Tank Entry

Been a while since I've made the rounds, I thought I'd post some details of the display. First, a full tank shot from about a week ago.



While I'm very happy with the rock, I have noticed a lot of brown algae growth. After speaking with others who have used Marco rocks, this is not uncommon. Fortunately, it blows right off the rock and the turbo snails make quick work ...

I haven't had a fish tank since I was a child and that was a simple tropical tank. Quite boring. So when the boys begged for a puppy at Christmas, I convinced them into getting a fish tank with the promise of having Nemo and Dory. Thinking this would only cost me around $700, I jumped in. OMG! Two months and over $2500 later, we have a pretty decent set up. I have become totally addicted and only in the last week have I stopped fretting over the water and testing on a near daily basis. Although ...

Originally Posted by kayl on Dec 03 2009

I set up my new reef set up a few weekends ago. Added live rock and substrate on 11/24/2009.
No photos on this computer, but I'll put a few up. Threw in a cocktail shrimp and left it in along with the live rock from 11/25/2009 - 11/29/2009.

Current filtration: 26lbs of live rock, 30 lbs of aragonite sand, filter floss and carbon.

Test results from today:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 8.2
SG: 1.0255
Temp: 78.7*

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One of the last things to move from the temporary system was the Rose BTA and Onyx perc clownfish. I scooped them out with a container, keeping the anemone and clowns in water. Barely.



But it worked. I had the bowl over the reef, and every 10 minutes I poured in a red cup full of reef water, overflowing the water in the Rubbermaid to get the temperature acclimated. I lowered the container with the clowns ...

In July 2007, a group of us from DFWMAS drove south to Galveston to join the MARSH club for their annual collection trip. Here's the link: http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/07/07/portA.html During that trip, I came home with a tiny eel. I have no idea what kind, and he's lived in my suncoral tank ever since. For a couple of months, he vanished and I thought he was dead, but I found him swimming in my sump one day. I scooped him up and put him back in the suncoral tank.

Last Saturday, ...