57 Gallon Oceanic Illuminata Reef: My Dive into the Salty World

[fort384]

Glad I could inspire .


That's a heck of a good price. Is it reef ready?

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

yes it is. heres a pic of the tank as it sits now. he just bought a 75g and is selling this one. hes also has a 40b for $35 which i'm going to try and grab to use as a sump. going to be a nice build.

 

[fort384]

Cool!

I got the stand made for the illuminata so I couldn't fit a big sump because it is goofy the way they put the bracing in the stand. It would be nice to have a 40b instead of the 20 I have.

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Yea I get to make a stand so I've got to start doing some research. I had a 20g long for my sump on my 90g. It was pretty good better than the wet/dry it came with. I'm going to try and only spend $400 on this tank trying for $300. But that's another thread a lil later now and enough on your.

Hopefully this will come out looking half as good.

 

[fort384]

Some updated photos from today:

(ric finally seems to be almost done dividing!)

(Fauvia has really grown a lot since adding it to the tank)

 

[fort384]

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

I love your tank. I just picked one up for $100. Hoping I can get it to look half as good as yours and I'll be happy.

 

[fort384]

Some updated macro shots from today:

 

[FishnFriendz]

Those macro shots are amazing. May you share what is your camera set up for these shots? Please give us some hints. Thanks