ajlaman Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hi everybody, I just want to start by saying that I started this hobby about a year ago with saltwater and I've made every newb mistake with FOWLR mistake possible, but now I'm ready for round two with coral. I will start out at my current status. This is my current 10g tank with a single clownfish in it. His old friend, a cherub angel, is no longer a tank member. The current lighting is my old planted tank's old single 10,000k NO flourescent. A 69w aqualight PC has been purchased and will be at ym house Friday. The new tank-to-be is set up and I am running it with a filter. Salt has not been added, and neither has sand. I have 12lbs of LR in the 10g that will switch over, but the crushed coral substrate is going. I will buy 7lbs of baserock, but no live sand bc it will eventually come to life and I hardly have any bioload with one fish right now. Cheers! edits: I'm going to keep the pic of my first 10 gallon tank on this post, but I'll always update it to the current picture so you all can see how its changed. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ok here's the new update. The light just came in Friday and I think it looks great; 30" Coralife PC 69w. I added salt today and I will move the stock from the other tank over tomorrow. Do you think I will experience a cycle? Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 ok this morning i made the big switch from the 10g to the 20g and added 18lbs of base rock. Do you have any comments or suggestions? Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 In the past week I redid the aquascape and bought another clownfish that is 1.5xs bigger than the one I had. I'm hoping that I can breed them. And I friend stopped by today and gave me a frag of what I think is colt coral. It's opened up nicely. Hope you all like my current pics. Any of your comments would be really appreciated. Link to comment
nanoty Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Your chugging along pretty quick. Did you end up having any cycle? I really want to do a 20L. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 thats a no on the cycle. I had no problem with nh4 or NO2. probably have alittle bit now or soon bc of the clown added yesterday, but it shouldnt be too much of a problem. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Well I added more coral today, a brain coral. And I also got a pincushion urchin. Here's pics of the two, I'll post pics of the whole tank tomorrow when everything is opened. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 latest full tank photo. The pic looks really good when you click it full size. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Yesterday I bought a pulsing xenia. She looks really nice and content. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 a larger picture. The diatoms are really starting to invade. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hi, I got more coral and got rid of the pincushion urchin. The new corals are another colt coral which is still upset and opening up, a green mushroom attached to the colt coral's rock, a smaller green mushroom, and button polyps. Everything is still rather upset but some have opened up. Looking at my old pics I can see how bad my old colt looked at first so I'm not too concerned. My xenia opened up ok and my old colt coral is happy as ever, while my brain coral is growing back on the dead part of his exoskeleton. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 I took this pic of the braintonight and had to upload it. MAKE sure you veiw it full size! I get lost in the color. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted August 8, 2008 Author Share Posted August 8, 2008 I redid the aquascape last night. Looks good to me! Link to comment
ajlaman Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 I also got rid of the 450gph hob filter and put it one for a 10 gallon tank and a powerhead to get things circulating and its really nice and peaceful now! Link to comment
ajlaman Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 got more stuff and took more pics. can I get some comments? Link to comment
xcom Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 me like it Just want to be a supporter coz not a lot of ppl comments on my thread as well Link to comment
Sctn4Elk Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I don't think anyone wanted to interrupt your conversation...with yourself... j/k...looking good so far Link to comment
ajlaman Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 lol sometimes i felt like it. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 well everything has gone to crap. My tank is going through another cycle and my brain coral is dying from some sort of infection or whatever. Link to comment
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