My Tank

[gafish]

Ok here I go, this is my tank, I just got started in April so don't knock me to hard

 

[gafish]

ok that did not go as planned.......

 

[f1shman]

Lol Lol

 

[gafish]

maybe....

 

[gafish]

not much but it's mine......
All I could afford on a cops salary.
Here's a couple more, any comment are welcome.......

 

[dogstar]

Your right its a nice start. I know the hobbies not cheap. Love the clowns.
So just some suggestions to work on when time and money will alow.
More live rock.
Overflow to sump/fuge.
Paint background cause the paper is crap.
If thats a devil then might want to get rid of it. They get mean.

 

[gafish]

Devil?
It's gonna be hard to paint with fish already in it, but I agree.
And I really want more live rock but $$$$!

 

[dogstar]

Blue Damsel aka. blue devil
Paint the outside. but your right, its already set up.

 

[gafish]

Yeah I know paint the outside :hilarious
Yes that is a Damsel, he's not as aggresive as the Clown

 

[jayc]

Looks good! I like that clown. What kind of skimmmer is that?

 

[gafish]

Rio 1100
Works really well, I've had NO problems with it at all.

 

[inkman2004]

You may want to look into making your own rock. Do a search under Oceana's threads. She put out some instructions a while back on making her rock out of concrete, and her tank looks great. At least I hope Oceana's a she or I really offended them. Anyway it doesn't take too long to have life start growing on dead rock. Good luck and it looks like a great start.

 

[f1shman]

your a cop? run! hahaha jk. cool looking tank, I'd suggest adding a background too

 

[gafish]

Originally Posted by inkman2004
You may want to look into making your own rock. Do a search under Oceana's threads. She put out some instructions a while back on making her rock out of concrete, and her tank looks great. At least I hope Oceana's a she or I really offended them. Anyway it doesn't take too long to have life start growing on dead rock. Good luck and it looks like a great start.
Can somebody help learn how to make my own live rock, I'm working on a limited budget
this would be a really big help!!! thanks :help:

 

[pco1988]

Go to the GARF website where you can learn how to make agarocrete rock. There is a full set of instrutions there on how to make it and what to buy to make it.
www.garf.org

 

[exile415]

does the CBS bother your anemone?

 

[gafish]

Not at all, every once and a while he will get his antanna into it but he just backs up and cleans it off, it is really funny to watch.

 

[whaa...?]

IMO you should just buy dead rock its really cheap $1.10 a lbs where i live....
Nice tank for a starter just another question and some suggestions.....
Question: What does your cleaning crew consist of?
Is that an eel in bottom right hand corner of pic 3?
Suggestion: Get 2 or 3 coral to brighten up the tank and start the spread of coralliene.

 

[gafish]

Dosent live rock help filtration?
Cleaning crew is 6 hermits and a porcilin crab, oh and a brittle star,
and no that is not an eel, it is a "eel" goby or engineer goby VERY peaceful....
I don't have the lighting for corals just yet, I have to do this very slowly (money)...
unless there are some low light corals....???
Thanks for the comments and suggestions keep them coming! :thinking:

 

[bigarn]

Zoos, mushrooms, leathers .... they do well in low lighting. Take it slow and it'll all come together .... you're off to a good start.