Tank Entry

Before I begin a road to becoming a healthy reefer, here is the before picture. Which I must admit doesn't look horrible.

Ok where to start.

This is what I started with a 65g in the living room with a 30g sump, Mag 7 pump, Aqua C Remora Pro and a few Korella 3's. Nice little tank but it was extremely noisy and the saltwater container took up a lot of room. I also didn't know any better and put a Koran Angle in the tank. Man what a beautiful fish and until I put a brain coral in the tank it was a model citizen.
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Happy New Year everyone! My name is George and here are a few pics of our 72 Bow that we have had for about 3 years now. My girlfriend and I started this tank circa 2006. To me the tank is a mess because I could never determine how to set it up. I guess that's the beauty of our hobby. After some recent information collecting, I have decided to go with a mix of pillar and rock pile landscaping, natural filtration done with cheato and ulva in the sump, as well as going with the mostly softy tank, ...

We started our hobby about 5 years ago with a 55 gal reef tank. We have since upgraded to a 210 gal reef tank which is built into our living room wall. It makes for a great conversation anytime anyone comes over. Our experience has had a lot to do with trial and error, however we would not be where we are now without our LFS (Coral Reef Aquarium) in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Melev's Reef. Thank you guys!!! Our only trouble with our tank is the fact that we have not been able to add more rock or corals ...

I am excited about this new site! I have been a big fan of Marc's work both on Melevs reef and reefcast! I have been keeping saltwater tanks for about 4 years now. I have gone through periods of great enthusiasm and then periods where I am pulled in another direction. Right now is one of those times where I can't focus on my tanks as much as I would like. Working full time, going to grad school and expecting my first born has taken a lot of time away from my saltwater love. HOWEVER, I can ...