Mark's MMreef complete rebuild

ColaAddict said:
With the angel and moorish idol, are you done keeping LPS corals? I had a moorish awhile ago and it dessimated my acans and some chalice and brain coral.
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Yes,this will be SPS only tank,no LPS. Hopefully I can keep my clams and my duncan. So far so good.
 
kurens said:
Fishes looks great Mark,where you get moorish from?
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Hi Peter,I got my Regal and Morish Idol from Living Sea Aquarium.Normally I don't buy stuff there,but those fish were extremely healthy and were eating already.I am very pleased with them so far.
 
BADGUS said:
That's totally cool. Is the multi-bar angel eating well? I am thinking of adding 1.
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No,not yet,it picks from rocks and what food falls on the bottom,but it spits a lot too. It is always close to rocks. I hope it will make it.By looking at it it doesn't look like it is starving.
 
Quick full tank picture,still going through algae phase but ready for more corals.

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did you get the leds up yet id like to see them if so a fts from further back if possible shoot it in pm if ud like im interested in them but more importantly this is sweet good job so far
 
Mark, have the Angel and Butterfly been leaving your clam and other coral alone?
 
Time for an update,it's been a while.Unfortunately due to skipping quarantine I lost most of my fish in a matter of three days.I introduced ich with my Moorish Idol and since I am working so much now,I had no time to take my fish and put them in hospital tank.I guess I was hoping they will pull through it. No such a luck. Only fish left is my clown and magnificent rabbitfish. :sad: Also I could not stand sand in my tank. I took all out and going BB again. I like this look soooo much better,and it is so easy to keep it clean. I redid my aquascape too. I am much happier with it. All of my corals are doing great and growing again,I will have more coming in few weeks. Finally I was able to install my Kessils and I couldn't be happier with them. They add beautiful shimmer to my T5 fixture,looks very natural. I made three sided open top canopy for a cleaner overall look. Got a new skimmer SKIMZ SM 201 Monzter E-Series that is completely quiet and my wife is happy. My tank is in the living area and needs to be very quiet. Loudest things in my set up now are my Vortechs pumps. Speaking of Vortech, I sent my magnets out to replace them,since they were cracked and rusty. I could not believe it when I took the wet side apart to clean it. It is only 14 months of use.I was under impression that those are sealed to prevent this kind of things to happen.I hope EcoMarine will do right by me and replace those at no charge. Two months past one year warranty.I don't think this should happen.( very disappointing with a $450 pumps),imagine all this rust going in established SPS tank??? Somebody will be not happy if this happen to them. Right now I am considering going with Tunze pumps. I need to think about this little more. So this is it for now.Here some pictures.

New skimmer

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New aquascape

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under canopy

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full look (getting close to finishing cabinet)

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vortech magnets sent to be replaced

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Wow! I need to check my wetsides. It never even occurred to me that this could happen. Everything will be back up and running so keep your head up Mark!!
 
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