my 135 rimless - updated with new LED build!!

[skinz78]

Very nice! How long has your tank been set up for?

 

[johnanddawn]

thanks
this tank is 2 1/2 years old but those two blastos, some of my favorite zoas, and all the rock came from the previous tank
i would have to look back to be sure but i think the merletti is about 4 years and the aussie red about three. the ppes i have only had for about a year or so.

all three have had a huge growth spurt since going LED about 10 months ago as have all of my zoas, LPS and montis - acros well, not so much - but they are starting to take off now

 

[RaeRae]

Nice tank. What was the reason for no sand?

 

[johnanddawn]

mostly for the look and the cleanliness
back several pages shows my sump system and there was no need for sand
i really like bb - the advantages are huge

 

[johnanddawn]

i am now over a year in full LED and for the most part all is well

just thought i would post up a couple new pics of my zoas - i acquired a few new ones this summer and also moved a few i had into this new zoa region. i now have two large areas in my tank dedicated to my favorite genera of coral zoanthids - and yeah zoas love LED lighting.

 

[johnanddawn]

a couple different views:
nightmares and some random aussie type

mohawks

purple death

PPe's and others

lunar morph

 

[johnanddawn]

oompas

BBB's,pink ele, sunny d's, kedds,

ASD's john deere

magicians

ASD's PPP's

ding dangs

 

[skinz78]

Looking good! Got any recent FTS?

 

[Henry C]

Excellent thread!!!! Love the growth sequence shots and the layout of the tank!!!!

 

[johnanddawn]

Looking good! Got any recent FTS?

thanks, but no new fts, i haven't taken one recently, maybe this weekend i'll try

Excellent thread!!!! Love the growth sequence shots and the layout of the tank!!!!

thanks, i like to take growth shots - sometimes that is the only way you realize that that 2 polyp frag now has 8 - cool

 

[_Alex_]

beautiful tank and great pics!!

 

[johnanddawn]

beautiful tank and great pics!!

thanks

well it has been a while since i tried to get some pics of the tank but our club just had its annual frag swap so i tried to get a pic of the new zoas i got

the top half of the tank

and a poor fts - the let side is a bit cluttered till i figuer out how i'm placing the new stuff

 

[johnanddawn]

a few random pics - not having much success with the camera
a couple zoas

hawkens

sunny d's

strawberry shortcake

 

[Reefing8EZ]

Beautiful tank and pics. I like that SSC, where did you get it?

 

[johnanddawn]

Beautiful tank and pics. I like that SSC, where did you get it?

thanks - that is from live aquaria. it had a vertical stem but i had to cut it of because it stn'ed a bit but after that it took off encrusting like crazy

 

[revhtree]

Wow very beautiful! An array of colors!

 

[johnanddawn]

Wow very beautiful! An array of colors!

thanks rev - can't wait till the new zoas grow out a bit - seems like i'm back on the zoa kick again

 

[redemer123]

dang man, you got that shortcake really encrusting!

 

[Hat39406]

Absolutely beautiful! I love your selection of corals. ;-)

 

[johnanddawn]

Absolutely beautiful! I love your selection of corals. ;-)

dang man, you got that shortcake really encrusting!

thanks

that shortcake was awesome when i got it and although it was growing slowly it was doing well, then one day it started to die back at the tips so i cut it back to the base and now it is growing well. hopefully in a few months it is back on track