Tank Entry

Well, the fishless reef is actually doing very good as far as inverts and corals go. I've finally had some decent success with sps corals, letting them encrust down onto the rocks plugless for a more natural look. I can't wait to get some fish back in this tank in a month or two, but I'm definitely not rushing anything in after losing everything during the transition to ich. If I had kept it sterile all along, it wouldn't have even been there to infect my fish and they probably would have made it... ...

I put together my new system last summer having purchased the new display tank from an old high school classmate via Facebook. He said it was 90 gallons, and I never had any reason to question it. I knew the dimensions, as I built the stand and canopy myself. I've always calculated everything out and listed it as a 90 gallon because I am not familiar with larger tank dimensions. A few days ago I was listening to a podcast and they said a 90 gallon was something different than what I had, so today ...

LOL I thought melev can do a teaser post, so can I...
I've got two boxes full of stuff. Pending transfer into my tank now.

Seven months and one day later, the livestock was moved at last. Well, what's left of it anyway.

I'll be sharing more images later, including what Wes and I did for 12 hours on Saturday night / Sunday early morning.

Pictures from tonight. All the lights are installed above the tank.


Here's a quick shot from the end that I can view from the kitchen / dining area.
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So I was looking through old hard drives and I stumbled on some old pics of my first tank and the subsequent tanks. Just wanted to be nostalgic tonight with a little peek at the current Candyshop Cubed.

My very first tank's aquascape. 24 gallon aquapod


The same tank 2nd aquascape
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