Disney's Coral Reef 75G
 

Here we go!
Let's this started. Start posting some pictures as we put this together. Hopefully the mistakes we make will be minor ones we can learn from, and hoping that the tank can look even half as good as the ones posted on here! been overwhelmed with the amount of help I've gotten so far. Thanks so much-stay posted! :biggrin:

Initial shopping trip. Took a look at what might work as a first time tank. Wanted to start with a lot smaller than the 75g, but after some reading online and advice, realized for tank stability alone, going with a minimum of 75 gallon was more ideal. Was almost convinced that you HAD to start with a 120 gallon, this staff worked there for crap's sake!! :laluot_32:.......... Thankfully didn't go with it.


We did order a 75 gallon tank with corner overflow and a stand. Bought the thermometer, pump, salt, refractometer, and glass top EVEN CAME WITH A LIVE CRICKET? being a women it's still sitting in my tank and I'm to disgusted to try to remove him from there. With some luck he will starve and die??? :rip::rip:

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Fast forward to about 2 months ago, I ordered my light fixture, skimmer and powerheads through an online store, out of the states :ranger:. Unfortunately at that point I didn't know about some of the lovely folks I have locally here, so I didn't buy locally. You have no idea how many bad words came out of my lovely mouth :tape2: when I tried to load this in my lovely car.
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Now on friday I was able to go pick up what was supposed to be the full order of equipment I had ordered...not. The stand and sump never arrived, not only that, but after waiting for over 2 months(order was supposed to take 3 weeks), the first thing the staff who ordered this stuff for us told me when I inquired about the order "Oh I don't take care of orders anymore"....WHAT?!:snipersm: good customer care! thank God for the 2 truly great reefers who also work out of that location, things were straightened out. Still might be having some issues with a crack into the new sump, but Im sure it will get figured out.

Now onto the pictures! :cheer2:
...again...waiting for that bug thing in the tank to die...typical women that I am. I can do dead bodies, blood gore, whatever my jobs intales, but grasshoppers/crickets-NO THANK YOU.
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As for the sump...unfortunately, not sure yet what is happening with that. Hoping it's nothing-but won't know until it's looked at and replaced if necessary.
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looksk like a good start... and welcome to the obsession

Nice stuff.

what are you planning ? Mixed reef or SPS, LPS ??

:redface: mixed reef I think is the safe answer :lol: "SPS" are soft corals right? and "LPS" the opposite? I believe soft corals are easier right? I wasn't kidding when I said I knew very little :laugh:

SPS(soft polyp stony) include acroporas and montiporas, LPS(large polyp stony) Brain corals, trumpet corals, chalices etc. Soft corals, kenya tree, pulsing xenia, finger leather, mushrooms, zoanthids etc.

I think we all started with soft corals, I guess i missed that part.

SPS are small polyp stony coral
LPS are Large polyp stony coral

and soft corals are pretty easy, IMO some great starters are leathers and zoas.

That would be Small polyp stony, defiantly more challenging than softies

oopps, right, My brain froze a bit.

Great, thank you for the info :biggrin: now mu question is this, how safe are zoa's? because I just tread the thread of one of the poor reefers on here who ended up in hospital because of inhaled or contact with some of his corals? should I even worry about it?

All corals do emit chemicals for defense. I've handled zoas with no issues but some people might just be more sensitive to them. I've handled my anemone with my bare hands, which is kind of stupid maybe, but with no ill effects but still just be cautious around them i guess, wearing gloves for your protection and theirs would be a smart idea.