Jarrod's 150 Cube.

[Black71gp]

Thanks mike, When I am ready I will for sure come check out your store!!!! hope in another little while, still having a phosphate issue, and getting some hair algae, which is no good.. so watching the parameters and gonna go from there. hope with in another week or so I should be ready for some stuff

[tazzy695]

welcome back man didn't even realize you had gotten out to be honest but that tank should be an awesome restarting point cant wait to see it stocked

[ReeferRob]

Very impressive scape I really like it a ton.

As for the angels, I agree I had and Ebili for years with every type of coral but open brains. Like you said.
Looking forward to the updates.

[Black71gp]

Thanks everyone, take pride in spending a lot of time on the aquascape.


well.. phosphates are being an issue, I am guessing from the old rock? leaching out, the rest of water parameters are good, trying to get a balance of alk and cal and mag, so i can figure out dosing and such,

I picked up three green chromis today, and some phosphate remover, so we shall see if i can rid some hair algae.

[Sir Patrick]

Lookin forward to seeing this one happen! I gotta agree with everyone else- love the aquascaping. You use any glue of any sort on the rock to help keep it together?

[Black71gp]

ya i used PVC structures, and zip ties and foam to cover the pipe, i wanted to use aragocrete but didnt have the time or stuff to make it.

[ReeferRob]

It's good your addressing the algae issues right away, although I wouldn't be overly concerned as it just looks like classic new tank HA.

I'm curious, with such a unique aquascape what do you plan to keep for corals? I see tons of low light areas to tuck favias, and chalices!

[Black71gp]

Thanks guys, pretty sure phosphates are from all the old rocks, foam is no problem used many times before.. anyway
Well not much to update,

I am down to One Chromis,

Hair algae is still killer, I got some High Capacity GFO and a reactor from Bulk Reef supply, running 2 cups of it now, I added another modded MJ1200, so thats three in the tank, I think I am going to get one or two more hidden in them and run them at different times with the AC3, I am still working on programing it, and web stuff but its working, DC8 is full, so might have to get another.

I have not done much dosing since I dont have any corals yet, I wanna get that all in order but I feel I might be getting a CO2 reactor sooner than I wanted. and I have to find room for it.

I have not gotten the denitrator running yet so that will be something else to do.

Basically the hair algae is whats getting me now, when I can rid it will be good. I need a clean up crew as well.

so thats it for now.

[slapshot]

Get a sea hare. He will mow it down and then with your PO remover you should be all set. Quickest way to get a good point.

[Black71gp]

well, i got 100 astrea snaile, 50 cerith, and 50 nassarius, 8 pepermint shrimp,

Also picked up 8 ricordia, 4 green 4 orange. Also a Royal Gramma, all from Reef Paradise in flint.

I am working on the hair algae scrubbing the rock and such,

Also I have

3 MJ 1200 High flow mods ( 2500 GPH) and 2 low flow 1200's (1600 GPH) they are not ALL running at once, but three or so at a time, on the AQ3 so flow is a lot and it varies, so hope things stay going well and such..

looking for a sea hair.. just kinda worried about the powerheads