Ethan
New Member
Ok, so I would definitely fit under the "noob" category when it comes to reef tanks; or any tank for that matter. I actually got into this hobby because of a bad case of cabin-fever here in Maryland this winter. I got the tank from a nice couple in Va from a barter trade for a canoe I had but never used thanks to my kayaks. I got the tank, a fluorescent light, crushed coral, some nice live rock, and a ton of chemicals and food with the trade. I went through the cycle process with nothing more than some ammonia and a lot of patience.
I found some nice polyp colony frags, the trumpet coral, and a sun coral from a guy in southern Md. I really didn't have the right setup for the sun coral but it's slowly healing with the addition of AI Vega lighting; personally--I'd like to get rid of it due to the annoying feeding routine. I have to trick it out by turning the lights off for about 15 minutes, and feed each head with a turkey baster while keeping the emerald crabs away.
I got a healthy ocellaris clownfish from a nice guy that offers fish rescue in southern Md. Thanks Eric @ SMMAS.
I picked up a pair of schooling bannerfish from PetCo - I know this 30 is too small for them and I currently have a 125 project that should be ready in a few months.
There is also a cleanup crew consisting of some turbo and bumblebee snails, some blue and some red leg crabs, and two emerald crabs; (annoying little buggers-they will flip over everything they can)
The gear includes:
AI Vega Color lighting x2, (I'm going to get a third and swap all three onto the 125 setup. Not sure if I am going to keep the 30 up-and-running.)
JBJ Power heads
CPR HOB refugium with Chaeto and pod pack
Aquamaxx HOB-1 Protein Skimmer (This thing is ******!, I tried the CPR version because the Aquamaxx was out of stock everywhere and I brought it back the next day. The Aquamaxx is super efficient, super quiet, and started pulling gunk out within hours.)
Anyway, here are some pics
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A few more of the livestock,
I found some nice polyp colony frags, the trumpet coral, and a sun coral from a guy in southern Md. I really didn't have the right setup for the sun coral but it's slowly healing with the addition of AI Vega lighting; personally--I'd like to get rid of it due to the annoying feeding routine. I have to trick it out by turning the lights off for about 15 minutes, and feed each head with a turkey baster while keeping the emerald crabs away.
I got a healthy ocellaris clownfish from a nice guy that offers fish rescue in southern Md. Thanks Eric @ SMMAS.
I picked up a pair of schooling bannerfish from PetCo - I know this 30 is too small for them and I currently have a 125 project that should be ready in a few months.
There is also a cleanup crew consisting of some turbo and bumblebee snails, some blue and some red leg crabs, and two emerald crabs; (annoying little buggers-they will flip over everything they can)
The gear includes:
AI Vega Color lighting x2, (I'm going to get a third and swap all three onto the 125 setup. Not sure if I am going to keep the 30 up-and-running.)
JBJ Power heads
CPR HOB refugium with Chaeto and pod pack
Aquamaxx HOB-1 Protein Skimmer (This thing is ******!, I tried the CPR version because the Aquamaxx was out of stock everywhere and I brought it back the next day. The Aquamaxx is super efficient, super quiet, and started pulling gunk out within hours.)
Anyway, here are some pics
.
A few more of the livestock,
