As the title says, I sold my last reef 10 years ago which was a 180g. I started to miss it and picked up a 75g with the hopes that this will be enough for me this time. LOL Even the old forum I was a part of has all but died off. So I joined R2R a very short time ago and I like it here. I am located in San Marcos Texas.
The tank, Its a simple setup with a 30g refugium and skimmer. Current LED light. About 60-70lbs of live rock and some softies and 1 green birdsnest. It had some hair algae already and the Nitrates shot up from the move. The birdsnest has been choked out and killed in the middle which kinda sucks so I will let the tank settle back down and frag it out. Currently it has 2 damsels, 1 Clown, 1 Flame Angel, 1 banded shrimp and a few crabs.
Im doing water changes to help get the Nitrates back down. And I will pick up some Chaeto tomorrow for the fuge. I also have a clean crew getting here tomorrow. The return pump it came with is pretty weak and might be moving 1 to 2 tanks an hour. So thats not helping either. New pump will be here tomorrow with fuge lights and other odds and ends.
My vision for the tank is to have a mix of corals. My other tanks were mixed. I know a lot of new things have come out since my last tank and I am trying to figure it all out. I like the LED lights over the MH I used to run due to the heat they produced. So I will be looking for a good light setup without braking the bank.
Pumps, it needs a pair at least with a controller. Again, Im looking.
Controllers, well I never had one and it was a lot of work running it by hand so to speak. So I need to learn about these and look at getting one. The more it can run itself the better.
Corals, of course. Im always looking.
With all this being said, here she is. Ill be posting pics of the progress. Commenting on threads if I can help and asking a lot of questions of my own. Its time to be knowledgeable again. School is back in session.
Pictures were taken quick with my phone. Ill use the Nikon next time. Please excuse these.
The tank, Its a simple setup with a 30g refugium and skimmer. Current LED light. About 60-70lbs of live rock and some softies and 1 green birdsnest. It had some hair algae already and the Nitrates shot up from the move. The birdsnest has been choked out and killed in the middle which kinda sucks so I will let the tank settle back down and frag it out. Currently it has 2 damsels, 1 Clown, 1 Flame Angel, 1 banded shrimp and a few crabs.
Im doing water changes to help get the Nitrates back down. And I will pick up some Chaeto tomorrow for the fuge. I also have a clean crew getting here tomorrow. The return pump it came with is pretty weak and might be moving 1 to 2 tanks an hour. So thats not helping either. New pump will be here tomorrow with fuge lights and other odds and ends.
My vision for the tank is to have a mix of corals. My other tanks were mixed. I know a lot of new things have come out since my last tank and I am trying to figure it all out. I like the LED lights over the MH I used to run due to the heat they produced. So I will be looking for a good light setup without braking the bank.
Pumps, it needs a pair at least with a controller. Again, Im looking.
Controllers, well I never had one and it was a lot of work running it by hand so to speak. So I need to learn about these and look at getting one. The more it can run itself the better.
Corals, of course. Im always looking.
With all this being said, here she is. Ill be posting pics of the progress. Commenting on threads if I can help and asking a lot of questions of my own. Its time to be knowledgeable again. School is back in session.
Pictures were taken quick with my phone. Ill use the Nikon next time. Please excuse these.
