55g Noob Reef Progression in Pictures
- Thread starter JoeBel
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Thanks for the kind words everyone. To answer some of the questions, here's current stock list & equipment list:
Fish:
2 Ocellaris Clowns
2 Banggai Cardinals
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Flame Angel
1 Royal Gramma
Inverts:
18 Blue-legged Hermits
18 Tropheus Snails
10 Astrea Snails
10 Nassarius Snails
1 Cleaner Shrimp
Equipment:
70lbs Fiji Live Rock
60lbs Aragonite sand
1 AquaC Remora Skimmer
1 Phosban 150 Reactor (currently running 280ml of Seachem SeaGel)
2 Hydor Koralia #2 Pumps
1 300w Stealth Heater
1 Coralife Lunar Aqualight (260w)
Corals:
Frogspawn Coral
Sinularia Leather Coral
Multii-colored Mushrooms
Assorted Zoas
Hairy Mushrooms
Pom Pom Coral
Bubble Coral
Goniopora Coral
Hammer Coral
Xenia Coral
Cabbage Leather Coral
Green Star Polyps
- the tank has been up and running for about 4 months
- I call it a noob reef because I'm still learning daily. I see some amazing reef tanks and mine is still just starting out. I am just starting to dose with B-Ionic additives and test for all extended params to get a dosing schedule going. This hobby is so vast I guess we're all noobs in some respects.
- I know the Blue Hippo will outgrow the tank and will either upgrade or have him transferred to a LFS larger tank when the time comes
- I don't touch the sandbed at all when doing water changes. My clean up crew keeps it nice and clean, Nassarius snails esp.
- For anyone looking to start a SW tank that thinks it's too daunting, I felt the same way, but I now find it easier than FW. Just be patient and research a ton. Buy quality equipment to start with, get quality live rock as it is your biological filtration. Make sure to cycle your tank! Make sure you are aware of any livestock you are adding in terms of compatibility with your inverts/corals/fish. It's very easy to add a fish, but taking one out can be a headache if your tank is all set already. If you want to keep larger fish, maks sure to have a large enough tank to support its adult size. Be prepared to absolutely spend a good chunk of $ to start out with, because your cheap will come out expensive in the end in this hobby.
Fish:
2 Ocellaris Clowns
2 Banggai Cardinals
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Flame Angel
1 Royal Gramma
Inverts:
18 Blue-legged Hermits
18 Tropheus Snails
10 Astrea Snails
10 Nassarius Snails
1 Cleaner Shrimp
Equipment:
70lbs Fiji Live Rock
60lbs Aragonite sand
1 AquaC Remora Skimmer
1 Phosban 150 Reactor (currently running 280ml of Seachem SeaGel)
2 Hydor Koralia #2 Pumps
1 300w Stealth Heater
1 Coralife Lunar Aqualight (260w)
Corals:
Frogspawn Coral
Sinularia Leather Coral
Multii-colored Mushrooms
Assorted Zoas
Hairy Mushrooms
Pom Pom Coral
Bubble Coral
Goniopora Coral
Hammer Coral
Xenia Coral
Cabbage Leather Coral
Green Star Polyps
- the tank has been up and running for about 4 months
- I call it a noob reef because I'm still learning daily. I see some amazing reef tanks and mine is still just starting out. I am just starting to dose with B-Ionic additives and test for all extended params to get a dosing schedule going. This hobby is so vast I guess we're all noobs in some respects.
- I know the Blue Hippo will outgrow the tank and will either upgrade or have him transferred to a LFS larger tank when the time comes
- I don't touch the sandbed at all when doing water changes. My clean up crew keeps it nice and clean, Nassarius snails esp.
- For anyone looking to start a SW tank that thinks it's too daunting, I felt the same way, but I now find it easier than FW. Just be patient and research a ton. Buy quality equipment to start with, get quality live rock as it is your biological filtration. Make sure to cycle your tank! Make sure you are aware of any livestock you are adding in terms of compatibility with your inverts/corals/fish. It's very easy to add a fish, but taking one out can be a headache if your tank is all set already. If you want to keep larger fish, maks sure to have a large enough tank to support its adult size. Be prepared to absolutely spend a good chunk of $ to start out with, because your cheap will come out expensive in the end in this hobby.
