jfly Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Yeah, I can only find a 4 and 6 bulb 3 footer. Lame! If I can find one I might use that instead of halides... sure looks awesome on that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I am a halide guy myself, but I have to say I am loving the t5 combos! It is really cool to see nice color and growth out of a tube fixture. T-5s if done properly seem to continually amaze me! Good job and keep up the good work! Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miniwhinny Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Love your tank and corals. 40B's allow such great 'scaping. I really like yours (clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 finally my baby's going to be viewable from both the long sides and one end. im so excited it will be like a new tank.haveing the other long side viewable means i can put corals on what used to be the back and remove the hidden aiptasia(plotting). aquascaping is probably going to take a few trys though. anyways things are looking good. i also made the stand almost a foot taller than the desk i was using now you wont have to sit on the floor to look at it. as for the stand i found a page online of a guy that made a breeder stand that had great side to side torque strength.it is ridiculously over engineerd but extremely strong. not much to look at but its structurally sound. it will be black for a while till i can afford to skin the outside down the road. here is a few teaser pics there's a lot more to come considering i have to have it moved by Tuesday(scratch). ps there not rusty screws there the uber expensive coated deckmate ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfly Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Looks good! Really similar to what I did with mine (gotta love the price of 2x4's) but I opted not to use the framing metal as I felt 2x4's were overkill as it was. That thing sure will be solid! Keep us updated, I like pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Nice work Sean. I think you will really like the peninsula look. Check out this peninsula 50 breeder. It might give you some ideas on aquascaping. I plan on using a lot of his ideas. I love this setup. http://www.steve68.com/50_breeder_11505.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 nice link. well i got it scaped earlier tonight. i have to go back here and put the corals in and hang the light. moving my 40 across town was almost impossible. and i felt bad enlisting the help of my pregnant girlfriend to lift the tank with me(sad).oops.but its on the stand which i am amazed but it is a perfect fit like exactly. i got the rock in and aquascaped it. i think its going to be really nice. right now it looks like a mud puddle but i got the skimmer whipping up pretty nice right now so when i go back in an hour i should be able to see enough to put the corals in. so far no losses of fish or corals. pics tonight if im not to tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 lol like anyone will be on here if i post pics t 3 am lol ahahahha ahahahha ahhah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 didnt get the light hung yet the dang stud finder escapes me again.heres some cloudy water pics to peak some interest. only one loss my little green clown goby(sad). he must have been stressed and he got sucked through the skimmer(sad). but all of the other fish are great and all of the corals are great and opened.most important the tank looks amazing the water is crystal clear water movement is good and the 1st aquascape was a hit i really love it i cant wait to post the final pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 (clap)Wow Very Cool(clap) I think that may be the way I go on my next tank. MORE PICS !!!(rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Love the arch. Is that a huge GSP arch? Very Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 yeah its totaly a huge gsp arch. 36 dollar arch plus two tiny gsp frags and a little time later........boom chia pet(laugh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Is that the light elkhorn coral colony you got at aquaserene? I wanna see the polyps up close. Youtank looks great now. HOw is flow on the far end of the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 yeah thats the staghorn from aquaserine some got broke off but its huge.i only have a koralia 3 on the back right and then like a maxi jet rip offin the rockwork and the canister filter return. but the way i angled the 3it goes up and disturbs thesurface and hits the wall just right and goes around to the otherside. i think im going to add 1 more 3 to the tank somtime.but lots of stuff is waving around so i know the flowas of for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Nice job Shawn. Does it seem like you have more room for corals now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 kind of if i utilize the rock yes. it just i didnt want zoos takeing over rocks and then coliding together eventually. but if my lps addiction keeps up im going to have to start glueing zoos to rocks(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 You can use the lps to keep the zoas at bay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 update!! tanks been in its new 3 sided viewable home for almost 1 month and everything is thriving lots of new corals(plotting) im pushing the 40 gallon space to the limits.anyone know someone who needs a grip of gsp(scratch)lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 tank looks great!! excellent macro shots as usual!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 What kind of camera are you using Shawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looking great! I would also like to know what kind of camera you are using? Those are some really great pics! Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishiefish Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 wow super nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Amazing pictures with a $130 camera. Great looking tank, it looks much larger than a 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 running out of room for corals traded in lots of stuff to make space for my new sps addiction(whistle). ughh tonight for some odd reason i decided to completely re scape th tank to make it more sps friendly and clear as much sand bed as possible for lps and zoas as well as make it more fun for the fish. long story short every coral was removed EVERYONE OF THEM(nutty). and all the rock work was redone took me 4.5 hours but i am happy with it it looks nice and everything should have enough space to grow for about a year. battery's are charging pics to come soon(scary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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