First attempt at a reef tank
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veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by myzislow
Nice tank! I would move your new brain coral to the sand bed. They can actually be injured by the rocks.
Really?
Originally Posted by CGJ
that looks familiar... new england aquarium of boston?
Im not sure ...but it sure is nice.
BTW thanx again for all the comments
Nice tank! I would move your new brain coral to the sand bed. They can actually be injured by the rocks.
Really?
Originally Posted by CGJ
that looks familiar... new england aquarium of boston?
Im not sure ...but it sure is nice.
BTW thanx again for all the comments
veni vidi vici
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Re-aquascaped today to make room for the 8-pack of Ricordea i ordered and to make room for Brain.Im not sure if i like the way it turned out or not.But hey thats the fun part changeing things around and adding new pieces.The Ricordea i ordered are as follows. 3 orange morphs, 1 yellow, 1 powder blue, 1 blue with green mouth, 1 forest green, and 1 aqua.for $99
From what i understand they do best in the sand and tend to lose a little color in intense lighting,so i plan on starting them off on the sand bed and see what happens.After these im going to take a break before i add anything else.I would like to let the tank mature some more before i add anything else,would like to try some SPS in the future but i dont know enough yet to keep them .
My name is Veni and im a Reefaholic
From what i understand they do best in the sand and tend to lose a little color in intense lighting,so i plan on starting them off on the sand bed and see what happens.After these im going to take a break before i add anything else.I would like to let the tank mature some more before i add anything else,would like to try some SPS in the future but i dont know enough yet to keep them .
My name is Veni and im a Reefaholic
iampumpkinman
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New to the corals, and i have a question:
Do you qt corals, or no?
Do you qt corals, or no?
gatorwpb
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Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici
I would like to let the tank mature some more before i add anything else,would like to try some SPS in the future but i dont know enough yet to keep them .
You have the lights for SPS. You may just need more flow (approx 30-50x turnover, not including volume of rocks), and maintaining stable temp, pH, calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity. Once I started getting SPS, thats when the addiction really took over.
The tank looks beautiful and not bare at all!
Good job!
I would like to let the tank mature some more before i add anything else,would like to try some SPS in the future but i dont know enough yet to keep them .
You have the lights for SPS. You may just need more flow (approx 30-50x turnover, not including volume of rocks), and maintaining stable temp, pH, calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity. Once I started getting SPS, thats when the addiction really took over.
The tank looks beautiful and not bare at all!
Good job!
bexleyfish
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Beautiful, what did it all set you back if you dont mind me asking?
veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by iampumpkinman
New to the corals, and i have a question:
Do you qt corals, or no?
Not as of yet QT is just about ready,ive been learning as i go and i hope not to pay a consequence in the future.SkOol of hard knocks is painful
Originally Posted by GatorWPB
You have the lights for SPS. You may just need more flow (approx 30-50x turnover, not including volume of rocks), and maintaining stable temp, pH, calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity. Once I started getting SPS, thats when the addiction really took over.
The tank looks beautiful and not bare at all!
Good job!
After my Ricordea arrive in the morning that will be my last purchse for awhile untill i get a better understanding of the balance i need to maintain in my tank.And if i can get more addicted than i already am
Originally Posted by BexleyFish
Beautiful, what did it all set you back if you dont mind me asking?
I dont mind you asking but im not even going to add it up lol. But if i where to take a guess i would say around $1000 so far.
BTW thanx again for all the comments.
New to the corals, and i have a question:
Do you qt corals, or no?
Not as of yet QT is just about ready,ive been learning as i go and i hope not to pay a consequence in the future.SkOol of hard knocks is painful
Originally Posted by GatorWPB
You have the lights for SPS. You may just need more flow (approx 30-50x turnover, not including volume of rocks), and maintaining stable temp, pH, calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity. Once I started getting SPS, thats when the addiction really took over.
The tank looks beautiful and not bare at all!
Good job!
After my Ricordea arrive in the morning that will be my last purchse for awhile untill i get a better understanding of the balance i need to maintain in my tank.And if i can get more addicted than i already am
Originally Posted by BexleyFish
Beautiful, what did it all set you back if you dont mind me asking?
I dont mind you asking but im not even going to add it up lol. But if i where to take a guess i would say around $1000 so far.
BTW thanx again for all the comments.
hammerhed7
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Nice Job
veni vidi vici
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Ricordea have arrived
It isnt the best photo ,but ill take more once i get the new guys placed and tucked in.
veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by maxalmon
The new aquascaping looks great, tanks moving along rather nicely. The rics will look awesome.
Thanx Max,i really appreciate the comment.
The new aquascaping looks great, tanks moving along rather nicely. The rics will look awesome.
Thanx Max,i really appreciate the comment.
veni vidi vici
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Originally Posted by azfishgal
Nice rics!!!
they are almost mesmerizing.
Nice rics!!!
they are almost mesmerizing.
veni vidi vici
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here are my 2 newest additions.
My new Lawnmower Blenny
And some new Zoanthids.
My new Lawnmower Blenny
And some new Zoanthids.