New to hobby build

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Picked up a fairly inexpensive led light at Pisces today. Came with the daylight white and has room for two more led bars. Also has the moonlight blue spot.

Filled the tank up the rest of the way with salt water from big als. Also added three smaller pieces of live rock and a bit more sand to the bottom.

Once the cloudiness settles down a bit I'll post another picture.


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[Bblinks]

Cool! Patiently waiting for pics.

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As promised. Pictures. Tank is still a little cloudy, and I can see with the light that the algae has already started to break apart. Live rock pieces are placed near the front to keep balance (it has to look good otherwise my girlfriend won't like it).








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[Tn23]

Hey Calvin, looking good so far!
May I ask what the black stuff on the substrate is? did you mix in some black sand?

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I did. there is a 20lb bag of white sand, and a 5lb bag of black. picked the black up today to add in a bit of contrast.

[Tn23]

oh cool, different style. Usually people go either or but it'll be neat.
The moss ball reminds me of fresh water setups with those moss balls haha

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One quick shot of the moon glow accents now that it is dark enough to show. Definitely shows just how murky the water actually is. Hopefully it will settle out soon.




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Cleared up a fair bit over night. Hopefully my girlfriend will be able to send me some updated pictures over the next couple weeks while I am out of town.






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[Dearth]

Welcome aboard

Your water will clear up over time the more rock the faster it will clear up

If you don't have a RODI system you can use the water you get from the grocery store nothing wrong with it will keep you going until you can afford stuff

Take your time never rush rushing will lead you down a path you don't want to go be patient in this hobby that is the hardest thing in the world to do

Never ever be afraid to ask questions not asking questions is a bad thing to do

If your strapped for cash browse the Buy and sell here on canreef you can pick up some really good equipment relatively cheap most of us started like you buying what we can afford and upgrading at a later date

Lastly have fun and enjoy the hobby

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Thanks Dearth.

As I may have already said, and I can't remember, the tank will sit like this with my girlfriend topping up the water level for the next two weeks. I'll do a small water change and pull out the remaining cheatle, then add in some cleanup crew. Let them work on getting things ready and then next time I come home we can look at adding in some fish and maybe a couple corals.