Start of my first saltwater tank

[Sonomakid]

i tried moving mine up off the sand and it wasnt happy so i put it back, it has a nice sway to it were it is at. If i remember i will take a video of it after the kids go to bed

 

[54seaweed]

leave it on sand for few days than slowly inch up day by day it needs time to adjust to the lighting

 

[Sonomakid]

alright will do... man i been busting butt searching for people in my area that sell frags and am having no luck what so ever, i really dont feel like driving an hour 1/2 everytime i wanna buy a coral.

 

[Sonomakid]

Went to Lfs to purchase my ro water and my premix for wc's and bought this little Kenya tree

 

[jmay33]

Went to Lfs to purchase my ro water and my premix for wc's and bought this little Kenya tree

Nice! I love my Kenya trees! Just a warning, they can be a little temperamental about changes in their environment. But they are very hardy. I've been told that "If you kill a Kenya tree you probably shouldn't have anything that lives in water." Lol. So it's a great choice.

 

[Sonomakid]

yeah its not happy at the moment, i had to put him in the shade he wasnt happy under the led, i hope it dont die my frogspawn it doing great

 

[54seaweed]

alright will do... man i been busting butt searching for people in my area that sell frags and am having no luck what so ever, i really dont feel like driving an hour 1/2 everytime i wanna buy a coral.

I know just how you feel living in the mountains and having to drive and drive just to go to a pet store and really never finding that exact coral you want at a fair price
than I found Will and his wife out of Cali they have nice selections and don't cost a arm and a leg
give them a shot you will be glad you did
if they don't have it they will get it for you and they make you feel like one of the family
Frag Packs

 

[Sonomakid]

Thanks for the tip I appreciate it ! I will defiantly take a gander

 

[Sonomakid]

So I got a new phone and decided to plan with the camera and it has a field of depth adjustment which I thought was cool here is a pic

 

[apet66]

Wow, great pic. That hammer coral really looks good!

 

[fort384]

Very nice!

 

[Sonomakid]

Is this a new head or shoute froming ?

 

[Noturaveragereefer]

Really looks good! I just ordered my first hammer, I'm so excited! Hopefully it'll be here tomorrow!

 

[Sonomakid]

So after coming home from a long day of swimming and watching butterflys i find this tiny thing on the front wall of my tank.... Baby Starfish of some sort ?

 

[apet66]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/45-reefkeeping-101-

Get them out when you see them.

 

[Sonomakid]

So I can just pull it out by hand ?

 

[Sonomakid]

Better pic

 

[apet66]

When you see them on the glass you can remove them by hand, I have used tweezers to get them off my rocks. I only saw a few in my tank about a month after setting it up. They multiply rapidly and you won't know if they are the coral eating variety until It's too late. I played it safe and removed mine.

Edit: mine were white not dark like yours.

 

[Sonomakid]

I took him out just to be safe, man was it tiny

 

[Sonomakid]

So I purchased an urchin yesterday. They are so cool I couldn't resist, didn't make it down to the lfs I was planning to instead I got a stay in the ER for 8 hours. Oh well I will get another chance soon