GobyInPeace Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 The teaser pic looks great and I am looking forward to seeing more! I am sure you will have plenty of fun stocking it together. How do you like the 20,000K light so far? Zoas and rics will probably pop nicely under them. Good luck! PS: That mantis is beautiful! Link to comment
nanoty Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow! Great start on the tank. Nice equipment and LR/aquascape. This is one of those tank that you can just sense is going to be amazing. Don't forget your "Team 40 breeder" tag, lol. Link to comment
Kraylen Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Omg adopt me. Amazing tank set up!! Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Great, just great... I'm 31, and I'm jealous of a 8 year old girl!!! Serious, that is very cool how "santa" really came through like that! It's also amazing that she has the want and desire to keep a tank like this at such a young age! AMAZING!!! I'll be watching this one for sure! Link to comment
dtfleming Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Nice tank. Ive tried to get my 8yr old interested,but she has a hard enough time taking care of her guppies. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Off to a great start. Sounds like you may have a little marine scientist in the making. My interests were similar at her age thus leading me to become a marine conservationist (current job). Way to go Santa!!!! Link to comment
RLC Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Livestock so far. 3 Green Chromis 2 Clowns 1 Keyhole Angel 1 Green Clown Goby 1 Cleaner Shrimp 1 Midas Blenny 1 Purple Urchin 1 Halloween Urchin 10 or so assorted snails 2 Hermits in the sump 2 Xenia 5 or so Red Mushrooms 2 Florescent Green mushrooms 15 Heads of some kind of Zoanthid 1 Medium rock of Green Star Polyp Blackray Shrimp Goby/Red Tiger Pistol-We put them in on Sunday and since we have not seen them . The Pistol was real small. We put them in the tank at the same time and the same area but that was the last time they were seen. MIA ? Link to comment
nyfishguy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 have i mentioned how jealous i still am...... but seriously nice start on the tank.....mazeltov Link to comment
hooligan_78 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Nice looking tank. I hope my son gets into the hobby! I seriously am considering scrapping my 75 project and going with a 40b. Link to comment
RLC Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Ooops... i forgot 1 item of coral. 1 Rock of Green Hairy Mushrooms Link to comment
RLC Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I really like post that have a lot of pictures. So this one will have alot of pics. Halloween Urchin..Red Mushrooms...Zoanthids Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 OK... get a back ground on that tank! I love the pics - the scape - but I'm getting distracted by cords and plumbing. Black / Blue / Bannana - don't care - just hide the junk! Link to comment
Khayman Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 +1 on hiding the pluming and the cords. But it is your choice. The tank is amazing. Does your daughter have all the say on the tank and it's inhabitants? Link to comment
RLC Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 OK! On the back ground I feel the same way but this is her tank 100% and she didn't want a back ground. I think it would look better with a rich blue color and it would bounce some the light back in to the tank. But she is in control of this tank 100%. I am just standing by to give information if she asks. She does her own water changes, checks on the water level in her sump and checks on her skimmer cup. I will suggest it tonight when I get off work. Link to comment
IMaNoob Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 just ask her if she wants dinner tonight, and when she says yes then say "then let daddy put a background on your tank" LOL jk Link to comment
RLC Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Midas Blenny,Green Chromis,Green Star,Xenia and a Purple Spine Urchin with a Hat on. Link to comment
jerzsky Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 wow!! really! great to have such a youngin in our team! good start! love the urchins! good job dad on tank setup!! cant wait to see more!!! Link to comment
RLC Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 This post is for all that said she needs a back ground on her tank. Your suggestion worked. She will pick one up today and we should have some new pics posted in a day or so. Purple Spine Halloween Keyhole Angel Link to comment
nanoty Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Sweet fishes. Looking good. Link to comment
RLC Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 It has been awhile since the last post. She has added some new things to the tank and the peer pressure for her to add a back ground has worked but she is dragging her feet on getting it. It should be put on today some time. She is using a 20 gallon long sump that we kinda just put together. 65 gallon Coralife skimmer,3 gallon Pico tank w/small Rio power head(Fuge), a couple of Hermits as she doesn't like them in the display tank (snail killers), egg crate w/a filter pad (will change out once a month), stock light that came with 40 breeder and a Mag 9.5 on the return. Skimmer is real good for her. FTS of the sump. Pico fuge The snail killer himself. We will post more pics later today but I just wanted to touch on her sump real quick like. Link to comment
RLC Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Our daughter got her first SPS. She was a little bummed out on the color but it was only $10 and is about the size of a dollar bill cut in half. I told her to start of small and lets see where that leads. Montipora Capricornis Cap and fuzzy Green Mushroom Rock Here is some randow pics of the tank. Green Star Zoa and Mushroom Zoa and Clown Fuzzy Green Neon Green Mushroom Red Mushroom Clown,xenia, and mushroom Here is some FTS. These pictures were taken before we put on her light blue background tonight. Last shot of a clear back. Link to comment
miniwhinny Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 You have some great stuff in there. It's looking really nice Link to comment
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