It starts here - First time reef build log

[pitt420dude]

Good Start Sparky, and nice logging. Keep up the good work (both on and offline).

 

[neilanh]

yeah, nice logging Sparky.

 

[SparKy697]

Life!

Ok perhaps I've taken the 'go slow' attitude a bit too far. Today after some prodding from Neilan, I decided it was time to go to the lfs and find some vertebrate life forms for this tank. Nothing fancy, 3 blue/green chromis and a pair of peppermint shrimp. Everybody is hiding and may continue to do so for a while. I'll get some pics up later this weekend.

 

[neilanh]

NPNP

You know the rules...

 

[SparKy697]

The fish seem to have found each other again and seem to be doing well. Lots of energy as they chase every pod or bit of something that gets jetted across the tank by the current.

The shrimp say you will just have to take my word for it. They are somewhere in the lr, out of sight.

There is nothing new in the tank since last update but the fish and the shrimp. I have the urge to invest in some more corals so that may be next.

Here are some pics. (you can also see the whole album at: sparky697_photo/Reef Tank - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
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[neilanh]

Looks good, corals are growing well it seems.

It must be weird to have movement in your tank, considering it's been almost a year since you started and this is the first.

 

[marchmaxima]

How did I miss this thread until now?

Great job Sparky. The patience (your own, not others) has obviously paid off

 

[neilanh]

The patience

She meant laziness Sparky.

 

[SparKy697]

Thanks marchmaxima.

We pretty much just ignore Neilan around here.

 

[marchmaxima]

hehehehehe - yeah he's very demanding when it comes to everyone else's tanks.

 

[Ziggy953]

Hmmm...I'm just curious...how can you harp on certain people about updates to their threads when you have not updated yours in a LONG TIME!!!!????

Just curious.....

 

[neilanh]

I second that!

 

[SparKy697]

There has not been a lot to talk about lately. I am in the process of putting together a small frag tank, not unlike what you may have seen built here in another thread. Acrylic showed up today, lights are on order, hopefully will have it up and running in a week or so. I'll post some pics then.

 

[Ziggy953]

Hmm...lights are on order...I hope you shipped them UPS

 

[neilanh]

 

[SparKy697]

H A H A!

Good to see that you still have jokes.

My light for the frag tank got here today TYVM.

 

[neilanh]

Npnp

 

[SparKy697]

The frag tank is built. All the routing is complete and the whole thing is in the house. Tomorrow after I will get started with plumbing

Here is a pic of the tank with the light on top of it. The snow is actually acrylic chips that the router made when I was cutting the hole out of the top.

 

[Tank2379]

Nice work, Tank look awesome....

 

[SparKy697]

Ok, the frag tank is up and running. Nothing fancy, it should do the trick though. It is fed by water from the sump on the 29 and returns to the same sump.

Some of the frags that have been crowding the display tank, as well as some new frags that came today in the last picture.