Zepo. Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Welcome everyone. I wanted to get back into the hobby but didn't want to spend a fortune doing it. I search craigslist for weeks to find a good deal on a tank and hit the jackpot. I will keep a log of what i spent and how everything is working out. Starting out i found the following for $100 on craigslist: - 60 Gallon Acrylic Tank & Stand - Aqueon 150 Watt Heater. - 50 Lbs of Dry Rock -Two Powerheads for mixing salt -Canister Filter I Immediately Sold Hardware Two Par38 35 Watt Bulbs & Home Depot Sockets Hydor USA SlimSkim Internal Skimmer (Broken on ebay fixed with super glue) WP-20 Wavemaker Koralia 850 Livestock CUC From Reefcleaners 2 x Cleaner Shrimp Paired Oc. Clowns Fiji Damsel 6 Line Wrasse Two Large Serpent Stars Coral Zoas: Bowsers, Blue Hornets, Rastas, Bam Bams, Eagle Eyes, RDE's, GPEs, RPE's, Green Implosion, Blueberry Fields, JF Jungle Juice, Seduction Paly, Cat's Eyes, LA Lakers, WWC Pink Sakura, Utter Chaos, Scarface, Keds Reds, Purple Hornets, WWC Twizzlers, Mamba Jamba, Armor Of God, Space Queens, Frostbite, Rainbow Sakura, Rainbow Paly, Alien Acne, Fruit Loops, Cordial Cherry, Blue Agave, Space Monsters, Armageddon II, Golden Hornets Softies: Xenia, GSP, Toadstool, Yuma & Florida Rics, Blue Shrooms, Gum Drop Mushroom, Rhodactis Mushrooms LPS: Two Hammers, Torch, Two Duncans, Two Acans, Favia, Brain, Candy Cane SPS: Red Monti Cap, Meteor Shower FTS 10/5/2015: FTS 10/28/2015: Minthrax crab and six line. I like this picture. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Holy cloudy tank batman. After two weeks and stable parameters I added the cuc followed by two small oc. clowns and a cleaner shrimp. The tank turned cloudy and is starting to slightly recover. There are hundreds of tiny white pods all over the acrylic which i am just leaving alone right now. I've tried running floss and have chemi-pure elite on its way. Just cloudy Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Finally added coral. Updated first picture with pictures. Also added cost of startup hardware. Cloudy tank lasted for three weeks and i finally broke down and bought a $20 ebay uv filter. Everything was cleared up in a few days and has been great since. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Decided to do a zoa garden and just purchased a huge pack from ebay. I am super excited and will be picking it up tomorrow. It includes: Bowsers JF Jungle Juice Seduction Paly Cat's Eye LA Lakers WWC Pink Sakura Utter chaos Scarface Keds Reds Purple Hornets WWC Twizzlers Mamba Jamba Armor Of God Space Queens Frostbite Rainbow Sakura Rainbow Paly Alien Acne Fruit loops Cordial Cherry Blue Agave Space Monsters Armageddon II Gum Drop Mushroom Link to comment
ezrider2 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Where did you get the zoa pack from that you can pick up in the area? You are getting some nice zoas! Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 An ebay seller (designercorals). Its an hour drive but worth it as i got some ridiculous deals. i had to bid on individual frags but i think it worked out better for me that way. I got a two head purple hornets frag $5, a gumdrop mushroom for $20, etc. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Oh yea. Now i just have to remove them from the plugs and see if i have enough rock to mount them to. Otherwise a few are going in the sand Link to comment
teejay Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 That's a pretty nice list interested to see how you place them, should look amazing. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 That's a pretty nice list interested to see how you place them, should look amazing. Thanks! A lot of the nicer stuff I left on the plugs because i was too scared to take them off. I mounted most of them last night. Ill post pics today. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Updated with new pictures. Now clickable to bigger sizes Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Love to see an updated shot? Link to comment
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