Beginner Reef Tank - 1 Year Old (Upgrading to 80 +/- Gallon Soon)

[dazzler619]

Here is my Beginner Reef Tank. Forgive me for not knowing all the Fish & Terms of what I have but it's been a Fun Journey and I have met alot of Cool people willing to help me out especially since finding out about this Site, So Thanks Everyone that Has chipped in with Trade or Super Cheap Prices and Great advice.......



My Tank is about 45 to 50gallons< Includes about 80lbs of Live rock, 60lbs Live Sand and Crushed Agronite, 36in. Aquaticlife T-5 Fixture w/ LED Moon lights, 18In Blue Light T5 Fixture, And Protein Skimmer

Fish Live Stock

• 2 Mocha Clown Fish (paired)
• 1 Cherub Angel Fish
• 1 Yellow Tang
• 1 Purple Dottyback
• 1 Banggai Cardinalfish
• 1 Neon Blue Damsel Fish of Some sort
• 1 Unknown Orange Lower Body, Whitish Top w/ Black Spots, Large Mouth
• 2 Pepermint Shrimp
• Misc. Snails (Approx 20)
• 4 Nassarius snails
• 3 Different types of Hermit Crabs (Approx 20)
• and Some Tiny Star Fish

Corals:

• Anemone
• GSP
• Pulsing Zenia
• Zoa's -?? 5 Different Color frags
• Zoa-s ??? Large Colony
• Kenya Trees
• Orange Mushroom thingy

Here are all my Pics:
http://s910.photobucket.com/user/Tim...ias/slideshow/

[jessegarcia28]

Looks good & corals look happy.
One thing I would do immediately is get rid of those artificial plants. Other than that great job.


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[CMD2213]

Looks good & corals look happy.
One thing I would do immediately is get rid of those artificial plants. Other than that great job.


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+1
A reef is a living system no need to add fake plants. If you ever need id's on your fish, coral, pest etc. Tanks looking good though.

[jkennedy1007]

Add macro plants instead off the fakes
your on the way to a beautiful reef bud

[dazzler619]

We put the Fake plants in for Color and they are only Temporary.... Nearly Everything (Excluding the Fish) is Green and Purple. With the New Tank going in we are going to make quite a few changes. We are Adding a Sump, Probably more Live rock, Definitely More Coral, We will be using Scripps Water.. Going to Get Tank Drilled, Making my own Overflow System and waiting on Cabinet we are putting new Tank in to Get from Storage to begin reinforcement to hold the Weight for the Tank, One I Start that One I will put a Thread up following it's Progress which I can't wait for

[dazzler619]

If anyone knows what the Fish the 1st Fish on my Slide Show is I'd Love to Figure it out

[jkennedy1007]

HI Yellow Tang
True Percula Clownfishs
Yellowtail Damselfish
Flameback Angelfish
Purple Dottyback
Cardinal
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Tobacco Basslet
Black & White Chromis

[dazzler619]

Thanks JKennedy, It is the Tobacco Basslet that I was Seeking it's Name.... The Blue & Yellow fish I have is Either a Pygmy or Cherub Angelfish not the Flame back - It stays smaller than most Angelfish.

The Chromis I traded in at the Pet Store because they where too aggressive with my other fish, the Coral Beauty & Yellow tail damsel died when I first started I lost all but 1 Fish initially I almost sold my tank over the die off

[ford4life]

Id get rid of the fake plants and those HUGE GREEN PALYS in the top right corner ASAP. They grow like weeds and will grow over any existing coral.