Hello all 
Thought I would create my own thread to show my tank and keep myself motivated to document its progress.
Only now that I have viewed the photos I had saved, I realised how much some of the stuff I've got has grown!
The tank was set up in July 2020, with no previous experience in reefing. I did have a tropical tank many years ago and I am learning the ropes as I go!
Please note -
Not all fish/inverts visible on the photos are in the tank at the moment. Two have unfortunately gone carpet surfing and others were returned to LFS.
Livestock atm:
2x Purple Firefish
3x Banggai Cardinal
1x Yellow Watchman Goby
1x Pictus Blenny
1x Algae Blenny
2x Peppermint Shrimp
1x Pistol Shrimp
3x Nassarius Snail
1x Electric Blue Hermit
I understand the tank is heavy on fish, I am religiously watching my parameters and doing water changes, If I start seeing problems I will return some fish to the fish store.
It started with some rock
And different ideas
Cycling the rock
When that was done, adding live sand
And testing... so much testing
Even cats couldn't wait!
Here's where the addiction starts
Daily zoa inspection
Two worlds, one cat to oversee it all
Going through diatoms and acclimatisation
Calaustrea in August
At this point I realised I've got malawi rock, which is not suitable for a reef tank...
New live rock from the LFS and a lot of stress if stuff is going to make it...
Brave Chromis helped me cycle the tank again
Freebie I got with the live rock... Any idea what it is?
Adding Coral
Moooore coral
Pictus Blenny
More of Pictus Blenny
First sighting... I did not realise how big those really are!
This guy poses for pictures, I swear
Impulse buy. I returned him 3 weeks later when I learned more about them. He's well and alive at LFS
I absolutely love this guy, but also returned him. He covered all my coral with sand.
Had to take everything out of the tank to catch him
This guy had the worst luck imaginable. He managed to jump out through the feeding hole in the lid and I think cats got to him... I had him for 20 hours
Pictus loves watching me
These zoas had 2-4 heads when I got them!
My girlfriends favorite
Corynactis - came on live rock
More Zoas!
Preeettyyy
Middle October...
I found my crab DEAD!
Well, nope. Just molted. It was scary though!
This. Guy. Poses. For. Pictures.
Some more coral
Recently I got an algae blenny. At first he refused to it but now he's grazing on all rock and surfaces, still ignores any other kind of food though, however his belly seems to be full and he's active.
Night Time!
Day Time!
Every move you make, every breath you take, I'll be watchin' you
Recent full tank shot
Another crab
Purple Firefish
Caulastrea 2.5 months growth
Aaaand just managed to catch this picture!
Thought I would create my own thread to show my tank and keep myself motivated to document its progress.
Only now that I have viewed the photos I had saved, I realised how much some of the stuff I've got has grown!
The tank was set up in July 2020, with no previous experience in reefing. I did have a tropical tank many years ago and I am learning the ropes as I go!
Please note -
Not all fish/inverts visible on the photos are in the tank at the moment. Two have unfortunately gone carpet surfing and others were returned to LFS.
Livestock atm:
2x Purple Firefish
3x Banggai Cardinal
1x Yellow Watchman Goby
1x Pictus Blenny
1x Algae Blenny
2x Peppermint Shrimp
1x Pistol Shrimp
3x Nassarius Snail
1x Electric Blue Hermit
I understand the tank is heavy on fish, I am religiously watching my parameters and doing water changes, If I start seeing problems I will return some fish to the fish store.
It started with some rock


And different ideas

Cycling the rock

When that was done, adding live sand

And testing... so much testing

Even cats couldn't wait!

Here's where the addiction starts

Daily zoa inspection

Two worlds, one cat to oversee it all

Going through diatoms and acclimatisation

Calaustrea in August

At this point I realised I've got malawi rock, which is not suitable for a reef tank...

New live rock from the LFS and a lot of stress if stuff is going to make it...

Brave Chromis helped me cycle the tank again

Freebie I got with the live rock... Any idea what it is?
Adding Coral

Moooore coral

Pictus Blenny

More of Pictus Blenny

First sighting... I did not realise how big those really are!

This guy poses for pictures, I swear

Impulse buy. I returned him 3 weeks later when I learned more about them. He's well and alive at LFS


I absolutely love this guy, but also returned him. He covered all my coral with sand.
Had to take everything out of the tank to catch him

This guy had the worst luck imaginable. He managed to jump out through the feeding hole in the lid and I think cats got to him... I had him for 20 hours

Pictus loves watching me

These zoas had 2-4 heads when I got them!

My girlfriends favorite

Corynactis - came on live rock

More Zoas!

Preeettyyy

Middle October...
I found my crab DEAD!

Well, nope. Just molted. It was scary though!

This. Guy. Poses. For. Pictures.


Some more coral


Recently I got an algae blenny. At first he refused to it but now he's grazing on all rock and surfaces, still ignores any other kind of food though, however his belly seems to be full and he's active.

Night Time!

Day Time!

Every move you make, every breath you take, I'll be watchin' you

Recent full tank shot

Another crab

Purple Firefish

Caulastrea 2.5 months growth

Aaaand just managed to catch this picture!
