Mischeif Nite Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well I guess its about time I started my own thread on my first saltwater tank. I got back from the Florida Keys with my family in December and was inspired to go for it, which is something I always wanted to do. So, I went down to my LFS and got the basics: Original Specs 10 gallon AGA whisper 10 HOB filter Aqueon 100 Watt heater 10-15lbs of live rock Crushed Coral (boooo!!) Glass thermometer Coralife 28watt 20" 50/50 PC light ( Booooo!) Current Tank Specs: 10 gallon AGA 10 gallon sump Sunpod 20" 150 Watt Metal Halide Light (Phoenix 14k) Tunze Nano Skimmer Tunze Osmolator Aqua Controller Junior (ph probe, dc8, port etc.) Aqueon 100 Watt heater Live Rock Black Beach Arag-Alive Sand Koralia Nano Power Head Mj 900 (on a 1min. on- 1 min. off cycle for now) Which after cycling and added a few CUC looked like this on 1/19/08 Then got a few fish: False perc Yellow tail damsel And my first corals-softies Zoa Frag Pulsing Xenia A month later added more cured live rock and more frags Fast Foward to more current with Sunpod, new sand and such Current pics and growth coming soon......just wanted to get started.....thanks for lookin' Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Looks good Thanks......just read your thread....looks great....switchin' tanks is fun huh!!! Nice start up... Thank you sir Link to comment
FishHeaded Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 haha sure is...it was also a pain the @$$. did you get the 70w or 150? also is that a monti cap there on the top rock? Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 haha sure is...it was also a pain the @$$. did you get the 70w or 150? also is that a monti cap there on the top rock? I got the 150 and yes an orange cap, which is currently of the other side of that rock where the snail is and has grown a ton since that pic Link to comment
FishHeaded Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Nice. Do you have any heating problems? Plans for more sps? Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 No heating problems.....but I have a small fan blowing across the surface during MH hours SPS wise...I have a digitata frag that is also growing nicely, small birdsnest frag, and new acro frag...pics with comparisons coming soon.....I've got the SPS bug, but first I'm working on better filtration (sump/skimmer etc).........only, it seems every LFS in my area is having great sales coming up Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Here are some new pics with some comparisons From the potato chip size frag behind the clown...... To this.....take a look at the polyps.....sorry for camera reflection From the newly fragged piece of digitata behind the damsel in the fts to this.... Zoa growth from this... to this..... Rics from two......(terrible pic) to three.... Random shots.... Thanks for lookin' Link to comment
Kraylen Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Nice progress! I love before and afters. Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Thanks......yeah its just the waiting that sucks...haha Link to comment
FishHeaded Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Very nice growth. Monti's gorgeous. Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Very nice growth. Monti's gorgeous. Thanks, I'm dying to get my hands on an Idaho Grape Monti frag.. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Thanks, I'm dying to get my hands on an Idaho Grape Monti frag.. You should talk to bluebastion about that. Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 You should talk to bluebastion about that. His tank is gorgeous, along with his SPS...he definitely would be the one to talk to, but I'm still working my way up the reef ladder-so to speak......Idaho grape is one of the many on my wishlist Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 nice tunicate I loved it while it lasted....everyone said it wouln't last......but I kept fighting the good fight and after a couple of months it's health declined rapidly Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 thats to bad:-( It was the first and only thing I lost in my tank...I was pissed.............at myself Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Over the weekend my LFS Captain Nemo's had a pretty good sale. Buy a $19.99 frag get one free....so I got an ORA half browned Acro 2-3" and pink zoa frag with 10 polyps. When the zoas opened up they are huge with really long skirts and I'll have to see how the acro colors up. What I was really excited about is they set up a new SPS tank with all ORA frags in there.....some super nice-colorful stuff......nicest SPS stuff I've seen in there in a while. Link to comment
itzclayyo Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Over the weekend my LFS Captain Nemo's had a pretty good sale. Buy a $19.99 frag get one free....so I got an ORA half browned Acro 2-3" and pink zoa frag with 10 polyps. When the zoas opened up they are huge with really long skirts and I'll have to see how the acro colors up. What I was really excited about is they set up a new SPS tank with all ORA frags in there.....some super nice-colorful stuff......nicest SPS stuff I've seen in there in a while. PICS Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 PICS I going to see if I can get some tonight Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Some pics of my new bargain corals......nothing orgasmic, but you can't beat buy one get one free... New Zoas/Palys?......A lot more vibrant in person And a browned ORA acro....we'll see if I can get this thing healthy A little bit of color showing...... The polyps came out immediately on one side but not the other.....I'll give it some time I temporarily glued the whole plug in that spot to make sure it's happy there Here's a shot of a 2 headed Duncan frag I got a couple weeks ago that's sprouting two little heads on the back side And lastly a FTS....I can never get these right, but this is the best I got.... Thanks for lookin'....comments/criticisms welcome Link to comment
mnherper Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 your tank looks fantastic. Link to comment
Mischeif Nite Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 your tank looks fantastic. Thank You!! Link to comment
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