Finally got the 125 going and cycled!

[PteroisVolitan15B]

I finally got my 125 going and it cycled in about a week I used about 250lbs of cured live rock a couple of used filter pads and about 50 lbs of cured sand. Here are a few pics since I re-did my aquascaping and transferred all the fish from my 30, First I moved my pair of clowns last Saturday, then last night I moved the tang and damsel. I added my brittle star, 25 hermits , 20 astrea snails , 2 turbo snails and 10 nassarius snails (sp.) on May 5th and they all did well and water still checks good my trates are at 30, trite 0, ammonia 0, ph 8.0.

 

[strout]

Thats cool, know your happy, thats a pretty big crab, what kind is it and the tank looks good.

 

[quaddity]

That's a Sally Lightfoot crab. Man that's a lot of rock! Looks good!

 

[Whiskers]

hey it looks like one of your clowns is trying to escape from the tank. looks like its stuck to the top of the light lol. yah that is a lot of rock but looks good. neat looking crab. congrats !!!

 

[DarthPadre]

I'm really curious about all your LR, and more so all the hitch hikers you must have. It looks like the LR is from different locations too. Let us know what goodies the LR gods provided you with. Any coral or anemones?

 

[BalaShark]

I am sorry to say, but that is most probably the most unnatural marine tank I have ever seen. The way the LR is stacked

 

[PteroisVolitan15B]

Got any tank shots of how it should be stacked? Thanks in advance

 

[mr.elcajon]

Got any tank shots of how it should be stacked? Thanks in advance

i dont have any pics of mine yet, but i can tell u, u would like more seperation between the rocks. looks to me like u may have some algae problems down the road becuz of that. stacking rocks creates dead spots, wich makes dead live rock. i use this stackin method also, but i try to cascade my landscape so its slopes with the tank. no rock is directly on top of another one.

 

[strout]

JMO Go to You Tube type in 125 gallon reef tanks and look at all the videos of the tanks, you are bound to find one you like and it will give you a starting place, thats what I did.

 

[BalaShark]

Here's a pic of my tank. Not a good photo, but I think the LR is more natural.