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Hey is doing much better. He has been cleared from PT and no longer needs a walker. He does have OT and Speech 2 times a week now. We decided to home school him this year with everything going on and his immune system being down. All in all he is doing much better!

A lot of trial and error but it can be done. I’ve got a ton of mixed corals in my 75 that have all grown together over the years, lps, sps, softies and even anemones.

Good parameters, good lights, and good nutrition I guess lol

This was a fun project, not built per order but will be selling it. Red oak construction with walnut accents. Chests make great Christmas gifts, and I’ve done a dozen different styles over the years, but it’s not something that can be a last minute order! If anyone is ever interested let me know.

Man sure would like to hit you up when i get thos 240 going

I've had this guy for over 6 years. Just noticed the purple coming in last night.

Sometimes@jeff70 sneaks into my apartment and throws softie frags in the tank, the urchin seems to be a fan

He is doing great! Sensitivity has started to set in. Look at the scar now!

My local grocer RO water caused it, the more water changes I did, the worse it got. It was just so convenient, I thought it was worth it. Then I started getting RO from a LFS and everything cleared up. Just my experience and I am not an expert on the subject. Maybe worth a try for a month to see what happens.

Very nice! Your successful butterfly collection is surely a reflection on your patience and skill

I will be going

People today don’t appreciate the skills and time required for such things. They seem to think you can purchase such things for cheap in department stores.

Well tank is up and running.. Picked up a pair of ORA misbar naked clowns and away we are cycling. I am using Fritz turbo start 900 with a bottle of ammonia from Dr Tims. Not 100% on the rock work but so far I'm digging it.

Perhaps you can design modular pieces So you can make a few attachments once they are inside the tank. I did that with a large arch I placed inside my 180. 2 pieces built to hook together once inside but able to place individually. Your headed towards the home stretch with the interior. Gonna be one nice area to hang out.

Looking great, anxious to see what you come up with on the scape!

Finally had some time to get some pics. I got the rockwool up all around the fish room and all in the ceiling on the bar side. I still need to cut my “braces” that I’m going to put up between the studs so that whenever I need to mount something I don’t need to hunt for a stud while in the canopy. Also got the supports up for where the TVs will be mounted. And picked up the insulation for the exterior walls today. Going to make a big effort to try and get that done tomorrow. Then all I will have left is the drywall and finishing the plumbing for the bar sink and the utility tub for the fish roo

5-10 nitrates. .1 to .15 phosphates 8.12 alk 467 calk 1300 mag

Ummmm. Yeah. That is simply a gorgeous piece of work Matt. That’s like family heirloom material. Crazy good craftsmanship.

I like it and was thinking of using a tub to cycle for a couple weeks before adding. Thanks

It was a beaut!

Nice job Matt! Looks wonderful!

I moved 14G from the display over. Along with the 2 Blackfoot clowns. I have some coral I’m gonna move over once it’s ready for that.

Oh boy did I get some beautiful Zoas, some gatoraades, lazy lashes, and idk the other ones. But I just glued the plugs down. When it opens. Pics coming. They are real nice

Tank looks great! Vibrant is a very helpful bacteria for algae control. What are you keep phosphates at?

Tank looks real good

We basically built "C" channels out of studs. A little overkill but my bro in law has been In Construction his whole life helped me out on this. We could have used 2x6 but we had a bunch of extra studs so we did it this way.

A little cloudy. But here it is

Ive used the link plenty of times, i bookmarked it and always seems to work... Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

That’s a nice gain in height. Long pants are gonna be short now. Hope his pain subsides quickly.

Very nice work!

Woa. This is slick man. Looks very good. What’s the pricing look like

well we got another puppy a month or two ago and that has really slowed the process on finishing out the basement. (the dogs are not vibe(ing) just yet. however i did get to go down yesterday and get some insulation up and have the drywall guy come and quote me on hanging and finishing the drywall. I did pick up the reflectors for the halides so i could start to build out the support for them in the canopy. also picked up one ballast so i can check that all my wiring is correct and long enough. Im thinking that the drywall can be done relatively quickly. the guy said he can squeeze in my basem

I’m so glad to hear surgery went great. Me and my wife kept you in our prayers.

I think my biggest mistake in trying acro’s was trying to grow them in a-tank that was not mature. Other then that they require more flow and very stable alk. IN my mixed reef I have to watch where I place my big brain corals as too much flow will cause them to recede in their skeleton. I also keep them in a fairly shaded area. My Acans, torches hammers and zoas all handle a little more flow but not as much as the acros get. I keep my acros up higher in more direct flow. I have seen quite a few very successful mixed reefs . Take your time and go slow. Very slow. jim

Still hoping for October.

Pure awesomeness! How is he doing?

That’s a super cool pic!

Well here’s to him looking down on his Mom some day!!

This is me too. In my case I’m just old and cheap lol

glad it went well. Did he gain height?

Im sure thats a good time, he had really nice stuff. I unfortunately am not one to spend a lot on fish or corals, I would cry if I spent over $100 on one and it died lol. Think the most I ever spent was on my torch, I think it was $75 and has 3 heads going so that wasnt bad.

Thank you. Our first tank was the 75 that is on the back wall. It ran for a few months, but our house isnt insulated well, and it kept getting too hot. the uneven temps just weren't cutting it, so i got this brilliant idea that the basement temps were cooler, and if i did the sump down there it would help keep the tank cool. about 8 years ago i added the sump in the basement. with the bigger pump, the in sump skimmer and pumps for the reactors, it really didn't solve the heat problem. plus i was still shopping the big box stores, and getting sold at everyone of them. by that i mean they will s

Wyatts tank is still going strong. I can’t believe his anemone has not split. It is the size of a basketball and takes up most of the tank!!

I will pray for a good surgery and a speedy recovery! Keep us posted and if you need anything just let me know.

The shorter one is the kiddo getting surgery. Sigh. This is hard stuff man.

Lol