3 weeks later... my 75 gal

[Purple Penguins]

So thought i would show my new tank, decided to start to combine all my nano tanks into this 75 gal tank and turn my nanos into frag tanks.. let me know what you think thus far, i know its low on LR however im in the process of curing DIY rock

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/pink_twinkies/75gal.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/pink_twinkies/acans.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/pink_twinkies/zoabed.jpg

water in pics is a little cloudy since i did some tank cleaning today

[Purple Penguins]

sorry full tank shot image was kinda small :)
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s246/pink_twinkies/75gal-1.jpg

[Purple Penguins]

the filteration system i decided to put on this is the Rapids Pro Wet Dry Filter system with auto top off
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/detailed_image.cfm?pCatId=16747&large=/images/Categoryimages/larger/lg-29766-39463-fish-filter.jpg

have to seio power heads however im going to be switching those over to hydors , lighting on the tank is a Nova Extreme Pro 48" 324 watts of t-5 lightning

picking lighting was a nightmare since right now i wanted to be energy efficant and not break the bank and make sure i still had good lighting

Also at this time I have 10 other corals still in QT that have not yet been introduced to the tank along with about 50 mushrooms that i recently fragged that may never go in and will just stay in frag tanks.

Biggest problem I ran into this far is in the stocking of the fish, I had a pair of true percs that went in first and later put in a B&W Ocellaris who is getting along fine with the true percs so long as she stays away from their anemone, normally i would not have done this but I already had all 3 in seperate tanks and thought I would give it a shot and see what happens, if worse came to worse the B&W would have been moved back to the frag tank.

other fish in the tank
1 blue green reef chromis
1 pj cardinal
1 talbots damsel
1 yellowhead jawfish

would like to add other fish but im stuck as to what

the stand is a DIY stand which I didnt take pics of at this time, its basic 2x4 framing with a fasad covering so it looks great, will get some pics of finished product after full completed, also working on a canopy and attached the nova up inside the canopy.

[Tommy3492]

what is that huge coral that your clowns seem to be housing?

[Purple Penguins]

That is a basketball sized Heteractis Crispa (Sebae Anemone) when i got it a year and a half ago it was mabye the size of a softball and rather bleached out, that anemone is the whole reason for upgrading from my nanos

[Tommy3492]

very nice dude

[Purple Penguins]

Thank you Tommy

[crvz]

Nice setup, I like the red LPS in the second picture.

[Purple Penguins]

Thanks, its a Red Acanthestrea I got on Ebay for $15.50 I was very excited about it.

Ebay seller was reefempire1 i purchased about 12 corals from him, and shipping was $50, got some great corals and good prices, packing was amazing would definatly recomend him to anyone, i have about 10 corals of his in watching right now

[Purple Penguins]

I love it when you wake up in the morning and the nasty new tank diatom bloom that has been bothering you for days and days has finally gone away

[spleify]

Looks very good.

Thanks for sharing

Spleify

[FlyinggFish]

Beautiful! Great job!

[crvz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13126312#post13126312 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Purple Penguins
Thanks, its a Red Acanthestrea I got on Ebay for $15.50 I was very excited about it.

Ebay seller was reefempire1 i purchased about 12 corals from him, and shipping was $50, got some great corals and good prices, packing was amazing would definatly recomend him to anyone, i have about 10 corals of his in watching right now

I recently got some eBay corals as well, but I'll have to keep that user in mind. A great coral at a great price, eh?