Wankell
Active Member
Hey guys, my name is Chad and im pretty new to the hobby, been going for about 5-6 months now on a Reef setup with fish. I started out with a second hand 24g JBJ nano that I quickly outgrew and upgraded to also a second hand 50g cube (24x24x20) from Clear Diamond Aquariums with sump. The 50 is much more satisfying however I think my dream setup would be a 36 wide by 36 or 24 long by 18 or 20 high.
I tried a 4 bulb T5 setup on the 50 but found it to be lacking a little spectrum, so I swapped it out with a 150w MH/2x24" T5 setup and the coral seem to be a little happier, now looking to buy a cheaper LED setup like the 120w 3x55 one from CFS.
Right now I have the 50 running on an MP10w and a small nano koralia with the stock skimmer, and the light I mentioned previously. I LOVE zoas/palys, I heard everyone goes through the phase but I can promise you I wont, SPS just doesn't do anything for me. Aside from birdsnests (which I dont have yet, but like) and the garf bonsai that I do have, there is absolutely zero interest in getting any more. However for zoas and palys I want sooooo many more its crazy!
Here are some that I have now - Red People Eaters, Purple People Eaters, Orange Bam Bams, Mardi Gras, Yellow Mambas, Raptors Rainbow, Fire And Ice, Hawaiian Sticky Punch, An unknown one that looks like a Golden Eagle Eye, Darth Mauls, Captain Americas, + one or two more!
For Fish I have a Black and White Misbar, Sixline and 2 Azure chromis with a small CUC and a scarlet cleaner shrimp.
Anyways, I am still learning, I found there to be a lot of negative input on some other forums I have used regardless of whether its on a serious note or not. I'm hoping I can find some more helpful, less arrogant people to chat with. However, I did meet a handful of extremely helpful and friendly people already so I am merely expanding my options to meet more of them here!
Heres some shots of corals!
I tried a 4 bulb T5 setup on the 50 but found it to be lacking a little spectrum, so I swapped it out with a 150w MH/2x24" T5 setup and the coral seem to be a little happier, now looking to buy a cheaper LED setup like the 120w 3x55 one from CFS.
Right now I have the 50 running on an MP10w and a small nano koralia with the stock skimmer, and the light I mentioned previously. I LOVE zoas/palys, I heard everyone goes through the phase but I can promise you I wont, SPS just doesn't do anything for me. Aside from birdsnests (which I dont have yet, but like) and the garf bonsai that I do have, there is absolutely zero interest in getting any more. However for zoas and palys I want sooooo many more its crazy!
Here are some that I have now - Red People Eaters, Purple People Eaters, Orange Bam Bams, Mardi Gras, Yellow Mambas, Raptors Rainbow, Fire And Ice, Hawaiian Sticky Punch, An unknown one that looks like a Golden Eagle Eye, Darth Mauls, Captain Americas, + one or two more!
For Fish I have a Black and White Misbar, Sixline and 2 Azure chromis with a small CUC and a scarlet cleaner shrimp.
Anyways, I am still learning, I found there to be a lot of negative input on some other forums I have used regardless of whether its on a serious note or not. I'm hoping I can find some more helpful, less arrogant people to chat with. However, I did meet a handful of extremely helpful and friendly people already so I am merely expanding my options to meet more of them here!
Heres some shots of corals!
