SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle

SeahorseBT · 08-22-2008, 11:52 PM

I have had my tank since June of 07' and I have been a member here for a while so I thought I would start a thread for my red sea max. I got it at IMAC for cheap and the rest is history.

Here is a current pic:

I need to move the gorgs over to the seahorse tank.
And here is a timeline.
Day one:

Cycling

And in that pic you can see the caulerpa starting to grow...It took over and I didn't take any pics. I scrubbed it and here it was last dec.

And then I got my T5's

I didn't get the roots when I scrubbed the rock and the caulerpa came back so I switched it with rocks from my various other tanks.Today:

SeahorseBT · 08-23-2008, 12:01 AM

here are some more pics from not too long ago.
Lots of pics from my tanks...

Reefmack · 08-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Beautiful tank! I always find the progression pictures of the tank history very interesting. My RSM has been through a lot of changes too. You've done a great job!

SeahorseBT · 08-23-2008, 11:22 AM

Thanks, it is till a work in progress, I need to get a few more sps.

Reefmack · 08-23-2008, 11:26 AM

These tanks are always a work in progress! I'm never quite happy with mine and always moving stuff around and getting new things. For me that's part of the fun of owning a reef tank.

SeahorseBT · 08-23-2008, 11:00 PM

suff open up more today, here is a better FTS:

SeahorseBT · 08-23-2008, 11:02 PM

I re-aquascaped and moved my gorgs and the dendros to the SH tank. I will post pics tomorrow if everything looks good.

I got a green birdsnest and a turquoise colored sps today from work. I have to start writing these names down.

SeahorseBT · 08-28-2008, 11:08 PM

I picked up a dendro today. I will post pics over the weekend. I am going to get a maxima clam soon too...

SeahorseBT · 08-28-2008, 11:33 PM

here's the pic:

SeahorseBT · 09-02-2008, 10:52 PM

UPDATE:
Well, Deb (olivert00) came today and picked up my yellow coris wrasse. He was getting too big and I wanted to change it it a bit. I am going to focus more on corals for now, unless I can find a healthy bluespot for around $100.

Here are some pics, I need to do some cleaning.

Possible new avatar...

SeahorseBT · 09-04-2008, 10:28 PM

I got neon green toadstool today. Pics will be posted when it opens.

sandyc · 09-04-2008, 10:53 PM

Very nice Blake. I like seeing pictures showing the progression of a tank. I recently upgraded to T5s. Just about everything in may tank has shown increased growth. I am very happy with the upgraded lights. Looks like your tank likes them too.

SeahorseBT · 09-04-2008, 11:13 PM

yeah, the growth is great. Look at the ricordeas before and after T5's. You will have to stop by sometime and see the tank in person. I can frag some frogspawn for you....

SeahorseBT · 09-06-2008, 12:27 AM

I got the best pics of the dendro I have ever got and thought I would share:

Super colse up:

SeahorseBT · 09-06-2008, 12:48 AM

More pics coming at cha'

I am getting some really nice encrustation on these guys:

08-22-2008, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle I have had my tank since June of 07' and I have been a member here for a while so I thought I would start a thread for my red sea max. I got it at IMAC for cheap and the rest is history. Here is a current pic: I need to move the gorgs over to the seahorse tank. And here is a timeline. Day one: Cycling And in that pic you can see the caulerpa starting to grow...It took over and I didn't take any pics. I scrubbed it and here it was last dec. And then I got my T5's I didn't get the roots when I scrubbed the rock and the caulerpa came back so I switched it with rocks from my various other tanks.Today: __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-23-2008, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle here are some more pics from not too long ago. Lots of pics from my tanks... __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-23-2008, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 901 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle Beautiful tank! I always find the progression pictures of the tank history very interesting. My RSM has been through a lot of changes too. You've done a great job! __________________ Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. 34g Red Sea Max (April 07), ~60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2x24W T5 (420nm), 2x24W T5 (460nm), Remora Skimmer, Tunze Osmolator ATO, Vortech MP20 My RSM Chronicle and...Red Sea Max Owners Club

08-23-2008, 11:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle Thanks, it is till a work in progress, I need to get a few more sps. __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-23-2008, 11:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 901 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle These tanks are always a work in progress! I'm never quite happy with mine and always moving stuff around and getting new things. For me that's part of the fun of owning a reef tank. __________________ Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. 34g Red Sea Max (April 07), ~60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2x24W T5 (420nm), 2x24W T5 (460nm), Remora Skimmer, Tunze Osmolator ATO, Vortech MP20 My RSM Chronicle and...Red Sea Max Owners Club

08-23-2008, 11:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle suff open up more today, here is a better FTS: __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-23-2008, 11:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle I re-aquascaped and moved my gorgs and the dendros to the SH tank. I will post pics tomorrow if everything looks good. I got a green birdsnest and a turquoise colored sps today from work. I have to start writing these names down. __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-28-2008, 11:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle I picked up a dendro today. I will post pics over the weekend. I am going to get a maxima clam soon too... __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

08-28-2008, 11:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle here's the pic: __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

09-02-2008, 10:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle UPDATE: Well, Deb (olivert00) came today and picked up my yellow coris wrasse. He was getting too big and I wanted to change it it a bit. I am going to focus more on corals for now, unless I can find a healthy bluespot for around $100. Here are some pics, I need to do some cleaning. Possible new avatar... __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

09-04-2008, 10:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle I got neon green toadstool today. Pics will be posted when it opens.

09-04-2008, 10:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
sandyc Scopas Tang Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 476 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle Very nice Blake. I like seeing pictures showing the progression of a tank. I recently upgraded to T5s. Just about everything in may tank has shown increased growth. I am very happy with the upgraded lights. Looks like your tank likes them too. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...h-me-luck.html - my breeding adventure

09-04-2008, 11:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle yeah, the growth is great. Look at the ricordeas before and after T5's. You will have to stop by sometime and see the tank in person. I can frag some frogspawn for you....

09-06-2008, 12:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle I got the best pics of the dendro I have ever got and thought I would share: Super colse up: __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

09-06-2008, 12:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
SeahorseBT Reef Lobster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,315 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: SeahorseBT's 34 gallon Mixed Reef chronicle More pics coming at cha' I am getting some really nice encrustation on these guys: __________________ -Blake http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ahorses-2.html Raising S. Erectus Seahorses! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html -My 34 gallon mixed reef.

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