nickskains
08-20-2008, 7:17 PM
Hello all.
I have been a member since April or May '08. I started off about 10 years ago with a 30g and knew nothing about SW aquariums. I wanted one cause the fish looked neat. To my disappointment it failed. I didn't know of RO water, live rock, water changes etc. I set the 30g up just like a freshwater tank. Undergravel filter, box filter and let her rip. After that failure I moved on to just fish and reptiles. In March of '08 my younger brother wanted me to watch his tank for him while he moved and got settled in at his new place in Alaska. Which by the way is not done yet. He is still enroute and I am still watching his tank. He had brought his old 75g RR tank down and set it up at my house and showed me the ropes. Gave me tons of links to read to get as much knowledge about reefkeeping as I could before he placed his inhabitants into my care. :lol2: I let the tank run for 6 weeks as recommended then bought my first fish, a Niger Trigger. I was still rather unfamiliar with Fish only etc and he told me that the trigger might eat all his stuff and not to get anymore fish till he bought his stuff down and set it up. Once he brought his stuff down it was game over. I instantly fell in love with the corals, fish, inverts and all the things that made up his reef. I decided that if I was going to fish sit his stuff I would like to do so in my own tank, that way when he came back to get his fish and corals I would have a established system to stock. As it is now this is the current system. The equipment is mine and most of the corals and fish are his with the exception of the trigger and 20 or so lbs of rock. :) The tank, stand and sump were Victor's old set up. It is a very nice setup and I am glad he sold it for such a great deal. Thanks again Victor!! My camera is not too good but hope the pictures are ok!
Nick
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq122/nickskains/90g8-20-08015.jpg
More once I get them uploaded. :D
I have been a member since April or May '08. I started off about 10 years ago with a 30g and knew nothing about SW aquariums. I wanted one cause the fish looked neat. To my disappointment it failed. I didn't know of RO water, live rock, water changes etc. I set the 30g up just like a freshwater tank. Undergravel filter, box filter and let her rip. After that failure I moved on to just fish and reptiles. In March of '08 my younger brother wanted me to watch his tank for him while he moved and got settled in at his new place in Alaska. Which by the way is not done yet. He is still enroute and I am still watching his tank. He had brought his old 75g RR tank down and set it up at my house and showed me the ropes. Gave me tons of links to read to get as much knowledge about reefkeeping as I could before he placed his inhabitants into my care. :lol2: I let the tank run for 6 weeks as recommended then bought my first fish, a Niger Trigger. I was still rather unfamiliar with Fish only etc and he told me that the trigger might eat all his stuff and not to get anymore fish till he bought his stuff down and set it up. Once he brought his stuff down it was game over. I instantly fell in love with the corals, fish, inverts and all the things that made up his reef. I decided that if I was going to fish sit his stuff I would like to do so in my own tank, that way when he came back to get his fish and corals I would have a established system to stock. As it is now this is the current system. The equipment is mine and most of the corals and fish are his with the exception of the trigger and 20 or so lbs of rock. :) The tank, stand and sump were Victor's old set up. It is a very nice setup and I am glad he sold it for such a great deal. Thanks again Victor!! My camera is not too good but hope the pictures are ok!
Nick
http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq122/nickskains/90g8-20-08015.jpg
More once I get them uploaded. :D