LC Scott Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi Everybody! Nick> A few things about me I grew up in the PNW My father took me ocean fishing before I could walk. (WestPort WA.) I spent a lot of my time as a kid climbing on/in the jetties, running around the docks and beaches and doing stuff that If I caught my kids doing now I would lose whats left of my hair. . Alright, So much for the boring stuff. I currently have a 20 L Tank Lighting 1 6400 K (10000 k on it's way) 1 blue antic 24 Watt HOB canister filter using carbon 1 power head to help with the current. Occupants. 1 False Clown(?) 1 Hawaiian Fan 1 emerald crab :( 1 turbo Sail 2 more sails whose names escape me right now. 1 LTA Rescued 1 small frag of Green Star Poly. I think I go it all... Wait I almost forgot the the sand bed. 1 Bag of crushed coral and 2/3rds of a bag of live sand. FTS I have 55 gal. tank coming soon and I'm going to use a 40b as a sump (dang Petco $1 sale.)(again) I'm a DIY type guy so I'll be making most anything I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 WELCOME!!! Quick question:How does the anemone do under that lighting? Seems like more light will be needed. JMO and thinking outloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Welcome to the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Welcome to the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 welcome to the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 WELCOME!!! Quick question:How does the anemone do under that lighting? Seems like more light will be needed. JMO and thinking outloud. The anemone was completely white when I got it. It's even darker than this now. photo taken 9/20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Scott, one thing I'd highly recommend is adding a LOT more rock, I had a 20L before I did my 40b, and I ran almost 35lbs of rock in it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 nice start. I wouldn't be too concerned about the light ATM. As you add more rock and stuff you will find that it does well, I'm sure, with shaded spots and so on. ATM it looks bright only because there is very little in there to take your view away from the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Oh, and one more quick pointer, a 55g really SUCKS for saltwater LOL it's so narrow that it's a major pain to do anything with, if you can find one, I'd suggest snagging a 75g tank, and then you can still use that 40b for the sump/fuge for it, no problem there, but, you will quickly come to loathe the 55 for its narrowness, and the 75, well, you'll be able to keep that for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I would agree.....IMO you need more rock....but it's your reef....do whatcha like. If you don't like a lot of rock in your display you can add a sump and a bunch of rock in there to accomplish same goals. But even I half less than half the rock most people would have in my tank. And the next tank will have even less in the display. I will, however have a bunch in the sump and fuge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 The rock is almost on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome to the site, once the new tank gets here think of the type of things you want down the line to determine that best lighting. Not meaning this in neg. way (it is what it is) but the lighting you have presently is more than likely not strong enough to keep your nem alive-sometimes they take a few months before they really look poor and show signs of dying and usually at that point they are done. Been there and done that myself when I first got into this-alot of folks do-part of the problem is the store/person wanting to make the sale or just not knowing themselves. glad to see you made the jump to saltwater-oh has anyone mentioned it can be a little addicting-not usually but sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Sorry, thought I had posted a new pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome aboard. Were you also on MFK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome to the site' date=' [/quote'] Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 MFK. No I had to go look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 In the short term some of that natural light in the back there might not hurt to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 The algee sure seems to like it, fortunately it's only the morning sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Agreed, your tank looks to clean anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Scott Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 I've gone from red to green to brown and now back to green in almost a week. I think my tank is trying to celebrate the holidays early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 No florescent orange? LOL, algae is some of the weirdest stuff. When your tank is new it will go through a few interesting cycles and then with some luck it will find a balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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