reefer44
Member
I have had this tank since August 29th, 2003
I set it up with live rock and skimmer and let it cycle and stablize for 2 months then i added a fish and started adding Soft Corals and LPS ...then i started adding my SPS
This is my first tank and I am only 15 and neither of my parents know anything (except what i taught them
) about saltwater tanks. I have worked very hard working at Domino's to pay for everything too. I am very proud i can call this tank mine.
Now for the setup:
SeaClone Protein Skimmer (bad skimmer but i have a low bioload)
2X 175 watt Metal Halide pendants (10k XM's)
3X 18w actinic pc bulbs
about 20 gallon refugium
there is about a 20X flow rate (on a DIY wavemaker, thanks golfish)
Biofilteration:
about 100 pounds live rock
about 50 pounds live sand mixed with different size grains and crushed coral
many kinds of macro algae including caulerpa
Live stock:
Fish:
Yellow tang
Purple Pseudochromis
Solomon Islands Clarkii
Inverts:
many snails
sand sifting star
2 serpant stars
3 pepperment (not sure if they are all still there i know there is 2)
1 cleaner shrimp
a few scarlet hermit crabs
Anenome Crab
Sabae Anenome (about 8 inches in length)
purple feather duster
Corals:
SPS:
Many Acropora including millipora, rubusta, tort. (thanks john), bali slimer, and a few ora frags
Birdsnest
Porcillepora
encusting monti (bright orange)
monti digitata
LPS:
red brain
torch (6-7 inches with full extened polyps)
Soft:
Leather
many zoos
xenia
gsp
Hope you like it
oh and also i have only done a 2 1/2 gallon water change since it was up (i just posted this to but i thought i might edit it in here too)
I set it up with live rock and skimmer and let it cycle and stablize for 2 months then i added a fish and started adding Soft Corals and LPS ...then i started adding my SPS
This is my first tank and I am only 15 and neither of my parents know anything (except what i taught them
) about saltwater tanks. I have worked very hard working at Domino's to pay for everything too. I am very proud i can call this tank mine. Now for the setup:
SeaClone Protein Skimmer (bad skimmer but i have a low bioload)
2X 175 watt Metal Halide pendants (10k XM's)
3X 18w actinic pc bulbs
about 20 gallon refugium
there is about a 20X flow rate (on a DIY wavemaker, thanks golfish)
Biofilteration:
about 100 pounds live rock
about 50 pounds live sand mixed with different size grains and crushed coral
many kinds of macro algae including caulerpa
Live stock:
Fish:
Yellow tang
Purple Pseudochromis
Solomon Islands Clarkii
Inverts:
many snails
sand sifting star
2 serpant stars
3 pepperment (not sure if they are all still there i know there is 2)
1 cleaner shrimp
a few scarlet hermit crabs
Anenome Crab
Sabae Anenome (about 8 inches in length)
purple feather duster
Corals:
SPS:
Many Acropora including millipora, rubusta, tort. (thanks john), bali slimer, and a few ora frags
Birdsnest
Porcillepora
encusting monti (bright orange)
monti digitata
LPS:
red brain
torch (6-7 inches with full extened polyps)
Soft:
Leather
many zoos
xenia
gsp
Hope you like it
oh and also i have only done a 2 1/2 gallon water change since it was up (i just posted this to but i thought i might edit it in here too)