Vetteguy’s 660g acrylic Mixed reef

JMM744 · Dec 18, 2019

Looks pretty full. You about maxed out on corals? All those coral buying trips have paid off big time. You’ve come a long way from the install!
Jim

vetteguy53081 · Dec 18, 2019

JMM744 said:
Looks pretty full. You about maxed out on corals? All those coral buying trips have paid off big time. You’ve come a long way from the install!
Jim

Picking up 14 nice pieces this Friday along with Chevron tang. I am watching the placement and available space. No joking- I have room im thinking for 35 colonies or 60 large frags and about 12-14 more fish.
Will I go that far. . . . .. YES. This was my dream.
When I head to florida ( Spring 2022), im seriously considering something as large as 1500 gallons. This tank will still be coming with me BUT I will not run a larger tank and this together.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 18, 2019

I appreciate all the comments and feedback as I promised myself I would get this beast and stock it with loads of color and growth.
I want to pick on Crusso who has followed and even saw tank for sale before I made purchase since Day one and to the many that suggested and followed since its inception. I just changed the socks and cleaned the algae scrubber and adjusted the CA reactor and it was a total of 11 minutes. This tank has been a blessing to work on since Day 1.

crusso1993 · Dec 18, 2019

vetteguy53081 said:
Picking up 14 nice pieces this Friday along with Chevron tang. I am watching the placement and available space. No joking- I have room im thinking for 35 colonies or 60 large frags and about 12-14 more fish.
Will I go that far. . . . .. YES. This was my dream.
When I head to florida ( Spring 2022), im seriously considering something as large as 1500 gallons. This tank will still be coming with me BUT I will not run a larger tank and this together.

Spring 2022? Did you push the date back? I thought it was happening sooner.

crusso1993 · Dec 18, 2019

vetteguy53081 said:
I appreciate all the comments and feedback as I promised myself I would get this beast and stock it with loads of color and growth.
I want to pick on Crusso who has followed and even saw tank for sale before I made purchase since Day one and to the many that suggested and followed since its inception. I just changed the socks and cleaned the algae scrubber and adjusted the CA reactor and it was a total of 11 minutes. This tank has been a blessing to work on since Day 1.

It's going to take a lot more picking on me to ruffle my feathers!

I think I saw your tank listed a couple months before you got it. If I only had the funds you would have been buying it from me at a 10% discount. Of course I would have marked it up 30% before subtracting the 10%!

vetteguy53081 · Dec 18, 2019

crusso1993 said:
It's going to take a lot more picking on me to ruffle my feathers!

I think I saw your tank listed a couple months before you got it. If I only had the funds you would have been buying it from me at a 10% discount. Of course I would have marked it up 30% before subtracting the 10%!

Picking on you, meaning my appreciation as you collaborated with me on tank even before I received it. You of all likely seen this develop from the delivery truck to first ounce of water being entered. How far it hhas become.

crusso1993 · Dec 18, 2019

vetteguy53081 said:
Picking on you, meaning my appreciation as you collaborated with me on tank even before I received it. You of all likely seen this develop from the delivery truck to first ounce of water being entered. How far it hhas become.

No, I get it, I was simply razzing you but I think you know that.

Ahhh, the delivery truck. Which one? Lol Yes, I remember it well.

In all seriousness, you've really done a great job with the system. It's cool that you were able to get it and bring it to where it is today. I think most would be taking a lot longer to get it running right and stocked and I'm looking forward to seeing further development!

Gp! · Dec 18, 2019

Just have to say it... this is awesome!

Curious how much food goes into it. Say if you were using an auto feeder like one of the super-feeder units with 1.5 gallon capacity, how long would that last you between refills?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 18, 2019

Gp! said:
Just have to say it... this is awesome!

Curious how much food goes into it. Say if you were using an auto feeder like one of the super-feeder units with 1.5 gallon capacity, how long would that last you between refills?

I have small amount at 4 (2 rotation cycles) daily. Frozen - 2-3 ounces each day. That's just this tank - have two others
Plus 2 sheets of nori every other day

larangcon · Dec 20, 2019

Just enjoyed reading the entire thread, love your tank; one can only wish to have such a large tank.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 20, 2019

larangcon said:
Just enjoyed reading the entire thread, love your tank; one can only wish to have such a large tank.

Thank you ! Its been quite the journey and im not done yet.
I hate to say this, but I'll be relocating to Florida in 2 years and now giving serious thought to at least double this size.

larangcon · Dec 20, 2019

You sure got the bug my friend, like they say "the bigger the better"

crusso1993 · Dec 24, 2019

Wishing you and your loved ones good tidings!

vetteguy53081 · Dec 24, 2019

crusso1993 said:
Wishing you and your loved ones good tidings!

Same to you my Friend !!!

A_CoupleClowns · Dec 25, 2019

Vetteguy your tank is amazing! Good looking chevron tang you recently found.

You posted in another thread about h202 dosing to knock cyano back. When did you start dosing and how long did it take to knock it back?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 25, 2019

A_CoupleClowns said:
Vetteguy your tank is amazing! Good looking chevron tang you recently found.

You posted in another thread about h202 dosing to knock cyano back. When did you start dosing and how long did it take to knock it back?

Thank you !! I beat the dino in 5 days and for a big tank, I thought that was pretty darn quick !

Raege · Dec 25, 2019

Wow love the tank. The depth is what I dream to have one day and great picks of your stock. Glad I joined the party. With what you have rocked here your Fla upgrade in a few years will be epic.