Ted
Living one day at a time
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Let the journey begin.
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AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Your doing great, love the clowns especially. Once your coral starts to grow, your tank is really going to explode with beauty. +1 On a good job so far. Keep at it! :)
Barch
Reefing newb
New additions to the tank!
New Candy Cane Coral. I thought this was really pretty, has great color.
Flower Pot Coral, notice all the new coralline algae? Please tell me that's what all the new pink growth on all my rock is....it sure is starting to show up on all the rock through the whole tank.
Little Emerald Crab
When this mushroom went into the tank about 3 weeks ago the one in the middle was about the size of the one on the left, it covers another one on the right completely now.
Pipe Organ looking good.
now I know that this looks pretty week compared to some of your tanks out there but I thought this represented a good history and timeline for those of you starting a tank from scratch with all dry rock and seeding it with some small pieces of live rock like I have done. It has been fun watching this tank come to life. Seems like things change daily. It's 1 month and 21 days now.
New Candy Cane Coral. I thought this was really pretty, has great color.
Flower Pot Coral, notice all the new coralline algae? Please tell me that's what all the new pink growth on all my rock is....it sure is starting to show up on all the rock through the whole tank.
Little Emerald Crab
When this mushroom went into the tank about 3 weeks ago the one in the middle was about the size of the one on the left, it covers another one on the right completely now.
Pipe Organ looking good.
now I know that this looks pretty week compared to some of your tanks out there but I thought this represented a good history and timeline for those of you starting a tank from scratch with all dry rock and seeding it with some small pieces of live rock like I have done. It has been fun watching this tank come to life. Seems like things change daily. It's 1 month and 21 days now.
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noy
Reefing newb
the pipe organ coral look great - its not a completely easy coral either. the flower pot (goniopora) has fairly specific husbandry requirements - you should read up on it. but everything looks great!
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Nice pickups, bet that put a dent in your pocket fast :p
Also, don't forget the FTS please :)
Also, don't forget the FTS please :)
Ted
Living one day at a time
Nice additions...
Barch
Reefing newb
Okay 2 months and 17 days into my new SWT. Update, I have been pretty busy as well as out of town for a week. Good test for all the equipment and everything worked perfectly. I did a water change just before I left and everything tested perfect when I returned so that felt good. My corals seem to be doing great, however I have struggled with the fish. I think it's because I just rushed things a little bit so I lost a few Green Chromis, but nothing showed up on any of the test as far as ammonia, nitrtite and nitrate. All remained at 0. If I had a little spike going on it didn't show up in the testing. So the stocking list is as follows
1 Diamond Gobby
2 Clowns
1 Green Chromis
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
Several snails and Hermit Crabs
Frog Spawn
Flower Pot
Gobby, I don't think this guy has missed a 1/4 inch of sand in my tank...he seems to be enjoying himself!
Kenya Tree and Cleaner Shrimp
Candy Cane and Ricordia
Mushroom and the one on the left is new...Any guesses? It radiates just like the candy cane when the moon lights are on.
Star Polyp and Pipe Organ
Zoa's and Green Mushroom
Goniopora?
All the rock is starting to look like live rock. The color is really starting to come in nicely. So there you have it at 2 and 1/2 months....Barch
1 Diamond Gobby
2 Clowns
1 Green Chromis
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
Several snails and Hermit Crabs
Frog Spawn
Flower Pot
Gobby, I don't think this guy has missed a 1/4 inch of sand in my tank...he seems to be enjoying himself!
Kenya Tree and Cleaner Shrimp
Candy Cane and Ricordia
Mushroom and the one on the left is new...Any guesses? It radiates just like the candy cane when the moon lights are on.
Star Polyp and Pipe Organ
Zoa's and Green Mushroom
Goniopora?
All the rock is starting to look like live rock. The color is really starting to come in nicely. So there you have it at 2 and 1/2 months....Barch
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
I think that is a hammer coral and not frogspawn...your tank is looking good!!
looks awesome. im in a similar boat as you about 3 months in with a 65 gallon. no coral yet. what lights are you running? thats my next expense..Okay 2 months and 17 days into my new SWT. Update, I have been pretty busy as well as out of town for a week. Good test for all the equipment and everything worked perfectly. I did a water change just before I left and everything tested perfect when I returned so that felt good. My corals seem to be doing great, however I have struggled with the fish. I think it's because I just rushed things a little bit so I lost a few Green Chromis, but nothing showed up on any of the test as far as ammonia, nitrtite and nitrate. All remained at 0. If I had a little spike going on it didn't show up in the testing. So the stocking list is as follows
1 Diamond Gobby
2 Clowns
1 Green Chromis
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
Several snails and Hermit Crabs
Frog Spawn
Flower Pot
Gobby, I don't think this guy has missed a 1/4 inch of sand in my tank...he seems to be enjoying himself!
Kenya Tree and Cleaner Shrimp
Candy Cane and Ricordia
Mushroom and the one on the left is new...Any guesses? It radiates just like the candy cane when the moon lights are on.
Star Polyp and Pipe Organ
Zoa's and Green Mushroom
Goniopora?
All the rock is starting to look like live rock. The color is really starting to come in nicely. So there you have it at 2 and 1/2 months....Barch
Barch
Reefing newb
I'm running a 6 light T5's with 3 of them actinic
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Tanks coming along great man. Do you have a QT set up? If not, do it. Trust me, just got a Neon Goby that came home with Ich. Thank God I had one to set up to treat him and my yellow clown goby in >_>
Barch
Reefing newb
This is what I have, I like them they work good and were easy to program.
Fish Tank Aquarium Light 48" 6x54w T5 HO Actinic Fixture - TheLAShop
D1PL0M4T
Reefing newb
Nice tank. I really like the corals that you have picked out. I am thinking about starting to stock my 75gal with some reef friendly fish so I can do some corals in that but for now i just started a 15gal with black and white misbar clown for my reef tank. Keep up the good work with your setup can't wait to see how things work out.
i saw those lights on ebay. ( i need 36" version) how long have you been running them?
Barch
Reefing newb
I started the tank with them just about 3 months now
Barch
Reefing newb
Just an update. The tank is progressing nicely, it's been going 3 months and 14 days. This has been pretty cool watching it develope. I have made a few additions.
Pulsating Xenia
Hard Tube Coco Worm
Fire Fish in front of the Flower Pot
another Star Polyp
another Zoa
Blue Mushroom
Toadstool Leather
this is how we look today....
Pulsating Xenia
Hard Tube Coco Worm
Fire Fish in front of the Flower Pot
another Star Polyp
another Zoa
Blue Mushroom
Toadstool Leather
this is how we look today....
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
Looks like you've really come a long way! Great job!
