I'm new to this, so here goes!

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solaris11

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Hi everyone! Figured I'd document this, it's got me incredibly interested and fascinated and I want it to turn into something beautiful! I've wanted a fish tank for awhile now and figured I'd jump in head first and do salt water, because they are so much more interesting and amazing. Realizing it would require a bit more money, work, and maintenance I went ahead. Learining too, but that's always fun!

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Cycle has started and I'm EXCITED!
 
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solaris11

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34 lbs rock
2 bags aragonite
weipro SA-2005 skimmer (will be upgraded soon)
Marineland Penguin 200 mechanical filter
Trutemp heater up to 40 gallons
Marineland Maxi-Jet 600 powerhead (will be replaced with 2 powerheads later, this will be used to prep my water changes)
 
Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson

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You'll want to put all the rocks so that there's space for a magnet cleaner between the rock and glass all the way around. Maybe make two islands?
 
nanoreefing4fun

nanoreefing4fun

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nice start ! cheers for starting a tank thread and sharing - bit hard to see, should clear soon, cave nice, also good advise ^, most of us change our scape a few times while the tank cycles in the 1st few weeks :)
 
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solaris11

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looks like it is, but theres no rock touching any glass

there's some microbubbles from the new skimmer running but it's pretty much cleared up :)

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James2369

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I've made sure my rock is on the glass floor because i had mine after a while fall do to other animals moveing the sand
 
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solaris11

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Got my clean up crew started! 6 Astreas and 6 Hermits (Dwarf Zebra) and a peppermint shrimp....in a couple days I want to add some nassarius snails, the store didn't have any today
 
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solaris11

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Pat24601 said:
I love the Benggai. What made you decide to get it?
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I like the look of it, and my lfs and very little stock when I went, I know it's a small reef safe friendly fish. I was gonna get 2 but I think I'm happy with the 1 they had left.....Not much of a personality compared to the clowns though, hes only been in for 5 days so maybe he'll spunk up :)
 
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