180g Species Tank - Tank Progression
Here are a couple of tank construction shots, as well as the general progression of the tank itself:
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Initial tank setup | 2 Nov '07 |
Added RO water and heated to proper temperature. |
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Initial tank setup | 2 Nov '07 | Added Tropic Marine Pro Reef salt and waiting for it to mix. The Tunze Stream is circulating the water. |
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Initial tank setup | 4 Nov '07 | Live rock was added, and a day later I added 200kg of oolitic aragonite sand. Tank extremely cloudy from adding sand after the water was already in. |
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Initial tank setup | 6 Nov '07 |
After the water cleared enough, I removed all the LR (which was just placed loosely on top of the sand. It took 4 hours but I think the aquascaping is absolutely stunning. It is viewable from 3 sides and has many caves in many dimensions. |
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Initial tank setup | 7 Nov '07 | Tank has cleared up nicely. |
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Initial tank setup | 11 Nov '07 | Water is now perfectly clear. Tank is ready for the first creatures. |
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Initial tank setup | 26 Nov '07 | Tank has been running now for 2 weeks. Parameters are stable and the fish seem happy. |