orion Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 What started out a week ago as an idea, has (some might say "unfortunately") come to fruition quite quickly!! Thanks to some awesome guys here, my wife and I have started our journey into the saltwater/reef community! We got rid of our four (yes, four) freshwater tanks and decided to throw that money into a saltwater setup. Of course, not knowing where to start, we came here and you all have been way more than helpful by letting us check out your systems and answering what may seem like really stupid "new toad" questions! So, here is the picture as it sits right now. Actually, I take that back...right now it has some awesome live rock in it (courtesy of Brandon) and we're waiting for it to settle...but it's coming along nicely and more pics will follow!! 95-gallon glass tank, 40-gallon sump/refugium tank, two 250w 12k Mh pendant lights, two T5 Actinics, two T5 10k's, about 100 lbs of live sand (thank you, Prada), a couple of borrowed powerheads (thank you, kilmca), and some miscellaneous snails and crabs (great hitchhikers!)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Very nice! I am happy to see another convert to salt! Looks like a simialar size to my display. This will be a fun build. Keep the pictures coming!!! Let me know if you need any extra critters once you start getting your algae blooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looking good, you made a lot of progress in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'm looking forward to see your tank tomorrow :-) Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 We added the rock last night and everything has settled out. Got the sump/refugium tank system up and running today so the heater and temp gauge will be moved down eventually.....and so it begins... We even managed to score a killer skimmer/pump system from SWF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Very nice start, Rock work looks good. Now comes the tough part...........Waitin till its ready (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 (laugh) I do have to admit we jumped the gun just a *bit* and tossed 2 clowns in there today. All of our sand was in a live tank so there's at least a little biological filtration going on....DOH! We're waiting on more though...for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Was nice to meet you today, Tom. Thanks again for keeping my LR! Next time you are in Pdx I will offer you a little frag or a beer to thank you, your choiche :-) Your tank looks nice! Sand was old and the LR you got is not plenty of stuff to die off, so your 2 clowns will do fine, don't worry. Just wait a few weeks for corals. Next time you have to show me all the RC cars and airplanes you have in your garage. I was into that for a while too ;-) alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_giantti Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thank looks great. How did the Live Rock and Snails you got from me work out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 They're absolutely awesome! The rock is amazing and the snails are happy as can be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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