chaosfyre
Member
Hey guys. I've had my first saltwater tank for 5 1/2 months now. I've found some great bargain deals and slowly been building up the tank. I've gotten into the corals, though I'm avoiding SPS and LPS right now. I've picked up a frag of every new type of soft coral I've seen! I've been getting some live rock in the process, (soon to be more) and hope to replace the ugly base rock soon. I just rearranged my tank and more pics will be up tomorrow after the water has cleared and the corals are out.
Pics:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/g/a/653045/90-gal-saltwater-tank-after-5-1-2-months/
I have added 2 powerheads (400gph each), got a more powerful sump pump (1200gph). Still using tap with conditioner, no algae yet (should I be worried?). I'm thinking about building a DIY protein skimmer. I just bought a JBJ Trinity T5HO-48 light fixture from a guy for $50 ($300+ value). Right now it only has 2 HO bulbs in it. My Fiancee re-soldered two of the moonlight LED's that were out. It has the capability to simulate moonlight, sunrise/sunset, and daylight cycles. I'm going to go easy on the lights until I'm sure there will be no algae bloom. So far the corals have grown noticeably and its only been 3 days.
I got a lot of coral frags in the past few months:
Cabbage coral;
Frogspawn;
Pulsing xenia;
Normal xenia;
Waving hand anthelia;
Devil's hand leather;
Cloves of some sort (two varieties, one with green stripes on each arm of each star, and one tiny variety with blue stars);
Dragon eye zoas;
Eye of Rah Zoas;
Eagle Eye Zoas;
Several other zoas-- neon orange eye, neon pink eye, neon green eye, neon yellow, neon orange and neon red skirts (radioactive);
Velvet red zoas/palys?;
2-3 varieties of palys;
Neon green candy cane;
Green star polyps;
3 colors of mushrooms (mottled purple/green, neon pink, velvet red/purple);
Kenya tree
My live stock right now are:
1 Mimic Tang
1 Purple Tang
1 Snowflake Clown
1 Black Clown
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Flame Angel
3 Hermit crabs, each a different species/color
Cerith, Astrea, and Stomatella snails
1 horseshoe crab
1 cleaner shrimp
Assorted Pods
Pics:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/g/a/653045/90-gal-saltwater-tank-after-5-1-2-months/
I have added 2 powerheads (400gph each), got a more powerful sump pump (1200gph). Still using tap with conditioner, no algae yet (should I be worried?). I'm thinking about building a DIY protein skimmer. I just bought a JBJ Trinity T5HO-48 light fixture from a guy for $50 ($300+ value). Right now it only has 2 HO bulbs in it. My Fiancee re-soldered two of the moonlight LED's that were out. It has the capability to simulate moonlight, sunrise/sunset, and daylight cycles. I'm going to go easy on the lights until I'm sure there will be no algae bloom. So far the corals have grown noticeably and its only been 3 days.
I got a lot of coral frags in the past few months:
Cabbage coral;
Frogspawn;
Pulsing xenia;
Normal xenia;
Waving hand anthelia;
Devil's hand leather;
Cloves of some sort (two varieties, one with green stripes on each arm of each star, and one tiny variety with blue stars);
Dragon eye zoas;
Eye of Rah Zoas;
Eagle Eye Zoas;
Several other zoas-- neon orange eye, neon pink eye, neon green eye, neon yellow, neon orange and neon red skirts (radioactive);
Velvet red zoas/palys?;
2-3 varieties of palys;
Neon green candy cane;
Green star polyps;
3 colors of mushrooms (mottled purple/green, neon pink, velvet red/purple);
Kenya tree
My live stock right now are:
1 Mimic Tang
1 Purple Tang
1 Snowflake Clown
1 Black Clown
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Flame Angel
3 Hermit crabs, each a different species/color
Cerith, Astrea, and Stomatella snails
1 horseshoe crab
1 cleaner shrimp
Assorted Pods
