MrsZion's first tank.
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Topic: MrsZion's first tank.
Posted By: MrsZion
Subject: MrsZion's first tank.
Date Posted: December 08 2012 at 10:12pm
This is my first Reef tank. Its a 29 gal with a 15 gal sump. My husband is in the sport and i completely despised it at first ( as i explained in the "introduce yourself" section of the forum.) I had no idea how much actually goes into creating a reef tank.The aquascaping was a complete nightmare in itself. I tried so hard to get it the way i wanted it. I never accomplished what i thought was to be the perfect set up, but i still like it all the same. I was so frustrated I didn't take as many pictures of the actual set up as i wanted to lol. Here's some of the highlights of my nightmare. ( i was about ready to can the whole idea and leave this hobby to the professionals.) 1. We had originally gotten another tank without all the necessities, it was also smaller. I had it all set up and aquascaped when my husband found my current tank. I was frustrated then to have to start over! 2. Where we decided to place the current tank was a mistake. Water splashed into the wall outlet and blew our breaker. We moved it to a safer place lol 3. One of our pumps had a short and my husband got electrocuted. 4. Water was leaking out of the ball valve ( one of the original seals were bad ) and it flooded the floor. 5. The return pump went out after everything was all set up. Had to run to the store and buy one, it was not planned in our budget. 6. The skimmers pipe broke, so we had to replace that as well. Thanks for the good deal Mr.Grey! It was a horrible ordeal however we still saved money in the end thanks to JDSKIDAWG. I am happy now about how things are going. Heres some pictures.. This was me attempting to aquascape before the water was clear. It had a small 6wat LED light on it, temporarily so i could see what i was doing.  This was the final stage of aquascaping.  Heres my sump.  Front shot, everything on the sandbed getting used to the LED's. ( i tried to melt my flowerpot on accident)  Slanted side shot, with a few more coral  My little black clown, His name is Korben, Korben Dallas   This is the evil Zorg  This is the flamboyant Ruby Rhod  This is General Munro ( he is my little quail fish) thats what i call him lol  My sponge ( Thanks BILL!!!)  My hammers, trying to bring the poor things back to life.  Waiting for them to get thier pretty pink color back     Well thats it so far!!! I am super excited, sorry about the picture quality my phone sure isnt the best lol... Thanks for looking!!!!
------------- Jessie |
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Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: December 09 2012 at 8:15pm
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Looking good! ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: MrsZion
Date Posted: December 09 2012 at 11:16pm
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Thank you! I am hoping the corals colors start coming back in the led setup. They seem to be liking my tank so far, my torch has already split and everything else is opening up beautifully. Other then my poor mushroom, it landed on the torch and melted. ------------- Jessie |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 6:37am
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Sounds like a bit of chaos, and a lot of mishaps..... But in the end the tank looks like it is developing well with a surprising amount of good locking livestock. Well done. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: MrsZion
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 9:52pm
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Thank you, its already had its first big cycle as well. I also had good fortune with my little black Clown, Bill said he wasn't sure if he was a black clown or a saddle back. ( Hoping he is a saddle lol ) I would love for her to keep her orange face its adorable. She lets me hand feed and nibbles at our hands when we adjust the corals! I was worried about placing that much Coral into a new tank ( back up plan was to put it in my husbands if it didn't work out. ) But it seems to working out great. I would like to add more " Flowy " corals to the tank eventually, like some xenia ( I call them feather trees lol ) I plan on a wave maker later on to add to the display of those fun types of corals. I am not pushing my luck any further though, I am done adding anything new for now. Unless i find a baby Mocha clown :) I will let my semi aggressive Cardinal go to a new home if i can get my hands on one. ------------- Jessie |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 10 2012 at 10:16pm
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Free xenia, come over any time. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 9:18am
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Its looking great! There was alot of stuff happening at first! electrocution, blowing out a breaker, leaks and floods,.. melting mushrooms hahah but all in the end (well kind of the beginning actually) it looks great
------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 9:33am
| Your large coral at the front right of your tank (flowerpot?) looks like its in the shape of a teddy bear! |
Posted By: MrsZion
Date Posted: December 11 2012 at 9:55pm
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It did Molli! Before my husband took the bottom piece for his Pico lol. Its actually a Pagoda cup if i spelt that correctly. Thanks TFM! ------------- Jessie |