Rockins 150g Dreamscape <3

This is my 150 gallon sps reef. Its only been up a couple weeks and i still have kinks to work out. I cannot get my vho's to fire and likely need a new ballast, so they are still sitting on top of the canopy . It is difficult to get good rockwork in a 150 gallon because the front to back dimension sucks big time, and its soo tall. I do like what i have come up with and my fish seem to find the small holes and tunnels.
The room is also a red and white coral theme. I did the painting since i could not find anything i liked to buy. I hadnt painted since college so i was outta practice, but im pretty happy with how everything has come together.
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Treeeeeeees? They are supposed to be gorgonians =)

I bought the system from AJ and he did the stain on it, which is so well done!

The rockwork was a nightmare and i still need to secure a few with some putty and superglue gel blend.

Im super happy the way it looks. It is perfect! I do wish i had the 180g dimensions, but, ive made the best with the 18 inch depth.. which was the same as the 75 gallon. I did lose a lot of corals, mostly lps, in the transfer due to a poorly set up temporary tank that i neglected. I look forward to this years springfest so i can get a few nice pieces again. But, i had so many frags crammed in the 75 gallon that once i moved them over they all now have just enough room to grow into small colonies.

I also got a few of my dream fish... I am waiting to make sure they survive to talk much about them, but ive added an Achilis tang, clown tang, and Zoster butterfly. I just got them a few days ago so i am still worried about them being long lasting. Hopin for the best!

Thanks for the nice comments... makes me love the tank all the more.

 

Also, i have a Majestic Angel that has behaved himself. Ive wanted one for 10 years. Having him and having success feels like a huge accomplish to me. I also have 2 aaaaaammmazing pyramid butterflies. Love them!

 

Yea? Whaaaat?

 

no kidding?? ha ha ha! Well, i love it. I have had a few things changed, like i have a top on the canopy. I also am going to add knobs to the doors!

 

Rockscaping is by far my faaavorite thing to mess with. back in the day, my boyfriend would get mad at me b/c i changed it so often.. which then caused the sps to grow slower due to changes and not letting corals get settled. Hopefully i will be satisfied with how it looks now and just leave it the heck alone! i have some work getting my kangaroo pumps going and get my dosing schedule worked out. I look forward to the tank stabilizing and things growing in!! Im soooooooooooooooo excited for Springfest!!!!!