LSUFireGal
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Thought it might be time for me to start a chronicle for my son's reef tank. He has been begging for one since he was 3. He is seven now and I hate myself for not doing it sooner. It has given me a glimpse into his heart that a parent of an autistic child can only dream of. I see him grow a little more everyday bc of the tank and wanting to learn all about it.
It is kind of pathetic right now except for some mushrooms it is practically FOWLR.
The replacement tank is 60 gallons has about 115 lbs of live rock, 1.5 inch sand bed.
Livestock:
Scopas Tang
Orange and white occ clown
Black and white occ clown
3 Stripe Damsel
Other than the b&w clown the fish were in the original 68 gallon that burst when I bought it.
I have a aqua c remora skimmer with a maxi jet 1500 on it. I have two canister filters. (I know, I know, but my numbers are good and I clean them weekly. Installing a sump is not in my budget or realm of capabilities right now anyway.). I have PAR38 tricolor lighting (4). The tank is running well and even with the emergency move to the new tank my tests have been great.
My son wants an anemone so bad but I am a bit hesitant to add one, the tank was running for 5 years when I bought it so I think things are pretty mature and stable, but I can't even bring myself to buy a new coral, much less a nem.
The first new fish I purchased was a blue tang, yes I knew better. Try explaining to an autistic child he can't get a blue tang when the "EXPERT" in the store told him he could. Ugh. Of course she went straight into QT and got ich. Treated her with hypo and all seems good, in the process of raising the salinity now. Hopefully she stays ich free and can go in the display.
I have purchased a biocube for my sons room, otherwise he would still be sleeping on the floor of the living room by the tank. It was well established and is running along fine. Guess it needs its own chronicle.
Some pics:
It is kind of pathetic right now except for some mushrooms it is practically FOWLR.
The replacement tank is 60 gallons has about 115 lbs of live rock, 1.5 inch sand bed.
Livestock:
Scopas Tang
Orange and white occ clown
Black and white occ clown
3 Stripe Damsel
Other than the b&w clown the fish were in the original 68 gallon that burst when I bought it.
I have a aqua c remora skimmer with a maxi jet 1500 on it. I have two canister filters. (I know, I know, but my numbers are good and I clean them weekly. Installing a sump is not in my budget or realm of capabilities right now anyway.). I have PAR38 tricolor lighting (4). The tank is running well and even with the emergency move to the new tank my tests have been great.
My son wants an anemone so bad but I am a bit hesitant to add one, the tank was running for 5 years when I bought it so I think things are pretty mature and stable, but I can't even bring myself to buy a new coral, much less a nem.
The first new fish I purchased was a blue tang, yes I knew better. Try explaining to an autistic child he can't get a blue tang when the "EXPERT" in the store told him he could. Ugh. Of course she went straight into QT and got ich. Treated her with hypo and all seems good, in the process of raising the salinity now. Hopefully she stays ich free and can go in the display.
I have purchased a biocube for my sons room, otherwise he would still be sleeping on the floor of the living room by the tank. It was well established and is running along fine. Guess it needs its own chronicle.
Some pics:
