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bcarleton · 09-17-2007, 09:22 PM

hey all. just wanted get in and say hi. a littl background on what i have going and where i am looking. set up is a 75 gal FOWLR. I have about 110 lbs of rock. started with 70-75lbs of live and the rest base rock. fine/medium cruched coral base, a little under 4in. deep over an undergravel filter with a single 1200 maxijet powerhead. have a media filter for 50 gal tank and a remora protein skimmer. i also placed a small water pump on the backside of the rock to get waterflow behind the pile. lighting is a 4ft actinic flouresent. the tank has been going for a little over a yr. sand is full of activity, and am starting to get a good spread of coraline algea. live stock consists of a small humu trigger, small foxface lo, 3 damsels, about 5-6 tiny hermitcrabs and like 8 snails ranging from really small to frikin big. i wouold like to try my hand at coral. something easy to take care of, will get along with the fish i have, and will bring some color to the tank.

Anselth · 09-17-2007, 09:30 PM

Welcome aboard! Can't wait to see some pics!

sasquatch · 09-17-2007, 10:07 PM

Welcome to RS! adding coral to a fowler will not be without challenges, I foresee many upgrades in your future, we love pics so please throw some up. Steve

framerguy · 09-17-2007, 10:18 PM

aboard!! It's great to have you. Now for some bad news. Huma triggers are notorious for munching on a wide variety of invertebrates and should be kept in a fish only aquarium, soooo... if you want to keep corals and other inverts, I'd say you've got to choose between him and them. Good coral for low light which you have would be certain non photosynthetic varieties such as Pineapple coral (Blastomussa wellsi),mushrooms, Ricordea Florida, devils hand (Nephthyigorgia).

AQTCJAK · 09-17-2007, 10:57 PM

Welcome Aboard

hma · 09-18-2007, 01:27 AM

Welcome to RS

bcarleton · 09-18-2007, 02:48 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome. Working on getting some new pics together. I had heard that some triggers were known for that. I cant get rid of him, i have always had a fondness for triggers. I had a Niger too but he passed shortly after getting him. He was in the tank before the Lo, bought the Lo to replace him to keep the humu company. They get along great.
maybe when i get the money up, i will drain my 65 gal fresh tankand do a reef in that one.

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 03:05 AM

Howdy Hoooooo!
Welcome to RS!

lcstorc · 09-18-2007, 06:25 AM

Welcome to RS!
Sounds like you have a nice FOWLR tank going there.
Can't wait to see some pics.

09-17-2007, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
bcarleton Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: south mississippi Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	new to the group hey all. just wanted get in and say hi. a littl background on what i have going and where i am looking. set up is a 75 gal FOWLR. I have about 110 lbs of rock. started with 70-75lbs of live and the rest base rock. fine/medium cruched coral base, a little under 4in. deep over an undergravel filter with a single 1200 maxijet powerhead. have a media filter for 50 gal tank and a remora protein skimmer. i also placed a small water pump on the backside of the rock to get waterflow behind the pile. lighting is a 4ft actinic flouresent. the tank has been going for a little over a yr. sand is full of activity, and am starting to get a good spread of coraline algea. live stock consists of a small humu trigger, small foxface lo, 3 damsels, about 5-6 tiny hermitcrabs and like 8 snails ranging from really small to frikin big. i wouold like to try my hand at coral. something easy to take care of, will get along with the fish i have, and will bring some color to the tank.

09-17-2007, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anselth Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 906 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new to the group Welcome aboard! Can't wait to see some pics! __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

09-17-2007, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new to the group Welcome to RS! adding coral to a fowler will not be without challenges, I foresee many upgrades in your future, we love pics so please throw some up. Steve

09-17-2007, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new to the group aboard!! It's great to have you. Now for some bad news. Huma triggers are notorious for munching on a wide variety of invertebrates and should be kept in a fish only aquarium, soooo... if you want to keep corals and other inverts, I'd say you've got to choose between him and them. Good coral for low light which you have would be certain non photosynthetic varieties such as Pineapple coral (Blastomussa wellsi),mushrooms, Ricordea Florida, devils hand (Nephthyigorgia). __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

09-17-2007, 10:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
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09-18-2007, 01:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
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09-18-2007, 02:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
bcarleton Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: south mississippi Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: new to the group Thanks for the warm welcome. Working on getting some new pics together. I had heard that some triggers were known for that. I cant get rid of him, i have always had a fondness for triggers. I had a Niger too but he passed shortly after getting him. He was in the tank before the Lo, bought the Lo to replace him to keep the humu company. They get along great. maybe when i get the money up, i will drain my 65 gal fresh tankand do a reef in that one.

09-18-2007, 03:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,062 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new to the group Howdy Hoooooo! Welcome to RS! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

09-18-2007, 06:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,456 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new to the group Welcome to RS! Sounds like you have a nice FOWLR tank going there. Can't wait to see some pics. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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