My first reef tank

[Zerandise]

Well here it is, my first reef....

It is a 55 gal dutch style acrylic tank.

Hardware:
2x 175w MH w/ 10,000 Ushio lamps
2x 36" NO actinics
Tronic 250 watt heater
DIY Skimmer
4x 300gph power heads
(getting drilled and adding a refugium VERY soon.)

Livestock (not much yet, tank has only been up a few months):
100lbs Fiji rock
110 lbs DSB
1 12" LTA
1 Lawnmower Blenny
40 assorted snails/crabs
2x fire shrimp
more to come soon tho not many fish.

well here it goes....

This is what i started with,



now here it is...





Anyway please feel free to point out things i can change to make it better. As i said this is my first reef so i am unsure of what i am doing ( I have not seen any other reef's in person to see if i am doing it right or not).

Last saltwater tank i did was 15+ years ago with an undergravel filter and a shop light. how the times have changed.

[Gujustud]

Wow looks good so far. I was "kinda" scared when I saw the first picture .

Love the big rocks you've got in your tank.

[smokinreefer]

*looking at 1st pic*
if i were drinking anything i woulda spit it up!

lookin good.
looks like the beginnings of a nice reef.

[Quagmire]

I really like the looks of that tank,great rock work,lots of caves.

[mr_alberta]

Looking good. That's an interesting paint job on the stand. Does it have texture to it or is the finish smooth?

[Zerandise]

heh took alot of work to clean it up.

The guy that owned it just let it sit there and grow. was layer aop-on layer of junk.

and yeah its all bumpy.

[Zerandise]

by the way the aquascape is made of lots of medium size rocks. about 15-20 or so. It blends together nicely tho.

I think anyway

[nanite]

Originally Posted by Zerandise

Well here it is, my first reef....

It is a 55 gal dutch style acrylic tank.

Hardware:
2x 175w MH w/ 10,000 Ushio lamps
2x 36" NO actinics
Tronic 250 watt heater
DIY Skimmer
4x 300gph power heads
(getting drilled and adding a refugium VERY soon.)

Livestock (not much yet, tank has only been up a few months):
100lbs Fiji rock
110 lbs DSB
1 12" LTA
1 Lawnmower Blenny
40 assorted snails/crabs
2x fire shrimp
more to come soon tho not many fish.

well here it goes....

This is what i started with,



now here it is...





Anyway please feel free to point out things i can change to make it better. As i said this is my first reef so i am unsure of what i am doing ( I have not seen any other reef's in person to see if i am doing it right or not).

Last saltwater tank i did was 15+ years ago with an undergravel filter and a shop light. how the times have changed.

Hi Zerandise

Yeah i also had a marine setup 16 years ago and things have changed, as in Equipment and lights.

Your tank is nice, i like it alot..

regards from Len

[Zerandise]

thanks.

It is really starting to work nice.

With any luck i will have a blue thumb and things will grow well.