Alberta reef first reef
 

The story of my frist reef tank. I have been seperated from my common law wife for over a year. I needed something to do while my daughter is with her mother. I all was want a salt water tank, did not know what tip or how big. I wanted to spend alittle money on myself. A month before Thanks giving of 2008, I head a fellow co-work was selling his tank. I found out the whole system for $500. I mean everthing. So I took a look at it. I was a hurting tank. Has been neglected for alone time. I figure what the hell. I am a real do it yourself person. I can make the tank look real good when I am done. Here are some pic's before I picked it up. Alittle grainy!

Lights resting on top of tank.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0780.jpg

Sump bubb traps and plumging wrong.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0782.jpg

welcome
 

hey man this how i got in to it too my tank is a 65
has been running for 3 month if you have any q? call me @ 780-996-8048

More before pic's.
 

Algae every where.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0783.jpg

Water dirty.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0786.jpg

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0787.jpg

Fish suffering.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0781.jpg

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0784.jpg

Pic's
 

Mushrooms are doing will.
http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_0785.jpg

Bear with me I am still learning to insert photos. My tank has been up and running for 9 months. So I have around 9 month of pic's and progress up dates if any one is interested.

Thank you
 

Thank you leducreef. I am sure look you up or PM.

Pictures are not working.

Did the tank have sand in it before you moved it from your co-workers place to your own? Disturbing this sand can release built up toxins that have fallen under the surface of the sand into non-oxygenated zones to rot. This would poison the water extremely fast. If this is the case I would do a 50% water change pretty much immediately and keep doing 10% every day for a good week.

Thought Id say that right away since time is of the essence if thats the case.

Ya I know the pic's are not working. I am new to inserting photos. does it take a long time to upload or is it somthing I did wrong. Any advise would help.

The tank had sand, live rock, fish and inverts. When I moved the tank. I saved 50% water. The fish, invert and live rock I left at his placed with heaters and air lines. I moved the tank with sand. I set up the tank to running operation and slowly added heated ro water mixed with salt 5G every hour. I put a heater, power head and skimmer in the tank running through the whole prosses. I picked up the fish, inverts, live rock two day later. That was over 9 month ago.

To insert a photo, upload a picture online to a free account (eg. Photobucket). Copy the web address and do the following:

[img]paste the web address of your picture here[/img]

I know it sounds confusing at first. I had the hardest time figuring it out cause I'm not very good with computers. Hope that this helps.

I still don't know how to insert smiley faces and all the other icons like other people do.

Hope this helps.

I edited your pic links... you had 1 too many "http://" infront of each link.. :wink:

same problem with these pics... :lol: