Project 370: Tank is being filled with water...

[NC2WA]

Bricky,

Here you go.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7329275@N05

The first 9 pics are the latest pics posted. It should give you an idea of what the tank looks like. I am getting a T5 Tek2 lighting from Sunlight Supply hopefully tomorrow. It is going to be my actincs. I will post a night shot. Hopefully the torch and brain will "pop" with color.

Enjoy
Kirk

 

[Bricky]

Looks like everything is doing well. How big is your torch and hammer?

What's your fish list right now?

 

[NC2WA]

torch is about 5-6 inches across and the hammer is a good 6 inches across.

Gold spotted rabbitfish
A pair of cinnamon clownfish
2 cleaner shrimps that clean the rabbitfish every night. the rabbitfish loves it.
White sandsifting starfish
25 Nassarius snails
Royal Gramma (MIA) I haven't seen this fish in two wks.
A pair of orange diamondback gobies (MIA) I haven't seen these fish in two weeks.

I believe the clownfish may have to go. They bully **Everything** that hits the tank. They even bit a leg off a fire shrimp (which I haven't seen in several days).

I don't believe my wife will understand why the clownfish will have to go, and will prolly get yelled at for it. I am setting up a 37g tank in my office. They may go there or back to the store where I got them for store credit.

Since you are on the subject of a fish list. Here is what I would like to add:

Copperband butterfly (would like from Hawaii or Austrailia, anywhere besides the Phillipines)
Golden Butterfly (Semilarvatus) (Red sea)
Regal angelfish (Red Sea)
Emperor angelfish
Flame angel
Africian flameback
Maybe a blue throat or pink tail triggerfish

Kirk

 

[NC2WA]

375g Tank Update

well, just an update on the tank..starting 2009 on a good note:

Maintentance
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• Bryopsis issue that I had seems to be under control thanks to Tech M treatments.
• Replaced the sediment filter on my RO/DI unit
• Making the use of running carbon for a couple of days common practice
• Performed a 100gallon water change (basically emptied the sump) and vaccumed the gunk/detris from the bottom of my sump and scraped the barnacles of the sides of the sump. sump is very clean now, looks brand new.
• Purchased Phosban to any Phosphate issues that may arise in the future. Current PO4 reading is 0 (using Elos PO4 kit).

Equipment
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• Purchase 2 CurrentUSA 2x39w T5 Fixtures for actinic lighting. One fixture will go over each port hole
• Purchase 2 T5 Pure Actinic HO bulbs from reefgeek.