Thank you David for doing such a great job :) I love it. I haven't even got anything in it yet & it's already better than a TV lol :D

Yay!!!!

Sweet! Great JOB DAVID!

Dave is the man.. I need him to come over so I can pick his brain..

nice very nice its a love that will last a lifetime lol.

Thank you David for doing such a great job :) I love it. I haven't even got anything in it yet & it's already better than a TV lol :D


Looks good!

Sweet! Great job. I love the TV comment, it is so true. I remember when I was cycling the tank we used to laugh because we would still stare at it even with nothing but live rock in it.

Nice and clean.

You are more than welcome ! . Fantastic family great dad, loving mom and respectful sweet kids. An absolute joy to meet and assist. Any time!

yep, this is better than Christmas haha! Grouper is awesome! So is everybody else on here! you guys are the best :)

I have really enjoyed getting to spend time with you & learning all I can. My family enjoyed meeting you too. Look forward to a long friendship & lot's of good times to come :) My husband is still admiring the fine work you did & me too. It's purring like a kitten :D
Thank you for making my dream become a reality! It's perfect

For anybody who doesn't know what the "great job" is, this was an undrilled 6' tank which is now obviously a peninsula end-overflow. Nice work!

Well, we have the saltwater going in, the arranging of the base rock is done for now lol & the sand is in. Now just to wait for the water to clear up & start cycling. Here are a few pics I took tonight :)

Sounds great:yay:but we can't see the pics::sad:

Sorry about the pics but I can't upload anymore until I join which I am going to do soon! Got hit with a bad virus on my computer this weekend so kinda wiped me out haha :) Grouper I emailed you pics to your regular email address

Click here to go see them on photobucket http://s741.photobucket.com/albums/xx53/musicalocean/

Just a tip. But you can use the mountain button and the picture URL to post them directly.

Can't wait to get home to see the progress.

Looking real good. Coming along very nice! :thumbs:

Good looking rock. Where did you pick that up from?

I had a friend of mine order it for me. Great price too! If you want I can give you his info if you ever want any. It's really clean too! I think it's Fiji but I'm not sure 100% :D

Bout time you get this thing up!!! PM coming your way!!

Thank you guy's for all the kind words & encouragement :) Sorry it's taken me awhile to reply. I have a abcess I-tooth :( so I have been a little under the weather the last few days! Going to get the sucker pulled Friday & a partial made. Got a question for yall & it's a stupid one but here it is :D
Looks like my waterchanges are going to be 25 gallons every week. How do I know that 1st time doing it how many gallons I'm taking out of the tank? Do I use a milk jug so I can measure each gallon & make a mark or do you know if there are any 25 gallon containers available anywhere? I could do it with 5 gallon buckets but I'm short & those are heavy. Suggestions please :)

I always do roundabout water changes from my sump. I take as much as I can out of there (usually around 15 gallons into a large tub) and siphon what crud I can off the rocks in the tank into a 5g bucket, giving me around 20 gallons. My container is 25 or so gallons and I marked off the side of the container at 20 so I know how much salt to mix, etc, etc. I usually end up with about half a gallon to a gallon left in the tub, which is fine with me.

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The aquascaping looks very nice

Up dates?

Hey Grouper
The tank is totally finished cycling finally & my little chromis are doing great & I also ended up getting a bicolor angel which is doing really good. We have a thai restraunt right down the road so I go down there once a week to get that seaweed stuff for him. Very cute fish with lots of personality. I've been looking for those blue reef chromis you were telling me about but I have not had much luck finding any. How have you been?

Sounds like everything is coming along great since the tank finished cycling... I am ready to seem some pictures!

Well here is a video but it seems I have been stricken with Cyano :(

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Try this link instead as the other one id distorted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8LIQDu1jWo

Cool beans!!:up:

New video of the tank today after adding a few new frags & such. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCA5-urnG9k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCA5-urnG9k)

Still love that aquascaping. Did you (do you) have a bicolor angel?

What kind of mushrooms are these?


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Looking great! Love the rock work and the tank is so clean! I have some GSP and it grows like crazy! I'd place the frag on a rock that's easily removed so that if you decide to sell it to make room for other corals you can a lot easier than if it were on a harder to access rock

Thank you!! I didnt think about that at all. Glad you mentioned it. It's amazing the difference that golden head gobie has made in just a week. I had nasty Cyano on the sandbed but he cleared it all up. I feed him really good 3 times a day as a reward & he eats like a pig. I was reading about them & it says they dont eat well & wither away but not him. He is growing some already :)




Looking great! Love the rock work and the tank is so clean! I have some GSP and it grows like crazy! I'd place the frag on a rock that's easily removed so that if you decide to sell it to make room for other corals you can a lot easier than if it were on a harder to access rock

feeding 3 times a day=more algae problems to come....

Naa, I rinse the food very well & only put in enough for them to eat in a few mins. The sand & water are cleaner & clearer than ever. If I start getting too much I will just cut back a little.

Yeah I got one because of the beginner cyano too! They do a GREAT job for sure. But mine did what you read about....he eventually withered away to nothing. It broke my heart.

Aw, I'm so sorry about that :( did he eat to begin with & then quit? Hope mine dosent do that too. I would be crushed as well. They are adorable creatures!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcK3llM1Wcg

Very nice!

Ok, new video update after adding a torch coral & a few other things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vTIP133ot4

I like your rockwork

thank you :) I had fun doing it!

Now come do mine!

I would love to :) let me know when you get ready to work on it & I will come over & help ya. I've been wanting to come by & see ya anyway!



Now come do mine!

Do yall think that is too much flow on the torch coral?

Dave is definitely amazing!

Here is a video done this month..I think it's amazing how fast everything grows & changes!

YouTube - My 125 reef tank september