First Saltwater Tank

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

ok im setting up the 15 gallon.... pumping water from my 55 into it and gonna replace with new saltwater (PWC while im at it)

it probably doesnt need sand right?

Skip sand for a QT. Makes it easier to clean/sanitize the tank.

[MarkoD]

thanks. already filled it up. gonna slowly acclimate him

[cale262]

I always throw a piece of rock on some eggcrate and a powerhead in my QT tank...


Here's a good thread on QT's..
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...3&highlight=QT

[MarkoD]

thanks. i did all that.... when i came home tonight he was swimming around nicely and he was nice and yellow.... but as soon as he saw me, he hid behind the rock and got all pale again.... i think he's just stressed

[benzzz]

Tank looks really good so far !!

[MarkoD]

got a reef octopus lx1000 and set it up yesterday....

and put the cheato in the middle media chamber (it now gets light directly from my t5 lights





now its time to build a hood to hide all of this

[MarkoD]

after watching him for a few days in quarantine he looked good and was eating well.... felt bad keeping him in a 15 gallon

so i finally transfered him into the larger tank. and here he is happily swimming around and exploring

[MarkoD]

another little update:

got another duel T5HO light fixture (both 10000k)

so now running a total of 4 bulbs.



all fish are doing great. foxface is also doing great. also got a peppermint shrimp and a couple turbo snails.

the green rock on the top left side was one i bought that had 3 GBTA on it. they have since left that rock, now just waiting for my lawnmower blenny to eat up that hair algae.

also on that rock were a few xeneas and a couple brittle starfish

[MarkoD]

quick iphone picture with my new moonlights

[outacontrol]

Nice Foxface, tank is coming along nicely.
Don't hold yor breath waiting for the lawnmower to eat the hair algae, mine hardly eats any algae. I had a bad hair algae problem for a while and I tryed everything, less light, new bulbs, less food and manual removal. Mexican turbo snails did the trick for me, bought them from Blue World.