new 12 gal aquapod (new to hobby) (pics)

[Victor626nj]

hey guys how are you this is my new tank and my first saltwater tank im going to start by letting you know what i have i didnt do any major changers except i gutted the back no bia ball or ceramic rings i have a stelth 50w heater and i upgraded the pump to a maxi jet 1200 i know people say that i should get the 900 but sammy didnt have it in stock but the more flow the better i am useing ro/di water i bought the pure flo 2 50 gal per day i figured i might as well make the investment from the get go i have 20 lbs of agra alive reef sand and about 20 lbs of fiji that i got from sal yesterday thanks bud in all reality i just set up my tank yesturday and it look great the rock i got is so beautiful and full of life feather dusters everywere i even got a few snails and something that locks like a bug in my tank is that a bad thing dont know well here are my readings at leaste what i have my
salinity like 1.026
ammonia 0.25 ppm
nitrite .05 ppm
temp at 80 but i lowered the heater after cause i felt it was to hot
all the other readings i dont have test kits for yet but i will get htem soon
oh yeah i also have a cup of sand that came out of sal tank thanks again
well here are some pics will keep up with posts on a daily basis and add more pics as i go oh yeah please let me know what you think about the aquascaping my room is limited and i do have some pretty big peaces in there to me it kind of looks like a pile of rocks so be honest thanks

[horsesziggy]

glad you like the rock the tank looks great glad the wife is akright good luck sal

[Victor626nj]

these are the updated pics of my reef

[JetChris]

wow , nice tank - be careful about the Green Star Polyps- From what I hear they spread fast and take over

[Victor626nj]

so this tank looks nothing like this anmore i broke it down to fill up my 90 now all i have is two onyx clowns and a gbta with misc stuff just there that i dont care for