$600 system build - well that's the plan......

[MJH01]

I have got all the corals wrote down at work, will reply tomorrow. The fish are:

yellow tang - 3"
blue tang - 3"
Naso tang - 4"
flame angel - 2.5"
Clowns - 2 x 1.5"
Banded coral shrimp
horse show crab

90 gallon with 20 gallon sump.

I know the Naso needs a bigger home, that was bad advise fro the LFS.

 

[MJH01]

Corals :

Forest fire digitata monti
Capricornus red monti
Hispida green monti
Red Galaxy zoa
Green slimmer staghorn Acropora
ORA green pocillophora
pink birdsnest
Purple Posillophora
Red plant Acropora
Green Pavona
ORA babt blue staghorn
Tri color valeda

Lost - Red Sherman BTA (Decided to let go and challenge the wavemaker)

CUC - 5 hermits, 11 turbo smails

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

How is the budget going?

 

[MJH01]

Please, please, please do not ask me that. The wife may come across this page at some point......

I can say that I got a system set up and running and cycled for the initial budget. This did not include any lifestock, food, decent test kits or test Equipment, replacement for failed used equipment, improvements like ATO, or supplements required for balancing. If anything my wish list is only limited by my sometimes lack of imagination.

 

[GatorScott]

Please, please, please do not ask me that. The wife may come across this page at some point......

I can say that I got a system set up and running and cycled for the initial budget. This did not include any lifestock, food, decent test kits or test Equipment, replacement for failed used equipment, improvements like ATO, or supplements required for balancing. If anything my wish list is only limited by my sometimes lack of imagination.

Haha [emoji1303][emoji1303]

 

[MJH01]

So here it looks after 8 months approximately. Need to update the post to say more like $30

00.......

 

[PSXerholic]

So here it looks after 8 months approximately. Need to update the post to say more like $30

00.......

That’s how it starts ;-)

Very nice growth already!!!

Andre

 

[PSXerholic]

We need an update !!!!
Maybe a mini Video ?

 

[PSXerholic]

Then we see the progress after 1 year, starting from scratch as a Rookie. ;-)

 

[MJH01]

Here are the latest shots with some new additions courtesy of a great friend! Addition of a UV sterilizer solved the issue I had with the brown hair on the overflow and rocks. Everything is dialed in with the following stable levels

ALK - 8.1
Calcium - 415
Nitrate - 4
Phosphate - 0.04
Magnesium - 1420
PH - 8 - 8.2

Colors great and good polyp extension

 

[PSXerholic]

Here are the latest shots with some new additions courtesy of a great friend! Addition of a UV sterilizer solved the issue I had with the brown hair on the overflow and rocks. Everything is dialed in with the following stable levels

ALK - 8.1
Calcium - 415
Nitrate - 4
Phosphate - 0.04
Magnesium - 1420
PH - 8 - 8.2

Colors great and good polyp extension

Can't resist , lol.
That is nice and crispy now.

What is total cost by now invested with all the latest upgrades and add ons?
Turned out real real nice so far............

The little pump on the right must have been grown by now!?
Unbelievable that growth!!!! I knew you have a blue thumb !!!

 

[Neo Jeo]

Well done man! Good work on getting that tank back to life! Where did the Naso tang go? I really want one

 

[MJH01]

Can't resist , lol.
That is nice and crispy now.

What is total cost by now invested with all the latest upgrades and add ons?
Turned out real real nice so far............

The little pump on the right must have been grown by now!?
Unbelievable that growth!!!! I knew you have a blue thumb !!!

I would imagine that I am now at about $3500 with the XR30 G4 PRO, the new APEX and numerous test kits, equipment, supplements etc. Things are going well and beyond my wildest dreams, it is so calming to just sit and stare at the tank! Thanks for all the encouragement to get me into the hobby (took abut 2 years) and the support to make it a success in my rookie first year Andre.

 

[MJH01]

Well done man! Good work on getting that tank back to life! Where did the Naso tang go? I really want one

The Naso tang just gave up one day, everything else was untouched. No signs of disease so I guess I will never know what happened.

 

[Benga]

How do you like the skimmer, I might pick one up as my current skimmer is pretty noisy.

 

[PSXerholic]

I would imagine that I am now at about $3500 with the XR30 G4 PRO, the new APEX and numerous test kits, equipment, supplements etc. Things are going well and beyond my wildest dreams, it is so calming to just sit and stare at the tank! Thanks for all the encouragement to get me into the hobby (took abut 2 years) and the support to make it a success in my rookie first year Andre.

I knew you going to have a blue thumb ;-)

Tank progress is impressive.
Did not expect such a growth rate on some of the SPS. Sure you don’t spill here and there an Ale into the sump, lol ?

I tried German beer dosing but with not much success.