My 1st Reef pics

Lungs15 · 12/10/2008, 05:24 PM

Hey all,

texhorns98 · 12/10/2008, 05:34 PM

Hey...

CoRPS · 12/10/2008, 05:36 PM

Where'd the pictures go?!

Welcome to Reef Central!

E.intheC · 12/10/2008, 06:52 PM

To Reef Central

put up the pics!!

sikk50 · 12/10/2008, 07:19 PM

.......am I missing the punch line here?

fender4string · 12/10/2008, 07:19 PM

lol al....mo....st.......th..ere

Chris&Mel · 12/10/2008, 07:49 PM

so....were's the pix?

mboos · 12/10/2008, 07:55 PM

lungs, would love to see those pics?!?

soyadrink · 12/10/2008, 07:56 PM

building up the tension, I see where you're getting with this. haha!

Lungs15 · 12/20/2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lungs15
Hey all,

Wow, my computer took a dive during this post and I never realized then I posted anything LOL!!

Anyhow, I just set up my first reef tank about a month ago but I've had my share of trigger tanks in the past. Never really got into the reef thing mostly because of the start up cost and time involved but now that I own my own house I figured what the hell!!!

First off, my wife is 1 month away from having our first child so I really tried to save as much money as possible during the setup. I found 2 local people who were breaking down their well established tanks and picked up about 175 lbs of live rock between the two which ran me $275. One of the sellers also had some soft corals and a few fish he just gave me along with a shrimp because they had no where else to go.

Tank is a 90 gallon and the hang on filter you see in the pics below is really just a temp thing!!! Tank also has a refugium below along with a protien skimmer rated for 200 gallons.

The big thing that really always held me up with starting a reef was the lighting cost!!! I took a chance and purchased a fixture off of a user by the name of aquaexpress on ebay for $280. Fixture is:

2 x 250 watt HQI Halides 15k
4 x 65 watt PCs
moonlights, cooling fans, etc..........

So far so good!

Pics with old light

New light

BradsOcean · 12/20/2008, 02:20 PM

uh oh, still need the pics, lol

Chris&Mel · 12/20/2008, 02:24 PM

LOL......still no pix

Chris&Mel · 12/20/2008, 02:26 PM

ok i see them now.....HUGE PIX....lol

jkrentz2515 · 12/20/2008, 02:28 PM

Pics work great for me. Watch your clowns carefully. Normally 2 is the max in a tank that size, and the third may become the victim.

gnorts · 12/20/2008, 02:29 PM

I see the pix

BradsOcean · 12/20/2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chris&Mel
ok i see them now.....HUGE PIX....lol

ahh man, i'm getting left out...still can't see them..hmm

Lungs15 · 12/20/2008, 02:36 PM

Just fixed pic size a little.....yea 3 clowns kinda sux. I had the smallest in a 29 gallon and went I bought the rock the guy gacve me the two he had. So now I have 3!! Im going to set my 29 up after the baby is born and move the one if it become a problem but for now they have been great!

BradsOcean · 12/20/2008, 02:43 PM

yaya, i can see them now. looking really nice.!!!

jbird69 · 12/20/2008, 02:50 PM

looks sweet! You got some nice corraline covered rock! I cant quite tell what the coral is in the top middle (finger leather?) You might consider moving it, along with the palys, downhill. They might burn up that close to your halides. Save that ridge for your light lovers

Lungs15 · 12/20/2008, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jbird69
looks sweet! You got some nice corraline covered rock! I cant quite tell what the coral is in the top middle (finger leather?) You might consider moving it, along with the palys, downhill. They might burn up that close to your halides. Save that ridge for your light lovers

Just moved em!!!! Thanks, still new to this.

The mushrooms in the middle....should i move them to the bottom?

wab · 12/20/2008, 04:27 PM

looks great! I had no problem with the pics, But I have a mac. LOL

skibum1681 · 12/20/2008, 06:03 PM

Just a recomendation - i'd ditch the AquaClear power head. i came home (twice) to a fish stuck to the inlet of it. $50 worth of fish to realize i should get rid of it. Just a suggestion though.

bryman · 12/20/2008, 10:11 PM

Looks very nice! I would definitely move those mushrooms down to the middle or lower part of the tank, maybe in a little shade.

mg426 · 12/20/2008, 10:59 PM

Nice work !!!!!

Lungs15 · 12/22/2008, 11:59 AM

thanks for the comments guy!!!

I just moved the mushrooms down.

Skibum, I plan on getting another Koralia power head after Christmas and I agree with you 100%!!!

Thanks for the input!

12/10/2008, 05:24 PM	#1
Lungs15 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: pa Posts: 22	My 1st Reef pics Hey all,

12/10/2008, 06:52 PM	#4
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	*To Reef Central* put up the pics!! __________________ -Eric

12/10/2008, 07:49 PM	#7
Chris&Mel Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 597	so....were's the pix? __________________ I let my wife think she is the brains of this operation Current Tank Info: 60 gal ,36" sun dial T-5, super skimmer 220, #2&#3 korilia's, marineland 20gal sump, 80pd's LR, 30 pd's LS

12/10/2008, 07:55 PM	#8
mboos Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Poconos Posts: 56	lungs, would love to see those pics?!? __________________ We don't inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children. ~ David Brower

12/20/2008, 02:20 PM	#11
BradsOcean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Island Posts: 1,173	uh oh, still need the pics, lol __________________ the low cost of 3 Ramen meals a day is feeding my zoa addiction Current Tank Info: had a few small reefs in the past, researching for my future 125 :)

12/10/2008, 05:34 PM	#2
texhorns98 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 732	Hey...

12/10/2008, 05:36 PM	#3
CoRPS Big Time Reefer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: P-RINE Posts: 2,887	Where'd the pictures go?! Welcome to Reef Central!

12/10/2008, 07:19 PM	#5
sikk50 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ojai, Ca. Posts: 61	.......am I missing the punch line here?

12/10/2008, 07:19 PM	#6
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	lol al....mo....st.......th..ere

12/10/2008, 07:56 PM	#9
soyadrink Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: seattle Posts: 175	building up the tension, I see where you're getting with this. haha!

12/20/2008, 02:24 PM	#12
Chris&Mel Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 597	LOL......still no pix __________________ I let my wife think she is the brains of this operation Current Tank Info: 60 gal ,36" sun dial T-5, super skimmer 220, #2&#3 korilia's, marineland 20gal sump, 80pd's LR, 30 pd's LS

12/20/2008, 02:26 PM	#13
Chris&Mel Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 597	ok i see them now.....HUGE PIX....lol __________________ I let my wife think she is the brains of this operation Current Tank Info: 60 gal ,36" sun dial T-5, super skimmer 220, #2&#3 korilia's, marineland 20gal sump, 80pd's LR, 30 pd's LS

12/20/2008, 02:28 PM	#14
jkrentz2515 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mauerapolis Posts: 635	Pics work great for me. Watch your clowns carefully. Normally 2 is the max in a tank that size, and the third may become the victim.

12/20/2008, 02:29 PM	#15
gnorts Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 308	I see the pix

12/20/2008, 02:36 PM	#17
Lungs15 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: pa Posts: 22	Just fixed pic size a little.....yea 3 clowns kinda sux. I had the smallest in a 29 gallon and went I bought the rock the guy gacve me the two he had. So now I have 3!! Im going to set my 29 up after the baby is born and move the one if it become a problem but for now they have been great!

12/20/2008, 02:43 PM	#18
BradsOcean Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Island Posts: 1,173	yaya, i can see them now. looking really nice.!!! __________________ the low cost of 3 Ramen meals a day is feeding my zoa addiction Current Tank Info: had a few small reefs in the past, researching for my future 125 :)

12/20/2008, 02:50 PM	#19
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	looks sweet! You got some nice corraline covered rock! I cant quite tell what the coral is in the top middle (finger leather?) You might consider moving it, along with the palys, downhill. They might burn up that close to your halides. Save that ridge for your light lovers __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard

12/20/2008, 04:27 PM	#21
wab Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nj Posts: 512	looks great! I had no problem with the pics, But I have a mac. LOL __________________ 1 year plus and still I DON'T KNOW!!!! LOL Current Tank Info: 45 high 30 breeder sump/refuge diy

12/20/2008, 06:03 PM	#22
skibum1681 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Depew, NY Posts: 180	Just a recomendation - i'd ditch the AquaClear power head. i came home (twice) to a fish stuck to the inlet of it. $50 worth of fish to realize i should get rid of it. Just a suggestion though.

12/20/2008, 10:11 PM	#23
bryman Aquascape Destroyer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 1,104	Looks very nice! I would definitely move those mushrooms down to the middle or lower part of the tank, maybe in a little shade. __________________ PVITAWA! Current Tank Info: 90G Tech

12/20/2008, 10:59 PM	#24
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Nice work !!!!! __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

12/22/2008, 11:59 AM	#25
Lungs15 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: pa Posts: 22	thanks for the comments guy!!! I just moved the mushrooms down. Skibum, I plan on getting another Koralia power head after Christmas and I agree with you 100%!!! Thanks for the input!