Hey everyone! Im a new member on here im from seaford delaware and just wanted to say hi and post a pic of my tank
Hey Ryan, welcome to the DRC!!
How about some details on the tank:
Size, filtration, lights, etc. How long have you had it set up?
Looks like a pretty coral beauty, what other fish are in there?
welcome nice set up, yeah details, details… uh ohh i see a domino damsel too lol smart, mean, elusive
I was wondering when you were going to join our board lol!
Good to have you over here now. :BEER
:Welcome) Ryan. Yea, let us know more about your set up. I see that devil fish too in your tank!!
Thanks for the warm welcome guys! 55 gallon long. diy canopy with deep blue pro T-5 fixture 2x54watt 1x420 actinic and 1x10000k daylight with LED moon lights and an odyssea fixture 4x54watt 2x420 actinic and 2x10000k daylight with LED moonlights. 324 watts total. diy overflow made from an aqua clear70 350GPH HOB filter with 3/4" pvc power out tested and safe also DIY surface skimmer added on to it. DIY 10 gallon sump with odyssea protein skimmer ps75 250gph 3 gallon refugium with 10 pounds of live rock ans 5 pounds of live sand and a 9w 6500k daylight PC refugium light and a 525gph return pump bought 2 1300gph wave makers that didnt work for my soft corals so i sold them and have a powerhead for now but have lots of current for now.
My tank is still new but is going very well its been running since feb.11’th 2011 and has 60 pounds of live rock and 60 pounds of live sand and has a coral beauty a sebae clown domino damsel from my old nano tank that my fiance and i couldnt part with so hes the boss haha! and also has a lawnmower blenny blue spotted watchman goby and a pink spotted watchman goby and a coral banded shrimp some turbo snails and hermits.
many new corals from dr macs! alien eye chalice poppy picking syphastrea thick finger leather bubble coral green star polyps frogspawn lunar eclipse polyps yellow polyps zoanthids aussie green and red lobophyllia brain coral christmas favia and blue purple blastomussa all were put in over the past 6 months a little at a time and well acclimated and water levels are perfect and everything is thriving!
hope this gives everyone a good feel for my tank!
sounds good. looks good. i know someone else with a tricky domino ha ha
forgot to add my large colt coral that ive been fragging and my daisy polyps also fragging sorry guys!
Welcome Ryan! Nice tank! Hey can you make the September meeting? We will all be glad to meet ya!
:Welcome) Ryan, nice pic of your tank. Nice to see someone else in the club not too far from me in Salibury, MD.
:Welcome) Glad to have you on board!
Hi! thanks for the warm welcome again guys! im in salisbury alot lol and im pretty luck to have dr macs so close to my house. Thanks for the compliments on my tank as well im still working on it and progress is going very well and everything is growing and happy so thats very exciting. Id love to meet everyone where would the next meeting be? id have to work it out with my fiance and my 22 month old daughter but i can try!
its nice to have people that share the passion reef keeping like i do.
Hey Ryan, please stop by anytime. I am about 10 mins from the mall. Just shoot me a PM.
I truely appreciate it houndsbayman i will definitly take you up on the offer ill pm you before hand and let you know when ill be in salisbury again and give you a heads up so im not intruding. Id love to see your tank and meet a member! :BEER
:Welcome) tank looks good!
Thanks! ill post update pics as i go