hey guys new here.

[tonysreef]

Hey wasup guys name is tony...i had a reef setup 3-4 years ago had to part with it after having a kid. She is now all grown up and iam ready to back to reefing. I currently have a 29 biocube up and running stock return pump, hydor koralia 425 power head, stock lighting Intank Media basket/fuge 18 pounds of LR and 20 pounds of sand.. Iam in queens NY and just bought alot of stuff over at manhatten aquarium. really nice guys and fair price.! took some pic's

 

[Tonyscoots84]

great start so far... how long has this tank been up for? Remember patience is key to this hobby... Either learn it or learn the meaning of major headaches :sigh: :lol2:

 

[tonysreef]

great start so far... how long has this tank been up for? Remember patience is key to this hobby... Either learn it or learn the meaning of major headaches :sigh: :lol2:

We'll the rock that I purchased was in a established tank for about 1-2 years..pretty good stuff on it. The tank cycled in a week. 2nd day of startup had about 1ppm amm (assuming the die off of the transfer ). As of yesterday I had 0 ammonia with 1-2 nitrate.

 

[Rob&Gab]

Nice to see another queens reefer on here!

 

[chris koci]

welcome to MR Tony, tank looks good so far

 

[Rob&Gab]

Great clean look as well good shots tony.!

 

[oh207]

Welcome back to the hobby. Tank is looking good. Nice and clean.

 

[sun1914]

:groupflip

 

[tonysreef]

Thanx for the welcome guys...btw anybody know what kind of coral is in the last pic...I know the zoas and the hAmmer but I cant recall what's the other

 

[Rob&Gab]

there clove polyps. Give em some good flow there get really fat and the polyps will get bigger.

 

[Arnaldo24]

Those look like "clove polyps". Hard to see the exact color with that blue light.
Welcome!!! Im in queens too

 

[tonysreef]

Thanks..ATM I have them sitting on the bottom....I'll let them rest for a week before I start to move them to much

 

[Arnaldo24]

U beat me to it Rob.

 

[tonysreef]

Those look like "clove polyps". Hard to see the exact color with that blue light.
Welcome!!! Im in queens too

They are like a brown with orange stems...

 

[tonysreef]

Thanks for all the quick responses, looks like iam going to like his place

 

[Rob&Gab]

u beat me to it rob.

:p!

 

[duromega]

 

[lnevo]

Thanks for all the quick responses, looks like iam going to like his place

You'll get over it welcome. Tanks looks great!

 

[troywalkerphoto]

Nice start!

 

[acolaojr]

I have something similar to it called a pulsating xenia which I bought at last years frags swap which was the size of a quarter. It is now close to the size of a football. It grows fast real fast make sure you have room