straightlinespeed
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Hi Everyone, I've been wanting to get back into SW tanks for some time now. About 6 months back I ran across the Red Sea tanks and I liked what I saw. Well just this past weekend I happened to stumble across a C130 on my local Craigslist for a very fair value. I went to pick it up and found out that the owner was getting out totally. He was giving me everything he had in the tank, live rock w/ coral, 1 Starry Blenny, that we couldnt find when he pulled out his other fish, reactor, Aqua C skimmer, wave maker, and a lot more. So I stopped at the local LFS and picked up some SW (that they said has already went thru its cycle), so I could get it back up and running after I cleaned it.
I was able to get it running that same day. I did pick up new live sand, since the stuff he had need to to be cleaned badly, and I didnt want to let the rock and fish sit in a bucket longer than it had to. Here are the pics of the tank after 1 day of running. It was still a little cloudy.
Its been running for about 5 days now, and as each day passes the tank looks better and better. I will get some pics soon, because the lights shut off for the night. We installed new bulbs in the hood as the old ones were very old. So we only run the lights for 6 hours at a time this first week. If you think we can run them longer just let me know. I just didnt want to burn the coral with the brighter lights.
I seem to find more green star polyps showing themselves and the coral on top has shed and is starting to get some very brilliant color. By the way can someone tell me what that coral is on top? The Starry Blenny is very shy when we come around the tank and it shoots into the nearest hiding spot. If we watch from a distance, it will come out and hang out on the rocks. I also have another rock with what look like the green star polyps, but they are only maroon in color, and slightly smaller.
Im wanting to add a clean up crew to the tank, but Im unsure of when would be a good time to introduce them. I also want to pick up a few more pieces of live rock, but Im not sure if I can just add that into the tank or if I have to cure it first.
All in all, Im very happy with the tank and Im excited to share my pics and experience! Im just hoping for no major cycle changes that may take out most of the tank.
I was able to get it running that same day. I did pick up new live sand, since the stuff he had need to to be cleaned badly, and I didnt want to let the rock and fish sit in a bucket longer than it had to. Here are the pics of the tank after 1 day of running. It was still a little cloudy.
Its been running for about 5 days now, and as each day passes the tank looks better and better. I will get some pics soon, because the lights shut off for the night. We installed new bulbs in the hood as the old ones were very old. So we only run the lights for 6 hours at a time this first week. If you think we can run them longer just let me know. I just didnt want to burn the coral with the brighter lights.
I seem to find more green star polyps showing themselves and the coral on top has shed and is starting to get some very brilliant color. By the way can someone tell me what that coral is on top? The Starry Blenny is very shy when we come around the tank and it shoots into the nearest hiding spot. If we watch from a distance, it will come out and hang out on the rocks. I also have another rock with what look like the green star polyps, but they are only maroon in color, and slightly smaller.
Im wanting to add a clean up crew to the tank, but Im unsure of when would be a good time to introduce them. I also want to pick up a few more pieces of live rock, but Im not sure if I can just add that into the tank or if I have to cure it first.
All in all, Im very happy with the tank and Im excited to share my pics and experience! Im just hoping for no major cycle changes that may take out most of the tank.