Don't post much but wanted to show off my 75.

[WGardiner]

Here it is....

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae119/WGardiner86/20151122_145934_edit_1448222552836.jpg (http://s963.photobucket.com/user/WGardiner86/media/20151122_145934_edit_1448222552836.jpg.html)


This tank has been running for about two years as is sits currently. I've upgraded and down sized back to this tank from a 150. Most of the livestock I've had for about 8 years.


Will

[Docdiggy]

Wow! Massive clam.

[StaySalty]

Freaking amazing tank! Idk why but it reminds me of a prehistoric reef, its got a Jurassic park vibe going on.

Very nice though, are those t5? Care to share bulb combo if they are?

[WGardiner]

Wow! Massive clam.

Thanks I've had it for 8 years and it was 2" not it'd close to 10"

Will

[shifty51008]

Very nice tank, i also love the clam. Great job

[WGardiner]

Freaking amazing tank! Idk why but it reminds me of a prehistoric reef, its got a Jurassic park vibe going on.

Very nice though, are those t5? Care to share bulb combo if they are?

Yes it's 6bulb ATI sunpower front to back is; coral plus, blue plus, ge 75k, purple plus, blue plus, coral plus.

[slief]

Very very nice!

[Bent]

Is that a convict tang?

How does he act in the 75?

[WGardiner]

And under the stand.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae119/WGardiner86/20151122_154105_1.jpg (http://s963.photobucket.com/user/WGardiner86/media/20151122_154105_1.jpg.html)

Simple, sump with some liverock and an oversized skimmer.


Will

[WGardiner]

Is that a convict tang?

How does he act in the 75?

It's a sailfin(and let's not start a discussion about it being in a 75 please) and it doesn't act aggressive or erratic or anything like that.

[outy]

Very nice tank. Great work

[WGardiner]

Thanks for all the kind words.

[Red Sea reefer]

Man I love your tank that's just awesome
Keep it up

[BoDiddley]

Very nice those clams are huge and I like the keep it simple style for the sump

[joshbrookkate]

You have inspired me! Love the aquascaping!

[Whiterabbitrage]

Gorgeous.

[CafeReef]

This is exactly why I want a 75 or 90. The footprint is perfect! Love your setup

[homer1475]

Very nice, and that is one massive clam!!

[Bent]

It's a sailfin(and let's not start a discussion about it being in a 75 please) and it doesn't act aggressive or erratic or anything like that.

I wasn't planning on it. I was merely curious.

[WGardiner]

I wasn't planning on it. I was merely curious.

Sorry that wasn't directed towards you, just wanted to put it out there.

[seamonster124]

Looking really great. What are you lighting this tank with?

[WGardiner]

Looking really great. What are you lighting this tank with?

6bulb ATI sunpower

[shifty51008]

Ever think about painting the back of the tank? Imo it brings out the colors more.

[WGardiner]

Ever think about painting the back of the tank? Imo it brings out the colors more.

I've thought of it and still might do. What color would be better black or blue?

[shifty51008]

I think black looks the best.

[WGardiner]

I think black looks the best.

Probably hide the overflow and pipes good too.

Will

[shifty51008]

Yeah, it does a good job hideing stuff also, but you tank looks pretty clean behind the tank.

[Bent]

You can spray or paint plasti-dip on the back if you are worried about damaging the tank. It actually protects it and peels right off when you don't want it anymore.

The back of my 55g is plasti-dip:
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/Tackett1980/8523E5F6-98D0-4214-AD83-796A5099F9B6.jpg

[MeghanisradxD]

Beautiful tank! I think adding a black background would really make it pop more. I've always like black over blue

[Xxero]

Very nice set-up, Will! The display looks happy & healthy!

I too have Clam envy! :bigeyes:

Good job!

[WGardiner]

Thanks everyone. With all the suggestions I might just paint the back black.

[Cujo]

Beautiful tank!! I also vote for the black background. Rolled mine on using oil based paint, prefer black over blue to add contrast with the Corals.

[Daddie05]

That clam tho

[sethd12]

Tank looks great! It does have that Jurassic park vibe going on. The clam is amazing. Would love to come see it sometime. I'm sort of local (nearby)

[Kidd Reef]

i know its been posted a million times but wow that clam is big and pretty!

[domvert]

beautiful tank

[smittysmith2]

I have a 75 tall. I need a better lighting system for my corals primarily. Suggestions? Oh! Great tank!

[Frozenguy]

Ok.. Well I can officially stop blaming my lights! haha

Beautiful tank. Where do you get your frags from?

[RobTheReefer]

Very nice. I'm trying to figure out how you have an eight year old clam and no coralline algae. :)

[Frozenguy]

Very nice. I'm trying to figure out how you have an eight year old clam and no coralline algae. :)

This looks like from a different tank. Maybe just a cycle of some sort.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae119/WGardiner86/IMG_0238.jpg

[WaReefer458]

My 40 is painted blue. Looks great and reflects more light. Just be careful if u spray it because the overspray will get under the trim and it looks terrible. Luckily mine is right at the waterline so u barely notice it if the top is off. Sweet tank bro. Wish my 75 looked like that when I had it going. I'm digging your dosing setup. Haha. 1 pump from each jug straight over the sump?

[igadget56]

Do you dose two part

[Dkuhlmann]

Beautiful tank for sure! I am a Euphyllia nut and would like to see a close up of yours. Hard to tell from the picture but guessing its a hammer? How many heads does it have. I really do love the mature colonies of Euphyllia.

Also is that a tree branch or what in the back on the right side that your SPS are on? That's really cool!

[Reef_Maven]

Great looking tank!!

This will defintely be on the short list of tanks that will be on my insperation list :D

Your tank also made me thinik twice about going the LED route on my next build.

[unfeazi]

This is such a beautiful tank! Any chance you have any shots of it without coral so we could see the aqua scape? What's your maintenance schedule like? Agree that it needs a black background, but it already looks amazing!

[moondoggy4]

The tank looks great, so I guess you dose by hand. looks like you got that down pat.

[WGardiner]

Thanks for all the comments.

Tank looks great! It does have that Jurassic park vibe going on. The clam is amazing. Would love to come see it sometime. I'm sort of local (nearby)

Where are you located?

I have a 75 tall. I need a better lighting system for my corals primarily. Suggestions? Oh! Great tank!

I'm no lighting guru but I have used mh, LEDs, and T5. Right now I'm huge fan of the T5s, LEDs I had running was a custom setup I made and if I use them in the future I will buy fixture(let some else do the research and put it together).

Ok.. Well I can officially stop blaming my lights! haha

Beautiful tank. Where do you get your frags from?

Some of the corals I bought when I lived in SW Florida and the rest were from swapping with a friend down there.

Very nice. I'm trying to figure out how you have an eight year old clam and no coralline algae. :)

This tank was dry at the time before I moved. Before I upgraded to a 150g it was covered in coraline

This looks like from a different tank. Maybe just a cycle of some sort.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae119/WGardiner86/IMG_0238.jpg

That was my first reef tank and it was a 10g.

My 40 is painted blue. Looks great and reflects more light. Just be careful if u spray it because the overspray will get under the trim and it looks terrible. Luckily mine is right at the waterline so u barely notice it if the top is off. Sweet tank bro. Wish my 75 looked like that when I had it going. I'm digging your dosing setup. Haha. 1 pump from each jug straight over the sump?

Simplicity is key

Beautiful tank for sure! I am a Euphyllia nut and would like to see a close up of yours. Hard to tell from the picture but guessing its a hammer? How many heads does it have. I really do love the mature colonies of Euphyllia.

Also is that a tree branch or what in the back on the right side that your SPS are on? That's really cool!

I'll work on a close up of the corals later. It's a frogspawn actually and one of the first corals I was able to keep. Don't know how many heads are on it but before I moved it took up the whole left side to almost 1/3 of the overflow. The other part I took to the LFS almost didn't fit in a 5g bucket.

Great looking tank!!

This will defintely be on the short list of tanks that will be on my insperation list :D

Your tank also made me thinik twice about going the LED route on my next build.

That is the first I've had someone say that my tank is on thier an inspiration list.

This is such a beautiful tank! Any chance you have any shots of it without coral so we could see the aqua scape? What's your maintenance schedule like? Agree that it needs a black background, but it already looks amazing!

Sorry no pictures of the aqua scape prior to corals. My maintenance schedule is horrible right now. I try to do a 30g water change every month, which has only happened 2 to 3 times in the year I've lived in this house. I Try to dose every other day, that gets skipped sometimes and try to test once a month which does happen. My wife and I are trying to start a farm and that takes priority over the tank.

The tank looks great, so I guess you dose by hand. looks like you got that down pat.

One day I would like a dosing system, hopefully on the dream tank.



Will

[sethd12]

I'm near Columbia in Lexington area however travel quite a bit for work.

[ZeeSparrow]

Very nice setup. Both clams and that frogspawn look great!

[Genera]

Wowwee. So elegant. I need a clam :/ There don't seem to be any Caribbean tridacnid clams, are there?

[WGardiner]

I'm near Columbia in Lexington area however travel quite a bit for work.

Shoot me a pm if your ever in the area, I'm right off 29 before you enter city limits.

Very nice setup. Both clams and that frogspawn look great!

Thanks

Wowwee. So elegant. I need a clam :/ There don't seem to be any Caribbean tridacnid clams, are there?

None that I know of that will look like these.


Will