First post of pics of aquarium. Warning: Large Pics.

[titus]

Hello,

Very nice.

Titus

[woodcarver]

Magnificent Rippin!!.Do you have any details of your set up posted ?

......................Dave

[Rippin]

Thanks all!

I wanted to keep the setup fairly simple.
This what I have running now:

• About 65 lbs of live rock
• Deltec MCE 600 protein skimmer
• 2 x Tunze Nanostream 6025 powerheads
• Maxi-Jet 900 with spray bar just to keep the surface aggitated
• Current-USA Outer Orbit 2 x 150w Metal Halide with 4 x 39w actinics + lunar and moon lights

I feed the three fishes (and the plate, brain and bubble coral) with brine, mysis or squid and NLS pellets. I also feed the filter feeders with phytoplankton and rotifers. Every once in a while I feed with Reef Roids, but don't really know if it makes a difference.

I also have a handfull of Halymenia in the tank for excess nutrient absorption.

[andestang]

Very nice, great pics. Really like the brain and yellow leather. Where did you find such nice big peices ? Notice your not running with a sump ?

[Rippin]

Originally Posted by andestang

Very nice, great pics. Really like the brain and yellow leather. Where did you find such nice big peices ? Notice your not running with a sump ?

Thanks!

The brain was rescued...uh I mean purchased from Big Al's. It needed a good home. Thing is, I haven't seen such a large brain anywhere else for sale. The Yellow Tonga Leather was purchased from a fellow reefer in town.

I'm not running a sump because of limited space and wanting to keep things simple. For a 50 gallon, hopefully what I have will suffice.

Water changes are 10% weekly.

Cheers.

[justinl]

wow that looks like a really nice set up! even without the growth (mind you, you still have some pretty big ones already). i like your style... simple.

[Snappy]

Looks good.