Bills CDA 225 gal 72x30x24 tank upgrade/SPS Dream Tank!!!

[Cesteban721]

Got some great news from Zoya at CDA today. She said that they should send some photos over by Monday of the tank and stand and it should be able to be shipped out by the end of next week.

Congrats. Finally on the home stretch!

 

[Billldg]

Look at what I received yesterday.

My CW-200 Algae scrubber.

 

[Billldg]

Along with some other goodies for the upgrade. Been receiving packages like crazy over the last few days.

 

[Billldg]

I opened up my Clear Water Scrubber box to check the scrubber and found that the screen that the algae grows on has a broken clip. Can I fix it, yes, but I sent a message to the manufacturer, let’s see what they say before I do anything.

 

[Billldg]

I must admit, Clear Water has great customer support. They already responded back to be. In the box, which I did see, but didn't realize, are 2 replacement clips. Great customer service to at least respond to me quickly.

 

[TexAgReefer]

I opened up my Clear Water Scrubber box to check the scrubber and found that the screen that the algae grows on has a broken clip. Can I fix it, yes, but I sent a message to the manufacturer, let’s see what they say before I do anything.

How exciting!!

 

[Billldg]

I do love the life that comes on the live rock that I have in my 40b. Tank is going thru the ugly stage, so their is algae, lol!!! Sorry, the pics look better on my phone than here, they are feather dusters, I have now counted 7.

 

[Billldg]

I have been into this hobby for roughly 2.5 years, so still kinda a newbie, but what I saw today makes me realize that we are missing something when going completely dry rock. As the ones that are following along will already know, I added 20 lbs of live rock to my 40b to get it ready for me moving my corals over to it and I also plan on adding at least 40 lbs of live rock to my DT. I have been seeing roughly 3 feather dusters and thought they were cool on my live rock in my 40b, well, now that's up to at least 8 now. I am guessing that they threw their crowns during the curing process and now are starting to grow them back. So I plan on seeing more. Today I just saw a sponge, or what I think is a sponge, spew our either sperm or eggs into the water column. I am geeking out over this because this is what we don't normally see, and never will see with dry rock. I am not speaking against dry rock, I will have almost 200 pounds of it in my 225, but introducing the life that is on actual live rock makes a salt water tank THAT MUCH MORE interesting. ;Happy

 

[Billldg]

I received my Ecotech XR15 G5 Blue that I won from the partner member drawing the other day, thanks @revhtree. Now I just need a way find out how to win 4 more, LOL!!!;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[Fudsey]

There's a BRS Raffle and I think Marine Depot is having one too. Pretty good one too but each ticket costs $420 but, it GAURANTEES a win

 

[fishguy242]

it's monday...any tank pics yet??

 

[Billldg]

it's monday...any tank pics yet??

Nope.

 

[fishguy242]

maybe tomorrow

 

[Billldg]

it's monday...any tank pics yet??

Trust me, I want to ask where the pics are, but I already conceded that I will not have this tank up and running by the end of the year as hoped, so now its just wait and see when it will happen. I wanted this tank up and running by the end of the year so I could go to Macna, which is in Atlanta, and simply buy some high end frags and take them home daily, but we will see. I still understand what CDA is probably going thru, with Covid and such, so I hit them up in a few days.

 

[Billldg]

It looks like they are still a little behind, having issues with the carpentry dept. It is what it is, but I do have some pics of the tank and stand even though they are not completely finished.

I have to say its the BEST LOOKING tank I have ever seen.

 

[Billldg]

Just moved a Plate, a Acan, a Blasto, and a Chalice coral to the 40b to see how they do. If they flourish then I will move my high end corals to the 40b and get ready to start to shut down the 120 gal tank. Although I do have some SPS frags that I may move to see how they do beforehand.

 

[fishguy242]

what.. and no pics?? should just take for progress

 

[Billldg]

Figured I wouldn’t take pics of ticked off coral frags, lol!!! Though the plate didn’t hold much of a grudge.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

It looks like they are still a little behind, having issues with the carpentry dept. It is what it is, but I do have some pics of the tank and stand even though they are not completely finished.

I have to say its the BEST LOOKING tank I have ever seen.

It's looking good!!

 

[Billldg]

what.. and no pics?? should just take for progress

Here are some pics of the corals I moved to the 40b yesterday. The blasto is still ticked that I dropped it on its head though, but is slowly coming out.