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Looks Awwesome!

Very well done, I am just starting out and am still in the FOWLR stage. Someday my tank will grow up like yours . I like your rock! What kind is it? Where did you get it? I think it really makes a tank look nice when all the rock is of the same origin. So far I have various types that I pick up here and there, and although good for filtration can make the presentation appear somewhat unnatural in my opinion. Make sure your blue spot Jawfish can't get loose! They are escape artist and somehow end up on the floor. Pricey fish too have to replace, very fun to watch they have such personality.

cool looking how come you did not take and individual photo of the foxface? that is one of my fav fish

The pics are all so large that I have to look at one side of each pic, then at the bottom I use the slider bar to move over and look at the other side of the pics.

The tank looks quite young and without some good LR in there it's growth will be slow. Is there much LR, LS and Macroalgae in there? A Refugium?
I would be careful not to add stuff too fast. The tank's ecosystem/biofiltration needs time to grow enough to handle the increase of livestock.

Hawkfish are huge bug eaters. You already have a fish that needs a lot of live bugs. Hawkfish also eat Peppermint Shrimp and Cleaner Shrimp. If you want to have control of any parasites, Aiptasia, etc. I would stay away from all Hawkfish.

ejcatmul wrote: Very well done, I am just starting out and am still in the FOWLR stage. Someday my tank will grow up like yours...

Welcome to the WMAS. FYI, the idea of the FOWLR tank is kind of outdated. Did you know that coral filter the water so a tank set up with coral from the start is a much better environment for any fish. And predatory fish don't bother coral. The one possible exception is Puffers, which also tend to eat Snails and Hermits, the cleanup crew of the Reef Aqaurium. There is a lot more I could tell you, some of which I have already written and linked below.

That pump hanging in there is for a HOB protein skimmer.  A bit ugly...I wonder what could hide it...

what gives it the appearance of a younger tank?  The lack of a lot of coralline algae on my rock?

Great shots man, its amazing what one can do with a DSLR. I love the tank too, it's coming along nicely.

I will try to describe what I see when I look at an aquarium. Mind you, I usually look at these things with a critical eye, but it would not be fair to you if I did not share what I see. That is, assuming you want to learn to make improvements in the health and happiness of your tank and ultimately with you.

Here goes:
Typically, by 6 months that green algae on the rock is being noticeably replaced with darker growth, not only Coralline Algae, but bacterial and other algal growth.
Typically, by 4 months there would be tiny feather duster worms and colonies of sponge growing on the rock.
Like  Ben said, the coral look all new, like they could have been set in position just last week.  Remember how, in my instructions about setting up an affordable reef tank in a week, that some coral are put in place that very first week. Coral can grow over a lot of rock in a year.
I'm guessing the red Sponge has been in the tank for a month or less because it still looks good. Give it a few more months and it won't be looking so good. Same goes for the Gorgonian, unless you have taken lessons from CapnMorgan and are spot feeding it daily.

I've probably said more than enough. It may hurt to read this. But if it inspires you to do a few things differently to benefit the tank, in the long run I figure you will be much happier with your delicious little part of the sea.

Thanks all for the advice.  Mark, constructive criticism is always welcome!  I am here to learn.  I was just wondering how you were able to tell that it was a younger tank.

Nice!!  How do you keep your sand bed so clean?  Is that a tank raised cardinal or wild caught?  I like to get two but didn't do well with wild caught.