My First Attempt at the Big Time: WaterBox PP 230.6 Tank Build

[tdlawdo]

First fish ... had luck with those in all my nanos of the past so I started with these five. Along with my small cleanup crew (not much to clean up yet).

 

[tdlawdo]

Cleaner shrimp in the background!

Always loved the emerald crab!! Notice the start of GHA and Diatoms..ugh!!!!

 

[tdlawdo]

I like a mix of coral. I would prefer to scape like a garden. Low in front. Maybe an island with some wavy torches. The sps I like in the back. Higher up. I find it easier to control the flow for them that way.

Thanks I have a good vision for my fish but the coral I’ve not done much of in the past.

 

[Katrina71]

First Tank Uglies!!!! Somebody get the champagne!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Yay uglies. Looking like a great start!

 

[tdlawdo]

First Tank Uglies!!!! Somebody get the champagne!

I know it is inevitable but I did the slow slow slow 4 month cycle and still ...grrr... but I’ll take the champagne !! Haha

 

[Sarah24!]

Helllo ,

Wow just read your whole thead nice tank by the way.
I’m glad have have a thread now and will read it faily.

 

[Katrina71]

Can we help him with coral? Insert evil laugh

 

[tdlawdo]

Can we help him with coral? Insert evil laugh

A student just tore down his tank and gave me these which I have in QT in my old biocube.

Not sure I’ll use them in this tank but I am getting use to caring for and feeding them.

When I visited BRS last month Randy asked me if was going hardcore SPS? So we will see. I do love torches and some other Euphyllia.

 

[tdlawdo]

Helllo ,

Wow just read your whole thead nice tank by the way.
I’m glad have have a thread now and will read it faily.

Thanks!!

 

[Katrina71]

If you ever come a little further south, when you are ready, I can give you some coral. I don't mind driving into Kentucky.

 

[Katrina71]

You can have my torch if you want it.

 

[tdlawdo]

You can have my torch if you want it.

What? My goodness! You all are some amazing people around here!! Thank you

 

[Katrina71]

It's a pretty coral. Just not my thing.

 

[Sarah24!]

Hello,

If your doing sps I will frag what ever you want because I need the room now lol. I tried to give away a pretty forest fire digi and some how people were mad at me (oh well). But if you go sps I have lots you can try. Here is a pic of what I was trying to frag the large red colony keeps shading my clam.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

Cleaner shrimp in the background!

Always loved the emerald crab!! Notice the start of GHA and Diatoms..ugh!!!!

I got excited when my diatom and then gha outbreak started. It meant the waiting was almost over.

 

[12gallonsofhex]

A student just tore down his tank and gave me these which I have in QT in my old biocube.

Not sure I’ll use them in this tank but I am getting use to caring for and feeding them.

When I visited BRS last month Randy asked me if was going hardcore SPS? So we will see. I do love torches and some other Euphyllia.

+1 on the Euphyllia. My LFS has a large red sea Euphyllia display tank that i can watch for days.

 

[tdlawdo]

Hello,

If your doing sps I will frag what ever you want because I need the room now lol. I tried to give away a pretty forest fire digi and some how people were mad at me (oh well). But if you go sps I have lots you can try. Here is a pic of what I was trying to frag the large red colony keeps shading my clam.

Thanks I’ll def help ur pruning efforts much much appreciated

 

[sfin52]

Amazing tank

 

[tdlawdo]

I just read through what you’ve done so far and it looks like it’s going to be an amazing setup. I’m still trying to decide how to stock my 40 so I’m there with you just on a smaller scale

What did you decide on?