35g FOWLR

[JJSBLM]

Ok so i guess i'll start a tank thread on my newest 35 gallon hexagon tank.

Started it cylcing the tank on sunday 10/4/08.

aproximatly 20 lbs of live rock
fluval 305 canister filter
red sea prizm protien skimmer (will be picking it up saturday)
20 lbs of sand
150 watt heater set @ 72*
1 aquaclear 30 power head
probably use my coralife 30" light. ( once i find it )

post aquascape & sand... pre water

just added the saltwater, still very cloudy

just another shot to give you an idea

after 4 days of cycling, looks much better

side view to give you an idea of how the rock is layed out

last one is a little blurry from the water.

over all im just content with how the tank looks now.... Im see-sawing towards adding another 10-15 lbs, but not sure.... what do you think?

 

[nanchil]

Good luck with your tank...

 

[cowfish]

Watcha gonna put in it?

 

[duke62]

what type of fish you putting in.small tank for a fowler

 

[JJSBLM]

tank will most likely be as follows

CUC
mated pair of true/ false percula clowns
Coral beauty
& possibly yellow angel. but probably not

 

[JJSBLM]

added pics

 

[JJSBLM]

update:

did testing today

NH3/NH4 - 0 ppm
NO3 - 0 ppm
NO2 - 0 ppm

 

[JJSBLM]

section for fts

11/8/08

 

[JJSBLM]

reserve 2

 

[JJSBLM]

reserve 3

 

[JJSBLM]

reserve 4

 

[JJSBLM]

reserve 5

& added a few pics

 

[JJSBLM]

coral shot!

 

[h20 freak]

Hey!What Happened to FOWLR?CHEATER!:lol:

Damsels and maroons are exactly what I would do in a tank like that, very nice.

 

[JJSBLM]

Hey!What Happened to FOWLR?CHEATER!:lol:

Damsels and maroons are exactly what I would do in a tank like that, very nice.

fowlr became boring!

see a better tracking of the build up
here

 

[JJSBLM]

In this picture:
brown polyp
kenya tree
red mushroom
green zoo's
yellow polyp

in this picture
yellow polyp
superman palys
4 stripe damsel (aprox 3 years old)

in this picture
multiple zoo's (was my first zoo colony 3 months ago grew about a 1/3 larger since)

& the fts

come a long way since i started it 3 months ago!

 

[Moonstream]

you know, my first thought when I saw this thread was, 'good luck keeping it FOWLER'

and then I saw the word coral. so much for that concept LOL :tongue1:

 

[JJSBLM]

this tank was originally a fowler... but that was 3+ years ago.

it sat in my basement for about 9 months... now it's back up as a reef. I love it so much.

got bored today, so i took a short video

*edit*

Made a better video with a song & a bit of credits!

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[marki24]

Off to a more "coralful" start Mark I see. I also see the yellow polyps opened up for ya. Happy reefkeeping.

 

[JJSBLM]

:lol:

good one Mark....

both Wifie & myself are diggin the yellow polyps.... Cant wait for GSP!