75g Rimless Build

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Lights have gone off for the day, so I'll try to get a couple shots tomorrow after work. I know I have a couple of early shots of the red Monti Cap and the reverse superman Monti. I'll have to dig through my camera shots to see what else I may have on the SPS.

 

[Crystal A]

Looks great. I love rimless tanks they look so sleek.

 

[Qube]

Lol I wasn't gonna mention the tang but cool!

Any comparison pics to how the sps growth over time? I am always curious at the amount of growth so I can compare it to the growth I see in my tank.

Here you go:

Red Monti Cap back in mid July





Now





Reverse superman Monti mid July





Now





Green Acro mid October





Now





Finally, my new Ricordea rock I added a few weeks ago

 

[fort384]

Cool! those montis have grown quite a bit! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Qube]

Cool! those montis have grown quite a bit! Thanks for sharing.

The reverse superman got fragged by a turbo snail about 2 weeks ago, otherwise it was slightly larger.

 

[Qube]

Picked up a 4" squamosa clam today...

 

[Qube]

Woke up this morning to go to work and figured i'd flip the chaeto over in my fuge only to find about 10 baby bangaii cardinals swimming around down there. I knew my male has had a mouthful for a couple of weeks, but I honestly didn't plan on any making it. Pretty exciting!!

 

[Flow863]

So you found $200 in your refugium?
SweEeet ;p

 

[Qube]

Here's hoping. Currently, they are just a tiny bit smaller than a dime. I threw some filter floss on either end of the fuge to keep them safe. Should be plenty of food for them down there, as I don't run filter socks.

 

[Beengirl]

That is so great!!!! They are so cute, especially as babies!! Congrats!!

 

[Qube]

A few shots from today, forgive my inability to operate an iPhone camera to its fullest capabilities...

 

[D.Schneidt]

A few pics of this, now, slow...build

Going to use a 5gal carboy as an ATO reservoir.

Getting there slowly...

Did you buy that 5 gallon jug online? If so, where? I've been trying to find them!

 

[Qube]

Did you buy that 5 gallon jug online? If so, where? I've been trying to find them!

This is the one i bought...

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23516&catid=576

 

[D.Schneidt]

This is the one i bought...

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23516&catid=576

Thanks!

 

[uh.oh...]

awesome to watch this progression! looks like you've had a blast too. Are you dosing anything? kalk in the ato? or just water changes?

 

[D.Schneidt]

A quick update on my 75. Things are cooking along nicely, definitely lots of growth!

Your tank looks amazing! The transformation is awesome! What pumps did you end up going with? I saw in your first post you said you wanted two mp40's but you weren't sure at that time. I have the exact tank as you that I'm building right now and I wanted to go with two mp40's but I wasn't sure if I needed both to be 40's.

 

[Qube]

awesome to watch this progression! looks like you've had a blast too. Are you dosing anything? kalk in the ato? or just water changes?

It was/is a lot of fun! I dose kalk through my ATO currently. I've built up over time to 1 1/2 tsp per gallon, so I'm getting close to the full saturation amount of 2tsp per gallon. Other than that, I dose 5ml of Brightwell Aquatics Magnesion twice a day to keep my magnesium levels up. As far as water changes, I do 10g per week, although I've gotten lazy here and there and let that slip a week or two.

 

[Qube]

Your tank looks amazing! The transformation is awesome! What pumps did you end up going with? I saw in your first post you said you wanted two mp40's but you weren't sure at that time. I have the exact tank as you that I'm building right now and I wanted to go with two mp40's but I wasn't sure if I needed both to be 40's.

I have ended up with an MP40 and MP10 on opposite sides of the tank in anti-sync mode. I don't think 2 MP10s would have gotten the job done for me. If I could do it again, I would have gone with 2 MP40s though. Granted, they would both be dialed back a bit, but I think it would be a more consistent flow pattern on each side of the tank. This will most likely be an upgrade down the road for me.

 

[D.Schneidt]

I have ended up with an MP40 and MP10 on opposite sides of the tank in anti-sync mode. I don't think 2 MP10s would have gotten the job done for me. If I could do it again, I would have gone with 2 MP40s though. Granted, they would both be dialed back a bit, but I think it would be a more consistent flow pattern on each side of the tank. This will most likely be an upgrade down the road for me.

Ok thanks, You just made my mind up.

 

[Qube]

Ok thanks, You just made my mind up.

Glad I could help!