Who Gave Her a Big Girl Tank?! helen ann's 56g Reef Savvy!

[Brew12]

12/5/2016 Update ...

Almost completely cleared up now!
Sand still needs to be evened out.
Yes, Rockscape still a lil' off-centered
Need to get the salinity up

That is looking fantastic!

You are going to leave the rockscape off centered, right? I think it will give you more coral placement options if you do...

 

[USMC4Life]

Good morning. Been up as of 0500. Fun times.

 

[helen ann]

That is looking fantastic!

You are going to leave the rockscape off centered, right? I think it will give you more coral placement options if you do...

Thanks ... I know, right! It is so pretty!!!
Yes, actually I think I am going to leave it off centered ... it has really started to grow on me!

 

[helen ann]

Made you look ...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/to...ke-some-kids-happy.276313/page-3#post-3353971

 

[Brew12]

Made you look ...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/to...ke-some-kids-happy.276313/page-3#post-3353971

Darn it! You got me! :mad:

Or lol! You win!

 

[helen ann]

Darn it! You got me! :mad:

Or lol! You win!

I knew I would get some people!!!!

ROTFL!!!

 

[DeepBrew]

12/5/2016 Update ...

Almost completely cleared up now!
Sand still needs to be evened out.
Yes, Rockscape still a lil' off-centered
Need to get the salinity up

Wow, your tank is going to be beautiful!

 

[helen ann]

Wow, your tank is going to be beautiful!

Thank You Hun!
I will be stocking very slow both in regards to fish and corals.
Going to be a lot more selective about what goes in this one

 

[DeepBrew]

I understand completely, I went through a catastrophe similar to yours just over a year ago in my 75G tank. It stayed fallow for 4 months then I took my time adding my 5 babies. The 40B has been set up since August and I haven't put fish in yet, just corals.

Take your time and do it right!

 

[helen ann]

I understand completely, I went through a catastrophe similar to yours just over a year ago in my 75G tank. It stayed fallow for 4 months then I took my time adding my 5 babies. The 40B has been set up since August and I haven't put fish in yet, just corals.

Take your time and do it right!

Yeah and have decided that I want some very nice corals in this one.
I have a few really nice pieces currently in the BC29 but a LOT of junk and this tank getting no junk!!!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Yeah and have decided that I want some very nice corals in this one.
I have a few really nice pieces currently in the BC29 but a LOT of junk and this tank getting no junk!!!

That's EXACTLY how I feel about my Reef Savvy. It doesn't have to be expensive coral, but it definitely will be good-looking coral!

 

[helen ann]

That's EXACTLY how I feel about my Reef Savvy. It doesn't have to be expensive coral, but it definitely will be good-looking coral!

+1!!!
I have a list of 3 SPS corals that are a must have!
Elusive @Diesel 'Black Torch'!

Any others than the 4 above won't go in until I am absolutely sure ... NO impulse buys for this tank!!

 

[helen ann]

12/7/2016 Update ...

Plan on getting wet today and getting my sand evened out!
Yes, Rockscape still a lil' off-centered ... NO OCD has not beat me!!!!
Salinity still low at 1.021 ... Ran out of salt!!!
Hoping to get PH and Temp probe today so I get them hooked up.

That's all I got!!!

 

[helen ann]

So, as some may know my heart belong to Mr. Cutie but he loves to sit inside the holes of my frag rack!
If there happens to be a coral plug in his favorite hole he will pull it out and toss it over into the sand!:mad:
So, for his Christmas present in the new tank I decided to have a custom lil' frag rack made for him

Oh My!!!
Well, Mr. Cutie's custom frag rack is here!!!
Only the best for him ...
Zen Reef – Sleek. Sexy. Zen

 

[Brew12]

So, as some may know my heart belong to Mr. Cutie but he loves to sit inside the holes of my frag rack!
If there happens to be a coral plug in his favorite hole he will pull it out and toss it over into the sand!:mad:
So, for his Christmas present in the new tank I decided to have a custom lil' frag rack made for him

Oh My!!!
Well, Mr. Cutie's custom frag rack is here!!!
Only the best for him ...
Zen Reef – Sleek. Sexy. Zen

Very nice! Now he will have 4 holes to push frag plugs out of! You are such a good mom!

 

[helen ann]

Very nice! Now he will have 4 holes to push frag plugs out of! You are such a good mom!

Shhhhhhhhh!!!!!
I am going to put 2 cheapy zoas on the ends cause he likes to hid and that leaves him the middle!!
I put in the BC29 and he just went back to the old frag rack!!! UGH UGH!!!

 

[Brew12]

Shhhhhhhhh!!!!!
I am going to put 2 cheapy zoas on the ends cause he likes to hid and that leaves him the middle!!
I put in the BC29 and he just went back to the old frag rack!!! UGH UGH!!!

It's not Christmas yet! He's probably pretending he didn't see the present early!

 

[helen ann]

It's not Christmas yet! He's probably pretending he didn't see the present early!

Shhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
Was hoping that giving to him early would allow him time to get used to it and make it his new home before the move over.

 

[Brew12]

Shhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
Was hoping that giving to him early would allow him time to get used to it and make it his new home before the move over.

Can you pull the old frag rack out and put this one in it's place? See if he takes to it?

 

[helen ann]

Can you pull the old frag rack out and put this one in it's place? See if he takes to it?

Sure, I can send you all the plugs that are up their to hold for me, yes?




Oh nvm, forgot their is a jawbreaker up there!!