thesassyindian
Supporting Member
Hello folks,
I am new to BAR and the reefing hobby. In fact, this is my first foray into pet keeping, period.
Thank you @IOnceWasLegend for introducing me to BAR. This group has been a great resource since day one.
I have been contemplating the hobby for the last 2-3 years, and been reading forums and watching instructional videos about reefing for just as long. Earlier this year in March, my wife and I visited Maui for a couple of weeks. The absolutely mesmerizing fish and corals we saw during our snorkeling trips were the push I needed to get my first tank! My wife didn’t hesitate either! So that’s a win right there, yes?
Soon after, we got our first tank and set it up on April 19th, 2020.
The beginning was a little rough, with two fish deaths within the first week of filling the tank. Contrary to what I had read online, the LFS I bought the stuff from, suggested live cycling with dry rock, live sand, Fritz Zyme9, one yellow tail damsel and one sergeant major damsel. They both passed in quick succession within the first week.
Needless to say, I changed my LFS of choice, and decided to take my own approach to cycling.
I performed a 100% water change, while I waited for Dr. Tim’s Ammonium Chloride and One and Only to come in from Amazon, and then performed a fishless cycle.
Anyway… after a very , very , VERY long ugly stage, my tank is now algae free, and I can actually see through the glass. (See this post for details)
Here is my current setup:
Tank: Fluval Evo XII 13.5gal, ReefRock 2.1, Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Aragonite
Light: AI Prime 16HD
Stocking:
Fish: 2 Juvenile Ocellaris Clowns, Randalls Goby
CUC: Pistol Shrimp, 3 Nassarius, 2 Trochus, 6 Cerith Snails, 4 Blue Legged Hermits, 1 Conch
Corals: 1 frag each of Duncan, Green Hairy Mushroom, Pink Goniopora, Eagle Eye Zoa and a very very unhappy GSP.
I am new to BAR and the reefing hobby. In fact, this is my first foray into pet keeping, period.
Thank you @IOnceWasLegend for introducing me to BAR. This group has been a great resource since day one.
I have been contemplating the hobby for the last 2-3 years, and been reading forums and watching instructional videos about reefing for just as long. Earlier this year in March, my wife and I visited Maui for a couple of weeks. The absolutely mesmerizing fish and corals we saw during our snorkeling trips were the push I needed to get my first tank! My wife didn’t hesitate either! So that’s a win right there, yes?
Soon after, we got our first tank and set it up on April 19th, 2020.
The beginning was a little rough, with two fish deaths within the first week of filling the tank. Contrary to what I had read online, the LFS I bought the stuff from, suggested live cycling with dry rock, live sand, Fritz Zyme9, one yellow tail damsel and one sergeant major damsel. They both passed in quick succession within the first week.
Needless to say, I changed my LFS of choice, and decided to take my own approach to cycling.
I performed a 100% water change, while I waited for Dr. Tim’s Ammonium Chloride and One and Only to come in from Amazon, and then performed a fishless cycle.
Anyway… after a very , very , VERY long ugly stage, my tank is now algae free, and I can actually see through the glass. (See this post for details)
Here is my current setup:
Tank: Fluval Evo XII 13.5gal, ReefRock 2.1, Nature's Ocean Bio-Activ Live Aragonite
Light: AI Prime 16HD
Stocking:
Fish: 2 Juvenile Ocellaris Clowns, Randalls Goby
CUC: Pistol Shrimp, 3 Nassarius, 2 Trochus, 6 Cerith Snails, 4 Blue Legged Hermits, 1 Conch
Corals: 1 frag each of Duncan, Green Hairy Mushroom, Pink Goniopora, Eagle Eye Zoa and a very very unhappy GSP.
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