Teebone's Epic 210G SPS Build

[teebone110]

To keep dragging things along… I have been playing around more with my aquascaping to see if I can improve my latest structure to minimize shading and allow optimal flow and increase space for more coral placement. I am hoping to create something more in line with this design….



… and with a full load of sps



so here is my attempt…








I ended up drilling holes and using acrylic rods to keep things together. About 2/3 of the structure remains open underneath. It measures close to 40 inches end to end and about 20 inches at its widest part.

 

[TORX]

That is amazing. Definitely bringing aquascaping to the next level on this.

 

[teebone110]

That is amazing. Definitely bringing aquascaping to the next level on this.

Thanks, I'm hoping this will be final.

Any other suggestions, fire away...

 

[AdInfinitum]

Love it.....


I have a few dendro colonies mounted to the underside of my shelves...

 

[teebone110]

Love it.....


I have a few dendro colonies mounted to the underside of my shelves...

Cool idea! The shelves open up other possibilities for more options as well as a fish hide out

 

[meow meow]

I love it. Go ahead.

 

[teebone110]

I love it. Go ahead.

I think its a winner

 

[sunnykita]

simply amazing! definitely taking aquascaping up a couple of levels !

 

[jroovers]

Vying for galactic SPS reefing supremacy Looks amazing, nicely done!

 

[teebone110]

Lol, hopefully the force is strong with this one!

 

[teebone110]

simply amazing! definitely taking aquascaping up a couple of levels !

Thanks, I'm keeping my fingers crossed it will be strong enough to support the suspended shelves for the long-term. I might need to add some reinforcement just to be sure.

 

[teebone110]

Well, I decided to make some minor changes and will be leaving things as is.

So here is my scape, for now..



I'm going to do my best to resist the urge and keep things minimalistic and simple. We shall see..

 

[jroovers]

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see some salt in there

 

[teebone110]

Here you go Jordan ... 75 GPD, its been filling slowly but surely since Sunday afternoon! I'm guessing it should be full in another day or so.
(Please excuse the mess on the glass, drilling my rock was a dirty job)

 

[jroovers]

I completely missed this when you posted it, but I see it now

How is the cycling coming? You have a sump now I'm assuming?

 

[teebone110]

I completely missed this when you posted it, but I see it now

How is the cycling coming? You have a sump now I'm assuming?

Been cycling for about 2 weeks, going fishless and slowly adding some fish food and SeaChem Stability. I tested and ammonia was not present, so I think things are starting to take off. I did wash and cure my rock, so I don't think there was much die off and there doesn't appear to be much phosphate leaching with levels of 0.07 which is acceptable during this phase.I will stay on top of it and see if it gets worse.


I also have my tank online with Fusion and fired up my new WXM module to control my MP40s. I am going old school with my 6215 wave box and 3 MP40s on this build. Still need another mp40 driver, as one of my older ones shorted out a while ago.
With all the hype about the new Maxspect Gyre, I might have gone that route if I was starting over.
I do like my Vortechs tho

 

[Cliff]

Haha I must be Ancient if vortechs are now considered old school

 

[teebone110]

Haha I must be Ancient if vortechs are now considered old school

lol,

 

[BIGSHOW]

Loving this build as well. This forum is booming!.

Super sexy aquascape, I love the two island idea.

 

[curiousphil]

Very nice Tyler. Do you still have the temp setup going with fish and corals that you plan on moving into the new tank?

Loving this build as well. This forum is booming!.

Super sexy aquascape, I love the two island idea.

It is definitely booming right now... lots of great builds going on! There should be tons of sexy coral photos pouring in by the end of 2015...