Here is my 29 gallon reef. Starting from day 1 until recently.
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Week 1 1/2
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Clowns added
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Design
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Construction
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Shippment came
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Sump can be placed
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Tank with new lights
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First Coral
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DIY rock added
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Killed a clown and took the rock out
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Algea attack!
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New fish
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Algea ammunitions
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Were in the end of may now
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Jully 11 after the meeting!
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July 24 moved into the basement
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Me!
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Odd Shot
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During the move spraypainted the back black
Shippment from SWF.com Came!!
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Remix I made
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Good looking setup. How long has it been running?

Thanks. Its been running since Feb or march.

looks really nice, i also enjoyed your presentation of your progress

toss the bio wheels away they become nitrate facotries and then u will have tons of nucience alage.

Chris thanks
Blind I have a sump with, The HOB filter is history

Looks like you were very successful with the algea bloom. Did you get it by increase flow and phosphate reduction alone or was there something else?

I used the phosphate remover, added 2 new powerheads, 2 hydors, cut phytoperiod for the first week the went back to normal.

Always sounds so easy when someone else explains their solution. My solutions always seem to include restless nights, sore back, and wasted money. :)

lol. How come? I reaserch everything I buy and make sure Im doing it right. It allows me to know everything will go well. And so far its great.

I'm kidding to some degree. Solutions just sometimes seem to work better in theory than in practice. :)

True True.

8 Pack from Sat
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i like ur tank way better than mine. my dad doesnt let me do anything.

Thanks. Im sure your tank has potential. -Take that back EVERY tank has potential. Can you post pictures? What do you mean do anyhthing? Like buy frags?

i dont even have a lighting system for my tank all it is no flourescents. he says that i am wasteing my money. and he doesnt let me get anymore fishes all i have are 3. ill post some picks i just made the whole tank in to dsb.

Well, this tank is all self funded as are everyone elses tank I know of that is young. If you would like to buy fish and lights save up some money, reaserch, show your dad that this is a fun hobby for the family and he should allow you to get them.

my tank is selffunded and i did save money but my dad took it and put it in my savings account.http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/images/customavatars/avatar1735_2.gif (http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/member.php?u=1735)

Hide the money. Let your dad know that your into this hobby. Let him know that you learn responsibility and science biology math everything.

Kinda hard to see what in there. It looks like fake corals? Do you have LR?

i have lr and yes its fake coral. i am hopeing the ls will make up for the lr. since i have 150lbs of ls and cc.

looking good besides the algae

ooppps didnt knowthere was another page. great looking tank!!!! no algae

Tyler well done! I'm truly impressed.

You researched it yourself. You funded it yourself. You put it together yourself. Bravo young man! You did it the right way and its looking beautiful. If only all our young reefers could be like you :). + rep! Nicely done!

good looking fish. love the tank, I think you did a great job!

how much money did u spend on the tank tyler.

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Ive spent around $1,500 and I think itll go to $2,000 and then stop. I still have RODI to buy and a couple other things. This is everything though all food everything.Excluding when it was FOWLR

the tank look really good better than my first tank.
$1,500 is a pretty penny see if you can get some used stuff and save some dough. Also so some word of advice from a young reefer to another. if you dont feel like taking care of your tank anymore dont sell. just keep the stuff and sell the livestock. it will save you some CASH in the future

I will never sell the tank or get tired of it. This tank is my baby and I love fish so It will get taken down when I move out in like 5 years.

lol.. whenever anyone comes over my house i say you MUST stay atleast 12inches away from the tank. if u do get closer u will not be aloud in the kitchen. so i guess i am an underaged over protective parent. i know how u love ur tank.

Here are some updates from the 11th
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And my favorite picture!!
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Tyler,

How long have you had your watchman goby? Was it always such a bright shade of yellow? I just got one today, about 1 inch, and its not quite as vivid but I also know its very young. Did yours get progressively brighter? I love your tank and choice of fish, by the way.

Brandon

I have had mine for 3 weeks. Right when I got him he was browner. He then got more active and brighter.

Ill see if I can get some updated pictures here tommorow. The one colony of zoas has grown quite a bit.

The tank looks great, Tyler. How's that softie that I gave you doing?

Thanks!
What one lol. I cant remember anyone. All softies are great by the way.

Some updates!
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Looks very nice.

Thanks.

that looks larger than a 29g to me. lol must be the amazing aquascapeing.

what do you feed your cleaner shrimp??

Thanks for the comment on the aquascaping lol.
Tell you what. My cleaner hasent been seen since thursday!

oh that must suck for you just stay on the look out.

i like that pic of the royal gramma that looks like it is going to eat someone.

I know =) to bad its not clear. Its hard to tell on the small screen of the camera!

if you are looking for another cleaner shrimp pm me and ill tell you a good store that i am going to get mine from today.

Tank looks great Tyler... keep up the good work!

looks good, nice pic of the royal gramma :)

Thanks tony and chris!

Long time since the update so here are some!
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Nice candy canes! They really pop ;-)

still looking good !

Your tank is really coming along, keep up the good work. :thumbs:

Dennis

Thanks Loren, Chris, and Wineman. Im just trying to fill it up with corals! Possibly some MH's down the road.

Pictures from the 11th

:up: Nice story and fish pics Tyler, I can't get my fish to sit for good photos.

Thanks, My fish dont sit good either.

Amazing. I am where you were months ago. I have a 29 as well. Is that PVC elbow on the top right side of your tank your sump return?

Yes that is my sump return. At the time, and still lol, I dont know how to do the loc-line things so I thought the elbow was cheap and easy.

What kind of overflow box is that? It looks slim and compact. Mine is a honker. I had to move it to the side because it seemed to block so much light from the tank.

I got off of a online site called aquatraders. I thinks its like 500gph.

Anyways time to update.. Well I guess thats what you call its only 3 pics.. Bummer I know lol

An official update! Yay

More...

What are the Giant red Zoa looking things?

you accidentally dropped a clay flower pot in there :)

Cam in the pics with the clowns? Those are palythoas if im right. They have a green center.
Chris-I know I was planting some flowers on my hood and whoops. Oh well... Lol Its supposed to be for the clowns.. No mate lol. He sleeps in it so I dont wanna take it out.

The first thing I thought when I saw your pics was how much I liked the clay pot. I wouldn't take it out. I used to use them when I had FW tank of african chiclids. They are a great addition to a fish tank.

Good job Tyler.

Thanks Barbara, I wasnt going to take it out. My clown sleeps in it. poor guy

Not really an official tank update. But to fill you in since the last update I lost my Flame Angel and my Six-line. I did get some more rock from Barbara, Thanks Barbara, so here are a few pictures, nothing special. I found that piece of bubble algea. It has to be the size of an egg!

Tyler, how do you get your YWG to pose for pics? Mine hides every time I walk in the room!

He is a little timid, but he loves me. He always is sifting sand. Here is my favorite picture of him. A little over exposed but its still cool looking.
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Very cute little dude! I have been wanting to get one, but haven't seen one locally in a long time...

Those are some great shots!

Thanks, Kimberly, I think that I saw a few at optimun last time I went there.
Barbara, definitely my best lol, I'm not to good at pictures.

Hey, that's interesting that you mentioned Optimum. That's where I got my YWG.

How many fish do you have in the tank?

Looks great man!!!:thumbs:

camg, I have only three fish since the lost of the others. I wanted my tank to have 2 clowns,royal gramma, six-line,YWG, and a Flame Angel. But since im not lucky with clowns and I went to NY I lost alot of my fish.
lucas3309, thanks man Im trying to get rid of the algea.

Sorry to hear that! Great tank!

Youre going to hit bumps along the road sometime, thanks.

that new overflow looks familiar...lol, if its the same one I'm thinking of, I'm glad its getting good use. It was too bulky for me, and it had been wasting away in a closet for too long...

The tank looks good. I am afraid of taking vacation now; it seems like everyone's tank crashes when they leave for more than a day....

lol, I havent heard of something good happening to their tank while they were away lol

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In some of the first pics you had a yellow and blue fish (I'm guessing it's an angle) what is it? What is the minimum tank size? I'm looking for a pgmy angle to put in my tank, any suggestions? I really liked the blue and yellow one.

That was just a plain pygmy angel. I would say a 30 gallon with lots of LR is a good sized tank, anything smaller might not be able to support it.

The 29 gallon was taken down and switched over into the 75.
The End

The 29 gallon was taken down and switched over into the 75.
The End

Or......... the beginning of something better.:yes:

Yes, it looks great, I wish I took some pics. I am leaving tommorow but you could come see the tank really fast at 2:15 ish.

link to that thread??

Here's the link Kelsey.

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22141

Thanks!!!

What kind of lighting do you have i am looking for ideas for my 29 gal?