Thanks everyone for the positive comments! I slipped into the reef addiction quite quickly and I can safely say that I am hooked for life! My wallet definitely feels it too... especially since I live about 15 minutes away from BRS!
I will continue to post pics and updates.
Here is what’s in the tank at the moment (I’ll try to remember the order that they were added to the tank)
1) diamond watchman goby
2) Pistol shrimp (best friends with the goby)
3) 2 clowns
4) 5 hermit crabs
5) 2 turbo snails, and about 5 or 6 various snails split between DT, Sump/fuge
6) Yellow Eyed tang
7) Rainbow colored Wrasse
8) 1 Cleaner shrimp
9) green candy cane
10) 2 green star polyps
11) 3 chalice
12) 1 Duncan
13) 2 Brain Favia
14) 2 Acan
15) 1 wall hammer (green)
16) 1Mushroom
17) 1 trumpet coral/candy cane variety frag
18) pink candy cane
19) 2 green birds nest
20) 1 blue montipora (branching)
21) RBTA
22) 2 meteor shower coral
23) 1 zoa
24) 1 Blasto
25) 1 Lobos
26) 1 unknown coral that looks like a green space rock
- I got frag happy and didn’t remember what it was once I got home
27) 1 larger sand sifting goby
28) 1 porcelain crab
29) 1 lawnmower blenny
lights: 48” T5 Hybrid with Orbit IC Pro (dual) LED’s
Eschopps R200 Sump/Fuge with a protein skimmer, Chaeto, copepods, GFO/Carbon reactor
I dose KH,Calcium daily with 24 even doses, and small doses of mag every 2 days with 12 even doses - Red Sea foundation
I run my Fuge lights (cheap led grow light from Home Depot) 20 hours a day (grow like crazy!!)
Flow is 3800 GPH
CPR hang on tank overflow
Parameters: Salinity 34 PPT, DKH 8.5, Calcium 460, Mag: 1360, Nitrates barely detectable, same with phosphate, temp 78.5 Fahrenheit
I use Red Sea Coral Pro salt mix
if I think of anything else to add I’ll let you know!
thanks again for the nice welcome!
