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So in February of this year I started a reef tank for the first time. I have asked a few questions here and there on the forum, but never really started a thread of my own. I figure now that my tank is up and running and has some livestock in it things wont be so boring. I have learned quite a bit over the past nine months, and thankfully never lost anything other then a feather duster (murdered by the infamous indian sea star).
First let me give a before and up to date picture to keep everyone's attention.
A little about the tank. It's a JBJ 28 advanced LED, stock pumps, reef octopus BH1000, intank media basket (filter floss and seagel). I do weekly 5gal water changes (but went a period of over a month without one...still looked as clean as it does now). I don't dose anything but I also don't test for alk mg or Ca, that is about to change though. My only real bouts with algae happened at the beginning during my cycle, since then I've never had to deal with it.
My current stock list:
Carmel clown
Percula clown
Decorator shrimp
Indian sea star
2x flame scallops
Condy nem
feather duster
pulsing xenia
GSP
blue anthelia
blue red and green mushrooms
neon button polyps
candy cane
frog spawn
purple/green acan
light blue/orange acan
zoos
watermelons
radioactive dragon eye
GBP
pink hippos
RPE
miami vice
vivid rainbows
stock list due to arrive next week:
zoos
king midas
bambam
everlasting gobstopper
armor of god
pink aroura
pz fallen angel
mohawks
guacamole splash
cherry charms
rastas
my clementine
magicians
lunar
3 other types of acan
rainbow BTA
neon hairy mushroom
3x ricordea
2x rainbow ricordea
Next week the machine will receive a toy as well, ecotech radion 15w pro. That is right I'm going topless with the JBJ (I know I'm not the first:wink. Personally I think the LEDs on the jbj are WAY to powerful, and need to have a dimmer. I went with the radion for a few reasons, I liked the functionality, the look and the wireless incorporation with the mp10 (which I will be ordering next week from BRS). It's funny though, I remember saying to myself when first starting the tank "boy some of this stuff is expensive...who would pay $500 for a light?!?!?".........eep: ya so now I'm the one dropping all the cash on the equipment. Really makes me wonder how many reefers have thought "I have all this money invested already...why not?"
BTW I don't name the fish BUT....this girl I call $#*! *:#%^ &*!!!!!!!! She is the mos aggressive fish I ever owned. I was never once bit by the 5 piranhas I owned for over two years, but you can bet your *** if my hand is in the machine I'm getting bit 30+ times. But when its time for food, shes will eat from my finger tips, bi-polar ***** clown.....
First let me give a before and up to date picture to keep everyone's attention.
A little about the tank. It's a JBJ 28 advanced LED, stock pumps, reef octopus BH1000, intank media basket (filter floss and seagel). I do weekly 5gal water changes (but went a period of over a month without one...still looked as clean as it does now). I don't dose anything but I also don't test for alk mg or Ca, that is about to change though. My only real bouts with algae happened at the beginning during my cycle, since then I've never had to deal with it.
My current stock list:
Carmel clown
Percula clown
Decorator shrimp
Indian sea star
2x flame scallops
Condy nem
feather duster
pulsing xenia
GSP
blue anthelia
blue red and green mushrooms
neon button polyps
candy cane
frog spawn
purple/green acan
light blue/orange acan
zoos
watermelons
radioactive dragon eye
GBP
pink hippos
RPE
miami vice
vivid rainbows
stock list due to arrive next week:
zoos
king midas
bambam
everlasting gobstopper
armor of god
pink aroura
pz fallen angel
mohawks
guacamole splash
cherry charms
rastas
my clementine
magicians
lunar
3 other types of acan
rainbow BTA
neon hairy mushroom
3x ricordea
2x rainbow ricordea
Next week the machine will receive a toy as well, ecotech radion 15w pro. That is right I'm going topless with the JBJ (I know I'm not the first:wink. Personally I think the LEDs on the jbj are WAY to powerful, and need to have a dimmer. I went with the radion for a few reasons, I liked the functionality, the look and the wireless incorporation with the mp10 (which I will be ordering next week from BRS). It's funny though, I remember saying to myself when first starting the tank "boy some of this stuff is expensive...who would pay $500 for a light?!?!?".........eep: ya so now I'm the one dropping all the cash on the equipment. Really makes me wonder how many reefers have thought "I have all this money invested already...why not?"
BTW I don't name the fish BUT....this girl I call $#*! *:#%^ &*!!!!!!!! She is the mos aggressive fish I ever owned. I was never once bit by the 5 piranhas I owned for over two years, but you can bet your *** if my hand is in the machine I'm getting bit 30+ times. But when its time for food, shes will eat from my finger tips, bi-polar ***** clown.....