Hi, New guy here

Jnic335i · 04/03/2008, 10:26 PM

Hello all,
My name is Justin and I have been taking care of my 24 gallon reef tank for a little over 2 months now. I'm in love with saltwater tanks and love the way people react when they see that I have one. Well, I would love to learn a lot more than I already know and I hope I can from this community.
Now for my tank:
24 gallon aquapod
I'm spraying with 150 shot of metal halide with 22k mega chrome
CSS65 Skimmer

Jnic335i · 04/03/2008, 10:29 PM

D to the P · 04/03/2008, 10:30 PM

Welcome to RC. Tank looks great, and it seems like you already have some growth on some of those SPS! Is it just the clown and cherub that's in there fish wise?

demonsp · 04/03/2008, 10:31 PM

Your hammer would like it above the SB. This would help.

http://www.amazon.com/New-Marine-Aqu...5050392&sr=1-1

Whitten · 04/03/2008, 10:35 PM

That's not a hammer that is a frogspawn...looks good to me though.

As for the tank, the tank looks great but who ever took those pictures really needs to improve their tank picture skills.

Jnic335i · 04/03/2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally posted by D to the P
Welcome to RC. Tank looks great, and it seems like you already have some growth on some of those SPS! Is it just the clown and cherub that's in there fish wise?

Yes. A friend that showed me the ropes, more like a close family member told me thats it for fish so I can continue to have great growth in corals.

D to the P · 04/03/2008, 10:48 PM

Well it seems like your off to a good start, and way to show restraint. You'll be reaping the benefits soon enough.

BeesGoneWild · 04/03/2008, 10:53 PM

How does that pygmy do with your corals? does he nip alot?

Jnic335i · 04/03/2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by BeesGoneWild
How does that pygmy do with your corals? does he nip alot?

He grazes along and nips at rocks but doesn't seem to do anything with the corals. he is never around. He seems to hang out a lot with the clown though.

supertech3 · 04/03/2008, 10:57 PM

Great looking, you have done a very good job with your tank. Keep up the great work and WELCOME!

drparker · 04/03/2008, 11:07 PM

Welcome! Great job with the tank. I would have guessed a lot older by how good it looks.

Jnic335i · 04/03/2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by drparker
Welcome! Great job with the tank. I would have guessed a lot older by how good it looks.

Well the tank is 2 years old. I bought it from a friend that was upgrading and turned out he sent his tank back so I inherited all of the coral.

meco65 · 04/04/2008, 12:27 AM

Very nice. You will find a lot of help here.
And

To Reef Central

kau_cinta_ku · 04/04/2008, 01:40 AM

very beautiful, nicely done. i did notice on the tips of your birdsnest you have some alage growing on it, if you clip off the dead parts where the alage is the corals will grow much better.

Denbf58 · 04/04/2008, 05:30 AM

very nice tank welcome to R.C.

tim n heather · 04/04/2008, 06:10 AM

looks great

block head · 04/04/2008, 06:28 AM

tank looks great, love the rbta. u will be able to add a fish or 2. clown showing any intrest in rbta?"

Jnic335i · 04/04/2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by block head
tank looks great, love the rbta. u will be able to add a fish or 2. clown showing any intrest in rbta?"

actually I got rid of the rbta becuase he kept moving around and I didn't want him to sting my corals. The clown is actually hanging out in the frog spawn and wasn't even around the rtba.

Whitten · 04/04/2008, 07:05 PM

We need to get some pictures of that Blue Tort that you just got as an exchange for the RBTA...also those pictures don't really do the tank any justice because the skimmer was throwing a ton a micro bubbles into the tank. I will do a better job next time since we soaked the skimmer in vinegar.

04/03/2008, 10:26 PM	#1
Jnic335i Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 6	Hi, New guy here Hello all, My name is Justin and I have been taking care of my 24 gallon reef tank for a little over 2 months now. I'm in love with saltwater tanks and love the way people react when they see that I have one. Well, I would love to learn a lot more than I already know and I hope I can from this community. Now for my tank: 24 gallon aquapod I'm spraying with 150 shot of metal halide with 22k mega chrome CSS65 Skimmer

04/03/2008, 10:30 PM	#3
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	Welcome to RC. Tank looks great, and it seems like you already have some growth on some of those SPS! Is it just the clown and cherub that's in there fish wise? __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.

04/03/2008, 10:35 PM	#5
Whitten Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Auburn/Marietta Posts: 385	That's not a hammer that is a frogspawn...looks good to me though. As for the tank, the tank looks great but who ever took those pictures really needs to improve their tank picture skills. __________________ Wow...I have been gone so long my old sig was deleted. Current Tank Info: My Wife drains my account

04/03/2008, 10:48 PM	#7
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	Well it seems like your off to a good start, and way to show restraint. You'll be reaping the benefits soon enough. __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.

04/04/2008, 05:30 AM	#15
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	very nice tank welcome to R.C. __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

04/03/2008, 10:29 PM	#2
Jnic335i Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 6

04/03/2008, 10:31 PM	#4
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Your hammer would like it above the SB. This would help. http://www.amazon.com/New-Marine-Aqu...5050392&sr=1-1

04/03/2008, 10:53 PM	#8
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	How does that pygmy do with your corals? does he nip alot?

04/03/2008, 10:57 PM	#10
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	Great looking, you have done a very good job with your tank. Keep up the great work and WELCOME!

04/03/2008, 11:07 PM	#11
drparker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 2,652	Welcome! Great job with the tank. I would have guessed a lot older by how good it looks.

04/04/2008, 12:27 AM	#13
meco65 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,603	Very nice. You will find a lot of help here. And *To Reef Central*

04/04/2008, 01:40 AM	#14
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	very beautiful, nicely done. i did notice on the tips of your birdsnest you have some alage growing on it, if you clip off the dead parts where the alage is the corals will grow much better.

04/04/2008, 06:10 AM	#16
tim n heather Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Greenbrier, Ar Posts: 349	looks great

04/04/2008, 06:28 AM	#17
block head Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: spencerport ny Posts: 2,619	tank looks great, love the rbta. u will be able to add a fish or 2. clown showing any intrest in rbta?"

04/04/2008, 07:05 PM	#19
Whitten Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Auburn/Marietta Posts: 385	We need to get some pictures of that Blue Tort that you just got as an exchange for the RBTA...also those pictures don't really do the tank any justice because the skimmer was throwing a ton a micro bubbles into the tank. I will do a better job next time since we soaked the skimmer in vinegar. __________________ Wow...I have been gone so long my old sig was deleted. Current Tank Info: My Wife drains my account