Shaggy's Waterbox Reef 100.3 +Plus Build

[ShaggyRS6]

Ammonia - 0.2
Nitrate - 3.0
Nitrite - 0.04

Small about of diatoms on a couple of rocks.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Was just messing around with my big cameras, and Macro Lens and 50mm lens. I did not have a filter on, I have one on order. Was trying to get as close as possible. Some came out ok, lots of improvement to be had! I did not pick the best ones! I just added everything

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Rocks looks awesome and ready for a CUC crew.

 

[foxt]

Hah I still have another 50lbs to come yet. Plus, 2 Gorilla crabs to kill

Two gorilla crabs and one pistol shrimp. No mantis shrimp? I always got mantis shrimp on my TBS rock. Don't feel bad if you got left out!

Get those hitch hikers out as soon as you can, just gets harder over time as you keep adding stuff and not wanting to mess up your scape.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

I know everyone hates the hitch hikers but even if I miss one or two I’m actually not that worried. It’s not like they are un-catchable , don’t get me wrong, I’d rather not have them, but it’s a Reef!

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Right then! Water change done. Ammonia never got above 0.2. I did about a 20 gallon change. Dispatched one Gorilla crab in his cave, then picked out one more and a small stone crab. I gave them a quick death. Could not find any mantis shrimp, I checked every rock. The tapping is still going on which I am sure is a pistol shrimp!

The rest of the rock comes tomorrow along with the clean up crew! Making up some salt as this time as I will check each rock individually before putting in the tank. Oh one more thing thanks to @ludnix for the light baffles. They are really very good. Pic below!

And another thing, I spent some more money today. Ordered a reef link and an MP-40 , I still dont have my skimmer running yet (not sure if that's a problem) as I ordered some stuff to raise it. Should have that done at the weekend.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

The new rock is in. The clean up crew are in! The skimmer is running (Prob need some advice on that) and that's about it. So much to update you on but Im done!!! Been getting home from work every day this week and tinkering from 4 to 9! So I need a rest. Here is a teaser though on the new rock!

The peppermint shrimp that came was full of eggs as well!

 

[ShaggyRS6]

So here is how the skimmer is looking. Not sure If I am doing this right, but it looks like a nice dry skim? Still more tuning to do and I am sure the bubbles in the tank will go?

Skimmer Vid!

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

Wow! I love that aquascape. Could you share a little about that coral in the last picture?

 

[ShaggyRS6]

I I think it’s a Gorgonian! Was included in the Clean Up Crew!

 

[ShaggyRS6]

So could I add one fish to this tank! I was thinking of a wrasse of some sort! It should I wait ?

 

[wiltongates]

The new rock is in. The clean up crew are in! The skimmer is running (Prob need some advice on that) and that's about it. So much to update you on but Im done!!! Been getting home from work every day this week and tinkering from 4 to 9! So I need a rest. Here is a teaser though on the new rock!

The peppermint shrimp that came was full of eggs as well!

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Looks great! Love the 'scape.

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Well its been a busy day here at the Reef Tank! Myself and the wife went on a trip to find our first fish mate. Top of the list was a Mystery Wrasse. Nobody had one! I knew a Goby was on the list so we came across a Tiger Watchman Goby. It had been in the store for 3 weeks, looked super healthy, so we took him! He is currently in the cave he built, doing, well, Goby stuff!

The skimmer is getting there. Just making small tweaks every our or so! I promised some pics of the Aqaua Scape, please feel free to share your thoughts on that or anything you see on the rock! So there is 100lbs in now, all from Tampa Bay Saltwater. I have 25lbs of Caribsea shapes that I will use at some point once I start tweaking!

 

[NPD_289]

I wouldn't change a thing at this point. Love the scape! Plenty of options to place coral.

 

[NPD_289]

Whenever possible can you post what your plans are for cable management. For my setup, I need everything inside the cabinet which includes Apex, DC controllers, etc. The larger sump is a great upgrade that Waterbox now includes but limits space...

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Whenever possible can you post what your plans are for cable management. For my setup, I need everything inside the cabinet which includes Apex, DC controllers, etc. The larger sump is a great upgrade that Waterbox now includes but limits space...

I actually hired a guy, who is coming on Wednesday. He is going to sort out all the cables, get the reef link going and basically give the tank the once over. I don't trust myself with anything like that, so will let you know how that goes!

 

[Jeto2004]

Well its been a busy day here at the Reef Tank! Myself and the wife went on a trip to find our first fish mate. Top of the list was a Mystery Wrasse. Nobody had one! I knew a Goby was on the list so we came across a Tiger Watchman Goby. It had been in the store for 3 weeks, looked super healthy, so we took him! He is currently in the cave he built, doing, well, Goby stuff!

The skimmer is getting there. Just making small tweaks every our or so! I promised some pics of the Aqaua Scape, please feel free to share your thoughts on that or anything you see on the rock! So there is 100lbs in now, all from Tampa Bay Saltwater. I have 25lbs of Caribsea shapes that I will use at some point once I start tweaking!

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Nice pictures! Curious on what kind of camera you are using. Quality suggests a DSLR. Zoom or macro lens?. Any post processing? Interesting to learn more about tank photography!

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Just did a water test. Not sure if I am to be concerned, but I probably as a result of the new rock.

Ammonia - 0.2 (maybe a tad more)
Nitrates - 2.0
Nitrites - 0.2

 

[ShaggyRS6]

Nice pictures! Curious on what kind of camera you are using. Quality suggests a DSLR. Zoom or macro lens?. Any post processing? Interesting to learn more about tank photography!

Half were done with a Nikon 50mm lens, half with a Nikon Macro lens. The body was a Nikon D800 and used Lightroom to process

 

[Jeto2004]

Half were done with a Nikon 50mm lens, half with a Nikon Macro lens. The body was a Nikon D800 and used Lightroom to process

Nice thanks! I’m a Nikon guy myself! Currently have a D7500, had a D70 and got couple of DX lenses. Now it’s hard to go back to full-frame sensor. But the 80mm Macro that I have will come in handy!