EliMelly’s 350 G2 Build

blaxsun · Feb 21, 2023

Rockscaping looks great - best of luck with the new tank!

EliMelly · Mar 2, 2023

Currently moving real slow with the final steps of the aquascape and I am quickly losing my mind with the hours put in.
The dogs give more of the instant gratification…

blaxsun · Mar 2, 2023

EliMelly said:
The dogs give more of the instant gratification…

Dogs are great for that. My parrotfish does let me pet him, though.

EliMelly · Mar 6, 2023

Finally finished the aquascape!! Just waiting for lfs to get the new Red Sea pump I ordered so I can start the cycle and hook up the plumbing!

The tips of the some of the Marco rock get a bit close to the glass but I have about an inch at all of the closest points. I plan on rearranging some of the foundation rocks on the bottom to create zoa gardens. Any tips or pointers for the aquascape?

EliMelly · Mar 6, 2023

blaxsun said:
Dogs are great for that. My parrotfish does let me pet him, though.

I need video proof

EliMelly · Mar 6, 2023

I have two mp 40s, does anyone have any suggestions for placement?

Petcrazyson · Mar 6, 2023

EliMelly said:
I have two mp 40s, does anyone have any suggestions for placement?

Well what corals do you want mostly? There isn’t an exact place you should or shouldn’t put them as long as you have success with the corals and it doesn’t take away much of the vis appeal.

EliMelly · Mar 7, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
Well what corals do you want mostly? There isn’t an exact place you should or shouldn’t put them as long as you have success with the corals and it doesn’t take away much of the vis appeal.

Torches, zoas, Duncan’s, hammers, goniopora, alveopora, elegance, galaxea, daisy polyps, cristata, long polyp toadstool, and eventually Acropora,

Petcrazyson · Mar 7, 2023

EliMelly said:
Torches, zoas, Duncan’s, hammers, goniopora, alveopora, elegance, galaxea, daisy polyps, cristata, long polyp toadstool, and eventually Acropora,

So mostly LPS with a mixture of Softies and some SPS. First off placement. Where exactly are you looking to place your corals? You will have to experiment with where your corals end up and if enough flow hits them to have them healthy, and leave little to none dead spots on the sand. Normally with 2 Powerheads people can just put them on either side of the glass and let the currents mix with each other and hope there is enough flow for everywhere you want it and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. Personally I think this is outdated because sometimes required flow doesn’t reach areas needed, leading to coral health issues and multiple dead spots on the sand collecting junk. Place them somewhere where you think it’ll work with your coral plans and adjust with the settings and placement once you have coral if needed.

Lavey29 · Mar 7, 2023

While I like the open space scape design your fish will have no caves to hide in if they feel threatened nor any place to call home territory to sleep in at night. I have basically the same size tank with 12 fish. They all have their own caves and hiding places. They all disappear into their caves as lights dim out and they stay there until the morning.

EliMelly · Mar 7, 2023

Lavey29 said:
While I like the open space scape design your fish will have no caves to hide in if they feel threatened nor any place to call home territory to sleep in at night. I have basically the same size tank with 12 fish. They all have their own caves and hiding places. They all disappear into their caves as lights dim out and they stay there until the morning.

Hmm I’m sure I can add a couple spots in

sczlars · Mar 7, 2023

Looks great! Just go really slow on adding fish. I have a 92gallon, and 7 fish feels pretty lively. You may reach your visual saturation point sooner than you think

I may have missed something in your thread, but personally I would want to at least have *some* actual live rock in there to start it. I've heard of quite a few headaches with an all-dry setup. Of course, then you'll possibly have some hitchhikers to deal with, but I think that is part of the fun, and most of them are beneficial, lol.

EliMelly · Mar 7, 2023

Thanks for the feedback! I’m thinking of adding a piece of live rock into the sump, would that work?

sczlars said:
Looks great! Just go really slow on adding fish. I have a 92gallon, and 7 fish feels pretty lively. You may reach your visual saturation point sooner than you think I may have missed something in your thread, but personally I would want to at least have *some* actual live rock in there to start it. I've heard of quite a few headaches with an all-dry setup. Of course, then you'll possibly have some hitchhikers to deal with, but I think that is part of the fun, and most of them are beneficial, lol.

EliMelly · Mar 7, 2023

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Lavey29 said:
While I like the open space scape design your fish will have no caves to hide in if they feel threatened nor any place to call home territory to sleep in at night. I have basically the same size tank with 12 fish. They all have their own caves and hiding places. They all disappear into their caves as lights dim out and they stay there until the morning.

Thanks so much for letting me know now before I put water in! I think I’ll go by quickly and add a couple pieces of rock into the scape to add some hiding spots. I’ll also take the foundation pieces on the bottom and build little caves on top of those which will layer my zoas.

Francis Kukulya · Mar 7, 2023

Beautiful ! good luck with the build . Cant go wrong with Red sea

EliMelly · Mar 7, 2023

Francis Kukulya said:
Beautiful ! good luck with the build . Cant go wrong with Red sea

Thanks so much!

Lavey29 · Mar 7, 2023

EliMelly said:
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Thanks so much for letting me know now before I put water in! I think I’ll go by quickly and add a couple pieces of rock into the scape to add some hiding spots. I’ll also take the foundation pieces on the bottom and build little caves on top of those which will layer my zoas.

Excellent, I think your open free form design is beautiful and if you add a few caves your fish will love you for it