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:hallo: Hello, Again.
This is my second attempt at a Reef Chronicle. My first one got way too off topic, the first one got too confusing with so many different topics, and so many pages all on different things. On this "Second Attempt" at a Reef Chronicle i do not plan on getting off topic, if i do i will be right back on topic, so please dont take me off topic. lol. Anyway, If you want to check out my first Chronicle heres the link. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-chronicles/41322-new-reefers-55-gallons-greatness.html
The Tank itself is a standard 48" fifty five gallon tank. i plan on upgrading soon, but that takes money. Being only 14 money is hard to come by, once i turn 16 my tank will bloom, hopefully. the Equpment is as listed... Super Skimmer 125, Emperor 400, 300W Heater, (2) Koralia 3 Power Heads, Coralife Power Compact Light fixture Grand total of 260 watts.
Live Stock includes, 1 Yellow Tang, 2 Occelaris ClownFish, 1 LawnMower Blenny, 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 3 Peppermint Shrimp, 25ish Blue Legged Hermits, 20ish Astrea Snails, 10ish Margarita Snails. Corals include, Xenias, Palythoas, Zoanthids, GSP, Torch, HammerHead, Mushrooms, and CandyCanes.
The tank has been setup since October 6, 2008. I bought the setup used, so far all i have added is Live Sand, Live Rock, Super Skimmer 125, one of the Koralia 3 PowerHeads, and of course Fish, and Corals.
Since i have been a member here i have learned two major things, ill list one now, and one later. The first, and most important thing i have learned is to listen, and take the advice you get. I have been stupid in the past and not listened to the advice i have gotten, well that made some good things, but mostly dead animals, and waisted money.
If there is one thing i have learned since i have been a member on Reef Sanctuary, it's that we all love pictures. Well get ready for about 100 pictures or more, im going to start with the first pictures i took of my tank, and move up the timeline to now.
Just Cleaning out the previous owners water.
Then i added 40 pounds of live sand.
when i got my 4 peices of rock from the previous owner he overlooked a little polyp, which is my first coral, and i couldnt love it more.
My Dads clowns werent getting along well, so i got the beat-up one. he died a couple of weeks later due to his beating. the others tore off one fin (nemo
) and bit up his gills, i beleive his gills got the best of him.
My first coral i bought. i then learned about fragging, and now have 3 peices that size from the one colony.
I then bought a Royal Urchin.
Then my first Xenia, which turned out to thrive in my tank. then got stung and is still recovering from that.
Then i bought a wanna-be candy cane. it now fell into my most porous rock, and is too deep in it to retreive, but still opens and is alive.
Bring back my GSP! the urchin is still wearing those.
Bought 2 more Xenias after my success.
then mistake #1, i bought a sebae anemone. somehow that trooper is still alive, so im letting it stay.
only so many images per post, i will make another 2 or 3 full of pics. please dont post until i say im done with pics at the end. Thanks!
This is my second attempt at a Reef Chronicle. My first one got way too off topic, the first one got too confusing with so many different topics, and so many pages all on different things. On this "Second Attempt" at a Reef Chronicle i do not plan on getting off topic, if i do i will be right back on topic, so please dont take me off topic. lol. Anyway, If you want to check out my first Chronicle heres the link. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-chronicles/41322-new-reefers-55-gallons-greatness.html
The Tank itself is a standard 48" fifty five gallon tank. i plan on upgrading soon, but that takes money. Being only 14 money is hard to come by, once i turn 16 my tank will bloom, hopefully. the Equpment is as listed... Super Skimmer 125, Emperor 400, 300W Heater, (2) Koralia 3 Power Heads, Coralife Power Compact Light fixture Grand total of 260 watts.
Live Stock includes, 1 Yellow Tang, 2 Occelaris ClownFish, 1 LawnMower Blenny, 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 3 Peppermint Shrimp, 25ish Blue Legged Hermits, 20ish Astrea Snails, 10ish Margarita Snails. Corals include, Xenias, Palythoas, Zoanthids, GSP, Torch, HammerHead, Mushrooms, and CandyCanes.
The tank has been setup since October 6, 2008. I bought the setup used, so far all i have added is Live Sand, Live Rock, Super Skimmer 125, one of the Koralia 3 PowerHeads, and of course Fish, and Corals.
Since i have been a member here i have learned two major things, ill list one now, and one later. The first, and most important thing i have learned is to listen, and take the advice you get. I have been stupid in the past and not listened to the advice i have gotten, well that made some good things, but mostly dead animals, and waisted money.
If there is one thing i have learned since i have been a member on Reef Sanctuary, it's that we all love pictures. Well get ready for about 100 pictures or more, im going to start with the first pictures i took of my tank, and move up the timeline to now.
Just Cleaning out the previous owners water.
Then i added 40 pounds of live sand.
when i got my 4 peices of rock from the previous owner he overlooked a little polyp, which is my first coral, and i couldnt love it more.
My Dads clowns werent getting along well, so i got the beat-up one. he died a couple of weeks later due to his beating. the others tore off one fin (nemo
) and bit up his gills, i beleive his gills got the best of him.
My first coral i bought. i then learned about fragging, and now have 3 peices that size from the one colony.
I then bought a Royal Urchin.
Then my first Xenia, which turned out to thrive in my tank. then got stung and is still recovering from that.
Then i bought a wanna-be candy cane. it now fell into my most porous rock, and is too deep in it to retreive, but still opens and is alive.
Bring back my GSP! the urchin is still wearing those.
Bought 2 more Xenias after my success.
then mistake #1, i bought a sebae anemone. somehow that trooper is still alive, so im letting it stay.
only so many images per post, i will make another 2 or 3 full of pics. please dont post until i say im done with pics at the end. Thanks!
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Looking good Cole Cuts!
