STL's 180G Build - Going Large with WWC!

[TexasYeti]

Just found your thread, the rock work as the foundation has made for a great looking tank. Then as one that is biased towards softies, LPS and Zoas, I'm a little biased perhaps.

 

[J Rog]

IMHO phosphates will brown out your sps...................... also the tanks is looking great Sean!!! keep up the good work!

Ya, trying to nip that in the but. :roll:

 

[STL]

also the tanks is looking great Sean!!! keep up the good work!

Thanks!

 

[MarvinsReef]

very awesome! 1smile1

 

[STL]

It's been a while since I've posted new photos! First some actinic shots:

Here's my setosa - it's been just about a year since Lou asked "Have you seen the setosa frags?" and started my montipora obsession. It's growing nicely, well encrusted in the rock and really neat growth patterns:


IMG_6248.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Here's a blue-rim green cap:


IMG_6249.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


And this is a mystic sunset - started as a little frag from WWC and has grown like CRAZY. It's huge and loving my tank:


IMG_6251.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Here's a sunset monti - this one is newer to the tank and hasn't taken off yet:


IMG_6256.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Another shot of that mystic sunset:


IMG_6260.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Ok, now for some daytime photos.

This is the setosa again:


IMG_6264.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


And a neon trumpet:


IMG_6266.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


One of my favorites and relatively new - dendro, thanks to Vic for pointing me at this one:


IMG_6269.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


One of the zoa colonies:


IMG_6271.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


And a newbie alveopora:


IMG_6280.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Another newbie - northern lights monti:


IMG_6283.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


A Black Friday find - cherry blasto:


IMG_6284.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


Red stylo - relatively new, this guy hasn't taken off yet:


IMG_6285.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


My tux urchin was trolling by, couldn't resist a quick shot:


IMG_6286.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


One of my older corals - green ricordia:


IMG_6287.jpg by STL01, on Flickr


And, lastly, a find from the Space Coast Reef Con, Idaho Grape (growing like CRAZY):


IMG_6289.jpg by STL01, on Flickr

 

[zibba]

Just came across your thread, STL. Great work, it was fun to catch up. I'll be following along from here on out!

 

[WWC Verified Sponsor]

Hey Shawn coral pics looking great. If you do not mind, lets add this build to our World Wide Corals Facebook page!

 

[STL]

Sure thing, post it up...

By way of a quick update, the Blue Throat Trigger's colors came back a couple months ago - no idea, why... he's looked like she for over a year. But he's looking great now with more color than ever!

I've been battling high nitrates and have tracked it down to detritus accumulating in the refugium. So for anyone with a mystery spike of nitrates, check the refugium.. espeically if you have overgrowth of cheato or such, it can have die off underneath.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Awesome job! Would love to see more!

 

[Ian]

Nice tank man, WWC did a bang up job as usual!! I love the rock work :D

 

[Mike&Terry]

Great photo update... Keep 'em coming!

-M&T

 

[rarecoral]

nice