Swagger87's New 55 Gallon

Swagger87-

Your setup is starting to comealong very nicely! a previous reefer mentioned about a background for your tank. I am setting up a 125 now and am going to use black vinyl (used by sticker/tint shops to make designs and lettering) along the back side of my tank. It comes in various colors and sticks very well. Will avoid any salt creep from getting in between it. It is costing me $35 installed by tint shop and the are even coming to the house to do it.

Just something you might consider.


Good luck.....looking good!!

 

Thank you Pens-Fan-Addict. You're idea for a background sounds interesting. You'll have to show me some pics when you get it done.

 

Here are two pics of the refugium addition.
I made an overflow out of pvc pipes, a check valve, some air tubing, a glass vase and a specimen container with slits cut around the rim to allow water in and suction cups attached to the back.
I put the black gravel in the vase so I could see if it was getting good suction/flow in the pvc overflow.
I put in the leftover sand I had andsome rubble my LFS gave me.
I teed off the sump pump and put on a black pvc piece (complete with a ball valve already in it for flow control.)

 

I added my two juvenile True Percs about a week ago, along with four hermits, one surviving turbo snail, three nassarius snails, and the few coral frags I had left. (I discovered a lovely red and blue Mushroom on one of the LR I bought too. It just kinda popped up outta no where. I've found a few aiptasia, but there were quickly put down.
Everything seems to be going swimmingly.

 

Swag, we need pictures!

 

Sorry I didn't post pics right away, but my corals weren't all the way open yet.
I also just added some lovely bright orange zoas and some gorgeous blue and teal corals, not sure of the name.

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Here's the right side of the tank and my two clowns


This is the left side


These are my mushrooms. The red one with blue spots was a hitcher. There are two red ones with a purple shimmer and the one that is curled upward is red with blue bumps making raised streaks going from the center to the edge.


Here are my dragon eyes and some GSP


These are my new orange ones. Picture doesnt capture their true color.


And here is another new frag. In the font are tiny blue flower like polyps, and behind them are taller teal colored polyps with green streaks in the center.

Any of their proper ID's are Welcome. I'd love to know.;D

 

New corals

Hope you guys enjoy the pics of my new additions. Im debating on whether or not to go back to the LFS and grab some more. :

 

Just got a Yellow Watchman Goby and a Blue Claw Pistol Shrimp pair today. Luckily they were already bonded when my LFS got them. They are acclimating at the moment,but I will post pics when they are settled in.
Im so excited to see them make their little burrow and just hope its in the front of the tank.

 

Sweeet!!wheres the pic of them??I also see your tank is looking pretty good!

 

Here's my new Pistol Shrimp. Hes a peachy orange color with bright blue claws. So lovely. My watchman is being a little skiddish right now, so I can't get a pic of him at the moment. The pistol seems to be a little more open to the camera lol.