First Saltwater tank - Page 6

Janka · 12-20-2009, 01:34 PM

I got myself 7 gallons premade from the store to make it easy. There salanity is perfect, but it's 8 degrees to cold. So I put in my 2 extra heaters from an old tank to bring up the temp of the new water to match the current conditions. So hopefully it will all be ready in a few hours!

Janka · 12-20-2009, 06:04 PM

Here are the percula clowns! They seem very happy. Nice to add some color and movement to the tank. I know I should wait about a month for additional fish, but what about corals?

Here is another shot

The larger one is about 2.5" and the small one is about an 1.5" The LFS didn't have anything any smaller which I prefered to get, but I can live an already established pair.

nanoreefing4fun · 12-20-2009, 06:10 PM

Very pretty an established pair is great ! Fish add to bio-load, coral bio-neutral I added 2 or three pieces after my cycle finished & then about one a week for the next several months

Nigma · 12-20-2009, 06:17 PM

oooh preaty! clowns r so cool

Dweezil · 12-20-2009, 07:12 PM

Congratulations on your first additions. Very pretty. :-)

Reefmack · 12-20-2009, 07:15 PM

Very nice clowns and pictures of them! Get the wallet out and go for the corals! They don't add to the bio-load unless you feed them - most types do fine on light and nutrients from the water & some small scraps of fish food. Research corals first, and start out with easy photosynthetic ones that don't require target feeding. Don't rush!

tnwillia · 12-20-2009, 07:21 PM

Nice start Janka!

redsea reefer · 12-21-2009, 01:24 AM

Nice pics Janka!

Janka · 12-21-2009, 01:39 AM

looks like I have some work cut out for me tommorrow. I am gonna do all my research on corals and troll the forums. There is a post someplace here as I recall about corals for beginners. I'll have to find that one again. I totally want some easy corals to take care of, as I will be leaving for florida for 5 days in Jan. and my father said he would take care of the tank during that time frame. So I'm trying to make it simple for both of us. I always loved the look of a Frogspawn coral, so I will start there tommorrow!

Reefmack · 12-21-2009, 08:14 AM

Just do a search on corals for beginners, Here's are just 2 of many:

Beginner corals for a reef aquarium - Aquatic Connection

Beginner Corals | Aquarists Online | Aquarium Fish Resources And Information

Janka · 12-21-2009, 07:16 PM

Got 2 coral frags today. A Zoa and a Star Polyps.

The Star Polyps has now started to open after about 4 hours of sitting in the tank.

redsea reefer · 12-21-2009, 07:21 PM

nice new additions Janka!

Dweezil · 12-21-2009, 07:31 PM

Doesn't it feel good to get your first corals in? That feeling never goes away..it feels good everytime you put one in from here on out :-)

cabolick · 12-21-2009, 07:50 PM

Bitten by the frag man. Find you a good one and stick with him.

Reefmack · 12-21-2009, 09:43 PM

Nice choices for your first corals!

12-20-2009, 01:34 PM	#76 (permalink)
Janka Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 105 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank I got myself 7 gallons premade from the store to make it easy. There salanity is perfect, but it's 8 degrees to cold. So I put in my 2 extra heaters from an old tank to bring up the temp of the new water to match the current conditions. So hopefully it will all be ready in a few hours!

12-20-2009, 06:04 PM	#77 (permalink)
Janka Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 105 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Here are the percula clowns! They seem very happy. Nice to add some color and movement to the tank. I know I should wait about a month for additional fish, but what about corals? Here is another shot The larger one is about 2.5" and the small one is about an 1.5" The LFS didn't have anything any smaller which I prefered to get, but I can live an already established pair.

12-20-2009, 06:10 PM	#78 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Sailfin Marlin Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 9,786 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Very pretty an established pair is great ! Fish add to bio-load, coral bio-neutral I added 2 or three pieces after my cycle finished & then about one a week for the next several months __________________ ~ Red Sea Max 130D ~ Glenn's Reef ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

12-20-2009, 06:17 PM	#79 (permalink)
Nigma Sea Pen Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California Posts: 324 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank oooh preaty! clowns r so cool

12-20-2009, 07:12 PM	#80 (permalink)
Dweezil Manta Ray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 3,375 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Congratulations on your first additions. Very pretty. :-) __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...Please remember only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you...JESUS CHRIST and the AMERICAN SOLIDER. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom My Tank Thread

12-20-2009, 07:15 PM	#81 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 15,117 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Very nice clowns and pictures of them! Get the wallet out and go for the corals! They don't add to the bio-load unless you feed them - most types do fine on light and nutrients from the water & some small scraps of fish food. Research corals first, and start out with easy photosynthetic ones that don't require target feeding. Don't rush! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 20K Ushio HQI, 2 x 24 Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, SWC Extreme 120 cone skimmer, TLF Phosban reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G

12-20-2009, 07:21 PM	#82 (permalink)
tnwillia Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 4,158 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Nice start Janka! __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Sump Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Standard 600GPH Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP40w-ES with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs, 2 Giesemann Pure Actnic & 2 Giesemann Actinic plus. Digital Aquatics RKE Net. SWC Extreme 160 Cone Skimmer on the way. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan

12-21-2009, 01:24 AM	#83 (permalink)
redsea reefer Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 5,817 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Nice pics Janka! __________________ 34g RSM 130 - Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Vortech MP10 Eddie's RSM 130 Latest tank pic "As sure as God made black and white, what you've done in the dark will be brought to the light and sooner or later God's gonna cut you down." - Johnny Cash

12-21-2009, 01:39 AM	#84 (permalink)
Janka Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 105 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank looks like I have some work cut out for me tommorrow. I am gonna do all my research on corals and troll the forums. There is a post someplace here as I recall about corals for beginners. I'll have to find that one again. I totally want some easy corals to take care of, as I will be leaving for florida for 5 days in Jan. and my father said he would take care of the tank during that time frame. So I'm trying to make it simple for both of us. I always loved the look of a Frogspawn coral, so I will start there tommorrow!

12-21-2009, 08:14 AM	#85 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 15,117 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Just do a search on corals for beginners, Here's are just 2 of many: Beginner corals for a reef aquarium - Aquatic Connection Beginner Corals \| Aquarists Online \| Aquarium Fish Resources And Information __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 20K Ushio HQI, 2 x 24 Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, SWC Extreme 120 cone skimmer, TLF Phosban reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G

12-21-2009, 07:16 PM	#86 (permalink)
Janka Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 105 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Got 2 coral frags today. A Zoa and a Star Polyps. The Star Polyps has now started to open after about 4 hours of sitting in the tank.

12-21-2009, 07:21 PM	#87 (permalink)
redsea reefer Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 5,817 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank nice new additions Janka! __________________ 34g RSM 130 - Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Vortech MP10 Eddie's RSM 130 Latest tank pic "As sure as God made black and white, what you've done in the dark will be brought to the light and sooner or later God's gonna cut you down." - Johnny Cash

12-21-2009, 07:31 PM	#88 (permalink)
Dweezil Manta Ray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 3,375 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Doesn't it feel good to get your first corals in? That feeling never goes away..it feels good everytime you put one in from here on out :-) __________________ ~Tammy "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" ~ Abraham Lincoln WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...Please remember only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you...JESUS CHRIST and the AMERICAN SOLIDER. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom My Tank Thread

12-21-2009, 07:50 PM	#89 (permalink)
cabolick Serpent Star Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Salisbury, N.Carolina Posts: 235 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: First Saltwater tank Bitten by the frag man. Find you a good one and stick with him. __________________ Chris B Experience comes from just doing it but Knowledge comes from reading the provided directions & instructions Salty Heaven Reef Red Sea Max 130D, Tunze Nano 9002 Skimmer,InTank Skimmer Cup & Media Rack, Visa Therm "Steatlh" Heater,Ecotech Marine Vortech MP-10,JBJ ATO Unit, and hopefully a lot of Good Luck CUC : Cerith Snails 4, Atlantic Turbo Snails 2,Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab, Emerald Crab,6 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermits, 10 Nassarius Snails, 3 Bumblebee Snails, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, 5 Astraea Turbo Snails, 2 Brittle Sea Starfish, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp CORALS : Green Hammer frag, Green & Yellow Zoas frag, , Pink Star Mat, Green Star Mat, Mushroom Polyp, Brown Button Polyp, & various types of Zoa Frags,Ricordea, ,Red Chili Coral, Yellow Polyps, Whammin' Watermelon Zoas,Ricordea Frag Garden,Rock Anemone FISH :Royal Gramma, Six Line Wrasse,3 Green Chromis, Neon Goby, Yellow Clown Goby

12-21-2009, 09:43 PM	#90 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 15,117 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: First Saltwater tank Nice choices for your first corals! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 20K Ushio HQI, 2 x 24 Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, SWC Extreme 120 cone skimmer, TLF Phosban reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G

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