55 g paying and praying reef tank

[chadderboxx]

Hi and welcome yall.
ok ill start this off by saying i have been in the fish hobby since i was 5 allways loved fish. when i was 16 my parents bought me a 55 g drilled aquarium. that is where my story begins. now i really didnt have the slightest ideal about how to take care of s/w and to scared to try so i decided to go f/w and got discus this is now 11 years later i still have the tank and the discus. the only changes now is the 55 is now saltwater for the past 8 m. Now i like to think of myself as a smart guy but sometimes this s/w makes my head spin if i dont know something i feel stupid. well im allways reading and trying to learn and i relized that noone know everyting there is to reefing and im not as stupid is i think i am. now to the good part! me and my dad built my aquarium frame and it was open for years. till i got the courage to atempt to skin it and build a canopy for the lights. so here is my progress.

after i had the frame works i skinned them

ok time to turn this into a reef tank.

 

[wysiwyg]

off to a good start

 

[chadderboxx]

got some live rock and couple frags form a friend to give me a good start up

ok now fast forward 4 months time for the frag shots

 

[chadderboxx]

 

[chadderboxx]

off to a good start

thank you keep reading way more to come just trying to get yall caught up

 

[GratefulReef]

very nice!!! looks like a clean build.

 

[chadderboxx]

god of war zoa

Kripto

 

[chadderboxx]

very nice!!! looks like a clean build.

thank you im trying. stain is to dark for me grabed the wrong one when i applyed and there was no turning back once you take the first stroke

 

[chadderboxx]

ok i just ordered trigger systems sump/ref 30x12x15

along with 2 ecotech 10mp, and Octopus 4" Sump Needlewheel Skimmer

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Looking good!!!

 

[chadderboxx]

All pic were taken with my iPhone so sorry about the Quality.

 

[chadderboxx]

Ok the lighting spec. I have Hamilton Technology mh 2. 150w and 2 48w vo. I should be expecting the sump, mp10s and new skimmer this comeing week. Current skimmer was a freebie that just isn't making the cut. I'm planning on putting 10#. Of miracle mud in the Refugium with chetto. Fish I currently have are.
•Fu Manchu Fish
• pair True clowns
• Coral beauty
• Cardinals
• Six line
• Strawberry basslet
• Hippo tang
I know the load is big a couple of the fish were added last min as my friends tank cracked on him in the middle of the night and this fish have been with me since that night. Any Suggestions or anything else I missed please feel free to put your two cents in I am an new here and love all the help.

 

[revhtree]

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[chadderboxx]

Welcome to R2R!

We appreciate your membership!

Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!

thank you and thanks for this place for people like me to enjoy and relate with others

 

[chadderboxx]

received the new reef octopus 4" needle wheel skimmer. But waiting till Thursday when the new sump/Refugium comes in. Going to pick up the miracle mud tomorrow.

 

[chadderboxx]

So I have had this torch coral for about 3 months now it was to 2 different mouths but as of yesterday one of the. Columns retracted and Combined into one big coral. Any Explanation why this happens. Sump should be here tomorrow and the mp10 this weekend Fingers crossed

 

[revsgirl]

Nice!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Paul C.]

Great start.. Looking good....Welcome to R2R.

 

[chadderboxx]

Okay finally got my trigger system sump/Refugium installed. After four hours and two trips to Home Depot. In some major cosmetic surgery to the stand This is result.

 

[chadderboxx]