Zacks 65 gallon Corner Reef

[Zack K]

Today marks the 1 year anniversary since l have taken the reigns on this bad boy and well, it has changed a lot. Figured l would throw together a progression post.

Nov 2016

December 2016

April 2017

May 2017

September 2017

October 2017

November 2017

 

[Zack K]

Just a quick update. The Pink skunks came in and are now in the big reef. And it took them literally 5 seconds to find their home.

 

[Katrina71]

Your nitrates have steadily been at 160 for a year?

 

[Zack K]

Your nitrates have steadily been at 160 for a year?

Yep. Probably well over 5

 

[Zack K]

Lots of growth. This is 10 days after the last cleanout.

 

[Katrina71]

Can you take some close up pics of your tank? I'm curious to see everything.

 

[Zack K]

Can you take some close up pics of your tank? I'm curious to see everything.

I will see what I can do. More challenging with the curved glass. Maybe bows a good time to test my underwater skills.

 

[Katrina71]

Oh yeah. I never thought about that. My pics are not good, but I don't have a reason.

 

[Zack K]

Let’s see how these look @Katrina71. Really wish I had @Robin Haselden ‘s skills at the photography part of it.
These are some Raw photos

These are some with a little basic editing

And to end this update off on a Tank note. My skimmer is doing work!

 

[Katrina71]

Wow those pics are nice!

 

[Katrina71]

Lots of pretty fish and coral

 

[Zack K]

Thanks. Think their is still more work to be done[emoji6]

 

[Katrina71]

Does anybody ever look at their tank and think it's done? If you do, do you think bigger tank? I've been wondering that myself.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Done? What is that?

 

[Zack K]

Does anybody ever look at their tank and think it's done? If you do, do you think bigger tank? I've been wondering that myself.

I don’t think their is ever a tank that’s ever “done”. I may have a 180 in the works[emoji849]. Shh

 

[Katrina71]

A 180? Wow. You could takes pics from inside the tank!

 

[Zack K]

A 180? Wow. You could takes pics from inside the tank!

My dad currently has a 220 FW tank that I would live to have. But I don’t think it’s moving anytime soon. MF is heavy and we built the house around it[emoji23]

 

[Katrina71]

Take some pics. I have some spaces that I could do a large tank, but I'd need help to maintain it. My son has to get a little older.

 

[Zack K]

Take some pics. I have some spaces that I could do a large tank, but I'd need help to maintain it. My son has to get a little older.

The tank is nothing fancy[emoji23] Going through a nasty bacteria bloom at the moment so a bit cloudy. It has 8 pleco’s inside at the moment ranging from 7” long to 16” long. These guys are monsters! Pics when the lights come on.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I used to have a 30g hex tank with an over grown pleco. He was probably 14" and needed a bigger tank.