189 gallon tank build

Thank u all so much, it has been a fun ride but am glad it is almost done! The tangs I have had from 1 year to 3. The hole reason for the upgrade was for the fish....kinda crazy but it will make the tang police happy....LOL
 
ok so here it is so far. the cycle is done after 2 weeks!! i used bio spyra made by instant ocean and it work!!! anywho i have most of my frags in there and man do they look small in this big tank!!:cry:

the evolution leds are bad to the bone! the color and polyp extention are great:bigsmile:

all the filttration turned out great and tomorrow the controller will be in! after that the under side of the tank will be complete and ill get pics up.
 

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My controller came in today!! But I need to get a longer bus cable....anywhere to get them local or do I have to use a DA brand?
 
ok so the controller still didnt work so i have to get with da AGAIN! anywho i got pretty much all the coral and my clams in the new tank. also got 3 new sunburst anthias...very pretty!
 

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here are some pics as of today.....i am fighting red slime so dont judge it now
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Ok so here are a couple pics of the tank as of last week....iPhone pics, I will get good ones when I get a chance.

Cycle is done and starting to grow Coraline algea. Also all sps has had amazing growth and coloration from these evolution fixtures!!! I have been taking monthly pics of growth and...WOW!!!

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ok so i have not updated this in a while but i have a lot of good news and also some bad. first off the bad news....my blue hippo tang had to be taken out because he got a taste for zoas and ate all of them....i mean all! event the hornets!!!took me about a week to catch him but i did. the next is the achillies tang....he past away about a month ago from a long bout with ich. i tried everything to help him get rid of it but nothing seemed to help.

so on to the good news, the Evolution LED's are the best lights i have ever had by far. i have been taking monthy growth pics and 1/4"-1/2" each month on all acros! the colors on them are amazing and will not be using any other lighting ever again...im sold! i got 2 mp40 es w's, and the RKE should be all hooked up in a week or 2, so under the stand the electrical is not quite done. i got a nextreef mr1 moster duel chamber reactor that will be replacing the tlf ones that are in there now. i have added a few new fish and a lot of new coral. these pics are as of today and everything is only getting better in the tank!


so for the things i would have done different now having the tank up and running.....have it just a hair more off the wall, make the sump with one large filter sock instead of 2 small (which i can still do). other than that it is all perfect and doing amazing!
 

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a few more
 

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LOL @ the shocker!

Tank is looking great! Nice looking clams too!

didnt know if anyone would catch that...LOL thanks it is looking great in person and just cant wait to have a mature reef tank!!
 
Wow it's crazy looking back on this build and seeing it now lol
 
Dam, theres a reefer I haven't seen in a while....lol
 
Ya it's been a while brother! How's everything? I'm sad to say I had to empty out my tank and shut it down for a while. Sold all the livestock and about half the rock yesterday.

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Too much goin on and it was not fair to the livestock.
 
Sorry bout your tank :( I wish my fuge set up was as clean & neat as yours is...except for the no water part, of course...lol, havent done anything with it.
 
Been a while but I have this entire setup for sale. Local pickup please. Message me if interested.
 
Now that my daughter is out of treatment I have time to resurrect my build. I had so much fun with the initial build that I’m stoked to do it again with the new technology and products out.

My daughter absolutely loves the ocean and it’s inhabitants. This will be an amazing build to do with her!

A new thread will be started to show the progress we make!
 
Now that my daughter is out of treatment I have time to resurrect my build. I had so much fun with the initial build that I’m stoked to do it again with the new technology and products out.

My daughter absolutely loves the ocean and it’s inhabitants. This will be an amazing build to do with her!

A new thread will be started to show the progress we make!
Awesome! I'm so glad to read the good report about your daughter, and looking forward to the build! Bring it!!
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 11 21.6%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 4 7.8%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 8 15.7%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 6 11.8%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 10 19.6%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 11 21.6%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

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