New Tank Build!!

I'm in the process of upgrading to a 4x2x2ft.

Here's the stand, ready to be painted:

The tank has arrived:

And here's the tank on the stand. The back of the tank & the stand has been painted. We've also started to sort out the sump, plumbing & we're building a hood for the lights.

Macro Shots

Tank Clips!

I decided to take a time-lapse clip of my tank.

Here is one where I've setup the video so that it records while the lights go off. Look at the leather on the left & the toadstool shrink!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEIsaF8B0Dk

The 2nd is one of the tank to see the activities of the inhabitants This one was taken over an hour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTzGkKKbOA

New tank pics

I recieved some coral donations!! Here's some pics of the new corals & a new tank shot :-)

Here's some photos of my corals:

This pic is taken looking in from the left side of the tank:

Leather Coral:

Same coral, view from the side:

Leather Coral:

Button Polyps:

Mushrooms:

Starburst polyps:

03/02/2007

I went back to my LFS to get my water tested again today. I was a bit nervous and felt like I was waiting for exam results! LOL!

Here are the results:
pH: 8.1
KH: 8 drops
NH4: 0,0 mg/l
NO2: <0,1
NO3: 10 mg/l
PO4: 0,10 mg/l
Ca: 400 mg/l
Mg: 1300 mg/l
Total score 97%!!!! So, I only have to tweak my pH and I'll have 100%! So I got 2 more corals and a lovely mandarin :-)

Here's how my tank looks like now:



And here's my mandarin & one of my clowns :-)



To my surprise, these are appearing on one of my live rocks:

Week 4 & 5 (w/c 22/01 and 29/10)

I got some mushroom & leather corals from my LFS (local fish store). At this point my tank is pretty bare, some I'm desperate to add something!
I also got my water tested at my LFS. Here are the results:
pH: 7,8
KH: 8 drops
NH4: 0,0 mg/l
NO2: <0,1 mg/l
NO3: 40 mg/l
PO4: 0,10 mg/l
Ca: 400 mg/l
Mg: 1300 mg/l

So I got some pH buffer & a powerhead to increase the water flow. Test again next week.