Start of my first saltwater tank

[Sonomakid]

Sure thing! You will likely notice diatoms on your sand before anywhere else...

Actually I have noticed a few spots on my base rock starting to show up

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Yea it usually finds the low flow areas... From the pics it didn't look like there was too much exposed sand bed anyways? Could be deceiving from the distortion from the glass in the pic..

 

[Sonomakid]

No not a lot of exposed sand at all

 

[Sonomakid]

Well my wife must have not listened she came with a new fish this evening. Purple stripe Dottyback. I did tell her no more fish for 3 weeks at least or I will take the tank down. Also added a pic if nemo and marlin aka the clowns

 

[Sonomakid]

So today is the 6 year wedding anniversary so as a gift my wife is taking me an hour south to what is suppose to be the best sw store in the state for maybe a coral or 2, my question is, is it to early to add some cuc or a shrimp as well ?

 

[fort384]

Nahh, should be ok.

 

[Sonomakid]

Well I didn't make it to the fish store the other day like planned but made it today. But on a sad note my wife spooked our purple stripe Dottyback into the intake of the protein skimmer and needless to say he didn't make it, On a bright not I got my first coral and a few snails today here is a pic they called it a type of hammer but I got it for 20 bucks. I get to go back in 2 weeks and I think I am going to pick up and alien eye as they had it labeled. Here is the pic of the unhappy coral in its bag

 

[redsea]

Sorry about the loss of your Dottyback, I love your Clowns, however!

 

[fort384]

Good luck with the coral and sorry about the fish.

I found hammers to be the toughest Euphyllia to keep alive. The one I have now is doing fine, but I murdered 2 or 3 of them before I got to this one.

 

[Sonomakid]

Well home from our 3 hour round trip journey and got the coral in with the few snails I got here are some pics, I swear this looks like frogspawn

 

[fort384]

It is a frogspawn.

 

[Sonomakid]

updated pic

 

[fort384]

It is lookin better and better.

 

[Sonomakid]

Well I don't know what to think I had someone on another forum tell me it is a hammer and that hammers and frogs can morph, I am so lost lol.
Here is a pic taken this morning, still looking really happy

 

[Sonomakid]

Yep I am in love, this is simply awesome, never thought I would see this day. Thought I have to drool over everyone else's picture for the rest of my life.

 

[apet66]

Oh wow that hammer coral opened up real nice. Congrats!!! Glad to hear another success story!

 

[Sonomakid]

Thanks apet. i have to say so far it's the best 20 bucks i have ever spent !

 

[apet66]

Awesome! You are on your way to becoming a full fledged Fragaholic like so many of us in this hobby. Lol

 

[Sonomakid]

I am already hooked, and I swallowed it hook line and sinker

 

[54seaweed]

they double in size fast
when I got mine it was about the size of a quarter now its about as big as a cd med to moderate flow bout 1/2 way up in tank is where I keep mine moderate light too its just so happy I'll try get pict