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Hello all! Im new to the site, and new to reef keeping, but not new to saltwater aquariums (FOWLR). This is my journey so far in keeping a reef tank!
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This is my 120g reef aquarium. I recently upgraded from a 55g with a bunch of hang on equipment to this beauty. When I purchased this, the guy I got it from spoke little English, but was obviously a very caring guy and enthusiastic about aquariums ( he had over a dozen sitting in his basement with and without fish). I've been purchasing everything I can to help make everything go smoother and be easier to keep up with. I also have a QT but it isnt currently set up. I've purchased a few different medications or treatments to have on hand, and many different water testing products. Before I set this up, I had my brother who is an electrician come over and go over things with me, such as redoing the outlet the previous owner had installed. We also installed a GFCI outlet where the tank is installed, as well as expanding the outlets inside the stand (went from 1 to 8, with the ability to have 4 more if needed).
Current inhabitants:
2 Snowflake Clowns (my favorite)
1 Black Ocellaris clown (fiance's favorite)
1 Blue Damsel
1 Lemon/Yellow Damsel
1 3 Stripe Damsel
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Peppermint shrimp
Dozens of crabs and snails, and chocolate chip star.
Great looking aquascaping; I'm planning on a FOWLR, but your tank sure looks tempting as to corals at some point. Will watch your thread as I hope to gt my 92 bfront soon and getting VERY ichy...lol.This is my 120g reef aquarium. I recently upgraded from a 55g with a bunch of hang on equipment to this beauty. When I purchased this, the guy I got it from spoke little English, but was obviously a very caring guy and enthusiastic about aquariums ( he had over a dozen sitting in his basement with and without fish). I've been purchasing everything I can to help make everything go smoother and be easier to keep up with. I also have a QT but it isnt currently set up. I've purchased a few different medications or treatments to have on hand, and many different water testing products. Before I set this up, I had my brother who is an electrician come over and go over things with me, such as redoing the outlet the previous owner had installed. We also installed a GFCI outlet where the tank is installed, as well as expanding the outlets inside the stand (went from 1 to 8, with the ability to have 4 more if needed).
Current inhabitants:
2 Snowflake Clowns (my favorite)
1 Black Ocellaris clown (fiance's favorite)
1 Blue Damsel
1 Lemon/Yellow Damsel
1 3 Stripe Damsel
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Peppermint shrimp
Dozens of crabs and snails, and chocolate chip star.
I've noticed my yellow Tang could care less about other fish, I even showed a pic of another Tang to him/her and it didnt want anything to do with it. But I appreciate the advice, I also have some other methods I may employ if necessary.Very nice aquascape. I find if you move a rock or 2 it will upset the predetermined space claimed by the fish already in the tank and make the Tomini and Yellow start from scratch to determine their pecking order and preferred locations in the tank. Just a suggestion. Ive seen them go immediately after each other, and other times with tangs they seem to care less. Just watch them and make adjustments accordingly. Good luck and the tank looks great!