72x30x18 DIY build thread

[Nate Chalk]

This didnt work super well, the 1 i tried to pull just sorta squished , decided its best to no do a large rock like that. Considering a kalk paste sitting on them in a bucket then returning the rock once rinsed.

 

[Nate Chalk]

eek no shops wanted the piece for a rock swap

 

[Nate Chalk]

Goodbye ugly palys, you were once great but im onto other things….

I did keep a few in the corner for old times sake.

also turned around the rock with the nem. Well because i wanna see it.

couple more days till other frags come in :)

 

[Nate Chalk]

Fresh new pictures taken with the DSLR, Learning :)

 

[Nate Chalk]

Added some acan frags to the cart today. Coming with the same order. Missed the one that didnt make it in the move . Was a big chunky acan frag.

Should be a nice haul to share pics of on Thursday.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Fresh out of the bags waiting for duty.
Thanks for the extended lighting additions chat all.

Ill be ordering orphek or3 bars and another kessil to supplement!

Waiting to hear back from orphek if they will have the skyblue 150s soon.

 

[F i s h y]

Get your lights ordered yet?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Get your lights ordered yet?

O ya, i have them waiting on the order from brs with the bracket and additional kessil! Ive been bugging @BeltedCoyote alot . Lol

just one makes a difference its going to be very nice.

1/9 frags rtn’d on me last night one of the tenius. Others seem fine with polyps out . Lps are looking good .

 

[Nate Chalk]

Things arrived! Now for the fun part .set up

 

[Nate Chalk]

Okay they are pretty sexy.

 

[Nate Chalk]

This was covered in algae and “gross stuff” and i noticed its clean as a whistle now. This is “magic”

Like if you look at previous pictures. Reefing takes time people.

 

[sfin52]

I swing by and see no recent fts
Here's a little inspiration from the dream.

 

[sfin52]

This didnt work super well, the 1 i tried to pull just sorta squished , decided its best to no do a large rock like that. Considering a kalk paste sitting on them in a bucket then returning the rock once rinsed.

Take rock trade with local fish store and grab new rock.

 

[sfin52]

This was covered in algae and “gross stuff” and i noticed its clean as a whistle now. This is “magic”

Like if you look at previous pictures. Reefing takes time people.

Its growing how many weeks till you got leaves

 

[Nate Chalk]

I swing by and see no recent fts
Here's a little inspiration from the dream.

Ok i will get on it sir :D

 

[Nate Chalk]

Its growing how many weeks till you got leaves

I would say… 6-8 and 2/5 got leaves 1 died other two still no leaves

 

[Nate Chalk]

Take rock trade with local fish store and grab new rock.

5 stores no one would take. Nuked them in a bucket still have them on another rock

 

[Nate Chalk]

Did some updated testing after 11 days of not. Was maybe being forgetful/lazy. Numbers look good. Phos came down i think my last test was post water change with detritus stirred up. Wasnt thinking.

 

[Nate Chalk]

@sfin52 fts done.

i think im going to do cable management finally.

 

[Nate Chalk]

And after!