Ghetto 85 Gallon Long

[Poriferan]

This will be mainly or totally FOWLR :cry1: until I upgrade again:tongue:

The lights are a 4 bulb t5 fixture 36" and a 4 bulb PC fixture 48". Really need better lights to grow much in the coral area unless I concentrate the lights on one end.

 

[Reefmack]

Good to hear the plumbing had no issues.

 

[redsea reefer]

Looks good, good luck with it...

 

[lcstorc]

Cool project.
Good to see it is going well so far.
You could easily keep softies with low light.

 

[Eric]

Actually you could probablly get away with some mushrooms, leathers, and zoos. Look to the lower light corals and you should be ok.

I have toadstools, trumpets, mushrooms, and zoas growing in a 6 gallon with 1x8w T5 bulb.

 

[yungreefer2410]

yeah you could get away with some softies in their, i really like what you have done with the tank though, i think a tang is in order for this tank

 

[Poriferan]

I have been batteling Cyano for a bit. It is starting to get under control...

Decided to share a few pics of the new additions to my family:hug1:

The Boss

Slim

Homer

 

[JimmyJ]

Great pics, love the Lion

 

[Poriferan]

My wife made me get Homer the puffer

Kinda kills the chance to put some softies in here. I havn't seen it chewing on the live rock yet, but my last puffer did...

 

[Poriferan]

Great pics, love the Lion

Thanks Jim,

The lion had had one of the damsels and the puffer in its mouth so far:apint:

Damsel escaped somehow

Homer had 1/2 a feeder fish in its mouth and 1/2 out. The Boss wanted it and ate 1/3 of Homer, just past his eyes. Now I wish I had my camera then because it took a fully inflated puffer to make the lion spit out his dinner.

 

[Eric]

Looking good, I had forgotten about this build glad to see it's going well.

Gotta love lions they'll try and eat anything

 

[Poriferan]

Looking good, I had forgotten about this build glad to see it's going well.

Gotta love lions they'll try and eat anything

Thanks Eric,

Looks like your build is coming along as well. I am excited to see it getting closer.

The reason for my lack of updates is that I have been busy with my other obsession. My boat...

 

[Eric]

Looks like a lot of fun and definitely explains why you haven't updated in a while

 

[OckMed]

Good job.impressed.

 

[reefornot2reef]

To be honest I thought this was a lost one but i'm very impressed looks really nice great job

 

[JimmyJ]

Homer had 1/2 a feeder fish in its mouth and 1/2 out. The Boss wanted it and ate 1/3 of Homer, just past his eyes. Now I wish I had my camera then because it took a fully inflated puffer to make the lion spit out his dinner.

WOW, I bet that was fun to watch

 

[Poriferan]

Newest addition to the group.

I am wondering if it is OK to call this a reef tank now...

I have Xenia growing in the refugium

 

[fish247marc]

woh this site is so inspiring, i wish i could do all of this but i can't im 13.

 

[reefmadness]

lookin good my man keep us up to date i love reading these

 

[Poriferan]

woh this site is so inspiring, i wish i could do all of this but i can't im 13.

Nice to see young people wanting to get involved. I say get your Dad (or Mom:angel4: ) to take you to a Local Fish Store that has a nice reef display tank. Sometimes that is enough to give them the bug. Then you can live and learn through your parents tank until you are old enough to afford one on your own.

Otherwise just brouse around here and enjoy all the awesome pictures you can find for a few more years:turntable