I started this build about 1 year ago. Nothing to fancy in the tank or equipment wise. I was on a college student's budget during most of the build. This limited the equipment and coral I could buy.
Here are some photos from the move of the 50G to the 75G.
Some rock from the 50:
Coral fish and other goodies from 50:
No more rocks and most live stock removed (The water only got dirtier from there) :
Adding aragonite to 23 gallons of fresh saltwater:
Putting sump into stand from side door (dirty water from adding arogonite has a cameo) :
I decided to cut some 50 micron (I think it was actually 25 micron) filter pads to go in tray while I wait for the dust to settle down and the water temp go to about 76. These pads came in very handy later that night.
Finished filling the tank and added the LR and most of the LS from my 50(the water looks AWESOME lol ) :
I went through 5 of the 6 micron pads I had previously cut. These pads inhaled the dust and muck from the new aragonite and the old LS. They got clogged after about 10 minutes of being in the filter. It slowly took longer and longer to clog.
Before:
After:
If I told you this is what the tank looked like in the morning would you believe me? This photo was taken 3 hours after the first FTS:
What is left of the 50:
half of the apartment was pretty trashed by the time I was done making the move:
Here are some photos from the move of the 50G to the 75G.
Some rock from the 50:
Coral fish and other goodies from 50:
No more rocks and most live stock removed (The water only got dirtier from there) :
Adding aragonite to 23 gallons of fresh saltwater:
Putting sump into stand from side door (dirty water from adding arogonite has a cameo) :
I decided to cut some 50 micron (I think it was actually 25 micron) filter pads to go in tray while I wait for the dust to settle down and the water temp go to about 76. These pads came in very handy later that night.
Finished filling the tank and added the LR and most of the LS from my 50(the water looks AWESOME lol ) :
I went through 5 of the 6 micron pads I had previously cut. These pads inhaled the dust and muck from the new aragonite and the old LS. They got clogged after about 10 minutes of being in the filter. It slowly took longer and longer to clog.
Before:
After:
If I told you this is what the tank looked like in the morning would you believe me? This photo was taken 3 hours after the first FTS:
What is left of the 50:
half of the apartment was pretty trashed by the time I was done making the move: