JC's 30 Gallon

[jcegt87]

well heres the start of my showcase :):^::^::^:

went and got a piece of LR today to start the cycle . got a hitchhiker .....wooooo lol

i knows yall likes pictures lol not much for something to start with

:mrgreen:



WOAH> PICTURES ARE HUGE.........o.O ...or is that normal?

 

[Bifferwine]

Yay! Really glad to see you diving back in. It's going to look great. :)

 

[Chito]

If you're using photobucket for your pics, you can resize them. I use 640x480. Seems to be the norm.

 

[Dakwan]

looks great! your substrate has some interesting colour. Is that just a starter piece for now? Your tank should ideally have 35ish lbs of live rock in it. Although that one piece you got is pretty neat looking

 

[jcegt87]

If you're using photobucket for your pics, you can resize them. I use 640x480. Seems to be the norm.

well if the mods don't mind *slips biffy 20$ not to mind *cough cough**

then ill keep them that size

i actually was surprised how good a quality the pic was

considering i used my phones camera

Droid X FTW ^_^:mrgreen:

 

[jcegt87]

looks great! your substrate has some interesting colour. Is that just a starter piece for now? Your tank should ideally have 35ish lbs of live rock in it. Although that one piece you got is pretty neat looking

yes that is just a starter i have my old LR from my old setup at my old place ( well now its just base rock) but i plan on getting it and seeding it with this piece

as for the substrate i agree believe it or not when i bought it it looked black and thats why i got it but ehh i like this color its ....different lol

 

[yote]

We've got a couple of tanks at the LFS that has basically the same substrate in em.It'll really show off the colors of your fish and corals.The only downside that I can see,is the tank looks darker.
Happy to see you getting going again Jce.The tanks looking great.

 

[jcegt87]

well swung by my old place and picked up my old live rock aka base rock >.> lol my step dad but it around one of our trees so its dirty

anyway im actually suprised that it still has color after almost 2 years of not beign in a tank .......im cleaning it now ..... hot water dips soaking and dipping to get all that crap out

but look at the pretty colors :shock: lol

ooohhh almost forgot my n00b question lol

when i puit the rock in prob tomorrow after its clean

will the "base rock" restart the cycle or extend it in any way?

and yote yeah i know it looks darker unfortunately i cant afford a new light fixture atm (takin donations :D) just regular old pc lighting with a whooping amazing 20 whole watts lol man i think i could keep an anemone under that what do yall think ......lol

* please dont think i was serious with the whole anemone thing lol

 

[Bifferwine]

The base rock won't start a cycle. There's nothing living on it.

 

[jcegt87]

somehow you make me feel smart sometimes biffy :)

 

[yote]

The base rock won't start a cycle. There's nothing living on it.

Might have some fire ants in it.:mrgreen:

I figured you'd hang 250 watts of metal halides over that Jce.:D

 

[jcegt87]

Might have some fire ants in it.:mrgreen:

I figured you'd hang 250 watts of metal halides over that Jce.:D

not a bad idead lol would need a turbo powered ATO unit to be able to handle how fast them lights would evaporate the water thought:mrgreen:

 

[jcegt87]

and the rocks have been introduced DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok now i know thats too big even for me .....*sigh i tried to resize with photobket but kept giving me this size .....help

 

[jcegt87]

hmmm i thought it was gonna be more than that oh well gotta get more tomorrow lol

 

[jcegt87]

insomniatic nights how i hate thee

anyway was bored and of course staring at the blank fish tank i decided to move around ...

 

[yote]

That looks good Jce.
I like the scapping in the 2nd pic over the first,but both look great.

 

[jcegt87]

That looks good Jce.
I like the scapping in the 2nd pic over the first,but both look great.

Thanks yote yeah I broke the flat piece into four small pieces and yeah it looked nicer

 

[Bifferwine]

I like the 2nd picture better too! Good job.

 

[pheasant29]

Might have some fire ants in it.:mrgreen:

I figured you'd hang 250 watts of metal halides over that Jce.:D

Those things are the one thing I DON'T miss about the south. Man did I hate those biting SOB'S.
They tank is looking good by the way.

 

[cageburn]

Tank looks great! Im loving that black sand :)