So, I figured I should probably do an update on here.... It's been a LONG time and not much has changed with the tank.. My daughter, Isabella, was born in April, which has kept me away from the tank for a good long while, but the itch is back, and needs to be scratched!
I've added a few fish, but not many corals. Well, until today! I decided to stop up at Reef Paradise, haven't been there much since Mike left, and found an amazing powder blue tang.. Man he's gorgeous. So I couldn't resist! Also picked up a few corals today. Never really kept corals before, so this should make a for a fun experience.
I've also updated the sump and a few other items, which I will get into later. Currently the livestock list is as follows:
Fish:
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Powder Blue Tang
2 Blue Greem Chromis
1 Clown (Was a pair, but male died)
1 Coral Beauty Angel
Inverts:
6-8 GBTA's (Big one keeps splitting!)
1 Blood Shrimp
Corals:
Nuclear Greens
Hammer
Kenya Tree
Xenia
Birdsnest (2 I picked up today, one's green and the other's a purpleish color and very branchy)
Orange Monti
My EuroReef skimmer took a crap, so I bought a Coralife Super Skimmer to get me by for a while, and I'm planning to build my own. In the time I didn't have one going, I've managed to get quite the algea build up... After only a few days with the skimmer back on , it's clearing up, so that's a plus! I'm thinking on a building a recirc style one... I like the idea of building my own stuff... I guess worse case, I'll end up buying a commerical skimmer...
Here's a bunch of pictures.. I apologize for the quality, I'm terrible and pictures and I used my iphone for most of them! I'll work on it I promise!
The new guy getting ready to square off with the yellow:
The new Powder Blue:
Birdsnest:
Orange Monti:
Green Birdsnest:
Powder Blue again:
PB and Yellow again:
The gang:
Baby GBTAs:
Fishes:
Some FTS:
I'd love some feedback, so don't be afraid to share!
Tony
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