Riotous Progress

Got the T5s lighting the 125, but I still need to pull the casing apart and install mounting hardware.  Until such a time, I'll make due with the little legs provided.  I went with all ATI bulbs, 3x Blue Plus, 1x Purple Plus, 1x Aquablue, and 1x True Actinic.  Getting some nice color off of those, definitely a lot more red.  The super vibrant greens from the LEDs are markedly duller.  I'm hoping these will turn around with some acclimation.

Found a new fish store less than 10 minutes away from my apartment, they focus on sustainability and preservation.  Gorgeous interior (still a work in progress) and friendly owner.  One of the only fish stores in the city proper.   Picked up some Carribsea Life Rock here to finish out the bulk of my rock structure.  It's pretty nice stuff, but expensive for dry rock, definitely glad I used Marco Rock for the majority at half the price.

I've scrapped the shelf rock frag rack and opted for another arch structure.  Going to pull my branch rock from the 65 and some other reef rocks and sell the rest from that tank.

Most of my coral has been transferred (a few waves of that).  Starting it off on the sand bed and moving it up the rocks to let it acclimate to the 6 bulb T5 fixture.   The Acans are really happy.  Currently waiting on the anemones to find a spot they like before I start gluing in corals.  most of the stuff growing on big discs will get broken off and mounted directly to rock.  Chalices will likely live on the sand bed with some open brains when I find stuff I like.  Also looking into some nice neon octospawn.  gotta chip off a few more corals from the 65 and then I can start piecing this jigsaw puzzle together.

The 125, ignore those large discs and tiles on the rocks.

The 65 after I busted some rock...such disarray.