Pickupman66's 180 GC build

[pickupman66]

Took a panoramic photo of the tank last night. not the best but we are looking good.

 

[pickupman66]

Updated Photos!!! I busted out the camera last night and took a few. Still working with the best settings on getting good photos out of it.

This one has taken off as of late

 

[pickupman66]

and some of the inhabitants.

 

[pickupman66]

FTS

Larger version.

 

[NeveSSL]

Wow, Lindsey! The tank is looking great, man. Awesome job.

Brandon

 

[skinz78]

very nice!

 

[pickupman66]

OK. hope you guys dont mind, but I wanted to put together a few sets of growth shots. This is more for me than anyone else.


Lets start with a FTS.


July1 2012

July 1 2011

This is one of the very first frags put into this tank. it is a Pink Pocilipora and I believe it is a frag from my old 75. when I got it, it was TINY!!

NOvember 2010

June 2011

Present

Nepthelia Feb 2011

present

Grape Sherbert
4-2011

march 1 2012

present

Pink Acro. No clue what it is.
June 2011

Present

 

[pickupman66]

Rescued brown acro. we had no clue at the time.
July 2011

Looking like something nice in December 11

WOW. we think it may be a Cerealis but not sure. its about 4-5" left to right.

Isnt this one simple. Some sort of stag I got in jan of 2011.
6-2011

present

 

[pickupman66]

Its amazing some of the growth of some corals in a year's time. some are slow and some are quite fast. day to day, you really dont notice them. but over a few months... BAM. for instance, the pink acro above was just a nub, less than a full inch. if you add up all the growth to it, it is very close to 10-12" total. 3" per branch in a year.

So what changed? Only my lights. I upgraded to LED's in December 2011. for those that say you cannot get growth out of LED's vs halides, this thread is proof positive you can!

 

[pickupman66]

Took a top down on the clam tonight after killing some aptasia and working on the lights.

 

[pickupman66]

Progression from April 2011

 

[Dave3112]

Pink Acro. No clue what it is.
June 2011

Present

Lindsey,

Did you get this from me? If you did I think it's the robins egg I got from H@rry. It is solid blue in my tank though. The whole thing is the color of the growth tips if that makes sense.

 

[pickupman66]

NO, I got that from Orthokardia. I have robin's egg from Harry and it is very different.

 

[Dave3112]

Oh. OK. It's a good looking piece!

 

[pickupman66]

Funny u say that. I just clipped a 3" branch off it. Yours for $10

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[Dave3112]

Next time I'm up that way I'll take you up on it! May even bring a frag or two along with me. I've got some stuff that is growing well and will need to be trimmed soon...

 

[pickupman66]

Its funny. The frags I cut I placed on the rock just a few inches over. Looks completely different. Has more blue and green polyps.

Frags for a frags bro! Come on up. This month will be bad for me though.

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[Dave3112]

Its funny. The frags I cut I placed on the rock just a few inches over. Looks completely different. Has more blue and green polyps.

Frags for a frags bro! Come on up. This month will be bad for me though.

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I have the same thing go on in my tank with frags. A few inches lower and they look completely different. I know the light can't be that much different. :/

Yeah August is a busy month for me too. I'll give you a shout when I get up that way.

 

[revsgirl]

Tank looks great! Love the progression pics!

 

[WesW]

Dave, I'm actually headed up that way tomorrow and trading some stuff with Lindsey. Want me to swap anything for you?