Biodarwin's 55 gallons of glory

[biodarwin]

Here is a HD video of my aquarium and my 2 fish. Click on the link below the video if you want to watch it in HD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWs9joGcg7w

 

[jhnrb]

Thanks for the update, circulation looking good.

 

[biodarwin]

Thanks for the update, circulation looking good.

Thank you for stopping by!

 

[biodarwin]

Got some new gear and new rock in. I bought these to help with the flow:

Here is a full tank shot. Not impressive compared to a lot of the tanks here. It definitely takes some time.

 

[daugherty]

looks good just give it a few months and it will color up

 

[Bifferwine]

Hey, every tank was new and empty at some point! We all start the same way, and all of our tanks looked like that in the beginning. Once you start adding animals, it'll begin to look the way you envision it.

 

[Alexander]

Things are looking good and you have some good equipment to get you goin. I love those powerheads.


Think on the positive side, at least your tank is algae free! :)

 

[Smitty]

Great looking tank!

 

[reeffreak]

Gteat start,best of luck!

 

[RyanG]

Looking good, the K3's should work out great!

 

[reefplayground]

nice additions. those koralia pumps will make great addition.

 

[Piggy]

Great beginning. Tank is looking good.

 

[biodarwin]

Thanks for all of the comments! The koralia's do scare me a bit. It seems like one of the clowns wont enter the top 1/2 of the tank. It's like he gets swept away by the current. I'm probably just paranoid. I dunno why this aquarium deal makes me freak out. I own small consulting firm and I have to handle high pressure situations and it never effects me. One small thing wrong with my tank and I start to freak out. I guess that just comes with experience.

 

[yote]

If you ever get over that,please let me know how:D
For a hobby thats supposed to be relaxing,it can sure make you pull your hair out.

 

[jhnrb]

enjoyed the pictures, turn the pumps upward until you get just a slight lift in the surface water and good ripple effect, this will help with the fish and provide an excellent gas exchange, the rest of the tank will also circulate. looking very nice so far.

 

[biodarwin]

The battle of the algae begins. There is a reddish brown spots on the tank walls.

 

[RAYRAY]

tank looks great ! Good luck and enjoy !

 

[yote]

The battle of the algae begins. There is a reddish brown spots on the tank walls.

Thats when the real fun begins:Cheers:
Good luck with the battles.

 

[simpleman]

No turning back now!

 

[biodarwin]

As my tank is progressing I have changed my "stock list" so to speak. I decided I didn't want to deal with a goby undermining my rock formations.

2 Misbar Clowns 6” (Already have)
1 Red Velvet Wrasse 3.5”
1 Lineatus Fairy Wrasse 5”
1 Golden Midas Blenny 4”
2 Skunk Shrimp
2 Emerald Crabs


I wrote down the approx addult size in inches out to the left. My LFS said 1" per 3 gallons of water with the inches being the adult size of the fish. This would equal 55.5. Does this seem overstocked to anyone?



I tried to pick fish that were not that common, but not exactly rare either.