First saltwater tank

[willbratz]

LoL the lack of live rock reminds me of when I started mine (about 2 years ago). It took me along time to get all the rock, and even now I add a piece here and there. Good luck on the tank!!

 

[Djsilentchild]

LoL the lack of live rock reminds me of when I started mine (about 2 years ago). It took me along time to get all the rock, and even now I add a piece here and there. Good luck on the tank!!

Yea but I've been watching my live rock for a few weeks now in my lfs... So I know they not going 2 break on me and the have good bacteria on them

 

[Djsilentchild]

Clear water now

 

[TommyP]

Def looks more clear now. Have you thought about taking the fake background off?

 

[willbratz]

Def looks more clear now. Have you thought about taking the fake background off?

Yeah paint it black or blue!! I got tired of mine always peeling back or falling off!!

 

[Djsilentchild]

I may take it off and put 4" wide electrical tape across the back... But 1st I have to bring down the nitrates and nitrites...

 

[aadair22]

I would fill in the rest if the tank with dry rock.. You can get it really cheap.. I got mine from reefcleaners.org and love it

 

[Coel]

You could get the reef saver from brs I think it's like 2.50lb an its dry so no need to cure. I have 40# in my 38 gallon. You can see in profile picture album

 

[huma-huma]

being that its a 48" tank, id look into a quad-bulb t5 setup
coralife- Amazon.com: Coralife 08607 Lunar Aqualight High Output T5 Quad Lamp Fixture, 48-Inch: Pet Supplies

zoomed t5HO- ZooMed AquaSun Quad T5 HO Light Fixture - Petfood.com

running quad-bulbs will give you some decent options for corals and placements... may not be able to do a high level clam but it may be possible.
also take that bottle of chem back. theres no reason to be adding chems at this point to be removing nitrites/trates.a well built, fully-cycled tank shouldnt need removal chems like that

 

[Djsilentchild]

The chemicals are gone... And I must be doing something right or wrong because I have coral like stuff growing on my live rock

 

[Zactheninja]

Apataisa.

I know I spelt that wrong but google glass nem.

 

[willbratz]

The chemicals are gone... And I must be doing something right or wrong because I have coral like stuff growing on my live rock

NUKE those suckers!!! They get out of hand like weeds!!!!

 

[Djsilentchild]

Got the aiptasia x. Also picked up 2 yellow polpys,, a clown fish, and a star fish

Edit; also 6lbs of LR and 3 turbo snails

I forgot the name of the other coral ...

 

[Djsilentchild]

More fish in 2 weeks

 

[Zactheninja]

Cauliflower coral?

 

[Djsilentchild]

Cauliflower coral?

Yellow polyps. Idk the mushroom looking one

 

[Djsilentchild]

Ordered a green seamat polyp last night from r2g

 

[TommyP]

Ordered a green seamat polyp last night from r2g

I was thinking about this too I saw from r2g let me know what it looks like and the size when you get it!

 

[Djsilentchild]

I was thinking about this too I saw from r2g let me know what it looks like and the size when you get it!

Will do... I went with the southeast shipping Instead on the overnight shipping... So now I have to see how long it takes...

 

[Djsilentchild]

Golden head goby (from petsmart) and the seamat polyp ( from reefs2go)