerald crabs

Fish:
1 yellow tang 4"
1 hippo tang 2" (please no tang police. The hippo and yellow are very tiny and will be used as an excuse to get a larger tank )
2 false percs
1 purple firefish
3 chromis
1 royal gramma
1 6-line wrasse
1 clown go goby

Coral:

assorted shrooms
assorted zoas
assorted candy canes
assorted acans
duncans
sun coral
wellso
trachy
xenia
gsp
hammer
acro frag
frog spawn
1 dieing plate

Other inverts:
5 clams
1 bubble tip nem
2 cleaner shrimp

I plan on redoing the rock next week. I am in the process of finishing up the nuking of some rock. More photos then.

 

Awesome tank. What's the name of the moss-looking coral towards the bottom middle/right of the FTS, on the sand bed?

 

Thank you.

green star polyps. They are a pain to place. I don't want a tank covered in them. They are actually growing under the rock as well.