Tank pics.. let me know what you think

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 08:42 PM

Im 14 almost 15 and have had this tank going for a little over a year.. i upgraded from my 50 when i set this up.. im in the process of pulling my calcium up so that some of my sps will begin to grow a little more but its looking pretty good..

let me know what you think!!

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 08:44 PM

oh by the way.. no need to criticize about the tangs.. they are going to my freind with a much bigger tank within the next week.. i know what can happen with the tang police

areze · 07/22/2007, 08:45 PM

I like it, doing salt already at 15, I barely managed fresh at 15, and still havent gotten coral to live at 24. your ahead of the curve. good luck with it.

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 08:46 PM

gracias

Ritten · 07/22/2007, 08:48 PM

Nice tank! Really like your orange zoos.

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 08:48 PM

yeah that started as about a 12 polyp frag about 5-6 months ago..

happyface888 · 07/22/2007, 08:49 PM

Thats amazing, starting such a big tank at that age.

mr. clown man · 07/22/2007, 08:53 PM

hmm im 15 also, and i have a very succesful reef, i would try to post pics but when it comes to computers im as dumb as a rock, but most of my succes is due to rsxs1212, hes a beast...what can i say

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 08:54 PM

oh btw the little bit of bubble algae you see in the pic of the one milli is slowly being taken away by my green emeralds

thanks for the comments.. keep em coming

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 09:03 PM

i think im glad i upgraded

the classic case of tap water with purifying drops, and not the right equipment

WZHANG · 07/22/2007, 09:23 PM

tank looks good. when I was 15 I think i was into keeping oscars and guppies in the same tank. Big mistake.

keep it up.

TitusvileSurfer · 07/22/2007, 09:30 PM

At least he doesn't have to pay for everything! Lucky little... haha im just kiddin, it looks real good

MTB · 07/22/2007, 10:01 PM

I like those orange zoos too! Looks good.

When I was 15 I had no time for any hobbies. Between football, baseball, and, chasing girls, I mean.

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:06 PM

haha.. actually i have paid for evverything except for the birdsnest, my mom thinks that was cool so she bought it..

all i do is work and keep my reef tank, im also restoring a 1971 ford maverick grabber at this time.. its probably pretty hard to believe but i do all that myself too..

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:06 PM

the chasing girls part comes as a given of course too

after i got my tank going it pretty much stays pretty stable.. in my opinion good flow is one of the best things to have.. the fuge and skimmer probably help too though

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:09 PM

oh if anyone would like the orange zoos they are for sale if anyone would like them.. i had them up but some guy offered me 30, for some reason i think its worth a bit more than that what do you think??, especially considering the rock its on.. ive gone through the rock and i estimate about 175 polyps..

Caleb Kruse · 07/22/2007, 10:10 PM

Good to see another young reefer! Your tank is looking great.

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:13 PM

oh maybe someone can help me here.. when i set it up i made the mistake of putting the back pretty much against the wall.. any advice on what i could do to clean the back wall a bit easier?? i guess other than draining most of the tank there isnt much i can do other than doing the hand in the tank cleaning right??? maybe ill just have to buy alot more snails

xtm · 07/22/2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by rsxs1212
oh maybe someone can help me here.. when i set it up i made the mistake of putting the back pretty much against the wall.. any advice on what i could do to clean the back wall a bit easier?? i guess other than draining most of the tank there isnt much i can do other than doing the hand in the tank cleaning right??? maybe ill just have to buy alot more snails

I wouldn't worry about cleaning the back wall because in a few months, it will be covered by coralline. Or you can pull a fruitstand and never worry about it again

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:56 PM

yeah i just dont like the look of the algae thats on there now.. but i guess ill let it go and see what happens right now i would generally get in there once a month and run over it with one of those hand scrapers with the metal blade.. it works, but not happy

one regret.. i wish i had a black back on it rather than the blue.. but no biggie, it still looks pretty decent, i also just redid my rock about a month ago.. this is what it looked like, also that was before i did a big coraline scrap off

rsxs1212 · 07/22/2007, 10:57 PM

also sold alot of anthelia and fragged part of my frogspawn since then..

polwick · 07/22/2007, 11:05 PM

A reef aquarium isn't kid's stuff, I'm impressed.

skeeter-doc · 07/23/2007, 07:57 AM

I bet the tank looks much better now that the coralline has all been scraped off, ... but it does look good!

rsxs1212 · 07/23/2007, 09:31 AM

oh the ;last pic i put up by the way was what it was like before.. not what it is now.... the first pic is what it looks like today

Anemonebuff · 07/23/2007, 11:03 AM

The tank is nice, the only thing I suggest that you get a magnet holder for the MJ Mod. It is a disaster waiting to happen.

07/22/2007, 08:42 PM	#1
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	Tank pics.. let me know what you think Im 14 almost 15 and have had this tank going for a little over a year.. i upgraded from my 50 when i set this up.. im in the process of pulling my calcium up so that some of my sps will begin to grow a little more but its looking pretty good.. let me know what you think!! __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 08:44 PM	#2
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	oh by the way.. no need to criticize about the tangs.. they are going to my freind with a much bigger tank within the next week.. i know what can happen with the tang police __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 08:45 PM	#3
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	I like it, doing salt already at 15, I barely managed fresh at 15, and still havent gotten coral to live at 24. your ahead of the curve. good luck with it. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/22/2007, 08:46 PM	#4
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	gracias __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 08:48 PM	#6
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	yeah that started as about a 12 polyp frag about 5-6 months ago.. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 08:48 PM	#5
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	Nice tank! Really like your orange zoos.

07/22/2007, 08:49 PM	#7
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	Thats amazing, starting such a big tank at that age.

07/22/2007, 08:53 PM	#8
mr. clown man Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: bradenton Florida Posts: 202	hmm im 15 also, and i have a very succesful reef, i would try to post pics but when it comes to computers im as dumb as a rock, but most of my succes is due to rsxs1212, hes a beast...what can i say __________________ -Stefano Current Tank Info: 150 gallon reef,75 gallon F/O, new 30 gallon nano fish

07/22/2007, 08:54 PM	#9
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	oh btw the little bit of bubble algae you see in the pic of the one milli is slowly being taken away by my green emeralds thanks for the comments.. keep em coming __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 09:03 PM	#10
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	i think im glad i upgraded the classic case of tap water with purifying drops, and not the right equipment __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 09:23 PM	#11
WZHANG Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long beach, CA Posts: 651	tank looks good. when I was 15 I think i was into keeping oscars and guppies in the same tank. Big mistake. keep it up.

07/22/2007, 09:30 PM	#12
TitusvileSurfer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 3,227	At least he doesn't have to pay for everything! Lucky little... haha im just kiddin, it looks real good __________________ The ocean is the pinnacle of reef tanks. Someone up there is keeping up with his PH and Phosphates to.

07/22/2007, 10:01 PM	#13
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	I like those orange zoos too! Looks good. When I was 15 I had no time for any hobbies. Between football, baseball, and, chasing girls, I mean. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

07/22/2007, 10:06 PM	#14
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	haha.. actually i have paid for evverything except for the birdsnest, my mom thinks that was cool so she bought it.. all i do is work and keep my reef tank, im also restoring a 1971 ford maverick grabber at this time.. its probably pretty hard to believe but i do all that myself too.. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 10:09 PM	#16
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	oh if anyone would like the orange zoos they are for sale if anyone would like them.. i had them up but some guy offered me 30, for some reason i think its worth a bit more than that what do you think??, especially considering the rock its on.. ive gone through the rock and i estimate about 175 polyps.. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 10:10 PM	#17
Caleb Kruse Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Monterey, California Posts: 744	Good to see another young reefer! Your tank is looking great.

07/22/2007, 10:13 PM	#18
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	oh maybe someone can help me here.. when i set it up i made the mistake of putting the back pretty much against the wall.. any advice on what i could do to clean the back wall a bit easier?? i guess other than draining most of the tank there isnt much i can do other than doing the hand in the tank cleaning right??? maybe ill just have to buy alot more snails __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 10:56 PM	#20
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	yeah i just dont like the look of the algae thats on there now.. but i guess ill let it go and see what happens right now i would generally get in there once a month and run over it with one of those hand scrapers with the metal blade.. it works, but not happy one regret.. i wish i had a black back on it rather than the blue.. but no biggie, it still looks pretty decent, i also just redid my rock about a month ago.. this is what it looked like, also that was before i did a big coraline scrap off __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 10:57 PM	#21
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	also sold alot of anthelia and fragged part of my frogspawn since then.. __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/22/2007, 11:05 PM	#22
polwick Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 165	A reef aquarium isn't kid's stuff, I'm impressed.

07/23/2007, 07:57 AM	#23
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	I bet the tank looks much better now that the coralline has all been scraped off, ... but it does look good!

07/23/2007, 09:31 AM	#24
rsxs1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bradenton Posts: 1,148	oh the ;last pic i put up by the way was what it was like before.. not what it is now.... the first pic is what it looks like today __________________ 60% of the time it works every time Current Tank Info: 75g RR,asm g3, eheim 1250, 2 1200's one highflow maxistream mod (may do another or med flow.) , 30g sump,fuge, 4x54 T5 lighting SLR reflectors, RO/DI top off, 20L FOWLR, 10 g prop/sps dedicated

07/23/2007, 11:03 AM	#25
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	The tank is nice, the only thing I suggest that you get a magnet holder for the MJ Mod. It is a disaster waiting to happen.