Roscoe's 270g build

[roscoe]

Yes I love the depth of the tank. You can make lots of caves and hiding places for fish. The water is much clearer this morning I can almost see all the way through the back. I'm sure when I get home from work It should be clear enough to get some better pics of the rock work.

So what does everyone think about me putting in a bunch of chromis in there first to jump start the cycling process? What other fish option do I have besides chromis that is very hardy and not aggressive to new additions?

 

[roscoe]

oooops....

 

[seattle989]

freshwater mollies that have been acclimated to saltwater they even have live births!

 

[roscoe]

freshwater mollies that have been acclimated to saltwater they even have live births!

Mollies are ugly LOL. I might just get a lone Lawnmower Blenny or some sort of sand sifting gobie to throw in there tonight or tomorrow. I know they won't bother new addtions. Hopefully with close to 400g the fish will be OK with the tank going through the cycle. I will try to get my frag tank/temp. fuge up sometime this weekend.

 

[roscoe]

Got the chromis in the 270g. I guess I might not need any more flow in there since the poor Chromis look like they are stuggling to swim in there:lol::lol:

 

[roscoe]

The water is much much clearer today. Here are some pics I just took. I got a couple top down shots of the chromis swimming. I love how easy it is for me to access the top of the tank. Anyways on with the pics.

 

[gotfish]

That's an awfully small reflector for a MH, I hope you didn't spend too much on it. Although, it does have pretty good coverage.

 

[roscoe]

That's an awfully small reflector for a MH, I hope you didn't spend too much on it. Although, it does have pretty good coverage.

You like that huh? Yeah it is the new age halide reflector it is suppose to cover a 6'x6' tank:lol:

 

[Myteemouse]

Those fish are dwarfed by the size of the tank!!

 

[fishoutofwater]

glad to see you got it up and running again rosco. looking good

 

[roscoe]

Tanks for the words fellas! I'm very relieved now that I can somewhat sit back for a bit and just enjoy looking at the tank. The water I would say is now about 75% clear. I have absolutly no mico bubbles entering the tank what so ever. It going to look so much clearer than the 40b!

 

[roscoe]

Those fish are dwarfed by the size of the tank!!

Yeah those fish looks TINY in there. It is funny though they are only swimming in a 1sq. ft area in the top middle of the tank.

 

[dailydriven911]

Couldn't wait until the sale could ya!:lol: Looking good! Def much clearer than yesterday.

 

[roscoe]

Couldn't wait until the sale could ya!:lol: Looking good! Def much clearer than yesterday.

Nope!:lol: They are just some cheap chromis any ways. You are right though I could've waited and saved a whole .40 cent.

 

[luke33]

Looks good Sarang! That rock will look great all purpled up.

 

[roscoe]

Looks good Sarang! That rock will look great all purpled up.

Thanks Luke! Man the CNC skimmer is nuts! I can't get that thing under control! The lid is getting blown off of the collection cup. It is in about 6-7'' of water.

 

[veralteaquatics]

You got the number of fish wrong...It wasnt 2 Chromis; it was 200 Chromis... Back to the store for you..

 

[roscoe]

You got the number of fish wrong...It wasnt 2 Chromis; it was 200 Chromis... Back to the store for you..

I know this is going to sound mean but they are my throw away fish:lol::lol:. I don't plan on having them in there unless they survive the cycle.

So I have a question for everyone. I know I posted this on a different thread but I was just looking at how much light spread I get with just a flourecent lamp refector. I am starting to really believe that I would only need to use 2 large Lumenbright reflectors. This would save on energy and bulb replacement.Take a look at these pics and you can see how much light I am getting with just the one flourecent bulb in a reptile heat lamp reflector.

 

[dailydriven911]

I would run two of the reptile heat lamps and return the lumenbrights. They're overrated anyway...:lol:

 

[roscoe]

I would run two of the reptile heat lamps and return the lumenbrights. They're overrated anyway...:lol:

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