- Location
- Tucson, AZ
Well, more like 2 ? and rimless, but all you dirty folks stopped in to check it out.
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I have a small thread on another site but I was chatting with another reefer and was convicted to start one on here.
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A brief History:
My name is Scott, I start in saltwater about 6yrs ago and dove straight into reefs. I started off with a 65g lps, softy, and anemone tank. I then picked up a 55g to mess around with and do fowlr, but that never really took off. I then sold the 65g and moved it contents into a 125g. I then moved and only kept the 125g but added a Cardiff 24g to the mix which had seahorses and sponges in it. At that point I also tried to add sum sps to my 125g most of which were unsuccessful. I then moved again and knew that I was getting married soon, so I got rid of both and moved a few o the corals and my fish into a new 57g oceanic rimless. (Funny story, a heater in the 125 tank exploded on the night I was going to propose to my wife; it happened about 10min before I planned on proposing, cracked the sump and dumped about 40g of water into the carpet. The way she jumped into action to help shut everything down and clean up. I knew she was the one.) I then decided to take the tank in a new direction of sps, as I was inspired by a former member (wobbegong) after I visited his tanks and saw what was possible. That next yr was a touch and go style of reefing, sum things did great, others? not so much. Last July I got married and had to make a decision on whether I was gone keep going with this or not. I did not want to keep looking at a crappy tank all the time, and with my wife still in pharmacy school, my one income would limit my tank fund. I decided to stick with it and do the best I could. I have made many changes to the tank over the last yr. It has still had its ups and downs, but I feel that while I still am no expert I am a more responsible reef keeper.
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Current changes I made to the tank.:
My father inlaw and I built a custom oak stand with a side 5g nano plumed in. (The stock oceanic particleboard stand fell apart after only a few months of use)
Built a custom sump/fuge/future frag area out of a 20g tank.
Hooked up a tlf 150 with npx beads, that is the plummed into the 5g tank I have.
Swapped out my 2 koralia evo 1400s for 2 mp10w
Got rid of most of my rock and made 2 custom ?towers?
Switched over from 6bulb t5 to kessil leds
Painted the back glass black
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Plans to be done.
Get my frag section up and running in my fuge
Possibly pick up a blue reefbrite / xho (looking for a deal)
Pick up a pair of bangai cardinals for the nano in hopes of breeding
Pick up a blue star leopard wrasse
Looking into switching salts from tropicmarin pro (probly to reef crystals)
Restock my snails (only have a few)
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Current Issues I need to address:
Getting my cal and dkh back in order (360 and 11) when I came back from vacation end of august it was (180 and 18)
Cyno issue not major, but annoying
Npx beads are sticking (using maxijet 1200)
Setosa showing a bit of white (and praying my birds of paradise recovers from the messed up pars in August)
Stock:
Main tank:
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Sps only (for now)
Yellow tang
Midas Blenny
Potters leopard wrasse
(4) Chromis
Randalli goby
Nano:
Zoas
Dendro and sun polyp
Mangroves I brought back from my trip to Brazil in August
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I think I have given everyone far more then they want to read. When I get home tonight I will try to put up some pics. My tank if mainly frags with a few small colonies.
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If you have any questions or suggestions I am all ears. I am here to learn.
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I have a small thread on another site but I was chatting with another reefer and was convicted to start one on here.
<O:p</O:p
A brief History:
My name is Scott, I start in saltwater about 6yrs ago and dove straight into reefs. I started off with a 65g lps, softy, and anemone tank. I then picked up a 55g to mess around with and do fowlr, but that never really took off. I then sold the 65g and moved it contents into a 125g. I then moved and only kept the 125g but added a Cardiff 24g to the mix which had seahorses and sponges in it. At that point I also tried to add sum sps to my 125g most of which were unsuccessful. I then moved again and knew that I was getting married soon, so I got rid of both and moved a few o the corals and my fish into a new 57g oceanic rimless. (Funny story, a heater in the 125 tank exploded on the night I was going to propose to my wife; it happened about 10min before I planned on proposing, cracked the sump and dumped about 40g of water into the carpet. The way she jumped into action to help shut everything down and clean up. I knew she was the one.) I then decided to take the tank in a new direction of sps, as I was inspired by a former member (wobbegong) after I visited his tanks and saw what was possible. That next yr was a touch and go style of reefing, sum things did great, others? not so much. Last July I got married and had to make a decision on whether I was gone keep going with this or not. I did not want to keep looking at a crappy tank all the time, and with my wife still in pharmacy school, my one income would limit my tank fund. I decided to stick with it and do the best I could. I have made many changes to the tank over the last yr. It has still had its ups and downs, but I feel that while I still am no expert I am a more responsible reef keeper.
<O:p</O:p
Current changes I made to the tank.:
My father inlaw and I built a custom oak stand with a side 5g nano plumed in. (The stock oceanic particleboard stand fell apart after only a few months of use)
Built a custom sump/fuge/future frag area out of a 20g tank.
Hooked up a tlf 150 with npx beads, that is the plummed into the 5g tank I have.
Swapped out my 2 koralia evo 1400s for 2 mp10w
Got rid of most of my rock and made 2 custom ?towers?
Switched over from 6bulb t5 to kessil leds
Painted the back glass black
<O:p</O:p
Plans to be done.
Get my frag section up and running in my fuge
Possibly pick up a blue reefbrite / xho (looking for a deal)
Pick up a pair of bangai cardinals for the nano in hopes of breeding
Pick up a blue star leopard wrasse
Looking into switching salts from tropicmarin pro (probly to reef crystals)
Restock my snails (only have a few)
<O:p</O:p
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Current Issues I need to address:
Getting my cal and dkh back in order (360 and 11) when I came back from vacation end of august it was (180 and 18)
Cyno issue not major, but annoying
Npx beads are sticking (using maxijet 1200)
Setosa showing a bit of white (and praying my birds of paradise recovers from the messed up pars in August)
Stock:
Main tank:
<O:p</O:p
Sps only (for now)
Yellow tang
Midas Blenny
Potters leopard wrasse
(4) Chromis
Randalli goby
Nano:
Zoas
Dendro and sun polyp
Mangroves I brought back from my trip to Brazil in August
<O:p</O:p
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I think I have given everyone far more then they want to read. When I get home tonight I will try to put up some pics. My tank if mainly frags with a few small colonies.
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If you have any questions or suggestions I am all ears. I am here to learn.
