New To SW 50 gal on a budget

[Bifferwine]

You should feed them a mix of frozen foods -- mysis, Emerald Entree, Marine Cuisine, krill, fortified brine, etc. You can find frozen foods at your LFS or Petsmart/Petco.

 

[owen386]

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[owen386]

Here They Are, acting a little strange though some heavy breathing and just chilling in the same spot, also have not ate yet. Hopefully just due to the move. Drip acclimated for a few hours, water is fine...... hope all works out..... Cant Wait for my lights to get here should be sometime before the end of the business week. So I can Buy some Corals This weekend! Any Suggestions on what to start with looking for vibrant colors and stuff that will spread. Thanks!


-Owen

 

[Bifferwine]

Zoanthids and mushrooms are always a great start for corals!

 

[Dana42078]

I like these "ona budget" threads......arent we all ona budget lol. I know i am, or my house would be an aquarium. lol

Looking good so far. Zoa's come in bright colors and spread fairly quick.

 

[owen386]

does not seem like everyone https://www.livingreefs.com/winnies-120g-starphire-upgrade-t29348.html LOL

-Owen

 

[owen386]

Got my lights today! Omg like going from standard 480 to 1080 HD. Now I know y'all say you get what you pay for, but I'm currently unemployed for the summer and stupidly decided to start a SW tank anyways this is what I got they look absolutely stunning 48'' T5 HO Aquarium Light 216 watt Reef Fixture Reef | eBay will be picking up a nice frag set tomorrow to start off with my corals, fish are doing great btw. Will update with pics 2mo of lights and new frags


-Owen

 

[Dana42078]

Congrats Owen. Can't wait to see pix and I know all about being unemployed trust me.

 

[owen386]

Alright as I Promised Pics! Met the Guy Early This After Noon, Drip Acclimated frags for like an Hr. Necessary? So Many Questions! LOL Will come later now for now Pics. Bear in Mind I Suck A Taking Tank Pics and Im Using an I Phone, Gonna Try To Get the Diggi Going Later cant Find Charger. Also You Guys Can Feel Free To Shout Out Identifications!


-Owen

 

[little_fish]

Looks Like You Got A Bunch Of Good Stuff!!! ;)

Nice pickups!

 

[Ulta]

Grats man! Good choices for your first corals :)

Your tank reminds me of mine just starting off ;)

And btw, if your looking for good deals in this hobby, keep an eye out on local forums for people getting out of the hobby and breaking down their tanks. You can come across some premium stuff for cheap!

 

[Bifferwine]

Those are some great corals to start with! Congrats.

 

[owen386]

Little Update:

Finaly got the the doors on the stand, found another great deal on some coral and live rock, purchased a 20gal sump at the petco 1$ a gallon sale, will be building that over the next couple of weeks. Was Thinking of building a PVC overflow for the Drain to Sump anyone using one of these? Fish and inverts are doing Great! Here are a Few Pics of How The Tank Looks As of Now.

 

[little_fish]

Looks good!

 

[ErinCahir]

Looking great!

 

[owen386]

New LR Added

-Owen

 

[buddy08]

diggin the new aquascape with the LR additions, nice job!

 

[owen386]

diggin the new aquascape with the LR additions, nice job!

Thanks, your tank looks sweet as well, sadly In the aquascaping there was tragedy. One of my peppermints made a suicidal dash as I was putting down a rock. Made it through the night, swimming around all gimpy like, and then found him in one of the power heads. When I turned off the power head before I could grab him, outnroke a fight between a snail and the other peppermint for his body. Also, my turbo snail died apparently for some reason. Starvation? Should I be supplementing?

-Owen

 

[buddy08]

how many snails do you have? and what types?

 

[Ulta]

Looks good! Keep us updated :)