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Here are some pics of my journey into the great hobby of reef keeping. I originally had a freshwater tank and really didn't keep up with it. Thanks to some fellow friends of mine who currently have reef tanks for talking me into it. Thanks to all who have helped me out along to way as well.
Pic taken around November 21. About 3 weeks of cycling with 10 lbs of LR, about 25 lbs of live sand and substrate. I picked up a green striped mushroom from Frank's Tank to see how it will do.
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FTS around November 21.
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FTS around the first of December. Thanks to Reefer Bill for the 15 more lbs of LR and the FREE frag of Paly's as a welcome to the hobby present. Picked up a green chromis from Franks.
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Close up of Paly's. Thanks again to Reefer Bill
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Purchased my first SPS, Green Monti, thanks to DaveJ.
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Close up Mushroom under PC lighting
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FTS on 1/8/2009 under PC Lighting. Picked up a Clown fish and Koralia Nano
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FTS 1/12/2009. Ditched the PC lights and upgraded to a Sunpod 150watt HQI. Thanks to dp1416.
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Paly's under MH lighting and Chromis snuck in for a shot.
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So far, things are going well. I haven't had any major problems yet. Hopefully everything will start growing more and as time goes on I will be adding more and more to the tank. I'll post more pics maybe next month to compare how things are shaping out. I will be adding a skimmer soon, i'm just going with my penguin biowheel for now. I also plan on getting a Koralia 1 and get rid of the Maxijet 400. If anyone knows what would look good in here, I'd like to hear from you. I'm new to corals and SW keeping in general, so I'm open to ideas/advice.
Pic taken around November 21. About 3 weeks of cycling with 10 lbs of LR, about 25 lbs of live sand and substrate. I picked up a green striped mushroom from Frank's Tank to see how it will do.
FTS around November 21.
FTS around the first of December. Thanks to Reefer Bill for the 15 more lbs of LR and the FREE frag of Paly's as a welcome to the hobby present. Picked up a green chromis from Franks.
Close up of Paly's. Thanks again to Reefer Bill
Purchased my first SPS, Green Monti, thanks to DaveJ.
Close up Mushroom under PC lighting
FTS on 1/8/2009 under PC Lighting. Picked up a Clown fish and Koralia Nano
FTS 1/12/2009. Ditched the PC lights and upgraded to a Sunpod 150watt HQI. Thanks to dp1416.
Paly's under MH lighting and Chromis snuck in for a shot.
So far, things are going well. I haven't had any major problems yet. Hopefully everything will start growing more and as time goes on I will be adding more and more to the tank. I'll post more pics maybe next month to compare how things are shaping out. I will be adding a skimmer soon, i'm just going with my penguin biowheel for now. I also plan on getting a Koralia 1 and get rid of the Maxijet 400. If anyone knows what would look good in here, I'd like to hear from you. I'm new to corals and SW keeping in general, so I'm open to ideas/advice.