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Offline lazylivin

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2018, 18:02:12 »
It looks good. Another option for the lights is to cut two of the rods so they are straight. Then attach all the lights together in the other direction.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2018, 18:27:36 »
Thanks for the feedback Brian. love the lights by the way.  My ocd got the best of me I could not sleep at night unless the LCD display was facing towards the front.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2018, 15:43:08 »
Tank has been up for 9 months.  Moved to stronger lights with the hope of growing sps corals.  Fish stock almost complete and filling in the top shelf with sps frags

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #28 on: November 04, 2018, 15:47:33 »
Better full pic

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2018, 18:50:05 »



  Looks good Warhawk937 !

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #30 on: November 04, 2018, 19:16:47 »
Excellent choice on the orange back fairy wrasse.


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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #31 on: November 04, 2018, 20:43:07 »
Thanks the light a the fish store did not do it justice I was shocked when I got it home. Beautiful fish.  I would like to add some more fairy wrasse but don’t know if they would get bullied.  The melanarus doesn’t really mess with it

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #32 on: November 04, 2018, 23:02:59 »
Your tank looks great and I love the orange back as well, I don't know how long you have had it but a word of caution. They are jumpers. I know you have the canopy, but how how much space is there in the back. I have a glass top and mine bangs it all the time.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2019, 15:08:08 »
The tank has now been up for a year.  I have learned a lot this year about reef keeping and have all of you to thank.
From entertaining stupid questions you all have answered a million time.  From selling me frags cheap/ giving them away as I flirted with the idea jumping in to a mixed reef tank. I will have you all know I have not killed an acro yet( give it time I know.  But I would like to thank this club for the  advice and friendships made this past year.   

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2019, 16:07:04 »
You have come a long way, looking back at first pics to now. Quite the evolution. Looks great!

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2019, 17:30:29 »
Very nice Brandon. Keep up the good work.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2019, 20:57:45 »

Looks very nice, great job. I would dare to say that no matter how long we are in this hobby, there is no dumb question and learning never stops! To me the people and continued learning make this hobby a great one to be a part of.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2019, 21:06:22 »
I wish that I had such success after only a year in the hobby!!  I would hate to think of how many fish and corals that I have killed over the 30 years in the hobby.
Jeff

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #38 on: February 25, 2019, 21:58:39 »
I’ve lost 6 fish to marine velvet and 2 to infections so far and I’m sure they are not the last.  I must say the av99 aspera that I bought from you is the best grower I have in the tank. Pm me if you have any other frags/ small colonies you want to sell

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #39 on: February 26, 2019, 20:50:24 »
Something to be proud of, right there.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #40 on: March 06, 2019, 17:47:55 »
Looking good!

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #41 on: June 21, 2019, 12:28:22 »
after  being fed up with the tank, which was over ran with palys and mushrooms.   I've decided to rescape.   I'm bleaching the comprimised rock in a vat outside and have been playing with the "Life rock"  shapes.   I have not been disappointed.  I will finish the aquascape after the rock has been bleached but here is the before and after so far let me know what you think. 
Thanks to jjoose and reeferintraining to answering alot of questions for me over the last couple of weeks.   I believe i narrowed my problem down to chemical warefare, toxins being built up from all of the competition.  after running copious amounts of carbon the sps polyps started extening.   


i had a traditional rock wall.  with no flow behind it.  ticking time bomb and am switching it out for an open concept.  Im glad i did as there was alot of detritus piled up behind the rock. 

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #42 on: June 21, 2019, 19:16:53 »
Scape looks cool. I wish you luck going forward

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #43 on: June 21, 2019, 20:37:10 »
You might be interested in this method for building columns in your tank.  I have been using it for years and love its looks.  I build a pvc frame with a center post.  I then zip tie the rocks to the center post and stack them up into a cool looking column.  It the rocks dont have any holes for the zip ties you can always drill a hole in the rock with a masonry bit.  I just built this one last night for the back corner of my tank.
Jeff

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #44 on: June 21, 2019, 21:20:53 »
that is an amazing idea!!!  i spend a long time with epoxy and my skimmer is pretty pissed off tight now.   I will definitely try a frame when i add the next bit of rock.

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #45 on: June 21, 2019, 22:34:51 »
I like the open look. What are you using to epoxy the rocks? I had tried JB water weld and it didn’t work at all for me.


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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #46 on: June 21, 2019, 22:39:07 »
Aqua stick is works but messes with the skimmer tunes coral gum is amazing but expensive I used both

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #47 on: August 25, 2019, 20:11:39 »
After 6 months of Dino’s low nutrients, tornadoes and a subsequent reset I glad to say that the tank is back to stable!!!  The corals are coloring up nicely and starting to grow again I thought 💭 I would post a pic of the tank before the second batch of rock is finish cycling. 

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #48 on: August 26, 2019, 11:45:51 »
Looks great, nice rock scape

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Re: Warhawk’s 75g build
« Reply #49 on: August 26, 2019, 13:04:20 »
Looks like the asperara is still doing well
Jeff

 

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