2008 210g Update

[RayAllen]

To start I dont have a fancy SLR camera so the pics are not great. With that said my camera cant really catch the fast moving species I have. The tank has been going now for almost 4 months or so. It is a 210g 7x2x2 has 170lbs of LR mostly Fiji and so far this is my current fish list

Tangs:
1- 6-7" Blue Hippo
1- 5" Sailfin

Wrasses:
1- 6" Christmas
2- 1 is 4" the other a 7" Bird wrasse

Triggers:
1- 2" Picasso
1- 3" Niger

Rabbitfish
1- 6" Foxface

Eels:
1- 20-22" Snowflake

And now with the updated pics

Front
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/Front_edited.jpg
Right Angle
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/rightangle_edited.jpg
Side Shot
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/side_edited.jpg
Right
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/Right_edited.jpg
Left
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/left_edited.jpg
Center
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/IMG_1212_edited.jpg
A few of the fish
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/Group_edited.jpg
Blue Hippo
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/BlueHippo_edited.jpg
The Birds
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/frogguy1/Birds_edited.jpg

These pics do not do any of these fish justice. They are all super colorful and big and fat. Enjoy

[Headless_donkey]

I am glad the fish are doing so well. The tank looks great! Thank you for providing a fantastic home.

[ismvel]

Tank is looking good. I like the open swimming room, lets you see your fish..

[apedroza]

Nice Start, tank looks good.

[erikharrison]

Your rockwork is fantastic. Did you use the Golden ratio??? I too like to try and keep the rocks up off the sand. I think it has a cooler effect! Is that the dual overflow? It looks so small in there!

[hobogato]

looks great ray! really nice rockwork and great selection of fish - lots of personality in there :)

[RayAllen]

Thanks guys! The tank is coming along nicely. Ace you are right the mix of personalities; makes for a very entertaing aquarium. Headless Donkey the Birds wrasses, Niger and eel are doing excellent; I sware they have already grown since being here. I have them spoiled on store bought fresh shrimp. Erik I wasnt fimiliar with Golden Ratio untill I just did a search on Wiki; very interesting. Did you guys notice the back wall of the tank? I have thousands of those tiny feather dusters which kind of make it look like a night sky, lol.

[erikharrison]

Ray, check out this guy's blog. It's invincible569's blog, and it is a good read with a lot of good info.
http://www.islaescondido.com/

[RayAllen]

Very cool Erik. The aquascapes on those tanks are nice. I really like the island concept allthough my island on the right is streched out. I could easily connect the two islands with a 10-12" shelf. I personally think fish really prefer open space, well at least fast moving species like I have. Normally the tank would have had fish swimiming all about, but I took these pics right before the lights when out so some had already begun to rest in their selected beds. Not to mention the camera freaks them out.

[erikharrison]

Oh no way, don't connect them! They look so cool like that... :) That's how I had mine before I added the extra 100 lbs of LR. :)

[RayAllen]

Not going to connect, I love the look as well. Especially now that ive arranged the rocks at least a dozen times within the tanks initial setup. Now Im just waiting for it to purple up for me so that it looks more like solid structures.

[erikharrison]

Yeah, I wish my rocks would turn purple! They are deep red, they are so on the verge, they just havn't changed yet. I see more little splotches of purple every day though. Ieee, it's so hard to wait.