My Reef Aquarium Hobby..

[Django]

If you do...Start with all used stuff...That was my mistake..I started with all new and my little tank setup cost me three times what the big one did...

It's gonna be awhile.........

I'll be rebuilding for some time unless a miracle occurs... ie: Pharoah's army drowning in ankle deep water. Excuse the ecclesiastical humor.

D

 

[jrgnd]

The KISS method is always the best way to go. Hearing your experience has made me think about setting up a small marine tank. I have always loved salt tanks but am a fresh water guy. I'll make sure I read your posts again... I think I can get a nice 20 gallon long up and running. What salt do you use??

-jeff

Reef crystals..Only downside that I experience with it is a sharp drop on PH and alkalinity...Which I stabilize by using a buffer. I rarely have to add salt...I keep it at 1.023 to minimize salt creep...Most Nano Reefers keep at 1.025-1.026...

You can find better salt mixtures, but being that I don't do water changes to replenish the minerals, I don't care what salt I use. I am still using the same bag that I started with 2 years ago...

 

[jrgnd]

It's gonna be awhile.........

I'll be rebuilding for some time unless a miracle occurs... ie: Pharoah's army drowning in ankle deep water. Excuse the ecclesiastical humor.

D

I am sorry. What happen to your home?

 

[jelms]

Reef crystals..Only downside that I experience with it is a sharp drop on PH and alkalinity...Which I stabilize by using a buffer. I rarely have to add salt...I keep it at 1.023 to minimize salt creep...Most Nano Reefers keep at 1.025-1.026...

You can find better salt mixtures, but being that I don't do water changes to replenish the minerals, I don't care what salt I use. I am still using the same back that I started with 2 years ago...

Reef crystals is pretty good from the minimal research I did. I still have a five gallon bucket of it downstairs... I will toss it when i start up again. You have gotten me back on the salt bangwagon again....

I'm sure the wife will curse you since I will test the water everyday, and will obsesses about anything that is out of the norm.....

-jeff

 

[Django]

I am sorry. What happen to your home?

Not rebuiling my home, Thank God...

Rebuilding my career......

It's an old Sicilian disease called "mafunzalo"....

D

 

[jrgnd]

Reef crystals is pretty good from the minimal research I did. I still have a five gallon bucket of it downstairs... I will toss it when i start up again. You have gotten me back on the salt bangwagon again....

I'm sure the wife will curse you since I will test the water everyday, and will obsesses about anything that is out of the norm.....

-jeff

Haha...Just start small and look around for a Reef Club around you...You will find the stuff a lot cheaper and this might make it more palatable to the wife..The first couple of months I would test once a week and don't add anything to it..Just the live rock that you should do your best to buy cured already to shorten the cycle..

Here are some more pics...I don't own a Macro lense so bare with me..

FTS

Wild Superman?

Green Acro

Neon Monti

New Superman Monti purchased at the Dec 08 GTG

Blue Acro

Blue, Purple and Green Acro

Yellow/green/tan Acro

Yellow Scroll

Pink Acro

Orange, Purple, Green Tri-Color

Zoas

 

[jrgnd]

Not rebuiling my home, Thank God...

Rebuilding my career......

It's an old Sicilian disease called "mafunzalo"....

D

Oh...Will have you in prayers anyway....

 

[jelms]

Haha...Just start small and look around for a Reef Club around you...You will find the stuff a lot cheaper and this might make it more palatable to the wife..The first couple of months I would test once a week and don't add anything to it..Just the live rock that you should do your best to buy cured already to shorten the cycle..

Here are some more pics...I don't own a Macro lense so bare with me..

FTS

Wild Superman?

Green Acro

Neon Monti

New Superman Monti purchased at the Dec 08 GTG

Blue Acro

Blue, Purple and Green Acro

Yellow/green/tan Acro

Yellow Scroll

Pink Acro

Orange, Purple, Green Tri-Color

Zoas

Very good advice from a person that has done it very well... Marine is an art, you can do it or you can not.... you obviously can do it. I applaud you:congrats: :congrats:

Great tank you have there...

 

[Django]

Very good advice from a person that has done it very well... Marine is an art, you can do it or you can not.... you obviously can do it. I applaud you:congrats: :congrats:

Great tank you have there...

Oh yeah... Big time....:rock:

D

 

[jrgnd]

Very good advice from a person that has done it very well... Marine is an art, you can do it or you can not.... you obviously can do it. I applaud you:congrats: :congrats:

Great tank you have there...

Thank you both...

 

[jelms]

Oh yeah... Big time....:rock:

D

Big time tim:rock: :rock:

A nice tank is a wonder at stress relief... i could look at a well maintained tank for hours......

 

[Django]

Big time tim:rock: :rock:

A nice tank is a wonder at stress relief... i could look at a well maintained tank for hours......

The clarity of the water and the vibrant colors of these living organisms is pretty fkn awe inspiring....

D

 

[jrgnd]

Tank is up and running...

New shots of the tank under the Atcinic lighting...Moved all the stuff from the old tank to the new one...

Metal Halide and T12s pic...

I also started to cure some live rock on my 29 Gallon tank...

 

[jrgnd]

Some update pics from some of my fish...

 

[Black1]

Everything looks happy and healthy! :rock: :rock: :rock: :congrats:

 

[jrgnd]

Everything looks happy and healthy! :rock: :rock: :rock: :congrats:

Thanks...I will take some pics of the corals tomorrow and post them...

 

[THEWELSHM]

Tank is up and running...

New shots of the tank under the Atcinic lighting...Moved all the stuff from the old tank to the new one...

Metal Halide and T12s pic...

I also started to cure some live rock on my 29 Gallon tank...

Theres not a sign of copper in that water I used to keep Lion Fish:rock: Invertabrates is a great water balancing act:rock:

thewelshm


thewelshm

 

[jrgnd]

Theres not a sign of copper in that water I used to keep Lion Fish:rock: Invertabrates is a great water balancing act:rock:

thewelshm


thewelshm

Thanks....

 

[Django]

Beautiful creatures well kept.....

Well done, bro....

D

 

[QuickSilver]

Looks GREAT! :congrats: :congrats:

Can't remember where you said you lived that day at dcperformance?
We gotta' hook-up.

Jerry