Goldenmean's 55G Golden Path - Page 4

ChuckG · #31 (**permalink**) 09-22-2007, 02:35 AM

Did you get the caulerpa off the original rock yet?

goldenmean · #32 (**permalink**) 09-22-2007, 02:39 AM

Some of the "Goodies"
The "goodies"
Purple tip Condylactis
Flower anenome
some tube coral on the rock
3 shaving brush and one other macro algae
some Gorgonians of unknown species - as of now any way.
many sponges (tree, ball, and other)
Siderastrea
several things I am not sure what they are. yet!

Right half:

Left Half

FTS Monday September 17, 2007

Everything is in the tank.
I have done absolutely no aquascaping. yet.
I think I need to sit with it for a several days
get to know the rocks in the tank
feel where they belong.
very ZEN.

goldenmean · #33 (**permalink**) 09-22-2007, 02:44 AM

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Did you get the caulerpa off the original rock yet?

Chuck I had removed all of it but for one rock that I left it on. I just kept that in check.
I cleaned that rock as I cleaned the second shipment.
It is pretty much all gone. I will be on the look out for it incase I mised a bit of it. There was a lot!

Some Red macro algae grew in one rock. You can see it in the left side pic.

goldenmean · #34 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 01:19 PM

I have now spent 2 weeks with my TBS rocks.
Ammonia was always low after part 2 of the TBS was added.
I fought High Nightites and Nigtrate mainly due to a dying Red tree sponge.

I have gotten to know the LR and they have guided me to their proper postions in the tank.

I removed all but two rocks from the tank and placed them in 3 other containers and a 5g bucket. The two rocks that I did not remove were from the 1st part of the TBS rocks. They are large and they were already in their proper place. I then added the rest of the rock into the tank piece by piece paying attention to their size, shape, decorative features, and living creatures on the rock and these Hitch Hickers postion on that rock.
I wanted caves, overhangs, shelves, and the appearance of depth in this standard sized 55g tank. There is only one rock that touches the back wall of the tank so I can get good flow around all the rock.
I wanted to leave substrate in the center of the tank fairly clear.

What do you think??

FTS

Left side

Center

Right Side

**ReefSilly** · #35 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 01:48 PM

Looking good; by the looks of it and you have 90lbs of LR
I now believe I must have close to 200lbs of LR in my 55gal.
I might take some out

you have so much more room then I.

goldenmean · #36 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 02:29 PM

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Looking good; by the looks of it and you have 90lbs of LR

I have exactly 90# of LR
along with 85# LS

After I aquascaped I was surprised by the amount of room I still had.
It seemed like so much more when I had just thrown the LR in there after I first got it.

Soon the real fun part starts when I can start adding some corals.
I probably wont be adding any fish until after the first of the year.

olsaltybastard · #37 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 04:10 PM

It's coming along very nicely. It is refreshing to see someone taking their time rather doing a mad dash to the finish. I hope to be able to have some of this patience.