Bugleman97 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hey all! Been lurking on this forum for several years, making a few posts here and there. I just set up another (this is my 4th) reef tank a little over three weeks ago and I'm very excited for it. The live rock I added is coming alive more and more every day, and copeopods are flourishing. Just added the first wave of my CUC a few days ago after params stabalized. Four dwarf hermits, one turbo snail, and one nerite snail. Have some good hitchhikers coming out of my rock as well. One small hairy legged reef crab, a few bristleworms, lots of those small starfish and one serpent star. Anyways here's a pic sorry if this went on and on, just excited to be back in the hobby. Thanks guys! 4 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Bugleman97 said: Hey all! Been lurking on this forum for several years, making a few posts here and there. I just set up another (this is my 4th) reef tank a little over three weeks ago and I'm very excited for it. The live rock I added is coming alive more and more every day, and copeopods are flourishing. Just added the first wave of my CUC a few days ago after params stabalized. Four dwarf hermits, one turbo snail, and one nerite snail. Have some good hitchhikers coming out of my rock as well. One small hairy legged reef crab, a few bristleworms, lots of those small starfish and one serpent star. Anyways here's a pic sorry if this went on and on, just excited to be back in the hobby. Thanks guys! Welcome to NR! looks good so far. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment
WhatsReef Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I just got back in after like 4-5 years and it's been a blast. Enjoy, man! 3 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Welcome😁 Tanks looking good! 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Welcome back @Bugleman97, congrats on your new nano reef! You must be getting near the end of your cycle, what do kinds of life do you hope to keep in your reef? 2 Quote Link to comment
Bugleman97 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thank you all for your welcoming comments! Right now I am thinking of adding a few more snails, maybe some sexy shrimp to the CUC. After that, I'm planning on some soft coral frags like hammerhead, frog spawn, zoanthids...ect. For fish, a few months down the road, I'm thinking maybe a pair of clowns, or one clown and a small goby? I'm going to take it slow with stocking especially with fish. Nothing good comes with rushing it in this hobby! Here's a few more pics in the day time. 1 Quote Link to comment
WhatsReef Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 @Bugleman97 Yeah, I rushed the start last time I built a tank and I regretted it. A prawn goby + pistol combo maybe? Then again I put 2 candy cane pistols in my 40g with my yellow watchman goby and no pairing after like 3-4 weeks. Probably no problem in that small of a tank though. Ever seen them paired at LFS? Pretty fun to watch. My clown pair won't host with my anemone either so far, although my sexy shrimp like to climb on it sometimes. Bad luck with hosting over here. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Looks like a good start. Any plan to add a little more variety to the structure? Quote Link to comment
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