JBslick81
Community Member
I have been reading threads for a while now and finally decided to register. I've had a 90g reef tank for over ten years. I let things go after my last move and the birth of my daughter. After 2 years of only top offs my wife said get the tank going or get rid of it. I took that as my permission to spend some money so I switched my metal halides for a couple AI Hydra 52 HD's. I got addicted to watching BRS youtube videos, heard about R2R and here I am.
My fish did not survive the last move I made but I had a few corals and 100+ pounds of live rock, I knew I would get back into it soon but with a new careeer, and a new baby I committed some serious tank neglect. I am ashamed to say, I had no powerheads running no heater and no light, only astinics and moon lights because my hailides were fried. I couldn't even see into the tank.
Surprisingly when I cleaned the glass my serpent star of ten years was there to greet me. I had a hammer once the size of a football degraded to 5 small heads that appear to be bleached. Button polyps that didn't seem to notice I was gone and some cabbage leather that managed to hang on (but not much left) as well as an Acan colony. I also saw a couple hermits moving around to my surprise as well.
After setting up my LEDs I rearranged my aquascape, did 50% Water change, filled my top off tank, plugged in the heater and powerheads. And stocked up at Dr Fosters and Smith. I ordered a clean up crew. Miniature yellow tang, miniature hippo blue tang, 2 clowns, a miniature flame angel, and 6 green chromis. Also pick up an sps frag pack. They were all added 4 weeks ago and everything seems to be doing great so far. Except one of the clowns died after 2 days and I could not find the body.
I am a long way off before I can hold a candle to any of the tanks I've seen on this site but I hope to get there someday. I almost wish I never found this site because I'm thinking UPGRADE UDGRADE UPGRADE. I know an Apex will be at my doorstep soon.
Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to being a member.
My fish did not survive the last move I made but I had a few corals and 100+ pounds of live rock, I knew I would get back into it soon but with a new careeer, and a new baby I committed some serious tank neglect. I am ashamed to say, I had no powerheads running no heater and no light, only astinics and moon lights because my hailides were fried. I couldn't even see into the tank.
Surprisingly when I cleaned the glass my serpent star of ten years was there to greet me. I had a hammer once the size of a football degraded to 5 small heads that appear to be bleached. Button polyps that didn't seem to notice I was gone and some cabbage leather that managed to hang on (but not much left) as well as an Acan colony. I also saw a couple hermits moving around to my surprise as well.
After setting up my LEDs I rearranged my aquascape, did 50% Water change, filled my top off tank, plugged in the heater and powerheads. And stocked up at Dr Fosters and Smith. I ordered a clean up crew. Miniature yellow tang, miniature hippo blue tang, 2 clowns, a miniature flame angel, and 6 green chromis. Also pick up an sps frag pack. They were all added 4 weeks ago and everything seems to be doing great so far. Except one of the clowns died after 2 days and I could not find the body.
I am a long way off before I can hold a candle to any of the tanks I've seen on this site but I hope to get there someday. I almost wish I never found this site because I'm thinking UPGRADE UDGRADE UPGRADE. I know an Apex will be at my doorstep soon.
Thanks for reading. I'm looking forward to being a member.
