saltywaters
Reefing newb
please tell me what you think
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few shots of my 55
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please tell me what you think
Ulta
REEFER
Looks good so far! How long has it been up? Prolly gonna be a fine looking reef 6 months from now! ;)
saltywaters
Reefing newb
8 months
people please suggest things i can do to this to really bring it alive.
people please suggest things i can do to this to really bring it alive.
Ulta
REEFER
hehe, do you have any rock with coralline in there with it? Also what kind of lights do you have? looks like T-5's(4x?), what kind of bulbs?
You have really nice rock, looks like the Macro rocks.
You have really nice rock, looks like the Macro rocks.
saltywaters
Reefing newb
macro rocks yes. yes on the corraline. t-5 65 watt; 2 actinics and 2 middays
Bifferwine
I am a girl
You just need more corals. It will come alive with time. Every new thing you add will bring new life to it. That's what all of our tanks looked like when we started them! Let me know if you ever come to Tucson -- I can hook you up with some frags from my tank. :)
Smitty
Reef pro
It looks really nice...you did a good job.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
Looks good!
dcantucson
Reef pro
It's looking like you're off to a great start. Just go slowly.
saltywaters
Reefing newb
Actually Bifferwine, it is funny you say that. I have a meeting next friday down there. Maybe we can meet up and talk tank
BL1
.............
Looks good so far!
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Of course! I will be around Friday.
reeffreak
Reef pro
I'm going to give it to you straight since you asked.
For an 8 month old tank you have very little coralline.I would buy a couple of pieces of live rock that has good coralline coverage and then scrub it to seed it throughout the system.If you don't already,start checking calcium,magnesium and alkalinity,all three are very important to coralline growth.The placement of the rocks are kind of boring too(sorry).It looks like it would be fairly easy to make two separate islands from the live rocks in the pictures.If you have to,break a couple of the rocks.
For an 8 month old tank you have very little coralline.I would buy a couple of pieces of live rock that has good coralline coverage and then scrub it to seed it throughout the system.If you don't already,start checking calcium,magnesium and alkalinity,all three are very important to coralline growth.The placement of the rocks are kind of boring too(sorry).It looks like it would be fairly easy to make two separate islands from the live rocks in the pictures.If you have to,break a couple of the rocks.
saltywaters
Reefing newb
I really appreciate your honesty. I also appreciate everyones input. It really means alot coming from novices like you all. Every little bit helps. I will take the advice and make two islands. Doing that tonight.
I will post new picks once I complete it.
saltywaters
Reefing newb
Hey Biff I will keep in touch this next week to see where we can meet. Thanks
Sharkie
The Damsel Defender
salty, it looks good so far to me :) don't worry about coraline not showing up... I've only just had it start to show up in my tank and its been setup for almost a year.... it takes time :) just find a nice piece of live with some one it, heck even a snail shell and scrub it :) hopefully in time you'll have some :)
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Cool. Give me a few days heads up and I can get some corals ready for you.
saltywaters
Reefing newb
well I changed the whole rock setup.. So I will post these pics.. A few from start to finish and a few of the rocks with what algae is on them.
BryanS
Reefing newb
i think your rocks look alot better split into two islands
