My First 26 Gallon Bow Front SW Tank

[bawel]

This is what my tank looks like after about 2.5months, started on Dec 4th, 2008. Now the inhabitants are:

3 Nassarius Snails
5 Astrea Snails
4 Hermit Crabs
1 Scarlet Hermit Crab
1 False Percula (Ocellaris) a.k.a Clownfish
1 Firefish
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Mithrax Crab

Some little frags:
Green Striped Mushroom with 3 little Pulsing Xenias
Candy Cane
Hawaiian Feather Duster
Lavender-Green tip Ricordea

Specs:
35lbs LR
20lbs LS
Eheim Canister with LR Rubble
Hydor Koralia Nano
100W Aqueon Submersible Heater
T5HO Nova Extreme 24"

 

[ReiferMadness]

Great looking tank! Is this your first?

 

[bawel]

Yeah my first tank ever! be either SW or FW, thanks for the compliment, I think yours look wonderful Reifer. I like the high tank

 

[neilanh]

Looking good!

 

[kaitym]

Makes me so jealous! I've always wanted a large SW tank. I have a small FW for now. Maybe someday I can have a nice one like yours =)

 

[bawel]

Kaitym, thank you for the compliment compared with other people here, I have a pretty small tank, only 28 gal actually (I miswrote 26gal) on the topic. a lot of peeps said it looks bigger than 28 gal in the pics

 

[kaitym]

It does look larger. But either way it's still amazing. I don't think I could begin with a saltwater tank.

 

[authorize]

Nicely done! I'm about to start a tank, but not sure if I can do SW. But still, it's gorgeous!

 

[bawel]

Thank you Authorize, I will update the pictures 2nite since I have mo corals now too... and more inhabitants

PS: Duarte eh??? Are you near Duarte Inn???

 

[authorize]

Hello Bawel. There's a Days Inn Duarte/Pasadena that's a few miles away from where I live.

 

[bawel]

ehehehe... no no, I was meaning to say Duartee Inn at the Huntington and Buena Vista , I usually out there for weekend for some Indonesian food

 

[authorize]

Hello Bawel. I know exactly where Buena Vista is. My house is about 5 - 10 minutes away from that street (depending on which route and traffic). I'm at where the 210 and 605 meet. Which part of West LA are you at?

 

[bawel]

Hahahhaa... gotcha, I'm in the border of West LA and Santa Monica just off the 405FWY exit Santa Monica but on weekends I'm usually at 210 and 605

 

[inevitable_101]

looking good,bawel!!

 

[Tank2379]

JENNY!!!! Where are those updated Pictures....

 

[bawel]

Here it comes!!!

Video of my whole tank



The newest picture is not uploaded yet, cause my anemone is not the correct position on the old pic, so I upload it later

 

[sqrle]

Dude, I don't want to come down on you with the hammer, but you realy need to get rid of that tang. I know he is small now, BUT.... Keep him in only if you have inmind that you will need to get rid of him shortly. You shouldn't house them in a 29gallon, just plain cruel.

 

[bawel]

sqrle, I know... no worries, I know what I'm doing and I don't intend to keep for long... trust me, I'm pretty responsible, I've asked around, and I don't intend to keep too long until it grows, so chill out, cause I already said about that before in another thread that I intend to give it away soon... and no, I'm no DUDE, thank you...

 

[Tank2379]

I heard that!

 

[sqrle]

Well. It seems like I might have offeneded you. It was not my intention. I have just seen too many times people not knowing their fish and thinking that they can keep them when they absolutely should not. I have actualy seen a person keeping a full grown yellow tang in a biorb. Thank you for being one of the responsible ones.