110-Tall Tank

[Mel and Josh]

The tank has been running since May 19. It took about a month to cure the rock and cycle, and after that we started adding fish. I'll update this thread as more creatures are added!

110 gallon tall (48L x 18D x 30H)

4x65 light strip with four lunar lights
Ocean Clear model 325
Red Sea Classic Turbo skimmer
Turbo Twist UV sterilizer
Wave maker
Sump

130 lbs of Figi Live Rock
60 lbs of base rock
100 lbs of live sand

3 Green Chromis
1 Foxface Lo

Scarlet Reef Hermits
Blue Dwarf Hermits
Turbo Snails
Nassarius Snails

Also, there are more pics in my Album. Thanks for viewing and all comments are appreciated.
Melissa

Looks nice.. the Fox Face looks a bit skinny... is he eating good or was the LFS not feeding him enough??

[Sugar Magnolia]

Foxy seems as interested inGeorge as he is with the fish. :) I love those foxfaces...so colorful!

Can we see a full tank shot?

[Doctor_Reef]

Very nice.... Looks like you have a good start....I would also love to see a full tank shot.... :thumbsup:

[jenny2]

Very nice! Looks like George thinks it was set up just for him.

[Mel and Josh]

Travis, the LFS was feeding him ok, but there was no live rock in the tank with him, and he is still really young. The pictures were taken the first day we got him, and he has been eating well since then. One of our rocks had lots of red plant growth on it, and he took care of it in no time! There is also some seaweed in the tank that he nibbles on frequently, and he actively participates when we feed the chromis, so he should thicken up soon!

I'll try to get a full tank shot up this afternoon....

Melissa

[cich1]

looking very nice Melissa

[FishinInTheDark]

Nice shots. It also looks like very nice rock in there!

[Ocean Singer]

looks nice, maybe you should put a little chair so george can look into it whenever he wants ;)

[DizziDezi2]

Can we see a full frontal shot??

[Mel and Josh]

Here is a full pic of the tank. My camera is not that good, and it doesn't do justice to the live rock; the rock is much more purple in person.

[Mel and Josh]

These are closer pictures of the rock. You can see the color much better in these. Each pic is about 1/3 of the tank.

[Mel and Josh]

I figured out how to take a better pic of the whole tank.... Color is more true in this one... sorry for the bad pics above

[Doctor_Reef]

Wow...you have a very nice tank indeed!!! Love the rock and the new look....You will get hours of enjoyment out of this for sure... Congrats! :thumbsup:

[Sugar Magnolia]

Beautiful! It's amazing how much different things looks when the whole tank is shown. The foxface looks so small compared to the chromis. Either that or those are pretty big chromis. ;)

[Condiman]

Great looking setup

[Ocean Singer]

I love it :) are you gonna keep it a mainly fowlr tank?

[Mel and Josh]

Thanks for all the great comments! We are loving the tank--laid on the floor and watched the fish for an hour last night.

Sugar Magnolia, the green chromis are really large. The owner of the LFS that Josh used to work for gave them to us out of his show tank. He has been having them for quite a few years. The foxface, which I am assuming is still very young, is about their size. But he's been eating like crazy and has a very nice little belly on him now.

Ocean Singer, no, the tank will be reef with, eventually, lots of corals. We will start buying corals probably in December, depending on how much we have left after I pay my school tuition. We also want to make sure the tank is ready for them.

Our next additions will be in about two weeks. I can hardly wait; I think I've become much more addicted than Josh, and this was all his idea! We are thinking of getting a sea star, a diamond watchman goby, and more crabs and snails. More pics then!

Melissa

[Doctor_Reef]

It is looking good and I know that you all want to add stuff but just be patient and don't get what we all seem to get and that is over eager to have a finished product... Go slow adding things and then you will reduce the possibility of creating severe problems...What kind of star are you wanting to get…some don’t do well in a newly established tank so be careful when adding a star!!!

Again really looking good!!! :thumbsup:

[Ocean Singer]

good luck with that, and may I recogmend a green manderin dragonet, they are some of the most beautiful fish in my mind, and need lots of lr, which you have, I think it would be a perfect edition for you

[Doctor_Reef]

I wouldn't add a mandarin fish yet...they don't do well in a newly established tank setting...you need time for your pods to populate or you will probably starve the thing to death...But I do agree with OS on the fact that they are a beautiful and interesting fish and one that would make a good addition to your tank...just let your tank establish well first!!! :)

[Ocean Singer]

oh yeah, forgot that it was a new tank :) I'd wait about 3 months before adding them here's a good site that tells you a little more about them

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=551

[specsgirl]

Wow! The tank looks great! Enjoy it!

[Mel and Josh]

The star we are most likely getting is a sand-sifting star. Josh has experience with them, and he really likes them. The Mandarin Dragonet is on our fish list, but he is way at the end. I think they are very beautiful, but we want to start with hardier fish first and give the tank time to mature.

[Doctor_Reef]

I am looking forward to seeing your tank progress... :)

[FishinInTheDark]

You may hold off for a while on the SSS. They eat the critters in the sandbed, so you'll want to have them there. About the time you're ready for a Mandarin, the sand should be teeming with life too. Good luck to you!

[Mel and Josh]

We recently got two new fish, a cardinal and a goby. Here are some pictures of them. We also had to return one of the green chromis, he was attacking all the other fish.

Melissa

[Sugar Magnolia]

Nice additions! did you have a hard time catching the chromis?

[Mel and Josh]

Yes, that chromis was SUPER hard to catch. Our plan was to trade in all three, in case the other ones deceided to get mean, but after spending 45 minutes catching the one that was mean, we gave up. The other two are not as bad as the one we took out, but they are not as peaceful as I expected them to be. If they get worse, they will have to be taken out too, but I am dreading that! Perhaps they are acting up because they came from a much larger tank and are used to more space???

[Ocean Singer]

nice fish! what kind of goby is that?

[Doctor_Reef]

Sweet looking fish...

[Mel and Josh]

nice fish! what kind of goby is that?

I'm pretty sure its a sleeper banded goby

[Mel and Josh]

Pics of how the tank has progressed - taken February 2006 - tank about 10 months old

[Mel and Josh]

More pics

[Mel and Josh]

Recent pics of the tank

[Mel and Josh]

Here are some pictures of the tank. The tank is about a year and seven months old now. We are seeing some great coral growth. For example, the birdsnest started off as a tiny 1/2 inch frag and is now branching very nicely. We are also working on our second setup, which will be an anenome tank for a mated pair of black and white clownfish.

[gman0526]

So nice to see around these parts again. The tank is looking phenomenal everything I can see looks healthy and thriving. Good job!!! Hope to see you around some more.