My 55 gallon at around 4 monthes old

[greymach]

Here are pics of my tank so far. I just got my torch coral 2 days ago it seems to be doing good. Its my first coral besides a couple little zoo frags. Let me know what you think and also some suggestions of how to make it better.

 

[greymach]

a couple more

 

[jayc]

Looks great!!!
-Josh

 

[joncat24]

looks nice...only suggestion I have is to put a background on it. Hides the cords and pumps and stuff.....

 

[murray bmf]

Agree with joncat24, TANK LOOKS GREAT! just gotta hide all that equipment.

 

[greymach]

I do have a background on it. A black one. I dont have a sump or anything so i just have to leave the powerheads and heater in the open unless there is some secret other way to do it that i dont know of :thinking:

 

[joealize]

Very nice setup!

 

[joncat24]

yeah i put this post on the wrong thread....there is another 55g without a background , and I clicked the wron one...sorry.
maybe consider a fuge to put your equipment in

 

[greymach]

what is the differernce between a fuge and a sump?

 

[richarl5]

looks good!

 

[nm reef]

Looks like the foundation of a sweet 'lil reef....thanks for sharing photos of it.

 

[greymach]

thanks everyone. what else should i add?

 

[dmjordan]

like the gorgonian...its a red octo right? you did a great job on the rock work. keep us posted as you add more corals.

 

[greymach]

The gorganian is actually a deep sea yellow. I got it from this site too. I like it alot

 

[chilwil84]

how do you like the aqua c surface skimmer box, my tanks water level would fluctuate occasionally and it would start to run dry and drive me nut adjusting it until i put my hob on my sump

 

[barchtruong]

move the heater to the side of the tank.
plant the Gorganian closer to the rock. Pick the spot below the highest snail on the 2nd pix down.
need more corals.
need more colors.
buy a couple of small rock and set them in front of the existing rock work to give the tank some 3 dimensions.
pull the sand at the front of the tank back a lil to miss the glass and clean all that algea off.
add a blue color fish. Bule tang works.
hope that helps.

 

[d0 thy d3w]

theres only 1 thing i hate about ur tank...it looks better than mine!!! im seriousely considering that job at mcdonalds..then i can buy more stuff!! nice tank..but i agree with everyone else about the powerheads n such..maybe look into a closed loop system..

 

[greymach]

Originally Posted by chilwil84
how do you like the aqua c surface skimmer box, my tanks water level would fluctuate occasionally and it would start to run dry and drive me nut adjusting it until i put my hob on my sump
I like the Aqua C remora set up. It can get annoying when it runs dry but i just have to keep up on my top off so it never happens. It does pull out a ton of gunk though like every 3 days i empty it.

 

[greymach]

Originally Posted by barchtruong
move the heater to the side of the tank.
plant the Gorganian closer to the rock. Pick the spot below the highest snail on the 2nd pix down.
need more corals.
need more colors.
buy a couple of small rock and set them in front of the existing rock work to give the tank some 3 dimensions.
pull the sand at the front of the tank back a lil to miss the glass and clean all that algea off.
add a blue color fish. Bule tang works.
hope that helps.
Thanks for the suggestions. I would like a blue tang but my tank is too small

 

[greymach]

I was also looking at those blue reef chromis for my tank. maybe a school of 3 of them for some blue. I just got a cleaner shrimp yesterday too. It is very cool