Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » September 26th, 2009, 5:45 pm

Thank guys! Yeah guilty here! Tried to see what scuba might feel in my tank looking for that damn possum wrasse. LOL!
Anyhow will keep on eye out on things and start moving things to there permanent places tomorrow.
Will post pics as soon as I can.
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby WRASSER » September 26th, 2009, 11:51 pm

Hope we get to see those pics real soon 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » September 27th, 2009, 11:30 pm

9-27-09
Well finally! Rearranged some of the rock structure and placed corals in their new home. I actually was looking for a frag and have not been able to find it. My pearl berry frag! Since the water is still a little milky I am hoping that in a few days I will be able to see a better reflection against the glass in the back of tank. At that point I hope I can find it!
I added a juvenile wantanebi angel.
The fish in the aquarium are:

1 yellow tang
1 blue regal tang
1 kole tang
1 orange shoulder tang
2 pyrimad butterflies
1 possom wrasse (I saw this one today)
1 mystery wrasse
1 yellow belly damsel
1 barlett anthias
1 flameback angel
1 black/white clown
1 wantanebi angel

This should be good for now.
Any how on to the pics of the tank. Excuse the fact that the water is still milky in appearance.

1/4 Left side
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2nd 1/4 of left side
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2nd 1/4 of right side
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1/4 of right side
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View from the left side panel
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View from the right side panel
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And of course a fts

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Will take some new pics when the water clears.
Only one piece of PVC guys can you find it?:celeb1:
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » September 29th, 2009, 11:59 pm

9-29-09
Well guys I think I am almost finished! Just a few more touches and I will be done.
The water is FINALLY cleared up and pics are to follow.

I am not sure what to do with the koralia power heads. I would like to place them so that the corals get the best over all flow. So far my current placement makes the sand bed blow onto the corals that I placed at the bottom.
Any suggestions for better placement?

I still have some coral epoxying to do but mostly done.

I have connected lights to timers so that I don't need to be home to turn the lights on.

Next in the plans are the following that I have already just need to install:

1. Moonlight install
2. ATO install
3. Refugium install
4. Trim for bottom of stand
5. Matching trim for canopy

Here are FTS from different angles.
Let me know what you think.


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Once corals have had time to acclimate to their new surroundings I will take pics of them individually.
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby WRASSER » September 30th, 2009, 11:30 am

wow the tank is really clearing up. it looks good, ty for sharing 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby The Escaped Ape » September 30th, 2009, 3:41 pm

That tank is going to be great when it all grows in. It's already looking really good. 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » September 30th, 2009, 4:47 pm

Thanks wrasser! :wink:

And thanks for your help!


WRASSER wrote:wow the tank is really clearing up. it looks good, ty for sharing 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » September 30th, 2009, 4:50 pm

I certainly am working towards that! Thanks for your continued suppot and words of encouragement! :D

The Escaped Ape wrote:That tank is going to be great when it all grows in. It's already looking really good. 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby The Escaped Ape » September 30th, 2009, 4:53 pm

No problem. You're the one drip-feeding me eye-candy, I should be thanking you. I love threads with loads of pictures documenting a process and showing all the goodies. 8)

When I set up my tank early next year, I'll come straight back and reciprocate. :wink:
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 1st, 2009, 12:17 am

Ok you're on! I can't wait!


The Escaped Ape wrote:No problem. You're the one drip-feeding me eye-candy, I should be thanking you. I love threads with loads of pictures documenting a process and showing all the goodies. 8)

When I set up my tank early next year, I'll come straight back and reciprocate. :wink:
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby WRASSER » October 4th, 2009, 11:49 am

any chance of gettin some pics of the possium wrasse and mystery wrasse? 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 4th, 2009, 1:28 pm

Well I need to be ready with cam.
Hey just added three fariy wrasses!
All seem to be doing fine!

WRASSER wrote:any chance of gettin some pics of the possium wrasse and mystery wrasse? 8)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby WRASSER » October 4th, 2009, 3:11 pm

lol are you saying it will be time consuming to get those pics? 8O :lol:
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 12:55 am

Well guys you have been asking for me to show pics of my corals.
I'll start with my newest additions to the tank.

Blue Oregon Torte
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Hot/Pink?Green Millipora
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Now on to the rest


Pink lemonade acropora
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Tyree superman montipora
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War coral
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 1:03 am

Micromussa
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Not sure of name but came from ORA
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Yellow polyps
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Rock w/pink sponge and lots of tube worms
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Mike Piletta Blue montipora (blue is more intense than in pic)
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 1:15 am

ORA green birds nest
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ORA Montipora Spongodes
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Red Planet ( placed it lower in this tank for better coloring)
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Red millipora
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Aussie red/purple and florescent green blastos
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 9:09 am

This little acro I picked up at WWC but name is unknown. Any ideas on what it could be guys?
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Armour of God zoanthids
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Green star polyps
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Here is a red center with blue acan. Can you see the little babies?
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Picked-up at Aquamania where Luis over a year ago glued two different colors of blasto's together. Blue center w red and florescent green center with red.
This was actually my very first blastomussa wellsi coral. It has gone from three total heads to at least 15 heads.
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 9:18 am

Tyree LE Aquituberculata montipora
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Pink tip elegance coral
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Unkown red and green chalice
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Orange echinata
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Green speckled zoanthids
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 9:25 am

Red and blue acan lord
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Wamn’ Water melon zoanthids
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Green echinata
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Pocillopora
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Red acan with a nuclear favia
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Re: Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey

Postby Acronuts » October 5th, 2009, 9:52 am

This favia has been thru a lot. When I got the 250 radiums I had it a 1/4 from the bottom and it was too much for it. You can see on the lower right. It is still healing but is on very bottom.
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Hollywood stunner chalice
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Pink birds nest yellow tip
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Pink zoanthids
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Montipora Spongodes
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