new tank pics

[new-2-the-reef]

hello all I just joined this site and thought i would post some pics of my tank set up
96 pounds of fiji rock,some damsel's snails and some crabs ..couple of star fish
please any help anytime would be appreciated !

thanks Clint









i just got my light aswell today so i will update pics later after i set it up and get timer set up

[CATALYST]

Ohh...you are going to have so much fun!

Welcome!

[AQTCJAK]

Nice start water are your parmeters like?

[new-2-the-reef]

thanks guys..


aqtcjak- first few test's were good.
im going to do another today
I was told i can expect a nitrite and nitrate spike over the next few weeks..
ammonia and ph levels have been at 0..
so far so good, I have almost double the amount of live rock to gallons of water in tank

55 gallon - 96 pounds of live rock..I was told that could help things out alot
as some people like to get away with not buying so much rock (because of price of corse) I got a little addicted to buying it over past few weeks....lol
I think I have enough now? maybe a few more pounds later on ???

thanks again Clint

[GeeWizzItsMe]

Cool! Are you gonna keep the damsels, or get different fish? Is this gonna be a reef tank?

[new-2-the-reef]

Originally Posted by GeeWizzItsMe

Cool! Are you gonna keep the damsels, or get different fish? Is this gonna be a reef tank?

i want to make it a reef tank for sure
yes keeping the damsel's and for fish I have to add to clowns to tank for my son.(he loves nemo...lol) as for anything after that Im not sure
right now I just want to make sure tank gets right for adding corals in about 4-8 weeks time from now..
any suggestions?

thanks Clint


also here is updated pics of tank with light..




can anyone tell me if this is a certain type of clam or something in the middle of live rock ??
my wife noticed it and it opens and closes with light on/off..
was on it when i bought rock I guess?


a rider on the spinng wheel....lol






thanks again Clint

[GeeWizzItsMe]

What lighting do you have? Hope your damsels don't kill the clowns!

[lcstorc]

Looking good.
Love the aquascape. Lots of caves and arches.
What are you using for lighting and filtration? The lighting you have will determine what kind of corals you can keep.
Also since you mentioned nemo do not get an anemone any time soon. They require a very well established tank of a year or so with very stable parameters as well as lots of light.

[Octoman]

My snails love to get on the hydors also, It's like an algae buffet if they can make it on there. Sometimes they make it back off, but if it's been more than a day, I feel bad for them and help them down.

The thing in the rock looks like a some kind of boring clam, I've got them on my TBS rock.

4-8 weeks is a reasonable target to add your first coral IF your water parameters check out. Don't rush things though, it's really frustrating and discouraging to watch things die. Is that a canister filter? Have you got filter media inside of it? That may cause some nitrate issues.

Love the aquascaping and that's some nice looking rock!

[new-2-the-reef]

yes it is a canister filter eheim..i was told that befor that it might cause some problems with nitrate in the future..I will have to constantly clean it?
Im pretty sure it has media in it already..
why did they recommend it at the aquarium store?
should i get rid of it and just use the skimmer?
the lighting i have is a odyssea 48'' 4 -led ,atinic, daylight on a timer
12000k 65watt each bulb 4 all together

[michael_cb_125]

When I setup my first tank I was told that the ehiem canister was what I wanted. WRONG. Canistes are more of a freshwater thing. I have higher Nitrates than I wanted, and the dang thing just kept getting full. I had to clean mine one to two times per week. I got very frustrating. Scince then I have changed that tank to a sump filter, and all my tanks since have had sump filters. As long as you dontt let the filter pads, and ceramic media to accumulate detrius, you should be ok. But it happens fast, and decays fast as well.

[MR PALM BEACH]

Nice job on the aquascape, looking good.

[GeeWizzItsMe]

I have heard that odyssea lights burn people's house down (is this just a rumor maybe?) Also, you can probably do some softies, mushrooms, zoos, and some LPS probably...

[new-2-the-reef]

Originally Posted by GeeWizzItsMe

I have heard that odyssea lights burn people's house down (is this just a rumor maybe?) Also, you can probably do some softies, mushrooms, zoos, and some LPS probably...

burn my house down are you serious?

after all it was made in china . and I heard the children there work very hard .
lets just hope my light was not made on a monday morning or a late friday afternoon?

[new-2-the-reef]

Originally Posted by michael_cb_125

When I setup my first tank I was told that the ehiem canister was what I wanted. WRONG. Canistes are more of a freshwater thing. I have higher Nitrates than I wanted, and the dang thing just kept getting full. I had to clean mine one to two times per week. I got very frustrating. Scince then I have changed that tank to a sump filter, and all my tanks since have had sump filters. As long as you dontt let the filter pads, and ceramic media to accumulate detrius, you should be ok. But it happens fast, and decays fast as well.

i was told to get rid of the filter and just use my skimmer
this might be a way to go ?

any suggestions on this method?