Robert's journey to reefing!

[tanker922]

This wull be my journal with pics of my first year with saltwater aquariums.

 

[143MPCo]

Looking forward to seeing this progress, what's your overall project plan for this build (inquiring minds want to know:)).

 

[tanker922]

This will be my journal with pics of my first year with saltwater aquariums.

My overall goal is to have a 150 or 200 gal reef tank with community fish.

 

[tanker922]

This is my very first aquarium...It was built in 1984 when i lived at Grissom AFB, Indiana (55 gal freshwater w/red oscar)

 

[tanker922]

View attachment 231982 My start of 39 gal column i bought new for 1 dollar per gallon at a LPS. I was following the directions of all the threads i had read from reef2reef forums.

 

[tanker922]

after 5 months of life, i realized that the column tank is not what i want...my arms are too short to reach the bottom of tank without putting my armpits in the tank, so i decided to get a 40 breeder tank (FREE) by helping a friend paint his LFS.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Looking forward to your progress! :)

 

[tanker922]

I did not take any pics of my 40 breeder during the setup but here are a few after 4 months of life...PLEASE understand this tank was setup with live sand from my first tank and the water from that tank. i allowed it 30 days to cycle before adding any coral or buyin the fish that you see in the tank.

 

[tanker922]

May 4 2014, 39 column with cinnamon clowns and blue damsels....at time i was cautious of cycles to come

 

[tanker922]

Using a vivid filtered camera this is what my tank looked like August 2014....i got permission to add a couple of starter corals (mushroom and poly) this is as far as i got with this tank...I noticed that my clowns had ruled the tank and forced the other fish into hiding

 

[tanker922]

New tank as of today Oct 2014....I bought a 40 breeder built stand for it. I will do a transfer to this tank from my 39 column........preparing to paint the back.

 

[steve&mari]

You're going to enjoy the 40b more it's a cool size aquarium we also run it. Keep pics of the project coming.

 

[tanker922]

my 40 breeder 8 months later (06-2015)..... yellow tang, coral beauty, 2 cardinals, 2 firefish, paired clowns, 2 blue green chromis

 

[tanker922]

As u can see i have a Egyptian coliseum is in my 40 breeder...my wife and daughter got it for me for my birthday so i thought it would make a nice hiding place for the fish in the tank instead of on my bookshelf....also here are a few of the corals i have in my tank so far.....What do u think?

 

[tanker922]

UPDATE:
decided to get a new 75.....2 months ago (april 2015) also 30 gal home made sump. here is the tank being drilled at the store and then the leak check in the garage

 

[tanker922]

New 75 coming together......If u cant tell, the stand is home made by me. I bought the light for 80 dollars from LFS trade....new bulbs and one of 2 ballasts made it new again.

 

[tanker922]

My 75 without the sump (still in work) have a Aqueon quiet-flow 75 HOB on it right now! also u can see the equipment in the tank that should be in the sump.

 

[tanker922]

this is my My 75 as of today...got a prob with cyan bacteria....(working on it) this happened after i started using a sock in my sump....I dont know if that is the prob...but im working on finding the prob...any help would be appreciated.

 

[tanker922]

ME and my 75 08-26-2015