Jerry's 30"x30"x20" (not quite a cube)

[jquek]

Hi fellow reefers,

Thought its time I start a thread on my tank. I have been out of the reefing community for about 3-4 years and now coming back to the hobby. The new tank is a shallow W30" by D30" by H20" and official cycling started slightly more than a month back. Most of the live rocks used are transferred from my previous 3' x 2' x 2' which have been left under the maintenance (or lack of) by my brother. Here are some pics taken initially:

The remaining life stocks from the previous tank which include 2 true percs, 1 Fiji blue devil damsel, 1 Randall goby and a couple of snails were transferred to their new home after about 3 weeks of cycling.

[jquek]

Here's an update today, 33 days after start of tank cycling (photo intensive):

[jquek]

And I am nervous about this new addition today:

[zorden]

Nice. Saw the tank setup. Very nice n neat.

[jquek]

Thanks! I actually thought it is kinda cluttered in my sump cabinet.

Nice. Saw the tank setup. Very nice n neat.

[jquek]

Went LFS visiting and couldn't resist the temptation to add more corals:

And FTS update:

And the Kole Tang seems to be doing well and pecking all over the place, but still not really taking food from the water column

[DUCADOS]

Very nice and good quality live stock u have.

Nice set up...

[jquek]

Thanks! I am new to SPS. Still got much to learn from the experts around here.

[sg993]

wah... so nice.

Thanks for sharing

[JeromeTanJunJie]

Wow that does look nice

[jquek]

Update:

Finally decided to try with the hood removed (had intended it to be rimless but tank maker made the hood by mistake).

Below is a fts taken today.

[jquek]

To share some of the photos taken tonight.

Zoas under blue light:

FTS under blue light:

2 out of 3 Bangai cardinals (seems like the other one has been outcast and these 2 tends to stay together):

2 out of the 4 Bartlett Anthiases I got from Iwarna last weekend - beautiful fishes:

[cool guy]

Wit hood or without hood, ur tank stil look nice... 

[jquek]

wah... so nice.

Thanks for sharing

Wow that does look nice

Thanks bros!

Wit hood or without hood, ur tank stil look nice... 

Thanks. I am liking the look without hood more now. At least it feels less obstructive.

[desideria]

without hood definitely less obstructive!! looks a nice little setup you have there.

[jquek]

without hood definitely less obstructive!! looks a nice little setup you have there.

Thanks for the positive feedback. By the way, I like your tank (or tanks) too!

[raydiative]

nice photography!!!!! you managed to capture all the details in 1 pic! awesome tank too!

[jquek]

nice photography!!!!! you managed to capture all the details in 1 pic! awesome tank too!

Thanks! I still find it difficult to get the white balance right with LED lighting - still playing around.

[Yeo]

I agree without hood looks better.

Nice fish and colors

[Reefzzz]

Update:

Finally decided to try with the hood removed (had intended it to be rimless but tank maker made the hood by mistake).

Below is a fts taken today.

will be easier to do maintainece w/o hood...i like your rockscape.. looks very natural... i always like big rocks

[jquek]

I agree without hood looks better.

Nice fish and colors

Thanks! But can't say I am thrilled with the colors yet. Most of the corals (SPS) either started out brown or are browning out even though I do notice some growth. I suspect its probably due to the rather high NO3 (it was around 9ppm at a few weeks ago after the cycling period and has since dropped to about 1-2 ppm). I read and was told that SPS needs low nutrients (undetectable N03) to sustain colors? PO4 is undetectable using Salifert test kit. Well, I guess its not that unusual considering the tank is only about 2 months.

[jquek]

will be easier to do maintainece w/o hood...i like your rockscape.. looks very natural... i always like big rocks

I like big rocks too and my intention here is to get a few big rocks and kinda scatter them around.

[vt_snowman87]

very nice scaping on the 2 isles.. reminds me of a portion of Lemon's tank.. love this kinda scapings..

[jquek]

very nice scaping on the 2 isles.. reminds me of a portion of Lemon's tank.. love this kinda scapings..

I was, still am, inspired by Lemon's tank and his collection of fishes, but his tank has more flexibility in terms of size. My previous tank has more of a rock wall filled with coral look, so I thought I want to go for slightly more open scape. But I think the openness will be gone with more corals added in.

[jquek]

Did some macro shots under blue light tonight. Hope you guys enjoy ...

By the way, anyone knows what species is the coral in the second pic?