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!!!!
Edited by MrsZion - December 08 2012 at 10:26pm
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