Hello from Huntsville AL

[mike_dani]

Hello from Huntsville AL. Well I have just started (yesterday) my first reef tank. It is a 110 gallon tall and I just got some live rock......Boring I know. I place 25 pounds of rock and 200 pounds of live sand just to start the cycle.

I am looking for a good LFS or a reef club not to trade but to learn, any places to go would be great.

 

[JR's Reef]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

Welcome to R2R! There's a ton of great people on here to help you get all the knowledge you need.

 

[KingRicky]

Welcome, there are a bunch from the Hunstville area on here. Check out the North Alabama Reef Club page on here.

 

[Russellaqua]

Welcome aboard!

 

[amore169]

Welcome.

 

[fragger]

welcome to R2r

 

[Yellowtang]

Welcome

JR,

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[ahayes13]

Welcome to r2r ! congrats on your first reef tank
you will find lots of helpful people here and lots of info, dont be afraid to post any quesitons or problems, everyone will be willing to help out.

 

[Cuda]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[gnoles]

Welcome, now lets see a picture!

 

[mike_dani]

Ok so I just finished my aAquascape

Welcome, now lets see a picture!

You all have asked so here it is....

100 pounds live rock
200 pounds live sand (still waiting for it)
40 Gallons cycled water
One Clown
One Purple fish with Yellow tail
One Kenya Tree
5 Crabs (look like a hermit)
many snails and star fish (maybe sand sifters) to small to tell what kind, I think they came from my 10 pounds of rubble


The pictures are from my IPhone I will get better ones later this weekend.

 

[JimW]

Looking really nice. Looks like a well planned start. Keep us updated.

 

[laskopyre]

Welcome to R2R and the addiction

 

[mike_dani]

Need some help

Well, it looks as if the "live sand" I had ordered is straight from the beaches of southern California, including the oil tar and all.....

I need to know who has live sand (the real kind) I need around 100 Lbs like soon. Is the aragonite at the shops realy live or do they just say that, or am I better getting a couple of hand fulls from someone local and seading some Home Depot/Lowes aragonite sand?

 

[beaslbob]

home depot/Lowes aragonite was "tropical play sand" clearly labeled "not for traction of aquarium use" LOL. and also "silica free play sand from the carribean". It was aragonite and many used it.

It also is no longer available. the last bag I got was the memorial parkway home depot over 2 years ago.
IMHO you don't need live sand. All you need is a refugium fully of macro algaes like chaetomorphia. That will process the ammonia/nitrates and provide a source of pods as well.

With the refugium you could even (and some do) have a bare bottom setup with no sand at all.


my .02

 

[mike_dani]

home depot/Lowes aragonite was "tropical play sand" clearly labeled "not for traction of aquarium use" LOL. and also "silica free play sand from the carribean". It was aragonite and many used it.

It also is no longer available. the last bag I got was the memorial parkway home depot over 2 years ago.
IMHO you don't need live sand. All you need is a refugium fully of macro algaes like chaetomorphia. That will process the ammonia/nitrates and provide a source of pods as well.

With the refugium you could even (and some do) have a bare bottom setup with no sand at all.


my .02

Ok so now the dumb question where do I find macro algaes like chaetomorphia?

 

[TritonsGarden]

If you are coming to the meeting on Oct 3rd I will give you some chaeto. and some seed sand! or someone might can pick it up for you?
Kathy

 

[mike_dani]

Update week 3

Well it looks as if I might have a very successful tank going here....

Here is the stock list and some pictures, looking forward to going to the NARC meeting tomorrow:still_dreaming:

1 Purple mushroom from (Jason.Tammy) has doubled in size
1 Kenya tree from (Jason.Tammy)
2 things from (Jason.Tammy) I just don't know the name 3rd picture to the left of the purple mushroom
1 Green Neon Gonipora
1 2 inch frag Star Polyps
1 2 inch frag Orange/Green Zoo's
1 4 inch Mushroom frag (1 green 1 red)
1 3 inch pink tipped Frog Spawn



1 Royal Gramma (MIA)
5 Hermit Crabs (Red Legs)
1 Ocellarus Clown
1 Percula black Clown
1 Midas Yellow Blenny
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Bristle Worn