65 AGA build

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Thanks for the input! Decisions, decisions.......

 

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Okay, so I broke the rock into smaller pieces today and came up with my first go at aquascaping (definitely not my strong point). I put freshwater in the tank to get some of the crap out of the rocks and in a week or so I will drain it, pull all of the rock, put the sand in and then put the rock and saltwater in. Anyway on to the pics.........

Full tank shot

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Left side

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Right side

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Looking from the left end

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From the right end

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It'll come with the saltwater.:thumbs:

 

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I got the sump installed.

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Then, I had something a little unusual happen while running fresh water. There was no vinegar added to the tank or anything except for pure tap water and I got some skimmate!

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I then drained all the freshwater and put the sand in. I got three bags of this.

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This is what it looks like now.

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Now I get to wait!

 

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I picked up http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/405347-REG/Olympus_261053_35mm_f_3_5_Macro_ED.html">this</a> macro lens and got a couple of decent shots with my topdown photobox.

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I still need some practice, but these were all right.

 

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Closer crop of cap to show polyps.

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Bleedingthought;165410 wrote: Dejavu!

Hey, trying to keep the folks who stay away from "The Evil Empire" informed.

 

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Thanks Thiago! The frags are doing really good; they're just taking their time encrusting. Soon hopefully.

 

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Here's a current full tank shot.

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I picked up my first Acan and a Starry Night acro from Bleedingthought and they're doing good in the new tank so far.
Here's the acan.

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Starry Night acro.

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And an orange cap which was the first frag to go in.

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