I got a new tank for Christmas.

mswafford17 · 01-05-2008, 07:28 AM

I awoke on Christmas morning to be lead to the garage and what did I find but a new tank for me to play with. Its a 135 gallon Flatback Hex. She is a beautiful tank. I got it ready and added new sand and moved everything over to it from a smaller tank. I am posting some pictures and would love to hear some comments on this. It was a large undertaking for me. I hurt my back and am in lots O pain, its hard to walk and setting this thing up almost killed me. But with the help of a loving wife and patience we got it up and running.

burning2nd · 01-05-2008, 07:49 AM

very nice..... !! looks great

boozeman · 01-05-2008, 09:10 AM

lovely reef

was easily worth a lil pain in the back

blue_eyes53813 · 01-05-2008, 10:25 AM

BEAUTIFUL.... congrats.. Whoever gave you that deserves a big Ole kiss

Cal Native · 01-05-2008, 01:44 PM

very nice

Woodstock · 01-05-2008, 03:26 PM

Nice present!

Everything looks great. How do you like your yellowhead sleeper goby? I have on in QT.

ragvette · 01-05-2008, 03:36 PM

Looks great, One lucky guy

ReefGuy69 · 01-05-2008, 03:40 PM

Looks Great! What a Hunnie!!!

mswafford17 · 01-05-2008, 03:47 PM

I love my yellow headed sleeper. He has a great personality.... His color pops under the halide...

vdituri · 01-05-2008, 04:45 PM

They have great personalities.
Love mine.
I've read several places that they do better with company, but I can't imagine keeping several of those piggies fed. lol

Enjoy!

Lovely tank by the way.

lcstorc · 01-05-2008, 05:44 PM

What an awesome present.
Looks great.
Congrats!

Wolfgang8810 · 01-05-2008, 10:55 PM

If you get a new tank and move most of the lr to the new one it wont go through a cycle?

mswafford17 · 01-06-2008, 04:06 AM

I have found that there is not much of a cycle if you dont do drastic things like add a bunch of new fish. I took the LR sump all the water all the sand and every thing that was in the old tank. All that I added was 70 pounds of sand and about 70 more gallons of saltwater. so for the most part it was like doing a deep cleaning on the sand and a massive water change.... By adding the water it diluted the impurities of the waste and other things created in a reef.

George771177 · 01-06-2008, 05:31 AM

that leather toadstool is one of the nicest i have seen all your corals look great. nice tank.

tbittner · 01-06-2008, 10:09 AM

Fantastic present! Someone must REALLY love you!

And what an excellent job of moving everything over! It really does look great!

01-05-2008, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
mswafford17 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: phoenix az Posts: 126 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	I got a new tank for Christmas. I awoke on Christmas morning to be lead to the garage and what did I find but a new tank for me to play with. Its a 135 gallon Flatback Hex. She is a beautiful tank. I got it ready and added new sand and moved everything over to it from a smaller tank. I am posting some pictures and would love to hear some comments on this. It was a large undertaking for me. I hurt my back and am in lots O pain, its hard to walk and setting this thing up almost killed me. But with the help of a loving wife and patience we got it up and running. __________________ 135 Flatback Reef. HUGE POWER BILL. PRICELESS Last edited by mswafford17 : 01-05-2008 at 07:32 AM. Reason: adding another thought

01-05-2008, 07:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. very nice..... !! looks great __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

01-05-2008, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. lovely reef was easily worth a lil pain in the back __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-05-2008, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. BEAUTIFUL.... congrats.. Whoever gave you that deserves a big Ole kiss __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

01-05-2008, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cal Native Serpent Star Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. very nice

01-05-2008, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. Nice present! Everything looks great. How do you like your yellowhead sleeper goby? I have on in QT. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

01-05-2008, 03:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
ragvette Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Villa, IL Posts: 193 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. Looks great, One lucky guy __________________ -Rodney My 135g Chronicle Reef Store Locator

01-05-2008, 03:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
ReefGuy69 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 934 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. Looks Great! What a Hunnie!!! __________________ Dennis ________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...journal-3.html 55gal AGA w/ built in overflow 15 gal acrylic DIY sump/fuge 75lbs Fiji Live Rock 45lbs of Live Sand 1-1/2inch (1) 96 watt Super Blue Actinic Power Compact (2) 96 Watt 10,000k Power Compacts (2) Ebo Jager 200 watt heaters Seaclone 150 Skimmer (2) Hagen 50's Power Heads for flow (2) Hagen 70's Power Heads for flow (1) Hagen 70 Return Pump DIY ATO system (5 Gal) Algae Scrubber w/(4) 9watt 67k Bulbs TLF 150 Phosban Reactor 12X turnover rate 1 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Firefish, 1 Blue Hippo Tang, 1 Black and White Goby, Neon Green Hairy Mushrooms, Red Zoanthus Polyps, Sand Sifting Starfish, Emerald Crab, Various Snails and Hermits

01-05-2008, 03:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
mswafford17 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: phoenix az Posts: 126 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. I love my yellow headed sleeper. He has a great personality.... His color pops under the halide... __________________ 135 Flatback Reef. HUGE POWER BILL. PRICELESS

01-05-2008, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. They have great personalities. Love mine. I've read several places that they do better with company, but I can't imagine keeping several of those piggies fed. lol Enjoy! Lovely tank by the way. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-05-2008, 05:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. What an awesome present. Looks great. Congrats! __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-05-2008, 10:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. If you get a new tank and move most of the lr to the new one it wont go through a cycle? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-06-2008, 04:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
mswafford17 Limpet Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: phoenix az Posts: 126 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. I have found that there is not much of a cycle if you dont do drastic things like add a bunch of new fish. I took the LR sump all the water all the sand and every thing that was in the old tank. All that I added was 70 pounds of sand and about 70 more gallons of saltwater. so for the most part it was like doing a deep cleaning on the sand and a massive water change.... By adding the water it diluted the impurities of the waste and other things created in a reef. __________________ 135 Flatback Reef. HUGE POWER BILL. PRICELESS

01-06-2008, 05:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
George771177 Scopas Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: indiana Posts: 430 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. that leather toadstool is one of the nicest i have seen all your corals look great. nice tank.

01-06-2008, 10:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I got a new tank for Christmas. Fantastic present! Someone must REALLY love you! And what an excellent job of moving everything over! It really does look great! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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