Beginers 6 Month Progression. (1 Viewer)

[wheresscotty]

OK, I am starting a tank progression thread to show how things change over time. This will be 6 months with whatever pictures I have on hand right now, I am missing an SD card so there are no pictures just prior to the "Great Nuking"

I started with a 10 gallon AGA with 40 watts power compacts in the standard AGA hood.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/NoSalt.jpg

I added about 10 lbs live rock. 2 pieces.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/LiveRock.jpg

Nice cycle, added live stock, another big live rock. 15lbs live rock.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/Day10.jpg

After this I got some corals from a fellow reefer in the Eau claire reef club. Lost pictures. Were, GSP, taro tree, Xenia, and few zoas.

Bought a 30 gallon, planning to re-seal it. Buy coral beauty in anticipation.

Moved back in with parents, long story involving an evil woman, and fight over house. Nothing dies in transit.

Re-sealed 30 gallon in GE II window and door, let cure for 1 week. Moved Livestock into 30 gallon. Great nuking had commenced. Realized I had messed up pretty bad just hours into the ordeal. Got 10 gallon running again ASAP.

Saved 3 crabs and 2 colony of zoas, everything else deceased.

Live rock and crabs sit in 10 gallon for a few weeks while I wallow in self pity.

Learned from my mistakes, got over it. I bought real aquarium silicone in black, re-seal 30 gallon and de-rimmed the top. Ready to get reefing again!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/DSCF1166.jpg

Looking pretty sharp, cleaned all the hard water build up out, tank sat with toxic water in it for a few weeks. Gunk really built up. I realized glass was scratched really bad, after I painted it. (I had painted the "Front" and not the "Back")

Bought a damselfish to "test" the "new" 30 gallon. It didn't die, moved everything back over.

Bought more live rock to fill out the 30 gallon better and a clownfish.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/DSCF1245.jpg

Bought even more live rock and coral.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/scottzurek/DSCF1275.jpg

And this is where I am at right now,

Coral:
Taro tree
Eagle eye zoas
49'er zoas
Dragon eye zoas
Dragon eye Palys
Purple palys
Waving hand
Nepthea
Green Star
Pink Star
Neon green toadstool
Nuclear green and purple tip frogspawn

Anemones
Purple Mushroom
Green Ricordea
Tri-color Ricordea
Green fuzzy Mushroom
Red fuzzy Mushroom
Mini Maxi

Fish
False Percula clown
Electric blue damsel

Clean up crew:
5 red hermits
2 blue hermits (one freakishly large)
4 mexican turbo
Bristle worms, If somebody has a trap, I would like to borrow it. I saw a 12 inch bristle worm today.
Astrina star fish
Mini brittle stars

Nitrates-0ppm
Nitrites-0ppm
Ammonia-0ppm
Phosphates- ??
PH - 8.4 - 8.8
KH - ~300 ppm
Specific Gravity -1.024
Temp - 79f should be 78f, slowly dropping.


HOB filter rated for 20 gallon
1 power head
50 watt heater, yes I know its small, but its summer.
192 watt power compacts

In 6 months I hope to increase my tank size by 66.6% again!

I can't wait for a club meeting, I miss going to club meetings. I hope ya'll are a suitable replacement. I have found inner peace with my new hobby.

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[RyanTurner]

Did that thirty gallon have a brace on the top trim? What kind of "aquarium silicone" did you use to reseal it? Looks good! However, I'm worried about your floor getting soaked when that tank blows out.

 

[wheresscotty]

It had no top brace, and I used the all glass aquarium black. I've heard that as long as there is no center brace that it is fine to take the rim off. Also the amount of bowing on the front and back is negligible in my opinion. It like 1/64 of an inch. I hope it doesn't blow, I don't have room for everything in the 10 gallon anymore!

 

[wheresscotty]

Geez, Ryan. You have me all paranoid now. I'm checking the seams every 15 minutes and looking at 46 gallon bowfronts on craigslist!

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