20g First SW tank

[Greg31]

Only problem is getting the 5g jug above the tank so it actually siphons!

 

[Gage Zamrzla]

Totally gonna follow how this goes. I was thinking about doing a 20g long salt tank for the first time.

 

[TMartinez]

Only problem is getting the 5g jug above the tank so it actually siphons!

or just pour slowly

 

[Greg31]

Yeh, pouring slowing still gets messy. I just feel like it disturbs everything in the tank. I will post more pics once I get more stuff!!

 

[TMartinez]

depending on your light, you could rest a a 1 or gallong jug/bucket on top and have it siphon down. I have my just on the chair next to my tank and it works ok

 

[Greg31]

Here are some pictures of some stuff in the tank if anyone can ID I would greatly appreciate it!

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https://picasaweb.google.com/106956654541990618344/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCJbxt6vSwIiiIw#

Link to alblum so pictures are bigger. They are are bottom, pardon the others.

 

[Heathd]

It looks like you have a lot of sponges and micro/macro algaes here and there. Picture 1 looks like a barnacles, some type of anemone, and a cleaner clam. It also looks like, in one of the last pictures, that there are some lps skeletons attached.

 

[mos90]

looks like a feather duster in pic 5. in pic 8 that is definately an aiptasia anemone. u need to kill that. aiptasia x will work or joes juice.

i always get a few of these and zap them once a month.

 

[Greg31]

I have read that these guys are not from Florida coast which is where I got them. Everything is mainly sponges? What is the red one that looks like it is kind of stemming?

Also, number 3 it may be hard to see, but it looks kind of like a gel with lots of tiny white eggs or little dots in it.

 

[mos90]

the red in what picture? some of the red is coraline.

not sure what the stuff in 3 is.